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Markets

Fashion Recommerce

Fuelled by Generation Z spending power and the circular economy, the market for reselling fashion is on the rise.

Fashion : Resell : Luxury Brands

Design Directions

Edhv: Multidisciplinary design studio

Design : Dutch Invertuals : Oxidisation

Design Directions

Device 6

Video games as film? Certainly. Video games as art? Maybe. Video games as literature? The idea seems ridiculous. Yet that is what Swedish...

Iphone : Device 6 : Simogo

Design Directions

OUTRACE

In the dusk of a September evening in Trafalgar Square, London’s most famous public space, an enraptured public saw eight robotic arms draw picture...

Robotics : Clemens Weisshaar : Outrace

Design Directions

MadeThought : Graphic Design

‘For us, it’s not about purifying or minimizing,’ says Paul Austin, co-founder of multidisciplinary design consultancy MadeThought. ‘It’s about con...

Perfume : Tea : Packaging

Communities

The Uncoupled

Meet the new community of citizens who are choosing to embrace singledom, polyamory and platonic love over traditional romantic relationships.

Tribe : Travel : Leisure

Macro Trends

Menaissance

The New Lad and the New Man were handy motifs for their times, but today’s 24-35-year-old male is a far more advanced and more complex animal. The ...

Men : NuRo Male : Grooming

Macro Trends

Alphalux

In the wake of an economic downturn, the luxury industry has experienced a shock from falling sales and consumer confidence. Moving forward, it mus...

Heritage : Austerity : Brand Quietness

Communities

The Value Vanguard

Meet the consumers redefining value through imperfect sustainability, emotional spending and radical pragmatism, offering brands a glimpse into the...

Value : Finance : Society

Futures 100

Futures 100 Innovators: August

In the ninth longlist of our 2023 Futures 100 Innovators, we reveal The Future Laboratory’s chosen innovators and change-makers who are set to disr...

Futures100 Innovators

Communities

Skinthusiasts

Thanks to the rise in internet forums and skincare blogs, these beauty consumers are armed with scientific knowledge and know how to use ...

Beauty : Wellness : Culture

Markets

Future Forecast 2016

LS:N Global’s Future Forecast highlights the key trends set to make your business more profitable, innovative and attuned to consumers’ needs in 20...

2016 Predictions : Social Commerce : Fresh Batch Beauty

Design Directions

Post-faith

Designers and creatives are challenging taboos and employing religious iconography in their work. Having previously appeared in performances and ...

Craig Green : Snohetta : Monumental Masonry

Big Ideas

Design Miami/ Basel 2014 review

The 2014 collectible design show Design Miami/ Basel, which displayed a mix of French mid-century modern pieces and work from up-and-coming designe...

Design Miami/Basel : Private Collection : Art

Big Ideas

London Design Festival: Ones to Watch

LS:N Global profiles the new designers not to be missed among the big names during this year’s London Design Festival. Fresh talent has caught our ...

Royal College Of Art : Pia Wustenberg : Stacking Vessels

Macro Trends

Reformation Generation

Marking a new era of collaboration between brands and Generation Z, opportunities are arising to re-assemble, decentralise and decolonise our outda...

Youth : Media : Technology

Macro Trends

Liberation Luxury

As global wealth fluctuates, a new mindset is emerging centred on curiosity, flexibility and footloose living. In order to meet these shifting prio...

Luxury : Travel : Hospitality

Macro Trends

The Dislocated World

In a world dominated by distrust, disconnection and disenfranchisement it is time for brands to take a stand and choose what type of future they wa...

The Dislocated World : Turbulent Teens : Backlash Culture

Macro Trends

Prohibition Culture

Everywhere you look, behaviour is being curbed, controlled, nudged and monitored. The ‘war on waste’ is creating a stealth tax that covers everythi...

Nudge : Control : Waste

Macro Trends

Re-con Man

New shifts are placing men in uncharted territory. Rather than wallowing in the professed crisis of masculinity or the end of men, the Re-con Man i...

Collaboration : Crisis : Man-uals

Big Ideas

ITB Berlin 2025: Six Trends to Watch

From the rise of the Indian traveller to the influence of TikTok on destination discovery, LS:N Global explores the key trends from ITB Berlin 2025.

Travel & Hospitality : ITB Berlin 2025 : Gen Z

Markets

Third Space Retail

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

Retail : Third Spaces : Community

Big Ideas

VivaTech 2024: Accessibility, Climate Tech and AI in Healthcare

AI took centre stage once again at the ever-growing Parisian start-up and tech summit VivaTech with ground-breaking advances in climate, health and...

Technology : Artificial Intelligence : VivaTech

Micro Trends

Future Five: Identities

As part of our Future Five 2024 report, we explore the shifts in identity that are all-important in understanding the consumer of tomorrow.

Identities : Future Five : Topics

Markets

Brewing Coffee Futures

The wellbeing and carbon footprint concerns of Conscious Consumers are pushing innovative coffee brands to shift their focus on quality, sustainabi...

Coffee : Coffee Plus : Coffee Shop

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