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← At the New York store, a
new speaker wall allows
customers to test any or
all speakers individually
by playing music from
their own Bluetoothenabled mobile devices.
A Meditative State
While it has been in practice for thousands of
years, meditation is having a major moment. From
quiet rooms in workplaces and hospitals to silent
retreat offerings at many resorts and even dedicated spaces in residential homes, there has been
a rise in meditation rooms. They are often called
"transformative," "positive" or even "self-care"
spaces-where people can meditate, pray, breathe
or just relax. Meditation is part of a seismic shift
from viewing health as just a product of diet and
exercise to a more holistic perspective.
And while it's hard to go a few blocks without
stumbling across a yoga, spin or barre studio in
most big cities, a new addition might soon be the
corner meditation center. Inscape in New York and
Current Meditation in Phoenix are betting that
even people who have a hard time committing to
a practice on their own will benefit from a serene
group experience led by an experienced guide.
Jay Adams, design director at FITCH's Phoenix
office, was the creative lead for Current Meditation.
As fitness and other aspects of wellness have become a "given" for so many people already, he says
that certain considerations had to be made to fit in a
dedicated meditation space into the overall picture.
"Meditation requires things that are unique (acoustic control, simple spaces, specific lighting, etc.),"
Adams says. "Bringing in other activities would
convolute the experience and thus our understanding of its successes. As we understand more
and how much each of these variables contribute to
the results, we'll be able to surgically pull back and
include more activities that make sense."
The first "Mindfulosophy" space opened in
Lululemon Athletica's Rockefeller Center store in
New York last summer, where frazzled shoppers
can park it at a pod-a cushion with a headphone
set-and listen to their choice of guided meditations.
Last January, Lululemon also converted a doubledecker bus in London into a mobile meditation
space to promote its new Regent Street store.
For about a week, "Meditation OM the Move"
offered complimentary meditation sessions complete with noise-cancelling headphones, calming
aromatherapy oils, steamed face towels and
healthy snacks.
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of design:retail - January 2018
design:retail - January 2018
Contents
Editor’s Note
Show Talk
On Trend
We Love This!
Designer Picks
Clicks & Mortar
Have You Heard?
Mingle
The Visual Eye
Style Made Simple
Be “Well-thy”
Special Report: Young Minds of Design
Winning Windows
Products
Backstory
design:retail - January 2018 - Intro
design:retail - January 2018 - CT1
design:retail - January 2018 - CT2
design:retail - January 2018 - design:retail - January 2018
design:retail - January 2018 - Cover2
design:retail - January 2018 - 1
design:retail - January 2018 - 2
design:retail - January 2018 - 3
design:retail - January 2018 - 3A
design:retail - January 2018 - 3B
design:retail - January 2018 - Contents
design:retail - January 2018 - 5
design:retail - January 2018 - 6
design:retail - January 2018 - 7
design:retail - January 2018 - Editor’s Note
design:retail - January 2018 - 9
design:retail - January 2018 - Show Talk
design:retail - January 2018 - 11
design:retail - January 2018 - On Trend
design:retail - January 2018 - 13
design:retail - January 2018 - 14
design:retail - January 2018 - 15
design:retail - January 2018 - We Love This!
design:retail - January 2018 - 17
design:retail - January 2018 - Designer Picks
design:retail - January 2018 - 19
design:retail - January 2018 - Clicks & Mortar
design:retail - January 2018 - 21
design:retail - January 2018 - Have You Heard?
design:retail - January 2018 - 23
design:retail - January 2018 - Mingle
design:retail - January 2018 - 25
design:retail - January 2018 - The Visual Eye
design:retail - January 2018 - 27
design:retail - January 2018 - Style Made Simple
design:retail - January 2018 - 29
design:retail - January 2018 - Be “Well-thy”
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design:retail - January 2018 - 32
design:retail - January 2018 - OCover1
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design:retail - January 2018 - Special Report: Young Minds of Design
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design:retail - January 2018 - Winning Windows
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design:retail - January 2018 - Products
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