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Micro Trends

Exquisite Corpse

The surrealist game of Exquisite Corpse is back in vogue as designers increasingly use crowdsourcing to make disjointed objects that represent the ...

Crowdsourcing : Collaboration : Serendipity

Markets

Extraterrestrial Innovations Market

Once the preserve of sci-fi narratives and super-rich escapism, brands are now recognising the potential for space to be used as a testbed for inno...

Space : Innovation : Health And Wellness

Big Ideas

RCA and CSM 2016 Graduate Shows Review

Graduates at the Royal College of Art (RCA) and Central Saint Martins (CSM) focused on new definitions of identity emerging in response to changes ...

Optimised Self : Artificial Intellligence : Graduate Shows

Big Ideas

The brands making the dairy aisle more sustainable

Demand for dairy alternatives is here to stay. As consumers seek balance between sustainability, health and taste, plant-based innovation is booming.

Plant-based : Sustainability : Non-dairy

Behaviours

FemFin: Female-forward Finance

A report from The Future Laboratory and Allied Irish Banks (AIB) reveals how women are pioneering a financial system change – global banks and fina...

Finance : Investment : Society

Macro Trends

Leanomics

In a world of über choice and information overload, we are witnessing the emergence of brand filtering and pause culture, and the growth of ‘thick ...

Lean : Nega-choice : Mega-choice

Macro Trends

Morality Recoded

Our traditional moral frameworks of religion and family are declining. Institutions, brands and consumers are now re-evaluating the power of innova...

Technology : Retail : Mobility

Communities

The Uncoupled

Meet the new community of citizens who are choosing to embrace singledom, polyamory and platonic love over traditional romantic relationships.

Tribe : Travel : Leisure

Macro Trends

The Dislocated World

In a world dominated by distrust, disconnection and disenfranchisement it is time for brands to take a stand and choose what type of future they wa...

The Dislocated World : Turbulent Teens : Backlash Culture

Markets

Tech Market: Part 1

New growth areas in emerging economies and the fruition of long-anticipated innovations will provide momentum for the sector as a whole.

The Hatch : Generation Z : Apple Watch

Design Directions

RUH Collective

RŪH Collective is introducing fashion-forward clothing for women who want to cover up.

Hijabistas : Modesty : RUH Collective

Macro Trends

Gen Viz

Teenagers are no longer self-absorbed souls struggling through puberty. Abstinence and realness are the order of the day for these new social activ...

Gen Viz : Generation Z : Visual First

Macro Trends

Turbulent Teens

The more prosaic say ‘2010s’, but we’re calling the next decade the Turbulent Teens. As the climate changes, power shifts, populations increase and...

Turbulence : Teenager : Geo-political

Markets

Sustainable Fashion Market: India

Driven by glocal changemakers, India’s sustainable fashion market is growing rapidly – with a focus on circularity, heritage and innovation.

Fashion : Luxury : Sustainability

Macro Trends

Prohibition Culture

Everywhere you look, behaviour is being curbed, controlled, nudged and monitored. The ‘war on waste’ is creating a stealth tax that covers everythi...

Nudge : Control : Waste

Macro Trends

Certified Wellness

The once distinctly separate worlds of health and wellness are converging as consumers seek a new framework for healthy living that prioritises con...

Health : Wellbeing : Certified Wellness

Macro Trends

Alternet Economies

A technological counter-culture is decentralising capitalism, reforming the internet and powering new value frontiers for creators, consumers and b...

Technology : FinTech : Internet

Macro Trends

Subconscious Commerce

With Internet of Things technology creating newly immersive brand touchpoints and data analytics allowing businesses to anticipate every desire, co...

Retail : Automation : Technology

Big Ideas

Consumer Attitudes Audit

The flat screen TV reigns supreme as the technology UK householders believe they need to live comfortably, according to our latest Consumer Attitud...

Recession : Bad Manners : Flat Screen TV

Big Ideas

How fashion is giving female inmates a future

Fashion brand Carcel works with female prisoners to produce premium clothing. Founder Veronica D’Souza discusses how its support and training will ...

Fashion : Female Futures : Carcel

News

A city-wide hotel network and embracing male make-up

Sweet Hotel takes up residence in former bridge houses, Fenty Beauty collaborates with BlameItOnKway, M&H Plastics develops sustainable plastic.

Hospitality : Beauty : Food

News

Listening to Londoners and imagining young luxury

Off The Block pushes for social good, Tiffany & Co releases a music video, Yahoo protects user's data in new private messaging app.

Luxury : Drinks : Food

Markets

Retail Market 2016: Part 2

In Part 2 of our look at the retail market in 2016, we examine how off-price retail, delivery disruption and a rethinking of loyalty are affecting ...

Delivery Service : Off-price : Discount Retailers

Viewpoints

Natural foundations at Milan Design Week 2021

Carlo Ratti, Note Design Studio and Vestre harness the power of design and data to promote sustainable urban futures at Milan Design Week 2021.

Design : Sustainability : Future Cities

Viewpoints

Andrew Haythornthwaite and Shai Akram : Design in detail

Designers Shai Akram and Andrew Haythornthwaite talk about design in detail.

Andrew Haythornthwaite : Shai Akram : Design

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