Eric Feigenbaum

Editorial Advisor/NY Editor at VMSD Magazine

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On the Road Again

3 weeks ago | vmsd.com | Eric Feigenbaum

MY RECENT JOURNEY to Australia began several decades ago when I answered an advertisement for a display trimmer; a temporary position for the holiday season. After graduating from college with a degree in fine art, I set up a painting studio in Brooklyn, that magical borough of New York City. All was fine with the world, but to support my painting, I wanted to find a job related to art.
Lessons From Singapore: English-Speaking Polyglots

1 month ago | 3quarksdaily.com | Eric Feigenbaum

In 1965, Singapore's Founding Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew corrected an Australian news reporter:"I am not in fact Chinese. I am Malaysian. I am by race Chinese. I am no more Chinese than you are an Englishman." He refined the example on other occasions, eventually saying he was "no more Chinese than President Kennedy was an Irishman". Like his examples, Lee grew up speaking English - it was a first language for him along with Malay.
Lessons From Singapore: Stamping Out Corruption

1 month ago | 3quarksdaily.com | Eric Feigenbaum

When I first traveled to Thailand at age 23, friends warned me that should I ever encounter the police - for any reason, whether I was right or wrong - to quickly offer them 100 baht. One friend I made during my backpacking period got in trouble for smoking a joint on the beach - marijuana being VERY illegal in Thailand at that time. "They arrested me and I knew I had no longer than the time it would take to get to the police station to bribe my way out," my friend told a group later.
A Healthy Design Solution

1 month ago | vmsd.com | Eric Feigenbaum

In a rapidly changing and demanding post-pandemic world, consumers are searching for new ways to reinvent themselves. One health clinic called Awake, located in the Jardins section of São Paulo, an upscale neighborhood in the sprawling Brazilian city, offers a pathway to a healthier lifestyle in a positive environment. More than a clinic, Awake represents a movement to transform health and well-being through knowledge, science and technology.
The Markopoulos Circle Connects Retail Design and Museum Exhibition

2 months ago | vmsd.com | Eric Feigenbaum

In an annual mid-January celebration, an esteemed group of design professionals met at the Ralph Pucci Showroom in New York City to mark the 27th presentation of the coveted Markopoulos Award. One of the most prestigious recognitions in the retail design industry, the award is named in honor of the late Andrew Markopoulos and has been presented each year since 1997 to exceptional individuals in the retail design industry.
Lessons From Singapore: Crime And Punishment

2 months ago | 3quarksdaily.com | Eric Feigenbaum

Like the Montagues and Capulets, the owners of Zam Zam and Victory restaurants - adjacent to one another on Singapore's North Bridge Road - have been at war for roughly a century. A one-time partnership turned bad led to two families operating restaurants with almost identical menus to operate in parallel.
Andrew Bolton, OBE, Honored as the Recipient of the 2024 Markopoulos Award

Jan 15, 2025 | vmsd.com | Eric Feigenbaum

NEW YORK — The Markopoulos Award is named in honor of the late Andrew Markopoulos, whose high standard of excellence continues to inspire all within the retail design industry. During his tenure as senior vice president of visual merchandising and store design for the department store division of Dayton Hudson, he left an indelible mark on the fabric of the retail design community.
Retail Is Alive and Well in the Big Apple

Jan 14, 2025 | vmsd.com | Eric Feigenbaum

ALWAYS AHEAD OF THE curve, New York City is once again helping to define the next iteration of retail excitement. From SoHo to NoMad to the Meatpacking District to Midtown, there is a palpable buzz of creativity in the air. Great retail always gravitates to trendy areas, and in the past year, the resurgence of new storefronts has further enhanced these fashionable communities.
Authentic Storytelling

Jan 14, 2025 | vmsd.com | Eric Feigenbaum

It began with a meeting in the fall of 2023 between Bloomingdale’s corporate office, the central creative team, the windows team and Universal Studios. Though the immediate goal of Bloomingdale’s 2024 holiday windows was to celebrate the release of “Wicked,” Universal’s two-part cinematic extravaganza, four essential messages were also communicated to passersby. While the quintessential American saga, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” originally spun by VMSD Founding Editor L.
Lessons From Singapore: Urban Planning and Garden Spaces

Dec 6, 2024 | 3quarksdaily.com | Eric Feigenbaum

Anyone who has ever watched Who Framed Roger Rabbit knows Los Angeles' entire trajectory was changed dramatically in the late 1940's and early 1950's when politicians and planners of the day - perhaps spurred by some alleged corruption - believed cars and freeways were the direction of the future and invested massively in roads instead of the Pacific Electric Railway system (aka The Red Car) that provided a vast network of affordable public transportation.