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Cannes Lions 2019: Nike church re-ignites belief in the next generation

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Cannes Lions 2019: Nike church re-ignites belief in the next generation

Nike took home the Cannes Lions Industry Craft Grand Prix for transforming a former church into a sports centre.
Youth : Leisure : Sport
Reactive regions

Big Ideas

Reactive regions

Chicago – The city has announced that all of its publicly owned buildings and operations will run on clean energy by 2025.
Civic Brands : US : Cities
Fitbit for all

Big Ideas

Fitbit for all

US – Chicago is being fitted with a network of sensors designed to monitor the health of the city.
Array Of Things : Chicago : Pollution
Banking on culture

News

Banking on culture

Chicago – Once a bustling financial building but since fallen into disrepair, the Stony Island Arts Bank is being rehabilitated as a community centre.
Chicago : Community Centre : Chicago Architecture Biennial
Sporty stay

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Sporty stay

Chicago – Formerly an elite athletics club for men, the Chicago Athletic Association has been reborn as a hotel with sport at its heart.
Chicago : Chicago Athletic Association : Henry Ives Cobb
Boundless energy

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Boundless energy

Chicago – Solar Paper is a beautifully designed portable solar charger that turns any surface into a power source.
Solar Paper : Yolk : Sungun Chang
Stay ’n’ shop

Big Ideas

Stay ’n’ shop

Chicago – Virgin Hotels’ Gap concierge service means guests won’t ever be caught short of clothes when travelling. 
Virgin Hotels : GAP : Concierge
Mixing it up

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Mixing it up

Chicago – The Freehand combines the best elements of a hostel experience with that of a boutique hotel. 
Freehand : Chicago : Designer Bunks
The Optimised Self

Macro Trends

The Optimised Self

Humanity is on a quest. It is not a quest for perfection, but for optimisation – to be the optimal versions of ourselves, the most effective and th...
Optimisation : Health : Wellbeing
Black magic: Bewitching juice bar explores organic’s dark side

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Black magic: Bewitching juice bar explores organic’s dark side

Chicago – Hubble, bubble, boil and trouble. Logan Square’s Owen+Alchemy is a mixing pot of creative minds who have applied their talents to a bewit...
Owen+Alchemy : Potluck Creative : Occult Enchantment
Liz Salcedo: Fashion technology that solves real problems

Viewpoints

Liz Salcedo: Fashion technology that solves real problems

Fashion technology needs to be beautiful and touch on universal pain points, says the founder of accessories brand Everpurse.
Fashion Tech : Accessories : Everpurse
Craft brewery to launch $120 bottle of truffle beer

Big Ideas

Craft brewery to launch $120 bottle of truffle beer

A new Chicago microbrewery, the Moody Tongue Brewing Company, has launched a beer made with rare black truffles.
Craft Beer : Save Our Boozers : Chicago
Pedal power market

Markets

Pedal power market

In October 2013 actor Ashton Kutcher headed into a meeting wearing a t-shirt that read ‘Bike is the new car’. By broadcasting that belief the Hol...
Ashton Kutcher : Bicycles : US PIRG Education Fund
Innovative Chicago vending machine sells fresh salads

Big Ideas

Innovative Chicago vending machine sells fresh salads

Imagine combining the wholesomeness of fresh vegetables with the convenience of a vending machine. One US-based company has done it with kiosks tha...
Convenience Food : Vending Machine : Chicago
X-press yourself: Wired prints customisable ad

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X-press yourself: Wired prints customisable ad

US – Wired magazine has unveiled an innovative interactive print advertising campaign for its January US edition that highlights the multiple colou...
US : New York : Chicago
Google gets physical with Christmas pop-up shops

Big Ideas

Google gets physical with Christmas pop-up shops

Google gets physical with Christmas pop-up shops.
Google : New Jersey : Winter Wonderlabs
Stamped Goods

Design Directions

Stamped Goods

Designers are giving heritage a modern twist by reviving symbolic logos and embracing subtle cult influences to inform unexpected identities in foo...
Chicago : Maria's Packaged Goods And Community Bar : Hirokazu Kobayashi
Drink local: Field Notes' memo to beer-drinkers

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Drink local: Field Notes' memo to beer-drinkers

Chicago – Field Notes, the brand of minimalist notebooks, has released its 20th run of limited-edition Field Notes Colors notebooks, this time insp...
Chicago : Boozer Evangelist : Jim Coudal
On cloud nine: Kinetic exhibit lights up US bar

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On cloud nine: Kinetic exhibit lights up US bar

Chicago – Canadian artists Wayne Garrett and Caitlind r.c Brown have installed an interactive cloud made from more than 15,000 light bulbs on the c...
Chicago : Kinetic Design : Boystown
Banana Republic plays Cupid with singles nights

Big Ideas

Banana Republic plays Cupid with singles nights

Banana Republic plays Cupid with singles nights
Banana Republic : Gap : Match.com
Industrial Futurism

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
Fairy tale: Fashion collection has haunting look

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Fairy tale: Fashion collection has haunting look

New York – Fashion designers Shane Gabier and Chris Peters of Chicago-based label Creatures of the Wind have created a collection inspired by the s...
Chicago : Supernatural : Chris Peters
On truck: Gap puts new denim line on the menu

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On truck: Gap puts new denim line on the menu

On truck: Gap puts new denim line on the menu
New York : Ryan Scott : The Bazaar
A OK : Band releases interactive video

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A OK : Band releases interactive video

A OK : Band releases interactive video
Gaming : Pilobolus : Google Chrome
Band stand: LunaTik idea bears fruit at Apple

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Band stand: LunaTik idea bears fruit at Apple

Band stand: LunaTik idea bears fruit at Apple
Chicago : Apple : Kickstarter
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