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2002 Design Award Winners

Store Fixture Awards

Store Fixture Award

Zawadi Marketplace Animal Kingdom Lodge, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL

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Store Fixture Award

Sony Style New York, NY

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Store Fixture Award

adidas Cabazon Outlet: The adidas Impact Tower Cabazon Outlet Mall, Cabazon, CA

The adidas impact tower, a product of the new adiShop fixture system, is a three-sided capacity fixture positioned centrally within the store. Merchandise and graphics are visible from all angles. Its four building blocks, or modules, can be assembled in a variety of configurations. The modules, used throughout the store, stack and nest together to create custom heights, widths, and shapes. The tower is constructed of clear powder-coated steel modules, maple plywood shelves, anodized aluminum accessories, and injection-molded graphic frames. Ambient panels consist of fiberglass, back-lit graphics, and perforated aluminum.

Store Fixture Award

Bose Showcase Store: Bose Cashwrap Valley Fair Mall, Santa Clara, CA

This large-scale replica of Bose's popular Wave radio is one of the first elements the customer sees upon entering the store. The cashwrap is constructed of MDF core with Pionite graphic talc laminate and black sintra ribs, with metal and glass components. The unit measures 120 in. long, 36 in. deep, and 42 in. high. Because the dimensions of the actual radio could not be increased proportionately, the design was modified to make the fixture functional without compromising appearance. A small glass showcase in the front of the cashwrap displays merchandise; one of the "ribs" is used as a handle to pull the glass top forward to access merchandise.

Store Fixture Award

Crystal’s of Boston: adidas Footwear Wall Boston, MA

The intent of this particular unit was to create a technical footwear “laboratory” where customers could interact with the brand and learn more about footwear features and technologies. The footwear display is backed by glowing panels, all by-products of circuit board manufacturing. The monitors are backed by back-lit motherboards that help reinforce the lab theme; flat-screen photo frames detail specific information about each footwear style (easily updateable via the Internet). Materials include steel tube, maple plywood shelves, and fiberglass ambient panels. The footwear lab is fronted by an interactive podium containing a 3D monitor with touch-screen that provides additional information and activates the back-wall monitors.

Store Fixture Award

Dino Gift Shop: Gondola Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL

The Dino Gift Shop Gondola combines two Walt Disney World fixture types-the 4-bay gondola and post fixtures. The gondola portion of the fixture faces out merchandise in the traditional format, while the posts provide the flexibility to showcase merchandise in baskets, on spinning paddles, or bins. It has an integral lighting system, allowing for the proper illumination of the merchandise without any adjustment to the overhead lighting system. The fixture is wired to receive data and communication feeds for "Image Caputre" from the adjacent Dinosaur Attraction; images are displayed on a 19" flat screen monitor, suspended from an adjustable arm (not shown). Constructed primarily of wood (Ventec veneers) and metal (stainless steel and powder-coated hardware components), the fixture has amber-colored plexi-glass for the back panels and metal shelves for the display of merchandise.

Store Fixture Award

Dylan’s Candy Bar: Lollipop Tree New York, NY

The bulk candy in Dylan’s is housed beneath a sculptured lollipop tree that emphasizes the color, texture, and translucent quality of the candy that the store sells. The tree stands about 10-1/2 feet tall, made of a steel frame skeleton with hand-made resin panels. The lollipop disks range in size from 10 to 30 in., and are attached to the tree branches either from their edges, or using embedded rolled steel tubes. Larger disks are supported from the ceiling canopy. The resin disks are backlit from overhead and from light sources hidden in the cabinet fixture that surrounds the tree; recessed neon at the base makes the fixture appear to float above the floor. The cabinet surrounding the tree trunk houses plastic bin fixtures and open shelving. For durability, the fixture is surfaced with plastic laminate.

Store Fixture Award

E*Trade Financial: Cobra Pods New York, NY

The shiny powder-coated metal cobra pod stations provide traders with privacy when accessing their personal accounts. The main support is a 4-in.-diameter pole that's 20 ft. high, attached to the floor and ceiling with an internal fitting. Dual monitors with keyboards mount to the pole at 180 degrees with the CPU mounted on a lower shelf. Shelves are solid mahogany supported by laser-cut heavy-duty metal arms attached to the support pole. For privacy, each station has an opaque resin screen behind the monitor as well as a 6-ft. by 5-ft. cobra-shaped privacy panel supported by a 2-in.-diameter radius-bent tube that branches from the main support tube. The central pole holds all data and power wiring for a clean, wireless appearance.

Store Fixture Award

Expedia.com Cafe: Circular Basket Wall Unit San Jose International Airport, San Jose, CA

The Atom circular shelving system featured in the wall unit provides high visual impact while remaining easy to assemble. Three ring sizes interlock like cogs to allow the shelving to be rearranged in a many ways. The circular system is made of 10mm chrome-plated wire. Each individual unit can be stacked on top of another; shelving is positioned inside each circle. As the circles lock together, they distribute the weight, without requiring drilling or any other method of attachment. The circular system is used here to support the circular design in Expedia’s logo and brand.

Store Fixture Award

H2O Plus: Island Display Table Oakridge Shopping Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada

A sculptural centerpiece for the room, the island display table provides an elegant banquet display for featured products. Simple, clean lines are finished with Corian, Chemetal and custom automotive paints. A demonstration unit built into the island provides for product testing, and includes a minimal “vessel” sink, and barrier-free faucets. Concealed below are necessary accoutrements such as hand towels, waste disposal, and sample packages.

Store Fixture Award

Keds: Couch Back Signature Fixture Town Centre at Cobb, Kennesaw, GA

This modular seating fixture in the center of the store serves both aesthetic and functional purposes with seating, storage, and display surfaces. The circular shape of the unit mimics the floor plan to assist with traffic flow and provides maximum seating within a small area. It also provides extra storage and display surface for featured products. The interior of the tall graphic is a signature Keds logo made from the same Vulcanized rubber used in the manufacture of Keds shoes.

Store Fixture Award

Palacio de Hierro-Litio: Spectrum Bar Santa Fe, Mexico

The dynamic, colorful setting evokes an industrial, New York loft style dance club combining fashion, food, music and entertainment. The two-story video tower and provides a beacon of light and energy showing music videos and international rock concerts. Anchoring the video tower is the circular Spectrum Bar, a back-lit, bar-style service wrap. Concealed color filters change the mood. A circular, internally illuminated acrylic plane overlaps and floats in front of a concealed light well within the metal base unit. Stainless steel ledges and storage pods contain service and cashwrap equipment.

Store Fixture Award

Pea in the Pod (A): Modular Mobile Dressing Room New York, NY

Flexibility, mobility and ease-of-installation were the main requirements for the retailer's prototype and flagship stores. Most fixtures in the store were manufactured to be moveable for reconfiguration either of the complete store or individual shops. The custom pre-fabricated mobile fitting room shown here is typically located in the middle and back of the store and is sized for two units, one sized to meet ADA requirements. A slightly smaller fitting room is used as an additional fixture when space allows. The fixtures are fabricated from 1-1/2-in. square-tube sandblasted stainless steel with a glass bead finish. The frame is mounted on top of four heavy-duty casters. The walls consist of a natural textured 100% linen fabric. The fabric, which can be removed for regular maintenance, is secured to the frame with a series of grommets and natural roping. A curtain of the same material hangs at the fixture’s entrance for easy access and privacy. Mirrors, clothing hooks, benches, tables, and stools can be easily added.

Store Fixture Award

Sofia: Counter/Shelving Combination Radisson Plaza Hotel, Kalamazoo, MI

This counter/shelving combination creates an easy transition from one merchandise area to another, adding simplicity and functionality where there normally would be empty space. This fixture, contemporary yet organic, brings together a tall, dimensional wood shelving unit and a limestone slab countertop. Additional shelves were formed by sandwiching open-weave linen fabric between acrylic—the same materials and technique used to create Sofia’s entrance signage. At the store's entrance, a mosaic glass tile countertop with a small inset pool sparkles in counterpoint to the muted natural materials used throughout the store. Additional shelving underneath is constructed from limestone slabs and supported by powder-coated metal tubing.

Store Fixture Award

Sofia: Glass-tiled Countertop with Inset Pool Radisson Plaza Hotel, Kalamazoo, MI

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Store Fixture Award

Soma Living: Round Interactive Kiosk Oakland, CA

Bright day-glow colors and the round lozenge-like shape of the kiosks capture the attention of potential clients at the busy intersection where it is situated. The unit is fabricated from clear-coated MDF with a custom-rolled, perforated aluminum frame clad in bright acrylic. Each kiosk is 6 ft. in diameter and contains two interactive computer workstations. The stations allow real estate shoppers access to Soma's Web page, which is updated daily with current properties on the market.

Store Fixture Award

Sony Style: “What’s Hot” Fixture New York, NY

The designer has created a next-generation suite of technically advanced fixtures for Sony Style, which include the Connectivity Bar, the Video Bar, Event Island and the “What’s Hot” Fixture featured here. Each unit displays Sony’s unique and often miniaturized products without overpowering them. Each incorporates design James Mansour’s “sensual ergonomics,” intended to make the fixtures inviting and warm to the touch while providing solutions to high-density consumer interactivity. The use of Dupont Corian makes the fixtures, with their compound curves and textured surfaces, virtually bulletproof while allowing internal illumination.

Store Fixture Award

Sport Shop(A): Cashwrap Miami, FL

Living in a typical Nike fixture environment, the cashwrap was designed to be one of a group of playful and engaging "soft" branded elements. The shop location in Miami's South Beach, with its rich sunlight and distinctive character, inspired the vibrant use of color and clean form. The white, powder-coated steel panels wrap the orange core, which is made of MDF coated with a triple gel coat of Nike orange. The steel panels peel back to cloak the POS, create a transaction area and provide an area for lighting, which washes the core with a soft glow. The corner step-down of the core provides ADA accessibility. Everything about this fixture supports the brand

Store Fixture Award

Torrid: Fixture-Back Diva Throne Brea Mall, Brea, CA

Torrid's shoe department features diva thrones, each large enough to seat two. These over-scaled red sculptured chairs provide a place to try on shoes while the back of the chair is slatted for shoe and accessory displays. With a sensuously curved back, the chairs include metal tufted arms detailed with metal tassels or buttons. The natural metal finish has been blackened chemically and polish-ground for a multicolored effect that ranges from charcoal gray and violet to a mirror finish along the edge. Uniquely handcrafted, the chair fixture is finished in red sparkle vinyl upholstery. Materials include mild steel, clear topcoat finish on patina, aluminum slatwall, and red metal flake vinyl. Each chair measures 36 in. by 30 in. at the base and stands just over five feet tall