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Design Directions

Ciguë: Architecture

Ciguë re-imagines the luxury retail environment with acute attention to detail and a meticulous application of materials.

Macro Trends

The Focus Filter

A race for attention is raging across media, advertising and culture in our era of non-stop digital distraction.

Attention Economy : Workplace : Advertising

Big Ideas

Geneva motor show

Geneva – The global auto industry may be firmly in crisis with over-production, lack of consumer credit and weakened demand, but this year’s Geneva...

Nissan : Lagonda Concept : Aston Martin One-77

Big Ideas

Future Forecast 2023: Food

The post-Covid rush to be out, meet people and eat out has faded, dampened by rising living costs and global financial turmoil, which is set to con...

Food : Sustainability : Technology

Markets

Emerging Youth: Indonesia

Indonesia’s largely rural youth population are using digital channels to learn, cultivate micro-communities and reconnect with Islam.

Youth : Media : Education

Markets

Emerging Youth: France

Amid rising levels of national anxiety and pessimism, French youth are rejecting the old France mindset in favour of new, regional role models and ...

Youth : Digital : Technology

Markets

Sensitised Living Part 1

Consumers are increasingly aware of the impact of 21st-century irritants on their skin. We examine the key factors driving this new-found sensitivity.

Beauty : Advertising : Packaging

Big Ideas

London Design Festival 2014 Preview

Now established as the leading event in the global design calendar, London Design Festival 2014 promises once again to excite visitors with t...

Brompton Design District : Victoria And Albert Museum : Poetry In Motion

Design Directions

Kaleido-metric

A sugary pastel psychedelia is being explored in retail design, with furniture and visual merchandising inspired by 1980s colour palettes, sunlit c...

Memphis : 1980's : Flatforms

Design Directions

BeautyMart

It’s become a well-trodden path in fashion retail now — hiring a big-name consumer magazine editor to create magazine-style content to drive traffi...

Cosmetics : Anna-Marie Solowij : Recommendation

Big Ideas

ILTM Asia 2012 - Trends

As the economic landscape of Asia changes, it has never been more important for brands to understand consumers in the region. At this year’s Intern...

China : George Honk Kok Khiong : Last Chance Tourism

Big Ideas

Retail Analysis: Boxpark pop-up mall takes a social approach

Boxpark pop-up mall takes a social approach

Boxpark : Temporary : Shoreditch

Viewpoints

How resell culture will define Gen Z banking

Geri Cupi, CEO and founder of fintech disruptor Twig, discusses how the circular economy will transform young people’s perception of wealth.

Finance : Gen Z : Retail

Micro Trends

Decentralised Care

With the world facing a crisis of health, new micro-societies are emerging that infuse local communities with solidarity, trust and care.

Health : Covid-19 : Wellness

Viewpoints

Neighbourhood hotels

Liran Wizman, founder of Europe Hotels Private Collection, examines how luxury hotels can avoid exacerbating over-tourism by engaging locals.

Hospitality : Hotel : Travel

Viewpoints

Why mid-air haptics will transform how we interact

Anders Hakfelt, vice-president of product and marketing at Ultrahaptics, explains how digital touch will revolutionise our interaction with product...

Technology : Augmented Reality : Virtual Reality

Micro Trends

Evening Waters

Amid consumers’ rising concern about the effect of alcohol on their health, a series of versatile waters are emerging intended for evening consumpt...

Water : Non-alcoholic : Nightcap

Big Ideas

Designing a hotel for single parents

Co-founder of architecture firm NOA* Stefan Rier and interior designer Joanna Lehnis explain why the hospitality sector needs to reconsider what it...

Travel : Hospitality : Travel & Hospitality Futures

Big Ideas

Wearables of the future could be made of biosmart materials

Puma’s global director of innovation Charles Johnson on the brand’s recent collaboration with MIT Design Lab and how biodesign could be used to upg...

Puma : Wellbeing : Biodesign

Big Ideas

Hirotaka Tako on how home technology can enrich our everyday experiences

Sony’s chief art director imagines the future of smart products and explains the vision presented at the Hidden Senses exhibition during Milan Salo...

Design : Product Design : Interiors

Big Ideas

Pollution mask evolution

The top five brands creating the most innovative products designed to protect commuters from polluted air.

Fashion : Sustainability : Health And Wellness

Design Directions

Rent the Runway

Rent the Runway's new flagship store in New York aims to combine technology-enabled efficiency with a luxury shopping experience.

Rent The Runway : Streamlined Shopping : Flagship Store

Design Directions

Pat McGrath Labs

Make-up artist Pat McGrath demonstrates how to use Instagram to create a cult following for a brand before it has even been launched.

Instagram : Pat McGrath : Makeup

Design Directions

MTV Bump

‘I want my MTV’ has turned into ‘I Am My MTV’ in a bold re-brand.

MTV : Emoji : GIF

Markets

Private Jet Market

Nigeria and China top the list of countries buying private jets, but in the new age of experience, private aviation is about accessing the remotene...

Private Jet : Luxury Travel : Emirates

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