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Flannels enters designer homeware category

Luxury retailer Flannels has taken its first steps into the homeware space with the launch of its new Flannels Home category, dedicated to designer items. Pieces by brands such as Versace, Off-White, Assouline, Jonathan Adler, Pols Potten, Seletti and Dolce&Gabbana are among the company’s curation, all available via a new section on Flannels’...

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Next to open in-store Made.com concessions

Nearly one year on from its acquisition of Made.com, Next is reportedly preparing to open its first in-store concession for the homeware brand as the retailer plans out its growth. Next’s store in Sheffield Meadowhall shopping centre is believed to be the location for the initial launch, as reported by Retail Week, which noted that the opening...

Fashion |In Pictures

Helen Kirkum debuts bags and home accessories at LFW

British footwear designer Helen Kirkum, known for her sustainably reconstructed sneakers, debuted a new range of bags and home accessories alongside new footwear silhouettes at London Fashion Week. For her presentation ‘Cobbled Together,’ showcased as part of the NewGen initiative, Kirkum unveiled her upcoming sneakers and accessories in an...

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Banana Republic enters homeware category

Lifestyle brand Banana Republic has begun a new venture into the homeware category with the launch of its new ‘BR Home’ division. The collection spans bedroom, living room and dining room, and includes furniture, lighting and home décor, each of which follow three key expressions that represent individual design aesthetics; textured modern,...

Fashion |Homeware

West Elm unveils kids collaboration with Joseph Altuzarra

Fashion designer Joseph Altuzarra, the founder and creative director of luxury women’s ready-to-wear fashion brand Altuzarra, has unveiled his first-ever home line with retailer West Elm for its kidswear line. The Joseph Altuzarra for West Elm Kids collection blends beauty and functionality, explains the homeware retailer, and features furniture...

Business

True Religion to enter homeware market via wholesale partnership

American apparel brand True Religion is set to make a splash in the homeware market via a new partnership with home decor wholesale and distribution firm Envogue. Starting January 2024, licensed True Religion-branded products for the bed, bath, living room and kitchen will become available, building on the label’s efforts to become a full...

Business

Shein adds home appliances and established brands to marketplace

Fast fashion retailer Shein has expanded its product categories with third-party sellers to introduce the likes of home appliances and smart home products to its marketplace. The expansion comes via partnerships with select global brands and third-party sellers, growing the retailer’s integrated marketplace which it recently launched in the US...

Fashion

Rhode launches homeware collection with West Elm

Ready-to-wear fashion brand Rhode has launched its first homeware collection with retailer West Elm, part of Williams Sonoma, the world’s largest digital-first, design-led and sustainable home retailer. The 40-piece co-branded Rhode + West Elm collection celebrates colour, while embracing layered prints and vintage detailing and includes...

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Salone del Mobile: This is what brands are presenting at the famous design week

Currently, the international design world is turning all its attention to Milan. At the 61st Salone del Mobile, the world's largest and most renowned furniture fair which comes as part of Milan Design Week, not only the latest designs for furniture, lighting, home textiles and ceramics are presented. More and more fashion houses are taking...

Retail |In Pictures

Tekla opening its first store in Copenhagen

Danish label Tekla, known for its functional and elevated homeware and sleepwear, is opening its first retail store in Copenhagen on April 22. The 2,152 square foot store, located on Vognmagergade in the heart of Copenhagen, where Tekla launched in 2017, features a curated selection of Tekla products and in-store exclusives, such as boxers,...

Business

Furla to launch home collection with Magnificat

Italian luxury brand Furla and Magnificat, developer of home and lifestyle products, announced the launch of the Furla home line for Milan Design Week 2023. With this collection, the brand intends to blend together craftsmanship and technological innovation, as well as fashion and design. Elegance and distinctive conception will go hand in hand...

Business

Banana Republic launches expanded homeware selection

Banana Republic (BR), a Gap Inc. Brand, announced the expanded collection of BR Home, a selection of lifestyle and homeware pieces. With the intention to further establish itself as a premium lifestyle brand, Banana Republic launched a spring collection containing bedding, rugs, pillows, and decor, which builds on its fall collection, ‘Art,...