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Work of art: Nokia lets social networkers 'pay' for art with social currency

London – Nokia has launched the Nokia Lumia 630 by giving away 100 pieces of art at a pop-up gallery in Shoreditch.

Nokia Lumen : Shoreditch : Klout Score

Big Ideas

All aboard for the Selfridges and HTC One skate park

Selfridges has joined forces with technology company HTC to open a large indoor skate park.

Skateboarding : Selfridges : HTC

Viewpoints

How to Create a Fashion-forward Metaverse

With Brand New Vision, fashion veteran and entrepreneur Richard Hobbs is building a Web3 eco-system dedicated to fashion.

Fashion : Metaverse : Technology

Design Directions

The POOL Aoyama

A derelict swimming pool has been transformed into a minimalist boutique in Tokyo’s trendy Aoyama district.

The POOL : Aoyama : Temporary

Markets

Destination Retail: Part 2

In Part 2 of Destination Retail we focus on why key trends, such as wellness hubs and incubation retail, will turn bricks-and-mortar locations into...

Destination Retail : Explorium Retail : Placemaking

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

Viewpoints

Why Gaming is Your Next Brand Touchpoint

Matt Hay, founder of customer collaboration platform Bulbshare, explores how gaming has become the most prized category in the media landscape than...

Gaming : Technology : Consoles

Design Directions

ICA x Dover Street Market

Google Maps is most often used to find out how to get from A to B in the shortest time. But the tool can occasionally be a gateway to serendipity, ...

Institute Of Contemporary Arts : Dover Street Market : London

Micro Trends

Contemplative Stores

Taking cues from places of tranquillity and contemplation, retailers around the world are altering interiors to re-introduce shoppers to bricks-an...

Retail : Health & Wellness : Covid-19

Viewpoints

Could Facebook launch a Line store?

Social media platforms need to become playful and experimental to win over the next generation of users in Asia.

Asia : Social Media : Line

Micro Trends

Delivery-only Restaurants

Delivery-only Restaurants that use fresh ingredients and have chef credentials are offering a dinner time alternative.

Delivery : David Chang : Food Delivery

Micro Trends

Neo-Detox

Tired of social schedules that revolve around drinking, consumers are seeking a chance to detox, if only for a day, without facing the threat of so...

Berlin : Tom Silverman : Laura O'Neill

Big Ideas

Marriott campaign appeals to Millennial mindsets

Marriott : Hotels : Entertainment

Viewpoints

Jane Withers : Curation as a showcase for innovation, and a catalyst for new ideas

Design consultant and curator Jane Withers talks about curation as a showcase for innovation.

Curation : Jane Withers : Design

Markets

Five stand-out fashion films for autumn/winter 2012

Fashion films are changing as brands use directors with a grasp of narrative and humour to bring their collections to life.

Christian Dior : YouTube : Depeche Mode

Markets

Teen Beauty Market

Tired of relentlessly chasing perfection, members of Generation D are changing their expectations of what beauty can and should deliver.

Gender Neutral : Teen : Gen Z

Micro Trends

The new dinner theatre

Dinner theatre used to mean theatregoers tucking into roast chicken as they watched a whodunit. Now, however, as good food becomes the norm and sop...

Marije Vogelzang : Bistroteque : Mart’ Guixé

Markets

Online Beauty

Beauty brands are stepping up their e-commerce efforts in a bid to compete with retail heavyweights Amazon and Target.

Beauty : Luxury Beauty : YouTube

Micro Trends

Synaesthetic Selling Update

Smart brands have long used sensory stimulation to steer consumer behaviour. Now, a few are going further. Based on the principle of synaesthesia, ...

Synaesthesia : Senses : Experience

Viewpoints

Robin Rimbaud : Life-enhancing ambient sound

Sound artist and composer Robin Rimbaud talks about life-enhancing ambient sound.

Sound : Robin Rimbaud : New Sublimity

Design Directions

Design Miami/ 2011

A thought-provoking assortment of work was offered at Design Miami/ this year with a creative mix of historical and new pieces exploring themes of ...

Natur : Armour : Amaglamate

Markets

Oslo Luxury Market

Despite their increasing wealth, Norwegians have a reputation for humility and modest consumption. Now, as the rest of Europe struggles to achieve ...

Marc By Marc Jacobs : New Stores : High Spend

Micro Trends

Pop Culture Jewels

Jewellery and music are converging, as brands and pop stars use their clout to drive identity-first directions in marketing and collection developm...

Luxury : Identity : Society

Viewpoints

Future-ready Retail

Retail designer, futurist and author of Future Ready Retail, Ibrahim Ibrahim, is on a mission to reboot physical retail in the face of a ‘cost of d...

Retail : Design : Society

Big Ideas

Summer Fancy Food Show 2013

From 30 June to 2 July, the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York brought together specialist food vendors from around the world for a tasting and net...

Nutrients : Ice Lollies : Greek Yoghurt

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