A new project in the Scottish town of Stirling is intending to help protect the country’s high streets by finding new, creative solutions via a ‘pop-up shop,' with Norbord's products playing a vital part.
The former Body Shop store on Murray Place has been opened as the temporary shop for creative projects through an initiative launched by Made In Stirling.
The project has attracted £5,000 in funding from Stirling Council and it is hoped that it will help to fill empty units while providing space for creative people to sell their products to Stirling’s shoppers.
The store in Murray Place includes 12 portable display units that can be rented for £5 per day, then commission is also paid on sales made. A local joiner, Steven Walker, built the portable shelving units, which were made using Norbord’s MDF wood panels. The facility is being managed by Icecream Architecture, which also designed the shelving units.
Mr Walker, who is also a local art student and is renting some of the retail space, explained, “I thought it was good for Stirling to have something like this to promote unrecognised artists.
“There is a really good range of work on display and I have enjoyed finding out about techniques that other artists use. The shop is also enabling me to find out what sells well and conduct market research.”
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http://www.norbord.co.uk/news/norbord-mdf-used-stirling-pop-shop-initiative
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