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Paradigms 2024: Future of Branding

Brand storytelling and the evolving definition of creativity were hot topics as well-known and emerging designers gathered in Rome to determine the future of branding

Markets

The Rise of Inclusive Travel 

From inclusive cultural learning to accessible work and play, successful travel design must have people with disabilities at the forefront

Markets

State of Luxury: Singapore

Rising disposable income and affluence amongst Singaporeans, along with high-spending international business and leisure travellers, are boosting Singapore’s luxury outlook

Big Ideas

Paris Fashion Week SS25

Cutting through the chaos and overwhelming nature of fashion month, we distil the key insights from Paris Fashion Week

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Material Matters 2024

Material Matters 2024 edition didn’t disappoint in highlighting innovative material intelligence

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Fab.com opens phy-gital store for DIY furniture

Hamburg – Design e-commerce specialist Fab.com has had a major revamp amid a pivotal new physical-digital strategy.

Fab : E-tailer : Furniture

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Boomers lose confidence in retirement plans

Children : Stephanie Coontz : Retirement Institute

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Erbil blossoms as Iraq’s luxury destination

Iraq – A new luxury hub is booming in the deserts of Iraq. Erbil, an ancient city nestled in the country’s northern region of Kurdistan, has been n...

Erbil : Kurdistan : Hotels

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Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo: Overview

Inside 3D Printing, one of the first large events dedicated to exploring the present and future impact of 3D printing, brought together thought lea...

New York : D-Shape : MGX By Materialise

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Milan 2013: Top 10 experiences

A hotbed for experiential and traditional exhibition design, Milan Design Week is a fantastic place to take in the latest in spatial and stand desi...

Design : COS : Installations

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Chinese fashion brands to watch

Beijing – New Emerging Affluents in China shop at domestic fast fashion retailers with global aspirations alongside foreign brands that have expand...

China : Beijing : H&M

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Boomers and Millennials diverge on green behaviour

Hybrid : Energy : Care

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Chanel beauty pumps up vending machine roll-out

Chanel : Vending Machine : Mascara

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The White House launches new Tumblr account

Tumblr : The White House : Barack Obama

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US restaurants target Millennials with extreme snacks

Fast Food : QSR : Sam Ochres

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Harvey Nichols plans new look for e-commerce

London – UK retailer Harvey Nichols is to relaunch its e-commerce operation with a more multi-channel approach in September.

Harvey Nichols : Editorial : Personalised

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Yahoo Hong Kong opens online outlet stores

Yahoo : E-commerce : Outlets

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Nike pools design talent in Launch challenge

Nike : Sportswear : Collaboration

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Bitcoin virtual currency takes off in Berlin

Bitcoin : Berlin : Virtual Currency

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Digital Dress Up campaign inspires social shopping

New York – Hot on the heels of its $20m (€15.4m, £13m) investment spearheaded by Condé Nast International, luxury fashion e-tailer Farfetch held a ...

Farfetch : Social Media : Bloggers

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Luxury slowdown continues to bite for Kering

Paris – The slowdown in growth in luxury spending in Asia combined with a sluggish European performance have hit luxury group PPR’s first-quarter s...

Slowdown : PPR : Kering

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Alibaba buys stake in China’s Twitter-like Weibo

China – Alibaba, China’s largest e-commerce group, has acquired a stake in Twitter-style service Weibo. Alibaba, which runs mega-e-commerce sites T...

Alibaba : Sina Weibo : Social Entworks

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Luxe Pack Shanghai

A move towards more textured, luxurious packaging and innovative recycled natural materials was in evidence at Shanghai Luxe Pack, the Asian editio...

Cosmetics : RMP : Recylced

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Milan 2013: Top 10 products

At this year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile, designers experimented with artful lighting technology and considered a more human approach to tec...

Design : Poetic Lab : Aiko Telgen

Markets

Shopping malls: Changing formats

Global – As consumers question the need to visit shopping centres in favour of buying online, mall developers are engaging visitors in new communit...

Shopping Centres : Community Centres : Cannes

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