If I ask myself what am I looking forward to most (in a business sense) in the coming year, the answer is about Lewis eCommerce new services. What I want to see is the further growth of our two newer…
I saw Steve Jobs the film at a special Bafta screening a few weeks ago. It is a brilliant cinematic achievement full of high emotional conflict and superbly talented acting. Michael Fassbender is gripping in his portrayal of the perfectionist…
We are thrilled that ECMOD’s Judges have recognised our work and have nominated the Ottolenghi website for an ECMOD Direct Commerce Award 2015. THE BRIEF Ottolenghi asked Lewis to take four existing sites – Store, Recipes, Blog and Restaurants – and combine into…
We are thrilled! Our Faber site is nominated Digital Store Of The Year in the BT-Retail Week Technology & eCommerce Awards. The site is a first for the legendary publisher, offering direct-to-consumer integration with “Onix” the international standard book database,…
Senior Magento PHP Developer Required Job Description Based in Soho, Lewis is London’s most creative e-commerce agency, specialising in Magento design and development for major retail clients. www.lewisecommerce.com We don’t offer a free drinks machine, a ping-pong table, or social-contracted weekly…
Thanks to the Barbican (what wonderful architecture) for putting on the superb “Constructing Worlds” exhibition. It showcased “photography and architecture in the modern age” and features work by Walker Evans, Stephen Shore, Andreas Gursky and Nadav Kandar amongst others. It…
The truly brilliant Iggy Pop was once voted “Student most likely to become President” at his school. He extended his fabulous and eccentric career this monday night by giving a Peel Lecture for the BBC on the subject of “Free…
We are thrilled that Paperchase has won “Best Design” at this year’s Imagine Magento conference in Las Vegas. Lewis was asked to create the site concept, desktop website design and photographic art direction. Our challenge was to create a design that captured…
When considering how to maximise online customer experience it is always important to consider historical lessons learnt from bricks and mortar retailing. In-store atmospherics and visual merchandising has been considered and improved year on year, with city flagship stores…
Visited Bafta to see Under the Skin and hear Jonathon Glaser talk about his disturbing and powerful new film. It is a remarkable achievement. Dark, menacing, bizarre and beautiful – it creates a profound impression. I came to the movie…
We were lucky enough to be sitting in at a video Skype call with the one and only David Lynch at The Photographers Gallery in Soho last week where he has an exhibition of his photos of abandoned factories, along…
Holly came from Miami, F.L.A. Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A. Plucked her eyebrows on the way Shaved her legs and then he was a she She says, “Hey, babe, Take a walk on the wild side.” Said, “Hey, honey,…
Now that Neil Blomkamp’s Elysium is in cinemas it seems a good time to feature the work of one of our favourite graphic heroes… the inimitable Syd Meade. In the 1970′s Meade was an industrial designer for corporations such as…
I love Soho. A brief lunchtime stroll down Berwick St. took me past the this new pop-up store dedicated to the great – The Clash. Seems they have just released a new compilation box set and have opened the store…
Happy to see that the Design Museum is honouring our great designer Paul Smith with an exhibition of his work this november. Sir Paul (who’s first ambition was to be a racing cyclist) has always exhibited an unwavering sense of…
Iain M Banks, who died this morning from cancer managed to conquer two literary genres in one career – “straight” fiction and “science” fiction. In both of these fields he displayed a remarkable talent. I read “The Wasp Factory” first….
FRONT END DEVELOPER – DIGITAL PROJECT MANAGER LEWIS, London’s most creative e-commerce agency, based in the heart of Soho, is hiring. Join our fast growing team and work in an exciting company in the industry’s fastest growing sector. Great salary,…
Saddened to hear news of the death of one of my childhood film heroes. Ray Harryhausen’s work fixed itself in the mind of the viewer. To a 10 year old boy the films were terrifying and exhilarating. Jason and the…
Congratulations to Peter Zumthor, architect of the Therme Vals for being awarded the prestigious RIBA Gold Medal. The Therme Vals, his beautifully conceived Swiss Spa, exerts a particular hold on the imagination. It references many archetypes – the submerged city,…
Bowie’s new single “Where Are We Now?, his first in 10 years, was launched yesterday, without fanfare, on his 66th birthday. Once again, the master media manipulator has wrong-footed us all. He hadn’t retired, as we all suspected – it…
Browsing Mr. Porter today, I noticed a feature on a Parisian custom bike shop, Blitz Motorcycles. I’m a biker too, so I checked their site out and found these beautiful shots of their workshop, bikes and themselves taken by Vogue…
Loving the cool, reserved, classiness of the latest Zara look-book shots. Such pure contemporary elegance and style for the High St. The winning combination of elegant models, great lighting and cool styling are a masterclass in how to add value…
Went to a great gig in an East London home last night put on by Rafe Offer’s “SOFAR’ (Songs from a room). These gigs, which showcase new and upcoming musical talent, are hosted in private houses around the world. This…
Senior Developer required for challenging back-end development projects on both Magento enterprise and community. Join an experienced and dynamic development team in our our fast growing “Magento Silver Partner” agency working with some of the best online retail names. Highly…
This is a great creative opportunity learn about the world of fashion, luxury and lifestyle e-commerce web design in our fast growing agency. We work with some of the best known online brands and your role will be to assist…
Yes, I know it’s a bit late to be commenting on the Olympics, but now that the dust has settled we can at least view the games with a little more objectivity… They have of course been an outstanding success….
Having mentioned Kraftwerk in a post last week, I felt I shouldn’t really let the 40th anniversary of the release of “The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars” pass without comment. I first heard the…
Good luck to Tony Chambers and the Wallpaper team on their nomination for the PPA’s “Best Magazine Cover 2011″. Their superb 3D version of Ralf Hutter perfectly captures the appeal of the 70′s electric music pioneers and is undoubtably the…
Paul Lewis Design has changed. Having added front end development and Magento e-commerce to our award winning design services, we’ve changed our name to reflect this. From now on the go-to e-commerce agency for award winning creative vision, technical excellence and…
The Lewis agency has a traditional retail background, as well as many years online experience. So it’s natural that our approach to e-commerce is informed by this practical experience. Many of our online insights come from years of hands-on work…
We were thrilled when Oliver Sweeney won the Best Menswear Site award at the ECMOD direct commerce awards show on 27th March this year. The judges kindly said of the site. “The New design completely repositions the brand online as…
At long last we have moved into our new studio in Soho. It’s a small loft in Wardour Mews, Soho, and full of character. The area is vibrant and eclectic. We’re close to the great London retail destinations of Oxford…
I’ve just retuned from a trip to California during which I managed to visit the Santa Cruz Guitar Company. Some of you might know that Santa Cruz make some of the finest 6 stringed instruments on the planet – the…
We are delighted that our design for “Bombay Duck” won the “Best Website Makeover” award at the ECMOD DIRECT COMMERCE AWARDS 2011 last week. It was a terrific night at the Lancaster London Hotel. Thanks to all who voted. Our…