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Luxury Travel Futures Market – Drivers

The travel habits of the world’s affluent are changing inexorably. Remaining within the four walls of a hotel is no longer enough. Nor is travell...

Big Ideas

Womenswear spring/summer 2013 commercial trends overview

Worldwide – A return to 90s grunge, mixed media print executions and a new soft femininity were the key trends identified by fashion-buying directo...

Print : Matches : Geometry

Macro Trends

The Great Wealth Transfer

Wealth ownership, distribution and the politics that influence cross-generational spending are all in flux, according to the latest findings of The...

Luxury : Gen Z : HNWI

Markets

Haute Couture Market

New directions in the haute couture market reveal how the traditional sector is still at the forefront of fashion innovation and craftsmanship.

Luxury : Sustainability : Fashion

Design Directions

Paris Fashion Week spring/summer 2015

A heady and moody mix of alchemy and magic were on show this season during Paris Fashion Week as designers played with fiction to create escap...

Markets

Food Shopping Survey UK

As the recession bottoms out, UK consumers are rewriting the rules of their weekly shop; no-frills purchases and own-label brands are all making a ...

Food Shopping : Recession : Social Consumers

Macro Trends

Food Futures

Changing ethical tastes, upcoming EU legislation, the return of thrift and a new generation of synth-friendly consumers are just a few of the many ...

Food : Drink : Eating

Micro Trends

London Beauty Safari

To celebrate the publication of LS:N Global’s Beauty Futures Report 2015, we wandered the streets of London to discover the most interesting beau...

Covent Garden : Shoreditch : Mayfair

Big Ideas

SHOW RCA 2013: Ones to Watch

The Royal College of Art (RCA) put on an inspirational graduate show that presented an intelligent range of products made to a very high standard. ...

Design : Form Follows Ritual : Alchemy

Macro Trends

Synchronised Care

Self-care is now a force for collective health that is interconnected with every aspect of our lives and interdependent on the world around us.

Beauty : Health : Wellness

Markets

Nordic Market report

The Nordic region’s prosperous countries are often held up as role models for the rest of the world. Their taxes may be high, but they are also cha...

Scandinavia : Norway : Sweden

Macro Trends

Luxury Recrafted

The consumers – or rather the collectors – of tomorrow will expect luxury to signal status not through excess, but by acting as a guardian of craft...

Luxury : Society : Fashion

Macro Trends

No-Frills Affluents

They have been one of the prime drivers in UK retailer Morrisons’ return to profit. Once driven by impulse and indulgence, they are now driven by v...

No Frills : Austerity : Value

Macro Trends

The Zalpha Reckoning

A hybrid generation of Zalphas are entering brands’ consciousness. Wise beyond their years, these products of climate change are using their childh...

Youth : Media : Technology

Design Directions

Lunar Grace

A rich convergence of the worlds of art and science is fuelling a fascination with celestial activity, dark matter and alchemy. As a result, design...

Science : Space : Astrology

Micro Trends

Next-level Hedonism

Following years of pandemic-related social restrictions, consumers in the US in particular are prioritising pleasure – and indulging in next-level ...

Youth : Hospitality : Fashion

Markets

Accelerating African Fashion

Cross-cultural collaborations and digital innovations are helping to advance African fashion on the global stage, while preserving local heritage a...

Africa : Fashion : Retail

Micro Trends

Milan Safari

Known as an industrial city with a flair for fashion, Milan is beginning to blend age-old tradition with modern innovation.

Milan : The Convergence Economy : Luxury

Markets

Consumer Health Market

Healthcare is changing as innovators remake it with cues from the lifestyle industries.

Health : User Experience : Medicine

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

Macro Trends

Ubiquitous Gaming Culture

Buying shoes? There’s a game for that. Visiting a gallery? There’s a game for that. Want to lose weight, stop smoking, learn to speak a foreign lan...

Gaming : UGC : Gamification

Design Directions

Euphorescence

Employing chromatic stimulation, light therapy and meditative imagery, designers are creating new environments that enhance and optimise our menta...

The Optimised Self : Zoned-out Spaces : Essential Self

Design Directions

Milan Salone 2015: Part 2

In the second part of our Milan review, LS:N Global reports on the emerging desire to imbue objects with uncanny features, such as spiritual pres...

Milan Salone 2015 : Synesthesia : Playscapes

Design Directions

Milan Salone 2015: Part 1

Designers at this year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile explored the potential of haptic interaction with new surfaces and textures, and challe...

Milan Salone 2015 : Haptic Experiences : Storytelling

Markets

Retail report

It feels as though retailers the world over are breathing a collective sigh of relief, as the Great Depression didn’t materialise. But the sobering...

Deloitte : Recession : PIIGS

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