Being retail interior designers we are always interested in keeping an eye on the local retail market, latest projects and new store designs. With this in mind we leapt at an invitation from the guys at Mojo PR to check out the new Virgin Megastore opening at The Dubai Mall yesterday. At this point it Continue Reading
14SepGrabbing A Nap On The Go!
We came across this article earlier today on Dezeen and thought that this is a concept that is just way too cool to not blog about. Before we get to the project at hand, let me paint a scenario. You are flying to Dublin on KLM Airways and you have to have a stopover in Continue Reading
12SepMapping The World Of Architecture And Interior Design!
Add me as a friend on Facebook, connect with me on LinkedIn, follow me on Twitter and circle me on Google Plus, the world is becoming a much smaller place thanks to social media. We can connect with friends, family and colleagues through a multitude of platforms, each with their own unique attraction. With each Continue Reading
11SepDripping With Joy!
It is one of my secret pleasures, not so much of a secret now, nevertheless there is one thing other than a cup of tea that just makes everything ok, in the words of the immortal Rolf Harris, “Can you guess what it is yet?” That’s right; it’s chocolate, luscious, divine and scurmdillyumptious. This week Continue Reading
05SepIndustrially Rustic!
What is it about the new industrialist design movement that we are seeing that gets us all warm and fuzzy? Without looking at the below project and just describing it as an interior with exposed industrial tubing, unfinished woods, naked brick walls and grey concrete flooring, paints an ugly picture, a picture of equal cold Continue Reading
04SepHI-MACS® Helping To Craft Raiffeisen’s Open Lounge!
As part of our ongoing relationship with the worlds best suppliers we have received this latest press release from the team at LG Hausys , HI-MACS®. head office in Switzerland. Dear Studio EM Here is the latest news from HI-MACS®. Designed by Zurich based international design firm NAU Architecture in collaboration with studio Drexler Guinand Jauslin, Continue Reading
31AugWith An Eye On The Detail!
When we were puting together our blog post on pharmacy design we discussed other types of retail stores that get a bad rap for being notoriously bland. One such store type that we agreed on was opticians, opticians fall into the same unfortunate category as pharmacies due to their past reputation as being somewhat medicinal. Continue Reading
30AugLess Is More?
We have all heard the saying that “less is more”, with regards to minimalist interior design this is certainly the case, however when we talk about retail design it is hard to think of a project or examples of where this mantra is justified. That was until we came across the Pave store in Barcelona, Continue Reading
30AugEid Mubarak From All Of Us At Studio EM!
Studio EM would love to take this opportunity to wish all of our clients, friends and readers a wonderful Eid Mubarak!Continue Reading
29AugSustainable Design And Its Impact On Humanity!
In our quest to find more information on sustainable and LEED design projects our research took us to this TEDx video from TEDx Manhattan Beach. In this video Architect Andy Cohen discusses Sustainable Architecture and Design and its impact on humanity, as well as showing how modern society’s mega-city culture is hindering sustainable developments and Continue Reading


