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Gen Z Perspectives: US

Yale graduate Tarek Ziad unpacks the phenomenon of cottagecore and what’s driving Generation Z’s whimsical fascination with rural living.

Youth : Workplace : Digital

Big Ideas

Self-healing Materials

Self-healing materials will soon offer brands the opportunity to make their products far more resilient.

R&D : Material Futures : Apparel

Viewpoints

Why sustainability is the jewellery industry’s next frontier

Jewellery brands face an uphill battle to attract a new generation of sustainably minded luxury consumers.

Luxury : Jewellery : Sustainability

Viewpoints

Bad Taste, Merch and Fakes

Why a new tribe of style-forward consumers is seeking out bootleg clothing.

Bad Taste : Anti-materialism : Anti-Authenticity

Big Ideas

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2015: Preview

The 48th Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna show opens on 20 March, and this year the exhibition will have an even more international edge, as well as a r...

Cosmoprof : Cosmopack : Bologna

Big Ideas

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2015: Part 1

Asian Innovation, Inclusive Messaging and For Benefit Beauty were just some of the emerging trends and new product opportunities on show at this ye...

Cosmoprof : Bologna : Beauty Show

News

Eco-politics

Amsterdam – This year’s Dutch EU Presidency meetings are being held in a 3D-printed building that can be recycled after the event.

DUS Architects : Europe Building : Bioplastics

News

Dutch Design Week 2015: Fashion in motion

Eindhoven – Jessica Smarsch presented a garment-making process that translated bodily movements into design blueprints.

Dutch Design Week 2015 : Jessica Smarsch : Constructing Connectivity

Micro Trends

Low-impact Interfaces

To cut the carbon emissions of our online consumption, designers are exploring how to simplify UX and UI design to be greener and more energy-effic...

Technology : Sustainability : Design

News

The Age of the Long Near

South Bank, London – Hundreds of delegates from around the world gathered yesterday at London’s Purcell Room for LS:N Global’s Spring/Summer 2015&n...

The Age Of The Long Near : Queen Elizabeth Centre : Trend Briefing S/S 15

Big Ideas

Why brain optimisation should be a spa service

Devon White, behavioural design expert and co-founder of private members’ club Field, explains why neurotechnology is the next frontier in wellness.

Wellness : Brain : Optimisation

Viewpoints

James Paul Gee: Schoolcraft

The Arizona State University professor reflects on the rise of the gaming for education movement.

Minecraft: Education Edition : Microsoft : Video Games

Big Ideas

How Wonderbly is changing the reading experience for children

The co-founder of Wonderbly on capturing children’s imagination through personalisation and the brand’s evolution from print-only to digital.

Personalisation : Digital : Technology

News

Shiseido’s Tokyo flagship store revamp, Burger King explains net neutrality

UK workers struggle to save, new innovations to reduce plastic and the continuing renaissance of frozen food.

Beauty : Food : Sustainability

Big Ideas

The spaces making zero-waste dining luxurious

Chefs and restaurateurs are proving that zero-waste can be high-end with a raft of new eateries representing the next generation of sustainable hos...

Food : Waste : Sustainability

Micro Trends

Pollution Apparel

Leading creatives are using water pollution as a resource to highlight unsustainable production practices in the fashion industry and offer alterna...

Fashion : Apparel : Sustainability

News

Thoughtful threads: If LS:N Global made… a fashion collection

London – LS:N Global’s fashion collection would bring together the best of both worlds – ethical materials and a production cycle with a tongue-in-...

G-Star Raw : Production : Luxury

Podcasts

Podcast: Devon Powers on Pandemic Futures

In the first episode of Back to the F**kture, Devon Powers discusses why forecasters failed to spot Covid-19.

Society : Podcast : Covid-19

Viewpoints

Is neuroscience the future of luxury?

At last week’s Luxury Futures Forum 2017, The Future Laboratory welcomed Dr Tara Swart, neuroscientist in residence at the Corinthia Hotel London...

Luxury : Neuroscience : Corinthia Hotel London

Viewpoints

Psychotherapy is shaping the future of skincare

Charlotte Ferguson, founder of wellness brand Disciple, explains why psychodermatology is a growing field in treating stress-related skin issues.

Beauty : Skincare : Therapy

Viewpoints

How resell culture will define Gen Z banking

Geri Cupi, CEO and founder of fintech disruptor Twig, discusses how the circular economy will transform young people’s perception of wealth.

Finance : Gen Z : Retail

Viewpoints

Daniel Pink : New motivations for future workplaces

Writer Daniel Pink talks about new motivations for future workplaces.

Womenomics : Daniel Pink : Drive

Big Ideas

George Ritzer on the McDisneyisation of tourism

The sociologist discusses how travel has succumbed to control, predictability and the wrath of McDonald’s.

Travel : Hospitality : Placemaking

Viewpoints

Sustainability has become a luxury privilege

Virgil Abloh's reusable water bottle for Evian is indicative of luxury's new mindset – but shouldn't sustainable products be accessible and desirab...

Drinks : Sustainability : Wellness

News

If LS:N Global made... a restaurant

London – LS:N Global’s restaurant would be sustainable in ethos and stylish in design, with pop-up chefs, healthy cocktails and wine on tap.

Trash To Table : Chefs-in-Residence : LS:N

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