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Big Ideas

Internet-savvy Muslims have more positive view of Western culture

Viewpoints

Christopher Norton : The Future Lobby

The man: Christopher NortonThe idea: The Future LobbyWords: Lucie GreeneVisuals: Robin Key

Four Seasons : Hotels : Christopher Norton

Big Ideas

Fashion retailer finds a gap in southern market

H&M : Localism : Gap

Big Ideas

Great vision engages consumers

Melbourne – Customers can now dictate and personalise their shopping experience.

Melbourne : Luxottica : E2

Micro Trends

Care Collectives

With collectivism on the rise, new spaces informed by traditional ideals of kinship are turning care into the next pillar of wellbeing.

Society : Health & Wellness : Beauty

Big Ideas

World Retail Congress 2016: Review

World Retail Congress focused on the struggles of the industry and the increasing importance of placemaking to the retail experience.

Total Retail : World Retail Congress 2016 : Dubai

Viewpoints

Are we the new Luddites?

The current war on technology by politicians and experts on both sides of the isle is as dangerous as it is misguided.

Technology : Digital

Daily Signals

Museum of things: Cabinet of curiosities in Paris

Paris – It is difficult to describe Le Comptoir Général. It bills itself as a ‘ghetto museum’, but to reduce it to that would be to simplify the mu...

Art : Curated Retail : Zoning

Daily Signals

Culinary craft: Beirut 2090 offers food for thought

Beirut – A collaborative workshop run by Magali Wehrung used culinary craft to project a positive future for Lebanese food, as part ...

Workshop : Lebanon : Magali Wehrung

Daily Signals

Foresight Friday: Dan Hastings, deputy foresight editor

Every Friday, we wrap up the topics, issues, ideas and viral moments everyone’s been discussing. This week, deputy foresight editor Dan Hastings lo...

Foresight Friday

Viewpoints

Diana Verde Nieto : Desirable sustainability

Positive Luxury founder Diana Verde Nieto talks about desirable sustainability.

Transparency : Diana Verde Nieto : Ethical Luxury

Daily Signals

Bending the rules: A flexible way to make furniture

South Africa – South African-based architectural, interior and furniture design specialist Wintec Innovation has created Stratflex, a technology th...

Wintec Innovation : Stratflex : Flat-pack

Daily Signals

Out of the woods: Ancient fabric in fine fig

Heimtextil : Bark Cloth : Unesco

Big Ideas

Luxury holidays become affordable

Luxury Travel : Affordable Luxury : New York

Markets

Placemaking Market

Waves of migration, economic boom and bust, and technological disruption continue to transform the physical, emotional and cultural landscapes of c...

Placemaking : Revelation Brands : Change Catalysts

Daily Signals

VR World makes virtual reality more accessible and other stories

In today’s daily digest: Alibaba’s car vending machine, the revival of African coffee, Tuft & Needle adopts Amazon's technology and other top stori...

Retail : Food & Drink : Luxury

Viewpoints

Covid-19 is inspiring China’s green future cities

Architect Vicente Guallart discusses his vision for Xiong’an, a nascent ecological Chinese city set to offer a new standard for urban living in th...

Future Cities : Architecture : China

Big Ideas

Future Forecast 2023: Drink

The beverage industry will increasingly see a wave of decolonisation, with new spirits brands emerging from regions like Africa and countries like ...

Drink : Sustainability : Packaging

Daily Signals

Dutch Design Week 2018: Examining the global impact of Alibaba

Geo-Design Alibaba is an investigative exhibition that considers the e-commerce giant’s social, economic and geopolitical impact on design.

Retail : Dutch Design Week : AI

Daily Signals

Mirrored media

London – Niijournal is a new print magazine that focuses on themes of race and empowerment.

Niijournal : Addy Campbell : #blacklivesmatter

Big Ideas

Risk factor clouds Travel & Hospitality recovery, says UNWTO

UNWTO : Tourism : Recovery

Viewpoints

How brands can reach The Next Billion Users

Digital anthropologist Payal Arora explains why the online behaviour of people in China, India, Africa and across the Global South i...

Technology : India : Internet

Micro Trends

Alternative Spirituality

Spirituality and folk religion are gaining cult online followings, allowing Generation Z to regain control in a global climat...

Youth : Wellness : Digital

Daily Signals

Future Forecast: Fashion in 2018

Consumers will embrace avatar influencers as never before, while identity politics will make designers rethink their customer base.

Fashion : Retail : Luxury

Design Directions

Pia Wüstenberg: Product designer

Rich references from India to Scandinavia, inform product designer Pia Wüstenberg’s elegantly eclectic craft work. ‘Craft often happens locally,...

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