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Micro Trends

The Make-up Movement

In response to online make-up shaming, beauty brands are challenging industry misconceptions and redefining what it means to wear make-up.

Beauty : Youth : Makeup

Micro Trends

Anti-diet Mentality

Brands are ditching the word ‘diet’ and focusing on achievable personal improvement over perfection.

Anti-diet : Weight Loss : Wellbeing

Big Ideas

Global Grad Show: Review

Bringing together 145 works from 50 design schools across 30 countries, this year’s Global Grad Show in Dubai was the largest show of its kind and ...

Global Grad Show : Dubai Design Week : The Dislocated World

Macro Trends

The Optimised Self

Humanity is on a quest. It is not a quest for perfection, but for optimisation – to be the optimal versions of ourselves, the most effective and th...

Optimisation : Health : Wellbeing

Communities

The Upstreamists

Fuelled by the backlash against clean eating, these food and drink consumers reject fad diets and treat food as nourishment.

Food And Drink : Health : Food And Drink Futures

Communities

Mexican Luxurians

From supporting local designers to connecting with the region’s rich artisanal culture, this tribe of consumers approach luxury wit...

Mexican Luxurians : Mexico : Luxury

Viewpoints

The New Meaning of Home

Dr Alex Gordon, founder of cultural insights and semiotics consultancy Sign Salad, sits down with LS:N Global to discuss the new language, symbols ...

Home : Brand Semiotics : Retail

Big Ideas

Beauty & Wellness 2030: Ritualistic, analytical and nostalgic

In the decade ahead, beauty and wellbeing consumers will push back against superficial appearances to analyse and augment their physical beings.

Beauty : Wellness : Technology

Big Ideas

How technology is transforming workplace wellbeing

Parneet Pal, chief science officer at Wisdom Labs, says preventative medicine must begin in the workplace – with leadership driving fundamental cha...

Workplace : Health And Wellness : Technology

Big Ideas

These male wellness influencers are going primal

From breathing techniques and immersion in nature to cold therapy, a new breed of influencers are revolutionising the way we understand our physiol...

Wellness : Health : Digital

News

Looking Back: Luxury in 2017

Neuroscience’s transformational effect on the hospitality industry, Mercedes-Benz’s overtures to Millennials, the rise of adventure travel and othe...

Luxury : Retail : Hospitality

Big Ideas

Why post-pandemic travel needs a loyalty upgrade

The travel industry has been reset. With a post-vaccine boom on the horizon, it’s time for travel and hospitality brands to upgrade outdated loyalt...

Travel : Hospitality : Tourism

Markets

Gamer Wellness Market

As esports’ influence continues to challenge that of traditional sports, lifestyle brands are helping gamers to level up their physical and mental ...

Health & Wellness : Gaming : Sport

Micro Trends

Decadence Hotels

Hedonism is creeping into the hospitality space, as hotels expose the sense of debauchery and self-indulgence that their private hideaways can offer.

Travel : Hospitality : Wellness

Micro Trends

Co-mmunity Spaces

New hospitality spaces are drawing inspiration from co-working and members’ clubs with hybrid offerings that mix work, play and rest under one roof.

Workplace : Society : Hospitality

Design Directions

Naxos

Naxos, Make’s gender-neutral, technology-driven skincare line is an answer to 21st-century problems.

Gender Neutral : Digital Agressors : Naxos

Markets

The Connected Home

Smart everyday devices, from toothbrushes to security cameras, will track our movements inside the home.

Connected Home : Qualcomm : Withings

Design Directions

Lucy McRae: Body Architect

Combining elements of biotechnology, beauty, life sciences and innovation, McRae crafts speculative narratives that imagine the future of our bod...

Beauty Futures : Biotech : Aesop

Big Ideas

Milan Design Week 2024: Materia Natura and the Human Touch

Milan Design Week 2024 invited attendees to delve into sustainability, craftsmanship and explore the significance of human creativity in a world in...

Milan Design Week : Salone Del Mobile : Materials

Micro Trends

Tech-powered Perimenopause

The femtech industry is expanding to cater for later women’s life stages, creating AI-driven solutions that will empower individuals with greater c...

Technology : Health & Wellness : Society

Big Ideas

Five Ways Brands are Advancing Eyecare

From topical products to protective eyewear, brands are developing unique eye health solutions that are more accessible and convenient.

Health : Wellness : Beauty

Big Ideas

ILTM: The Importance of Food and Experience

Experience generally, and food specifically, are increasingly important to the luxury traveller.

Food : Skye Gyngell : Heckfield Place

Viewpoints

Why future homes mean business for wellbeing

Lee McCormack, CEO of MyGlobalHome, is on a mission to transform our homes into smart buildings that look after us with life-long care and communit...

Future Home : Technology : Health And Wellness

Viewpoints

This is what real disruption looks like

Covid-19 has given the world a glimpse of what true disruption looks like. Now, it should change how businesses think about disruption for years to...

Covid-19 : Design : Society

Big Ideas

New beauty origins

From the harsh desert of southern Spain to the nutrient-rich soil of the Netherlands, four burgeoning regions are inspiring the next generation of ...

Beauty : Health And Wellness : Ingredients

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