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Viewpoints

Gucci’s Robert Triefus on redefining luxury

Gucci’s executive vice-president of brand and customer engagement discusses the inter-Covid lessons for luxury – and what The Five States of Luxury...

Luxury : Retail : Fashion

Markets

China Green Retail Market

Propelled by the impact of the pandemic and shifting mindsets of Millennial and Gen Z consumers, China’s tone is changing when it comes to protecti...

Retail : China : Sustainability

Viewpoints

The youth voices of Intersectional Environmentalism

With one-size-fits-all sustainability goals excluding people of colour, Gen Z are combining social justice with environmental activism.

Youth : Sustainability : Intersectionality

Markets

Rebranding the menopause

Attitudes to the menopause are being transformed, and wellness companies, fem-tech and beauty brands are stepping up to champion this fundame...

Beauty : Wellness : Technology

Big Ideas

World Retail Congress 2015 Review: Part 1

For the ninth annual World Retail Congress, retailers gathered in Rome to ponder the wave of technological innovation disrupting every aspect of th...

World Retail Congress 2015 : Metro Group : Disney

Big Ideas

New Designers 2014

This year's New Designers show in London was a hotbed of graduate talent focusing on projects from a range of disciplines, including visual communi...

New Designers : Graduate Show : London

Communities

Social Singles

Being alone has never felt less lonely. With more ways than ever to connect online, laptops, smartphones and tablets have become the only tools you...

Last-minute : Self-employed : Living

Design Directions

One Pig

Meat is murder, according to some, but few people can identify with the unseen act of ending an animal’s life that is necessary if we want to eat m...

Project : One Pig : Musician

Communities

Mexican Luxurians

From supporting local designers to connecting with the region’s rich artisanal culture, this tribe of consumers approach luxury wit...

Mexican Luxurians : Mexico : Luxury

Big Ideas

Six Pet Market Trends to Watch in 2025

From AI-powered devices to cultivated protein and microbiome health, the humanisation of pet care is reaching new heights of personalisation and op...

Pet : Pet Market Trends 2025 : AI-powered Pet Accessories

Micro Trends

Comfort Cuvées

Forward-thinking vintners are swapping esotericism for accessible pairings, sustainable packaging and a ‘deluxified’ approach to wine, ushering in ...

Youth : Food & Drink : Society

Big Ideas

SXSW 2024 Debrief: A Transformative Era

Abundant innovation is on the horizon, but individuals face the challenge of adapting to rapid change. As SXSW showcases pioneers eager to advance,...

Technology : Marketing : Media

Markets

Spirits Innovations

From glassless packaging to raicilla, sotol and aquavit, we are likely to see a variety of innovations in the spirits market in 2024 as it weathers...

Sustainability : Food & Drink : Technology

Markets

Web3 Music Market

In a bid to reform its fractured systems, the music industry is embracing the Web3 space to empower musicians, digital communities and real-life fans.

Music : Web3 : NFTs

Markets

Second-life Bridal Market

As a historically unsustainable category, the wedding sector is ushering in greener options to cater for brides’ increasingly eco-conscious mindsets.

Retail : Weddings : Bridal

Micro Trends

Flower Therapy

With consumers turning to the natural world as a wellbeing resource, brands are exploring the benefits of one of its key elements – flowers.

Health : Wellness : Beauty

Micro Trends

New Sportswomen Media

With mainstream sports platforms largely unrepresentative, there is growing demand for online networks and reportage focused on women athletes.

Health And Wellness : Sports : Women's Health

Design Directions

Autumn/Winter 2017 Fashion Week: Part 2

In the second part of our autumn/winter 2017 design directions report, LS:N Global examines the changing notions of femininity and the continuing f...

The Dislocated World : Prada : AW 17

Design Directions

Autumn/Winter 2017 Fashion Week: Part 1

This season, designers challenged traditional notions of luxury and collaborated with nostalgia-evoking brands. LS:N Global outlines the key design...

Autumn Winter 2017 : MM6 Maison Margiela : Subversive Luxury

Big Ideas

Dutch Design Week 2015 Review

True to form, the participants of Dutch Design Week 2015 set out to shake up the status quo. Bold exhibitions by the Design Academy Eindhoven gradu...

Dutch Design Week 2015 : Design Academy Eindhoven : New Bricolage Living

Markets

Interface Market

In the era of Awakening Tech our devices’ interfaces are set to become more human.

Interface : Interface Design : Haptics

Design Directions

Autumn/winter 2015 Fashion Week directions: Part 1

From the genderless collections of New York Fashion Week to neo-elegance on Parisian catwalks, the past month was a showcase of innovation and cr...

Post-Faith : Gareth Pugh : Anrealage

Design Directions

Maja Flink: Photography

‘Most of my portraits have a calmness and a specific atmosphere,’ says photographer Maja Flink. ‘When I receive a brief people ask specifically for...

Photography : People : Portraits

Markets

Beauty report

As the world changes after the recession and we enter the New Normal age of the topsy-turvy Turbulent Teens, thankfully some things remain the same...

Turbulent Teens : Lipstick Effect : Selfridges

Macro Trends

Leanomics

In a world of über choice and information overload, we are witnessing the emergence of brand filtering and pause culture, and the growth of ‘thick ...

Lean : Nega-choice : Mega-choice

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