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London Design Festival 2015: Top 10

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London Design Festival 2015: Top 10

Ambient installations may have stolen the limelight at this year’s festival, but a host of exhibitions that advanced a critical and environmentally...
London Design Festival 2015 : Eataipei : Aram Gallery
Museum Market

Markets

Museum Market

Museums are moving out of the archives, using bold new collaborations and technology to drive innovation.
Museums : Luxury : Archives
Mischer’Traxler: Product and installation

Design Directions

Mischer’Traxler: Product and installation

Fusing traditional handcraft with mechanical systems, Katharina Mischer and Thomas Traxler create objects and installations that challenge and cr...
Mischer'Traxler : Vienna : Perrier-Jouët
NYCxDesign 2015 Review: Part 1

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NYCxDesign 2015 Review: Part 1

A relative newcomer on the design festival circuit, NYCxDesign brings together the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), North Americ...
NYCxDesign : ICFF : DesignJunction
Haeckels

Design Directions

Haeckels

Transporting the botanicals and aesthetic of the English coast to London, Haeckels beauty brand has launched a pop-up apothecary in Shoreditch.
Margate : ​Haeckels : Ace Hotel
Make That Studio: Art Direction

Design Directions

Make That Studio: Art Direction

Dea Sgarbossa and Nicola Russo are the design duo that formed Make That Studio, an Italian multidisciplinary design studio known for its architectu...
Make That Studio : Multidisciplinary : Visual Identity
International Biennale Interieur 2014 Review

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International Biennale Interieur 2014 Review

Outside the 24th International Biennale Interieur furniture fair in Kortrijk, Belgium, this month, a single concept was announced loud and clear o...
Space Caviar : Bulo : Glithero
Mobile World Congress 2013

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Mobile World Congress 2013

Consumers and technology companies from emerging markets are taking centre stage at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.
Africa : Alcatel-Lucent : Mobile Payment
Retail Analysis: Level Shoe District luxury shoe emporium puts focus on VIC service

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Retail Analysis: Level Shoe District luxury shoe emporium puts focus on VIC service

Retail Analysis: Level Shoe District luxury shoe emporium puts focus on VIC service
Dubai Mall : Dubai : Level Shoe District
Bivouac NYC

Design Directions

Bivouac NYC

Living and working in busy urban centres can leave many yearning for the tranquility of the countryside and simpler things, an escape from the torr...
Urban : Time Out : Pause
DUS Architects

Design Directions

DUS Architects

Away from the yellow hardhats and grumbling cement mixers of your average urban construction site, the partners at Amsterdam studio DUS A...
Pop Up : Gecekondu Summerhouse : Urban Planning
The Rise of the Expert Influencer

Viewpoints

The Rise of the Expert Influencer

As users increasingly seek transparency, trust and intention on Instagram, a new wave of influencers are emerging, full of professional acumen, lif...
Retail : Advertising & Branding : Fashion
Modern Mezcal

Micro Trends

Modern Mezcal

As interest in tequila and agave-based spirits booms, small-batch mezcal is being thrust into the mainstream and rebranded for a new global audience.
Branding : Drinks : Packaging
Piercing Pioneers

Micro Trends

Piercing Pioneers

Brands are modernising the coming-of-age ritual of piercing for a new generation of teenagers who are keen to experiment with their identity.
Retail : Youth : DTC
What will wellness look like in 2030?

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What will wellness look like in 2030?

Through the lens of a fictional future scenario, we ask how brands in 2030 will redefine wellness, negate collective burnout and help us embrace ou...
Far Futures : Health : Wellness
Health-conscious Cars

Micro Trends

Health-conscious Cars

The automotive industry is embracing intuitive technologies in a bid to help drivers and passengers manage their wellbeing while on the move.
Auto : Wellness : Health
Skintellectual Haircare

Micro Trends

Skintellectual Haircare

Drawing on ingredients and formulations found in skincare, new products and rituals are emerging that are designed to improve scalp and hair health.
Beauty : Haircare : Technology
Should brands be allowed to commodify space?

Viewpoints

Should brands be allowed to commodify space?

Vlad Sitnikov, project leader of StartRocket, discusses its controversial plans to fill the sky with branded content via a constellation of netwo...
Scenario : Advertising : Far Futures
Hybrid Gaming

Micro Trends

Hybrid Gaming

Combining VR and AR with escape games, laser tag and drones, a new category of immersive interactive gaming is emerging in the leisure sector.
Youth : Technology : Leisure
The dangers of tech brands usurping government

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The dangers of tech brands usurping government

Lucie Greene, the worldwide director of the Innovation Group at J Walter Thompson, outlines the consequences of Big Tech's encroachment into the ci...
Technology : Retail : Mobility
Future Trust Marks

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Future Trust Marks

From space-mined minerals to income-adjusted goods and branded cities, the labels that will help consumers make informed choices beyond 2030.
Retail : Artificial Intelligence : Food And Drink
Have brain-computer interfaces come of age?

Big Ideas

Have brain-computer interfaces come of age?

Mind control could soon replace clicks, gestures and voice commands as our main means of interacting with the digital world.
Digital : Media : Gaming
UBS wants to cater for the new population of Asian female billionaires

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UBS wants to cater for the new population of Asian female billionaires

Marina Lui, head of China WM, UBS Global Wealth Management, explains why brands need to pay more attention to Asia’s female high-net-worth individu...
Banking : Female Futures : Finance
How Detroit is reconstructing its future

Big Ideas

How Detroit is reconstructing its future

Hailed as the Comeback City, recent initiatives are not only rebuilding Detroit’s commercial potential, but also ensuring that the wider community ...
Retail : Automotive : Digital
How Goodyear is heralding a sustainable future

Big Ideas

How Goodyear is heralding a sustainable future

Senior industrial designer Sébastien Fontaine and principal engineer Claude Boes from Goodyear’s Innovation Centre in Luxembourg discuss the import...
Automobile : Wellness : Sustainability
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