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On a picture-perfect spring afternoon in St. Louis, our RDI Heartland Chapter gathered at the Rawlings Experience for a Project Walk that felt equal parts ballgame, brand immersion, and community hang. Our exclusive "Heartland Fan" koozies celebrate the colors of sports teams throughout our region. We kicked things off outside with a tailgate-style happy hour, sun out, drinks in hand, and our limited-edition “Heartland Fan” koozies making their debut like a proper giveaway da

Uma noite para celebrar o design de varejo no Brasil No dia 24 de março , realizamos a cerimônia do 12º Prêmio Design de Varejo – Retail Design Institute Brasil . Mais do que anunciar vencedores, foi uma noite que reforçou aquilo que acreditamos: o design de varejo se constrói em comunidade. Nos encontros, nas conversas, na troca aberta entre profissionais que compartilham repertório, dúvidas e visões sobre o futuro. Ano após ano, os projetos apresentados mostram não apenas c

There's something sport does that almost nothing else can. Not any particular team, not any single season, but sport itself, as a kind of shared human practice. The way it creates identity out of thin air. A couple colors, a name, and a ritual repeated across generations.... and suddenly a group of strangers has something in common that feels anything but arbitrary. It feels, somehow, innately kindred. And maybe that’s why it’s been on my mind lately—because in a time when so