“As an internationally recognised, iconic fashion location we wanted to treat its design with a singular approach,” says Aldo Bensadoun, ALDO Group executive chairman. “Pompei A.D. succeeded in matching the store design to the unique aesthetic of the location, while continuing to maintain the brand integrity for which ALDO is known.”

Check back, we’ll be posting more info about the IFC Aldo store when it opens.

Can’t wait until this nice, clean interface replaces the blaring TV’s in the back of all the cabs!

With New Hardware, Square Begins Taxi Rollout — NYTimes.com.

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C. Wonder just got a great writeup in Architectural Digest:

From the moment you walk through the oversize green-lacquer doors of Christopher Burch’s new C. Wonder store in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, it’s clear that this is the next generation of shopping.

Click here to read the whole thing.

The National Retail Federation BIG Show Preview has called Pompei A.D.‘s C. Wonder store a “must go” … where … “Shoppers are encouraged to interact and explore – a hallmark of store designer Pompei A.D.‘s “C3” philosophy, which integrates Commerce, Culture and Community into the brand experience.” Check it out here.

The UK website Retail Focus has released its top 11 store design concepts of 2011, and Pompei A.D. is the only firm to have two concepts represented: C. Wonder and Monsoon. Great news to start off 2012!

11 store design concepts of 2011 via Retail Focus.

if you’re around this weekend, check out the show from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). Lots of bleeding edge ideas about, well…interactive technology.

Extra bonus: you can see Danny Rosen’s “Wooden Mirror” in the upstairs lobby, one of the coolest high/low tech interactive sculptures I’ve ever seen:

http://www.smoothware.com/danny/woodenmirror.html

Also, if you want to see some cool ideas about tech (and you should), check out the student projects pages: http://itp.nyu.edu/itp/gallery/

Pompei started his career as an artist, creating light installations and sculpture; he then moved on to commercial design for stores and restaurants. Current menswear clients include The Art of Shaving and My.Suit, where he’s managed to create unique environments in which men are comfortable enough to hang out but inspired enough to spend money.

via The in-store experience–MRketplace.

The Pompei A.D.-designed Art of Shaving Men’s Spa in Beverly Hills has been getting some great reactions:

When we ducked in to check out the new digs, brand representatives told us that moving forward, stores (the number of which is growing rapidly, and is expected to hit 63 by the end of 2011) would resemble the look and feel of the Beverly Hills space. That’s a good thing because the decor — which includes walls covered with vintage-looking razor ads, shaving-related cartoons and, flanking the front entryway, a wall-hanging comprised of hundreds of razor blades — manages to toe the exceedingly fine line between manly and trying-too-hard-masculinity.

via The Art of Shaving celebrates new Beverly Hills flagship — latimes.com.

NPR’s Morning Edition had a segment this morning about Pantone’s Color of the Year 2012: “Tangerine Tango.” Take a listen here.