Artisanal

Luxury Recrafted

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

LDF Network Evening 2015: Daniela Walker

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LDF Network Evening 2015: Daniela Walker

London – It’s okay for brands to be themselves, says Daniela Walker, LS:N Global senior journalist and author of our macrotrend Anti-authenticity M...

Advertising : Marketing Campaigns : Heritage

Anti-authenticity Marketing: Beyond Borders Network Evening

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Anti-authenticity Marketing: Beyond Borders Network Evening

London – Last night LS:N Global welcomed multidisciplinary creatives to Elder Street for our Design in the Age of Anti-authenticity Network Evening.

Anti-authenticity Marketing : Communication : Beyond Borders

Jacques Panis: Reviving Shinola

Viewpoints

Jacques Panis: Reviving Shinola

Jacques Panis, president of Shinola, explains how the watch and leather goods brand was brought back from near extinction.

Shinola : Detroit : Makers Mondays

Craft in the Age of Anti-authenticity

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Craft in the Age of Anti-authenticity

London – Have terms such as ‘craft’ and ‘artisanal’ lost their meaning? We find out more with some of the country’s finest craftspeople.

Craft : Artisanal : Authenticity

SXSell: How to make it at South by Southwest

Viewpoints

SXSell: How to make it at South by Southwest

To win at SXSW, brands should follow Delta Air Lines’ example, emphasising authenticity and focusing on influencers.

SXSW : Delta : McDonald's

Pepsi launches soft drink sweetened with cane sugar

Big Ideas

Pepsi launches soft drink sweetened with cane sugar

Soft drinks brand Pepsi has launched Caleb’s Kola, a new range of artisanal soda drinks.

Pepsi : Caleb's Cola : Whole Chain Thinking

High-tech cuppas: A café for tea enthusiasts

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High-tech cuppas: A café for tea enthusiasts

San Francisco – Samovar Teas in San Francisco wants to show that tea is as much an art as brewing coffee.

Tea : Artisanal : A Whole New Blend

Working class: Artisans reveal creative process in Milan

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Working class: Artisans reveal creative process in Milan

Milan – While beautiful design is guaranteed at Milan Design Week, few visitors see the work that goes into the final products. Workmates Depicted ...

Milan : Salone Internazionale Del Mobile : Save Our Artisans

Beyond Beauty Paris 2013: Overview

Big Ideas

Beyond Beauty Paris 2013: Overview

Paris – Paris can still capitalise on its luxury fashion and beauty heritage, but many eyes in the beauty industry have long been trained on the Ch...

Clay : European : Cleansing

Retail craft: Maiyet fetes New York flagship store

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Retail craft: Maiyet fetes New York flagship store

New York – Ethical luxury label Maiyet officially opened its new flagship retail space in Manhattan’s Soho district this week at a party coinciding...

Craft : Van Brunt Stillhouse : Cigu‘ Architects

Blowing bubbles: Designer brings musicality to glass craft

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Blowing bubbles: Designer brings musicality to glass craft

Eindhoven – Fascinated by the connection between glassblowers and the material they create, designer Philipp Weber remodelled the classic blowpipe ...

Craft : Sound Design : Factory

Ones to watch: Tsovet pays homage to workers

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Ones to watch: Tsovet pays homage to workers

Newport Beach, California – American watch brand Tsovet has released the first issue of Chronicle, a print magazine that profiles men ‘who make exc...

Craft : Tsovet : Motorcycles

Stanley's Pharmacy

Big Ideas

Stanley's Pharmacy

New York – A pharmacy for people, not products.

Medicine : Chemists : Drug Store

Gin craft: Liquor hand-made from distillery to label

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Gin craft: Liquor hand-made from distillery to label

London – Dodd’s Gin is the latest product from boutique distillers, The London Distillery Company. Crafted in small batches at the company’s distil...

Gin : Dodds Gin : Drink Labels

Craft work: Absolut gives vodka artisanal treatment

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Craft work: Absolut gives vodka artisanal treatment

Stockholm – Swedish vodka brand Absolut has collaborated with design consultancy The Brand Union to create a new stylised bottle and logo for its a...

Vodka : Drink Labels : Drink Branding

Save our Artisans

Micro Trends

Save our Artisans

On a snowy December night at Scotland’s Linlithgow Palace, model Stella Tennant swept onto the runway of Chanel’s pre-fall 2013 show in a tartan co...

Artisan : Artisanal : Heritage

Robotic craft: A touch of glass in Stockholm

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Robotic craft: A touch of glass in Stockholm

Stockholm – For the first time a signature exhibition, the Glass Elephant, has been installed outside the main Stockholmsmässan centre at the Stock...

Craft : ABB Robotics : Glass Elephant

Sweet talking: Mexican honey Branding & Packaging rebranded

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Sweet talking: Mexican honey Branding & Packaging rebranded

Sweet talking: Mexican honey Branding & Packaging rebranded

Packaging : Label Design : Brand Design

Micro Trends

Viva Mexico

Mexican restaurants once conjured up an image of sombreros, cacti, maracas and moustachioed waiters singing mariachi songs. But now a new wave of r...

Mexican : Mezcal : Artisanal

Performance art: Stool cast in a different mould

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Performance art: Stool cast in a different mould

Performance art: Stool cast in a different mould

Traditional : Pewter Transmutation : Raphael Volkmer

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Linen basket: Luxury brand creates wickerwear

Linen basket: Luxury brand creates wickerwear

Design : Collection : Italian

Clean shave: Men's salon opens in Amsterdam

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Clean shave: Men's salon opens in Amsterdam

Clean shave: Men’s salon opens in Amsterdam

Interior : Classic : Salon

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Hitting the source: Water brand keeps it local

Hitting the source: Water brand keeps it local

Branding : Identity : Visual

The Luxury Matrix Stage One : Acquisition and Value

Markets

The Luxury Matrix Stage One : Acquisition and Value

The Future Laboratory uses The Five Stages of Luxury to differentiate and determine the qualities of the luxury industry, and they remain constant....

Acquisition : Value : Tom Ford

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