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Design Directions

Milan womenswear S/S 2013

The spring/summer 2013 collections at Milan Fashion Week this year offered a nostalgic and global view of current fashion trends. The 60s proved po...

Sci-fi : 1960's : Pop Art

Markets

Spirits Market

The worldwide spirits sector is booming, fuelled by growth markets such as China and India.

China : India : White Spirits

Macro Trends

Reformation Generation

Marking a new era of collaboration between brands and Generation Z, opportunities are arising to re-assemble, decentralise and decolonise our outda...

Youth : Media : Technology

Big Ideas

Design Miami/ Basel 2013: Top 10 Galleries

The Design Miami/ Basel show this month was awash with vibrant colours. Galleries from across the world exhibited collectible luxury designs in a k...

Design : Seung-Yong Song : Nacho Carbonel

Macro Trends

Generation D

They can’t imagine a world without computers, mobile phones and the internet. They skitter, haul, mod and hack. Natural born multi-taskers, they pa...

Gen D : Teenagers : Youth

Big Ideas

Singapore: The Gateway to Asia-Pacific

While Singapore may be small, it can pack a huge punch for brands looking to expand in the Asia-Pacific region

Singapore : APAC Luxury : Retail

Big Ideas

World Retail Conference overview

At the World Retail Congress (WRC) in Berlin last month, more than 100 global retail CEOs gathered to discuss strategy in the post-recession enviro...

China : Emerging Markets : V-Wallet

Markets

Market report: The Middle East

Often overlooked because of its geopolitical instability, the Middle East now represents a consumer market that can no longer be ignored. With an a...

Copenhagen Institute For Futures Studies : UAE : Dubai

Markets

Authentic Avatars

Meet the innovators adopting an intersectional approach to make digital avatars more authentic.

Gaming : Pop-culture & Media : Technology

Big Ideas

Five Brands Elevating the Outdoor Leisure Market

As outdoor activities become more than just an occasional pastime, brands are reviving apparel and equipment with energetic palettes that better su...

Travel : Leisure : Fashion

Design Directions

Paris Fashion Week S/S 14

Designers celebrated hand-crafted finishes this season during Paris Fashion Week, while others chose rebellion and angst as key drivers, and create...

Tribal : Acne : Karl Lagerfeld

Macro Trends

The Zalpha Reckoning

A hybrid generation of Zalphas are entering brands’ consciousness. Wise beyond their years, these products of climate change are using their childh...

Youth : Media : Technology

Big Ideas

Dubai Design Week 2016: Review

One of the world’s youngest design festivals, Dubai Design Week is paving the way for the future design identity of the Middle East, North Africa, ...

Dubai Design Week 2016 : The E-motional Economy : UAE

Macro Trends

Luxury Recrafted

The consumers – or rather the collectors – of tomorrow will expect luxury to signal status not through excess, but by acting as a guardian of craft...

Luxury : Society : Fashion

Macro Trends

Uprooted Diets

Diets are undergoing a seismic shift as threatened supply chains, shortened food miles and a demand for more positive action from brands change wha...

Food : Drinks : Uprooted Diets

Communities

New Gents

In the 90s was the lad. In the 00s was the metrosexual. But now, in the Turbulent Teens, men are returning to a traditional type of masculinity. Ch...

Smart : Suit : Masculine

Macro Trends

Anxiety Rebellion

Instead of numbing their anxiety with substances or indulging in other vices, Generation Z are turning emotions into actions, challenging existing ...

Youth : Health : Culture

Markets

Gastro Gaming Market

Joining forces with video game publishers, food and drink brands are turning to gaming to offer tastes, skins and experiences that are transcending...

Food & Drink : Gaming : Food

Communities

The New Value-seekers

As traditional career paths fracture and disintegrate, young people are increasingly turning to other means of making a living. Harnessing the pow...

Collaborative Economy : EatWith : Smartphones

Macro Trends

Future Media Landscapes

In the land of the brand and the media, there have always been kings, ever since media magnate Sumner Redstone declared ‘Content is king!’ way back...

Media : Technology : Transmedia

Macro Trends

Freesumerism

As the cost of everything tends towards zero, the growing trend for Freesumerism is seeing the notion of value undergoing a major shift. Smart bran...

Free : Consumerism : Buying

Micro Trends

Melbourne Food and Drink Safari

At the centre of the Australian creative industry, Melbourne’s food and drink sector celebrates wellbeing, community and social enterprise.

Melbourne : Australia : Safari

Macro Trends

Boomers Now and Next: From Ageing to Becoming

There is an upcoming milestone in the Boomers’ generational journey. By 2030 they will all have reached the average Western retirement age of 65, s...

Generations : Boomers : Demographics

Communities

Hijabistas

A new breed of fashion innovators is blazing a trail for modesty, creative flair and business sense. Dubbed ‘hijabistas’, these women are homing in...

Chanel : Muslim : Feminism

Macro Trends

Equilibrium Cities

Citizens are demanding a more receptive and equitable built environment that will allow future urban generations, nature and businesses to thrive.

Future Cities : Health And Wellness : Intersectionality

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