ardan hanafi

Lead, manage & develop the Communication & Interior Design Department by being directly involved with a team of Interior designers, visual merchandisers, graphic design, & carpenters Lead an active role in the store steering group/management team. Accountable for recruiting new members within the department.

I work together in a team consisting of 4 persons. From this opportunity i found out lots of things to be learned. “we built this, so that we could tear it down apart”. Because everything we’ve built will last for a short period of time to attract people.

together with my graphic designer colleague, we did a re-branding for a local denim company. from the concept, visual displays, graphics application, and the store interiors.

* client : ERHA Apothecary * Create & develop the visual merchandising guideline for Erha Apothecary, and being used by the brand from 2011 * early 2018. * Managed to apply the created guideline into Nation wide stores, 43 locations in total within 5 months. * Managed to increase sales 25% in average for all implemented stores.

In early 2010 I joined to a furniture retail company designclopedia. It focused in top of the line furniture brand such as B&B Italia, Poliform, Flexform and others. Being the Head of Visual Merchandiser in designclopedia made me had the opportunity to indulge my senses and play with high end furnitures, accesories and objects. Also, I was in charge of the research & development for the local furniture line.

I was given the opportunity to be part of this great project, The Goods Dept. This concept store was created by the creators of Brightspot Market. Being invloved from scratch, brainstorming for the store design, merchandise displays, visual merchandising guidelines & the implementation

It's a small and fresh designer's item shop. together with a group of friends, out of boredom we decide to design, create, and produce products and commercialize it. as simple as that.

Directly involved in the process of store commercial planning & commercial build-up. Managed to recruit, develop in competence, and lead the store Visual Merchandising team