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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

Daily Signals

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

Big Ideas

Consumer Twitterati on the rise

Oprah : Twitter : Starbucks

Markets

Fashion Futures 2017: Current Anxieties

On the surface, the fashion industry’s global impact shows no sign of waning. But look away from the catwalks and you’ll discover an industry str...

Fashion : Apparel : Sustainability

Big Ideas

Future materials will assemble themselves

Skylar Tibbits, co-director and founder of MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab, explains how programmable materials can help combat climate change and provide ...

Material Far Futures : Robotics : Materials

Big Ideas

How to design autonomous cars for the user

Tim Smith and Harsha Vardhan of ustwo’s Auto studio discuss their second book, Humanising Autonomy, and how they foresee the future of automobility.

Scenario : Automotive : User-centred Design

Micro Trends

Open-source Sustainability

Open-source platforms are providing materials insight and education for designers, developers and architects to make their output more eco-fr...

Design : Materials : Sustainability

Design Directions

Everlane Transparent City

E-tailer Everlane has forged a niche as one of the world’s most honest retailers. Every stitch, scrap and design in its collection can be traced ...

Everlane : Transparent City : Hyper-local Retail

Viewpoints

Alex Laird : Edible beauty and living medicine

Urban Physic Garden creator Alex Laird talks about edible beauty and living medicine.

Edible Beauty : Alex Laird : Health

Daily Signals

The latest from Milan Salone 2018, the unrealistic beauty ideals of Instagram

Puma experiments with biodesign, Dassault Systèmes explores the Age of Experience at Milan Salone 2018 and Cybersmile fights against digital trolling.

Milan Salone 2018 : Retail : Adidas

Design Directions

Soylent 2.0

Soylent is a radical meal replacement in liquid form for time-short Millennials.

Soylent 2.0 : Rob Rhinehart : The Optimised Self

Big Ideas

SXSW Interactive 2015 Preview

LS:N Global will be reporting from Austin for SXSW Interactive 2015, identifying key emerging trends and disruptive innovations.

SXSW 2015 : The Immortal Brand : Whole-systems Thinking

Big Ideas

Alfredo Orobio on fashion’s democratic future

Alfredo Orobio, founder and CEO of AWAYTOMARS, on why the future of fashion lies in its democratisation.

Fashion : Tech : Digital

Big Ideas

These concepts reveal the Future of Convenience

In the future we will expect seamless and personalised service to be the default customer experience. What products and systems will enable brands ...

New Consumer Experience : Retail : Service

Big Ideas

Social networkers promote themselves truthfully

Germany : Social Networks : Facebook

Big Ideas

Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2017: Top five take-outs

The summit served as a call to action for the fashion industry.

Fashion : Retail : Luxury

Micro Trends

Eco-ambitious Retail

Brands are self-imposing sustainability goals on their businesses that – while initially financially impactful – validate them as fundamental to fu...

Retail : Sustainability : Brand 2020

Viewpoints

The dawn of the emo-algorithm

Neuroscientist-turned-designer Vera van der Burg attempts to eradicate AI bias by training machines to prioritise human emotions over our data sets.

Artificial Intelligence : Technology : Design

Daily Signals

Amazon delivers convenience and other stories

In today’s daily digest: Amazon enters the home, Vetements recycles merchandise, re-igniting creativity in the workplace and other top stories.

Retail : Technology : Advertising

Micro Trends

Digital Citizens

At a time of great political turmoil, new digital tools are changing the nature of citizenship.

Democracy : Digital Citizenship : Politics

Daily Signals

Stat: Young workers would prefer to be unemployed than unhappy

Across the globe, young workers are beginning to prioritise their happiness over staying in a job they’re not enjoying.

Youth : Health & Wellness : Workplace

Daily Signals

Something in the air

San Francisco – Hangar 1 Vodka has worked with conservation group FogQuest to create a sustainably sourced vodka.

Fog Point : Vodka : Regenerative Consumption

Daily Signals

Air China’s gourmet in-flight food and other stories

In today’s daily digest: Turing, Air China, Morrisons, Ikea, connecting with consumers outside of London and building around Amazon’s infrastructure.

Food : Travel : Retail

Design Directions

Juicero

The Juicero Press is a home cold-press juicing system that offers convenience to California’s health-conscious consumers.

Juicero : Farm-to-glass : Cold-press Juice

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