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Design Directions

Material Pharmacy

Sarah da Costa, from the Central Saint Martins Textile Futures course, has created a new way for people to self-medicate with her project Materia...

Markets

Luxury Pilgrims

Religious pilgrimage has never been so popular in India. In 2010, more than 650m Hindu and Sikh worshippers set off to pilgrimage sites across the ...

Religion : Hindu : Sikh

Big Ideas

The If Conference

London – Debate forum Intelligence² staged a two-day conference in November at the Royal Geographical Society that saw speakers discussing visions ...

Science : D.I.Y : Technology

Podcasts

Podcast: Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross on NeuroArts

In this episode of our Back to the F**kture podcast, The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond talks to Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross to discus...

Podcast : Society : Back To The F**kture

Viewpoints

The Optimised Self: What’s next for design?

We’re all familiar with trackers that monitor our physical health. But as we take our mental wellbeing more seriously, how will product designers r...

Health : Wellness : Technology

Daily Signals

Mushroom tinctures tease new health directions

The intersection of diet and mental health is blurring further with the launch of functional dietary supplements brand Marley One.

Health And Wellness : Food : Drink

Viewpoints

Should coffee chains ask teens for ID?

With a major UK brand refusing to serve coffee to some teens, could the high street welcome a forward-looking café for young people?

Drinks : Youth : Leisure

Viewpoints

New-Age Obsolescence

Why smart devices pose a risk to the relationship between retailers and customers.

John Lewis : Revolv : Nest

Micro Trends

Thought-leadership Travel

A new wave of holidays aimed at entrepreneurs, creatives and Silicon Valley types blend cultural experiences with dialogue and debate.

Bleisure : Cultural Tourism : Thought Leadership

Micro Trends

Wowtels

As we seemingly grow tired of what is on the Earth, will we look inside it?

Groundscrapers : Undersea Hotels : Dubai

Daily Signals

Home and away: The changing face of domesticity

Seoul : Gwangju : Cooperative Housing

Viewpoints

Andy Stanford-Clark : The Internet of Things

The man: Andy Stanford-Clark The idea: The Internet of Things Words: Stephen Graves Visual research: Joanna Tulej

Internet Of Things : IBM : Andy Stanford-Clark

Big Ideas

Tech and simplicity for beauty in 2010

Maybelline : Lancôme : Rimmel

Macro Trends

Feedback Frontiers

As communications with consumers become more circular and conversational, brands are treating every micro-interaction as a valuable opportunity to ...

Retail : E-commerce : Digital

Markets

Luxury Matrix 2014

LS:N Global plots the shifts in luxury in 2014 and identifies where key luxury brands sit in the five stages that define the luxury market.

The Luxury Matrix : DKNY : Moschino

Viewpoints

The Wellness Reset

Energy fields, somatic sensing and spiritual technologies are resetting elite approaches to wellness. LS:N Global speaks to Carlos Urrutigoity, gen...

Health : Technology : Hospitality

Viewpoints

Democratising Longevity

The team behind full-body scan clinic Neko Health tell LS:N Global why preventative healthcare needs a glow-up – and how design and data can reshap...

Health : Design : Longevity

Daily Signals

Looking Back: Travel and Hospitality in 2017

Dystopian airlines, neuroscience hotels and technology-enabled luxury highlighted changing attitudes around travel and hospitality this year.

Travel : Hospitality : Luxury

Big Ideas

Le Web 2013: Overview

Crystal balls were the accessories du jour at Le Web Paris 2013 in December, as Europe’s biggest technology conference celebrated its tenth birthda...

Le Web : Internet Of Things : Netatmo

Markets

Bleisure Update

If you talk about the pressures of work, you are probably a Generation Joneser. And if you still believe in the work/life balance, you are one of o...

Bleisure : The Body Shop : Flexistentialists

Viewpoints

It’s time sexual wellness got real

The most interesting part of sexual wellness R&D is how it’s helping us to better understand human sexuality through an intersectional lens, writes...

Health & Wellness : Seuxal Wellness : Intersectionality

Big Ideas

How to cater for the time-strapped beauty consumer

While multiple-step beauty is popular in South Korea, Western consumers are looking for multipurpose universal products to minimise their routine a...

Beauty : Skincare : Branding

Micro Trends

The Hacked Home

In future, families will modify, hack and download to create customised interiors to suit the changing needs of their multi-generational households.

Hacking : Homedulgence : Interiors

Viewpoints

Scott Galloway : Mobile luxury for New Millennials

L2 founder Scott Galloway talks about mobile luxury for New Millennials.

L2 : Scott Galloway : New Millennials

Macro Trends

Accredited Beauty

As consumers seek proof points on product quality, efficacy and sustainability, scientific evidence will drive the healthification of the beauty in...

Beauty : Health : Wellness

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