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Big Ideas

Tokyo Motor Show 2009 preview

With almost all the European and American automakers staying away, the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show will rely on the major Japanese brands to make headlin...

Nissan : Motor : 2009

Macro Trends

The Future of Music : 10 Trends

LS:N Global looks at the top ten trends that are informing how the music industry reconfigures itself in the digital era.

Music : Tunes : Entertainment

Futures 100

Futures 100 Innovators: May

The fifth instalment of our Futures 100 Innovators spotlights people ungendering beauty, addressing ADHD through design and diversifying Web3 spaces.

Futures 100 Innovators : F100 : Health & Wellness

Macro Trends

Hyperphysical Stores

In a post-Covid landscape, changing consumer needs are driving retailers to rethink bricks-and-mortar stores to be more engaging, sensorial and mem...

Retail : Bricks-and-mortar : Stores

Big Ideas

Clerkenwell Design Week: Top 10 products

Now in its fourth year, Clerkenwell Design Week’s momentum is increasing, with more brands and designers filling the festival’s imaginative locatio...

Design : Geo Luxe : Hauntology

Design Directions

Industrial Futurism

As storytelling and fantasy emerge as increasingly important ways to engage consumers, designers are seeking inspiration from science fiction.

Sci-fi : Storytelling : Metropolis

Big Ideas

IAM 2021: The Future of Community is Inter-Citizenship

Solutions were not enough at this year’s IAM Weekend, as thinkers gathered to imagine better internet(s), care systems and inter-species perspectives.

Digital : Technology : Media

Markets

Augmenting Automotive Retail

In the pandemic age, luxury car retail is driving in a new direction, turning to virtual experiences and anti-sales showrooms to win customers' spend.

Luxury : Retail : Automotive

Big Ideas

Exploring future scenarios powered by 5G

As we enter a new decade, LS:N Global speculates about the impact and transformative use cases of 5G across sectors including retail, healthcare an...

Technology : 5G : Far Futures

Markets

Fashion Futures 2017: Strategies for change

From collaborating with innovators outside the industry to addressing the growing digital skills gap, innovative fashion brands are driving real ch...

Fashion : Digital : Sustainability

Trend Tracker

Revelation Brands

Revelation Brands, identified by LS:N Global in 2015, explores how companies are helping consumers to escape the confines of their filter bubbles ...

Revelation Brands : Serendipity : Filter Bubble

Big Ideas

Guardian Media Summit 2016: Review

The publishing industry is championing creative intuition and long-term brand-building to connect with consumers on a deeper level.

Guardian Media Summit : Ad-blocking : Audiences

Design Directions

Wellness

Madrid-based fashion label Wellness has created Dubai, a water brand and dedicated website with eco-conscious, fitness and educational credentials.

Wellness : Dubai : Fashion

Big Ideas

RCA and CSM Show Review

Graduate shows at the Royal College of Art (RCA) and Central Saint Martins (CSM) tackled some weighty issues this year with work that challenged ...

Royal College Of Art : Critical Design : Whole-system Thinking

Markets

Chinese tourism market explores new frontiers

A new study from leading investment group CLSA shows that when it comes to the importance and influence of Chinese tourists, what we have seen so...

CLSA : China : Chinese

Design Directions

Lynx Space Academy

Top-selling men’s grooming brand Lynx is known for courting controversy with its adverts and straplines. Now it is making waves around the world ag...

Perfume : Beauty : Scent

Big Ideas

Cosmoprof 2012 - Trends and Innovations

New skincare delivery systems, innovative nail polishes, theatrical make-up and holistic ethical brands were key trends at Cosmoprof 2012.

Organic : O'Right : Rahua

Design Directions

Plus One Berlin

There are city guides and there are hotel concierges, but there is no better way to experience a new city than seeing it through the eyes of a loca...

Berlin : Plus One Berlin : Hyper-Local

Design Directions

Stockholm Design Lab : Graphic Design

Stockholm Design Lab is a multidisciplinary design studio founded by architect Thomas Eriksson and graphic designer Björn Kusoffsky. Together they,...

Branding : Scandanavian Airlines : Aircraft

Trend Tracker

The New Sublimity

Identified by LS:N Global in 2012, The New Sublimity macrotrend charted a widespread consumer movement away from busy, hyper-connected, digital ...

Suffocation : Spiritualism : Sublime

Design Directions

Maison et Objet 2013

The spring/summer Maison et Objet was a vibrant show. Contemporary products and interiors were on display inspired by urban living, luxury hacktivi...

Scandinasian : Hacktivism : Japan

Macro Trends

Anxiety Rebellion

Instead of numbing their anxiety with substances or indulging in other vices, Generation Z are turning emotions into actions, challenging existing ...

Youth : Health : Culture

Markets

State of Luxury: Australia

Australia’s luxury market is growing, with global brands scaling up and local labels making their mark in a competitive landscape.

Australia : Sustainability : Premiumisation

Behaviours

Emerging Youth: UAE

The UAE’s Gen Z are leading the nation’s evolution by redefining tradition to mirror their own values and vision.

Youth : UAE : Gen Z

Design Directions

Frivolous Foods

The visual definition of nourishment is evolving to celebrate a less sterile approach that combines nostalgia, escapism and pleasure.

Food : Drink : Wellness

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