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Everything about retail design. We're always talking about the latest trends, sharing our forecasts, deep-diving into sector categories, and reporting on stats. (No AI is used here).

Pop Quiz! How well do you know the team behind Lex?

Renée Ballard

Sep 9

Pop Quiz! How well do you know the team behind Lex?

A quick sneak peek behind the scenes to find out a bit more about Chris and Renée, the duo behind Lex Design Agency...

Renée Ballard

Sep 9

The challenge of retailing small things

What do tea bags, steak and skincare have in common? Not much, except for when it comes to retailing them; they’re all small products -...

How we maximised the minutiae for Milligram

Renée Ballard

Sep 9

How we maximised the minutiae for Milligram

Our first project with Milligram was in 2023, when we worked together to design a flagship store in Sydney. Located within the iconic Dymock

Retail Design 1O1: How we design great sports stores

Renée Ballard

Aug 8

Retail Design 1O1: How we design great sports stores

Sports retail design is one of the most fun categories to work with, because of the nature of the product. Sport is energy, and whether t

Report: The world's biggest sports brands

Renée Ballard

Aug 7

Report: The world's biggest sports brands

The top ten are all heavyweights in design, production, distribution and retail fleets. All of them are adept at riding out the trends, cycl

In-store activations - a true experience of just a gimmick?

Renée Ballard

Aug 6

In-store activations - a true experience of just a gimmick?

Whether it’s a seamlessly integrated experiential in-store feature, or a cheap and cheerful gimmick, in-store activations invite the custome

Chris Ballard

Jul 31

Milligram Adelaide - now open

Located in Rundle Mall in Adelaide, the latest Milligram store opened last week. The focus for the store design was to incorporate its...

Who are Australia's most trusted retailers?

Renée Ballard

Jul 22

Who are Australia's most trusted retailers?

Clue: All three overlap within a department store style, they all sell a vast and varied SKU count and they all love discounting.

Renée Ballard

Jun 5

Colour trends and what drives them

Fashion collections, politics and how we maintain our peace of mind, all drive what colours are in for interiors.

Chris Ballard

May 8

The big AU retailer buy-outs

There's been big shifts at the top end of retail in Australia over the past 12 months. And overall the industry is going from strength to...

Renée Ballard

Apr 17

POS Counter AKA Brand Temple

In bricks-and-mortar retail, the most critical moment of the customer journey is when browsing turns to buying - and without this key...

How to spot the next big thing? Look backwards.

Renée Ballard

Mar 13

How to spot the next big thing? Look backwards.

With the second-hand luxury goods market pegging somewhere between $50-70 billion USD per annum, now is probably a good time to start...

Renée Ballard

Feb 28

What’s in Store for ‘24?

The dynamic world of the retail industry is a vast landscape encompassing everything from standalone shops to chains, franchises, and...

Renée Ballard

Jan 9

Clutch my (Chanel) pearls

On our first day back at work, I was scrolling through my emails and this article made my jaw drop. CHANEL rarely speaks out, let alone...

Renée Ballard

Dec 7, 2023

Design Internships coming in 2024

During a talk I gave this year to the Design Society of UNSW University, I was asked what's the best way to secure an internship? It was...

Renée Ballard

Nov 1, 2023

Happy birthday to us!

November marks five years since we started Lex Design Agency. What have I learned about running a retail design agency in those five...

Renée Ballard

Oct 11, 2023

One size does not fit all

We were recently asked by an industry publication to share our 2024 forecast on what retail design trends are surfacing. At first, it...

Renée Ballard

Sep 30, 2023

Hello Milligram Sydney

Milligram is home to the world's best designer stationery, office, and lifestyle accessories. We worked with them on their latest store,...

Renée Ballard

Aug 24, 2023

Quirky behaviour

We’ve recently started working with a 200-year-old brand so I’ve been researching heritage brands to find out how they’ve managed to stay...

Renée Ballard

Jul 12, 2023

Google Maps indirect route

Driving down to the coast on the long weekend, Google Maps sent us through a sleepy backwater and soon we were stuck in a procession of...

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We know the design process isn’t a linear one, and projects can be well underway when you need a designer to join the table. We’re happy to jump onto a project at any point in the process.

We're always up for a chat...

CHRIS BALLARD

+61 402 357 606

chris.b@lexdesignagency.com

RENÉE BALLARD

+61 417 565 788

renee.b@lexdesignagency.com

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