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Why audio is the future of virtual reality

Daniel Sabio, aka The Glad Scientist, has built a career as a VR musician. Now he’s creating virtual experiences for people with visual impairments.

Technology : Gaming : Entertainment

Design Directions

Bistro In Vitro

A fictional restaurant imagines the future of in-vitro meat.

In Vitro : Meat : Dutch

News

LS:N Global previews our top five exhibitions at Dutch Design Week 2017

In today’s daily digest, LS:N Global previews five stand-out exhibitions at Dutch Design Week.

Design : Design Academy Eindhoven : Studio Formafantasma

Design Directions

VIK Winery

A newly built vineyard in the Chilean plains is using a holistic ethos to produce wine.

VIK Winery : Smiljan Radić : Millau

Big Ideas

Luxe Pack Monaco 2015: Overview

Sensory applications, sustainable solutions and digital authentication were among the topics on the agenda at Luxe Pack Monaco 2015.

Luxe Pack : Packaging : Monaco

Macro Trends

The Dawn of the Mega-systems

Apple, Amazon, Alibaba, Google, Facebook and Weibo are no longer simply trading platforms. They are the mega-systems of tomorrow, within which most...

Apple : Amazon : Google

Design Directions

Urby Staten Island

Urby Staten Island is a new rent-only residential development with experience and community at its heart.

Urby Staten Island : Architecture : Apartments

Big Ideas

Rob Anders on digital art’s global opportunity

The co-founder and CEO of digital art platform Niio on making digital works more accessible, and why retail spaces are ripe for an art-driven revamp.

Technology : Media : Retail

News

Kenzo takes a playful approach to global warming and other stories

In today’s daily digest: Kenzo, Hotel Chocolat, TSB, Molecure pharmacy, cross-sector product shrinkage and the importance of emotional dining

Fashion : Drink : Finance

Big Ideas

Four key themes from Web Summit 2018

At this year's Web Summit, loneliness emerged as the next frontier in health and wellness, while technology companies showed how they are working t...

Technology : Health & Wellness : Retail

Big Ideas

The top products from Indie Beauty Expo 2018

From cyclical-based beauty to brands celebrating their ethical credentials, these independent beauty brands on display at London's first Indie Beau...

Beauty : Indie Beauty Expo : Microbiotic Beauty

Micro Trends

Cultivating Flavour

Traditionally, fruit and vegetables have been cultivated for hardiness, but a number of innovators are choosing to grow them from a different start...

Food : Flavour : Fruit

News

Samsung’s camouflage tv and a gym powered by human energy

Terra Hale uses human energy to power electricity in gyms, Google advances games that reflect real-world environments, EU offers free travel to teens.

Technology : Wellness : Travel

Design Directions

Gyrecraft

Commissioned by Selfridges for its Project Ocean campaign, Gyrecraft is a journey into plastic transformation.

Studio Swine : Gyrecraft : Selfridges

Big Ideas

Branded Cities

With private enterprise increasingly usurping government as architects of the future metropolis, can we create a branded city that works for everyo...

Placemaking : Architecture : Urbanism

Viewpoints

Biotech can Drive Beauty beyond Plant-based Ingredient-sourcing

Jasmina Aganovic, CEO of Arcaea, explains how biotechnology can help source and develop more ethical and intelligent ingredients.

Beauty : Science : Technology

Viewpoints

What’s next for luxury home ownership? Nomadism

John Andrew Entwistle, founder of premium travel network Wander, envisages a future when people will roam the world for the same price as their rent.

Travel : Hospitality : Luxury

Micro Trends

Everyday Cryptocurrencies

As cryptocurrencies gain mainstream traction, finance brands are facilitating their everyday use while educating consumers about how these digital ...

FinTech : Finance : Cryptocurrencies

Micro Trends

Smart Search

Global – Introducing artificial intelligence in retail is enabling brands to create smarter searches.

IBM Watson : Artificial Intelligence : Predictive Retail

Big Ideas

South by Southwest Interactive 2013- Part 2

Austin – South by Southwest Interactive 2013 saw entrepreneurs move away from app design and towards embedding tech into objects that interface wit...

Luxury : SXSW : Software

Big Ideas

Bio-ink could radically change food labelling

Paul Yong and JJ Ismail, co-founders of Malaysian creative studio Aesthetid, discuss their project Honest Egg and how a preprogrammed ink has the p...

Food : Drink : Biotechnology

Viewpoints

Fashion’s feminism problem

The fashion industry’s false appropriation of feminism is trivialising the cause and revealing its own hypocrisy.

Feminism : Dior : Fashion

News

Future Forecast 2017: Beauty and Wellness

As the year comes to an end, LS:N Global examines the nascent trends and behaviour patterns that will be shaping the beauty sector over the next 12...

Future Forecast : 2017 Trends : Beauty

Micro Trends

Recycling Rebranded

Fashion retailers are finding ways to negotiate the desire for sustainability by creating a new aesthetic around recycling.

Recycling : Closed-loop : H&M

Viewpoints

Bio-beauty: next-gen naturals

As supplies of raw ingredients dwindle biotechnology will step in and challenge beauty brands and consumers to forge new definitions of natural.

Biotechnology : Beauty Futures : Natural Beauty

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