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Big Ideas

Milan Salone 2016: Top five spaces

Spatial narratives and curated environments stole the limelight from product launches at this year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile.

Big Ideas

CES Review: 3D tv

At the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), manufacturers unveiled a range of new 3D devices, from LED tvs to video camcorders.

Television : LED TV : Review

Viewpoints

Francesca Sarti : Playing with your food

Francesca Sarti, co-founder of Arabeschi di Latte talks about playing with your food.

Food Futures : Francesca Sarti : Arabeschi Di Latte

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

Big Ideas

Five Ways Automation is Boosting Physical Retail

As retailers work to future-proof stores, technology and automation are helping brands to provide convenience, problem-solve and fill gaps in produ...

Retail : Technology : Automation

Big Ideas

Four ways retail is becoming a phygital playground

Innovative applications of established technologies are creating multi-layered, mixed-reality retail experiences that merge digital and physical to...

Retail : Phygital : Fashion

Micro Trends

Top-tier Terminals

Companies are embedding luxury services into airports to ease the limbo of waiting for flights.

Luxury : Travel : Hospitality

News

Celebrating Scandinavian modernism and how macaroni cheese affects soil health

Oh My Eyes challenges Scandinavian minimalism, Universal Everything explores human-machine collaboration, packaged goods company Annie’s celebrates...

Luxury : Food & Drink : Hospitality

News

Tom Ford store combines technology with beauty, and other stories

In today’s daily digest: Breve phone helps you forget, East of England Co-op reduces waste, Re:scam tackles cybercrime, and other stories.

Technology : Retail : Beauty

News

Today’s headlines, including Moët Hennessy’s ode to friendship

In today’s daily digest: WeWork invests in Generation I, a new approach to inspiring altruism, humanoid robots to become more prolific, and other s...

Drink : Co-working : Beauty

News

VR World makes virtual reality more accessible and other stories

In today’s daily digest: Alibaba’s car vending machine, the revival of African coffee, Tuft & Needle adopts Amazon's technology and other top stori...

Retail : Food & Drink : Luxury

News

A distraction-free retreat and other stories

In today’s daily digest: The Krane, adidas and Alexander Wang, Disney, Theory 2.0, commoditising time and the increasing price of human-to-human ...

Hospitality : Fashion : Luxury

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

Design Directions

Gentle Monster

South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster transforms its showrooms into artistic installations.

Gentle Monster : Quantum : Seoul

Markets

Indian luxurians

Cultural imperatives and social expectations play a greater part in shaping the lifestyles and aspirations of Indian luxurians than those of their ...

Champagne : Oberoi : Bombay

Micro Trends

Intergalactic beauty

On the catwalks, intergalactic references began with Alexander McQueen’s Avatar-èsque Plato’s Atlantis spring/summer 2010 collection, Christopher K...

Space : Re-enlightenment : Galactic

Markets

Vietnam’s Luxury Consumers

Vietnam has luxury consumers, but not as many as you might think.

Vietnam : Santai Spa : Hanoi

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

Design Directions

Very Good and Proper

The Canteen restaurant mini-chain has established itself as a top London eatery, focusing on affordable and classic British food. It is now branchi...

Furniture : Canteen : Affordable

Macro Trends

The New Sobriety

Rather than the ‘little and often’ approach to consumption that has dominated in recent years, ‘fewer and better’ is to become the new motto across...

Sober : Pared Down : Simple

Macro Trends

EQ-Commerce

Innovative retailers are using technology to create intelligent, empathic commerce journeys – where every touchpoint is a learning opportunity, and...

Retail : Technology : Media And Technology

Macro Trends

Synchronised Care

Self-care is now a force for collective health that is interconnected with every aspect of our lives and interdependent on the world around us.

Beauty : Health : Wellness

News

Rebranding breathes new life into eco-health pantry Wholesome

Wholesome, the Australian online eco-health pantry committed to providing nourishing and planet-friendly products for everyone, has undergone a com...

Food & Drink : Retail : Delivery

News

World Retail Congress daily recap: Economic recovery and hyper-personalisation

The World Retail Congress 2023, held at Hotel Arts Barcelona, opened by reflecting on the major global events that have rocked the retail industry ...

Retail : Sustainability : Luxury

News

Stat: 45% of game developers say they don’t believe in the promise of the metaverse

The Game Developers Conference’s annual report reveals that metaverse hype has left many game developers unenthused.

Technology : Media & Entertainment : Design

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