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These vivid textiles weave in climate data

Design studio Raw Color is capturing complex climate data through colourful knitted textiles.

Sustainability : Design : Fashion

Daily Signals

Pastel branding softens this chronic pain platform

Responding to the need for more empathetic and approachable chronic pain support, Leva is pioneering personalised care management through an access...

Health And Wellness : Branding : Technology

Daily Signals

BMW courts urban teens with e-motorbike concept

Targeting fledgling motorcyclists, the automotive brand has unveiled plans to create an e-motorbike suitable for beginners.

Mobility : Youth : Sustainability

Big Ideas

Five design responses to the climate crisis

Brands are using design mechanisms to communicate about environmental issues in a bid to increase awareness and action from consumers.

Design : Eco Design And Sustainability : Sustainability

Daily Signals

Carefull lets families protect loved ones’ finances

Fintech company Carefull is launching a platform to support care-givers in managing the finances of ageing relatives.

Finance : FinTech : Society

Big Ideas

How Coal Drops Yard captures a sense of place

Chris Chapman, head of art at Droga5 London, on creating the visual identity for Coal Drops Yard, a new retail concept in London’s King’s Cross tha...

Retail : Placemaking : Branding

Viewpoints

Can conspicuous conshumanism create a better future?

Why it’s time for brands to step up and help consumers show off their humane worth, rather than monetary worth, through the products and services t...

Retail : Fashion : Sustainability

Viewpoints

Could tech brands do more to combat phone addiction?

Global technology companies and app creators might be addressing technology addiction, but are they doing enough?

Digital : Technology : Smartphones

Viewpoints

Why are we teaching humans how to code and machines how to learn?

An overemphasis on teaching children technical proficiency could undermine their future skill sets.

Education : Technology : Youth

Daily Signals

Future Forecast 2017: Retail and Luxury

As the year comes to an end, LS:N Global looks at the nascent trends and behaviour patterns that will be shaping the luxury and retail sectors over...

Future Forecast : 2017 Trends : Retail

Micro Trends

Gastronomy Fetish

Just when we thought we couldn’t stomach any more food porn, creative industries are raising their game with a new blend of erotic exploration and ...

Culinary Culture : Sensory : ASMR

Daily Signals

Collaborative choreography

Milan – Danish textiles brand Kvadrat has collaborated with French artist Philippe Parreno for his show, Hypothesis.

Brand Collaboration : Art And Design : Kvadrat

Daily Signals

Border crossings

Antwerp – The iconic Museum aan de Stroom is hosting Port City Talks: Istanbul/Antwerp, curated by Turkish architect Murat Tabanlıo...

Istanbul : Antwerp : Tabanlioglu

Micro Trends

Run Stations

Tokyo’s running stations are evolving beyond basic shower and locker rooms as brands respond to the Body Temples desire for convivial fitness.

Tokyo : Body Temples : Community Retail

Viewpoints

Diana Verde Nieto: Why luxury brands need to be socially and environmentally aware

Luxury does not have to mean compromise between style and a positive impact, says the founder of luxury standards-setter Positive Luxury.

Accessories : Narcisso Rodriguez : Candice Swanepoel

Micro Trends

Smart Philanthropy

Forget charity galas and fundraisers – brands are using smart crowdsourcing strategies to convert unused consumer resources such as mobile data a...

Humanitarian Campaigns : Unused Resources : Crowd-sourcing

Big Ideas

Cannes Lions 2014: Volvo and Harvey Nichols campaigns win top honours

The Cannes Lions festival's final awards ceremony named the winners for Film, Film Craft, Innovation, Branded Content, Titanium and Integ...

Cannes Lions 2014 : Cannes Lions

Markets

Endless Aisles

Retailers are introducing virtual shelves and shoppable walls in physical retail spaces.

Sony : Digital Store Front : Kate Spade

Big Ideas

Retail Week Live 2014: Part 1

The dominant theme at the 2014 Retail Week Live (RWL) conference was personalisation. Personalised data will facilitate a more efficient, targeted ...

Personalisation : Shopping : Tesco

Daily Signals

Café culture: Dishoom serves stories on a plate

London – Communications group OgilvyOne UK has created a campaign for East London restaurant Dishoom that enables people to share their café e...

Authentic : Mumbai : Dishoom

Daily Signals

Common touch: Objects preserve iPhone gestures

London – Multi-Touch Gestures, a project by Royal College of Art student Gabriele Meldaikyte, is a series of five museum objects, each designed to ...

Gestures : Touch Screen : Finger Movement

Micro Trends

Homespital

Smartphone apps, self-quantifying technologies and home-monitoring systems are increasingly making healthcare in the home a reality. As people use ...

Health : Data : Self-help

Big Ideas

Film shows fearful side of Facebook

Los Angeles : Facebook : Data

Micro Trends

Customisation Culture

Luxury brands are launching bespoke products, and using technology to communicate their production processes in a bid to meet the growing need amon...

Heritage : Engraving : Initials

Macro Trends

Brandtocracies

As we move into the 10s, the widespread proliferation of social media networks means that consumers increasingly expect brand relationships to be b...

Brand : Conversation : Democratic Brands

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