LS:N Global

Micro Trends

Danse Macabre

Taking dark humour to the next level, Gen Z are using death as a day-to-day source of cringe comedy – but also relatability.

Micro Trends

Metaverse Architecture

Eminent architects are laying foundations in the metaverse, using the creativity offered by Web3 to create daring digital dwellings and augment eng...

Architecture : Design : Technology

Viewpoints

The future of luxury lies in escapism

Author and analyst Erwan Rambourg is positively bullish about what lies ahead for the sector, sharing insights from his latest book, Future Luxe.

Luxury : Travel : Health & Wellness

Viewpoints

Why Generation Z are creating activist-tainment

Tamseel Hussain, founder of Pluc TV, on how a ‘generation of misfits’ is driving more purposeful social media storytelling for India and beyond.

Youth : Media : Entertainment

Big Ideas

Is this digital mind gym the future of wellbeing?

Poppy Jamie, founder of mental wellbeing app Happy Not Perfect, discusses how a combination of neuroscience and technology can boost happiness.

Mental Health : Mental Wellbeing : Apps

News

UVU is a training collective for body and mind, and Google AI helps dairy farmers

Harvard study finds young people don’t know how to be in a relationship, fertility monitor Mira brings greater accuracy, Indoors at Nowadays celebr...

Health : Food : Hospitality

News

Hatch creates a beauty mask for pregnant bellies, Nestlé invests in ruby chocolate

The Muslim population’s growing disposable income, Tostito’s pre-emptive Super Bowl campaign, WeWork continues its expansion into education.

Beauty : Food : Youth

News

SWEAR offers luxury customisation and other stories

In today’s daily digest: Sweden’s biometric train tickets, a smart scale that tracks health, rethinking sustainable packaging and more.

Food & Drink : Luxury : Technology

Big Ideas

Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: Review

Panel discussions, critical concepts and branded exhibitions examined the future workplace at this year’s Clerkenwell Design Week.

Clerkenwell Design Week 2016 : Design : London

Markets

Consumer Drones Market

With applications in photography, entertainment and the arts, drones are set to become mainstream consumer devices in 2015 and beyond.

Drones : Photography : Consumer Electronics

Markets

Macau Luxury

Less than 10 years after the first foreign casino opened its doors in Macau, the sleepy former Portuguese colony has transformed itself into the wo...

HSBC : Macau : China

Viewpoints

Lukas Feireiss : The dramatics of space

Curator, artist and writer Lukas Feireiss talks about the dramatics of space.

Retail Spaces : Retail Interiors : Lukas Feireiss

Macro Trends

Homestead 3.0

Family sizes are changing, and our homes are adapting to accommodate new social and environmental behaviours.UK households are becoming more integr...

Home : Family : Connected Home

Macro Trends

The Immortal Brand

Brands and consumers are no longer satisfied by instantaneous gratification. Can we really plan in years, decades – even centuries?

The Age Of The Long Near : Evernote : Long Now Foundation

Markets

Third Space Retail

Brands are reshaping stores into branded third-space hubs, providing sanctuaries for creativity, community and culture.

Retail : Third Spaces : Community

Viewpoints

The audio-first future of Muslim social media

A spokesperson for social media platform Sango, explains how audio-based engagement is fostering community for Muslims across the world.

Media : Social Media : Technology

Trend Tracker

The Flat Age Society

In 2014, we identified The Flat Age Society, a group of optimistic and entrepreneurial consumers aged 60 and over who are creating a world in which...

The Flat Age Society : Boomers : Aging

Big Ideas

Frieze London 2014 Review

Now in its 12th year, London’s Frieze Art Fair offers a limited, mostly commercial perspective on contemporary art, but its 162 exhibitors from 25 ...

Frieze Art Fair : Frieze London : Nick Mauss

Big Ideas

Milan Review: Part 2

In the second part of the Milan furniture fair review, LS:N Global reports on the key exhibits shown at the major galleries, districts and satellit...

Design : Salone Satellite : Wallpaper Magazine

Big Ideas

World Retail Congress 2024: Community Commerce

From Claire’s to Sporty & Rich, innovative retailers are reshaping the landscape by fostering community engagement, inclusivity and social impact.

Retail : Advertising & Branding : Youth

Micro Trends

Reading Raves

Communal reading events are attracting young consumers for their unique blend of socialising and serenity.

Reading : Books : Gen Z Loneliness

Micro Trends

AI Edu-play-tion

Meet the innovators using generative artificial intelligence to re-imagine screen-free educational play time for children.

AI : Gen Alpha : Education

Viewpoints

Branding’s Transformation Age

Design and experience strategy is evolving to become a form of collaborative engagement along a narrative arc of surprise and transformation that c...

Design : Experience : Tomorrow's Leadership

Micro Trends

Sportive Affluents

With active pursuits growing among luxurians, traditional sports are surging in popularity as brands refresh and revive sportswear for younger audi...

Luxury : Sport & Leisure : Wellness

Micro Trends

Virtual Happy Hours

Amid Covid-19 and self-isolation, digital tools combined with delivery services are reframing drinking at home as a positive, social activ...

Drink : Society : Retail

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