RE:SO

Re:So - The Retail Solent Initiative - allows students to gain valuable experience as part of their work-based learning element of the course. The unique retail store is run by Solent students and sells clothing, accessories, art and other items designed by Solent students and graduates. Some items can now also be purchased in our new online store!
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The BCSC Purple Apple Marketing Awards are the only awards which identify and reward effective shopping and town centre marketing within the UK retail property sector.
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- Re:So has collaborated with Southampton City Art Gallery for a range of artwork by Solent students and alumni to be sold at the Gallery.
  
  The work is on display on the first floor of the Gallery and stock will be updated every three months. The pieces for sale include work by MA Visual Communication student, Samuel Watson who has created a range specifically for sale in the Gallery. Two alumni, Allison Farley and Melissa Donne - both best selling stockists of Re:So - also have work for sale.
  
  Products from this collaboration are available to buy from the first floor of Southampton City Art Gallery.
- Re:So has collaborated with Chancellor Theo Paphitis' central London art shop, London Graphic Centre, and now has a shop-in-shop selling a selection of popular art materials.
  
  The student team at Re:So manage the products by working with the London based team, two of whom are Solent University alumni. Purchasing manager Suzanne Hack studied BA (Hons) Illustration and graduated in 1998 and operations manager, Zain Husain graduated from BA (Hons) Popular Music and Record Production in 2012.
  
  Photo credit: BA (Hons) Fashion Styling student Guiseppe De Piano
- The vintage collection at Re:So is sourced by students. We plan each buying trip in advance to ensure each piece of the collection is well thought out and trend led. This also helps the students gain industry knowledge of what it is like to be a buyer within a retail environment.
  
  The collection follows what has been forecast to be on trend for vintage that season, meaning that we have pieces that are specifically picked for the customer for the current season, not just what the buyers think should be on the shop floor.
  
  The majority of the vintage products are single pieces, meaning we don’t usually have multiples of the same garments, which adds more meaning behind each great find.
  
  Products from Re:So Vintage are available to buy in store.
- Spirals in Design is a range of furniture and furniture accessories incorporating the shape of a spiral found in nature. The spiral’s precision is achieved by using laser-cutting technology. Easy to transport, set up and use, the products act as a centrepiece to inspire and bring the essence of the 'natural' into your home.
  
  Design for us is the creative process of developing an idea into a made product: exploring the relationship between art and engineering, creating aesthetically pleasing forms inspired by nature, and communicating the concept in a way that’s easy to understand and use.
  
  The range is used as a benchmark for product design units showing how to take an idea from concept to production, as well as branding, packaging and legalities.
  
  Products from Spirals in Design are available to buy in store at Re:So.