Consumerism

Stockholm Design Week 2023: Sustainability in Goblin Mode

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Stockholm Design Week 2023: Sustainability in Goblin Mode

Swedish designers face the challenges of circularity, reducing CO2 footprint and repurposing waste.
Stockholm Furniture Fair : Design : Society
Dutch Design Week 2022: Designing a Better Future

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Dutch Design Week 2022: Designing a Better Future

Creatives at Dutch Design Week 2022 confronted the critical topics of today to envisage a better tomorrow.
Dutch Design Week 2022 : Society : Technology
Stat: Asia to become the largest consumer market by 2022

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Stat: Asia to become the largest consumer market by 2022

Major Asian economies are expected to cope with an inter-Covid recession better than their Western counterparts.
Luxury : Covid-19 : Coronavirus
Milan Salone 2017: Colour legacy

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Milan Salone 2017: Colour legacy

Milan – Israeli designer Naama Agassi examines cultural perceptions of colour throughout history.
Milan Salone 2017 : Product Design : Heritage
The consumer collection

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The consumer collection

New York – The Domestic Appeal design exhibition examines humanity’s relationship with household items.
Domestic Appeal : Chamber NYC : Home-tail
Happiness index

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Happiness index

China – Generation D cares less about money, according to a new report by agency OMD China.
Happiness Index : China : Gen Viz
New Designers Part Two 2015

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New Designers Part Two 2015

Now in its 30th year, New Designers continues to highlight graduate talent across multiple design disciplines. At the Part Two show, there was an...
New Designers 2015 : Part Two : Graduate Show
Whole-system Thinking

Macro Trends

Whole-system Thinking

As the boundaries between modern society and nature begin to blur, consumerism is becoming more integrated with our living world. As this shift u...
Anthropocene : Consilience : Life Sciences
The Age of the Long Near: Whole-system Thinking preview

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The Age of the Long Near: Whole-system Thinking preview

London – LS:N Global introduces Whole-system Thinking, the last of our three trends that we will present at our Spring/Summer 2015 Trend Briefing, ...
Whole System Thinking : The Age Of The Long Near : Whole Chain Thinking
DISown

Design Directions

DISown

In some respects, fine art is like designer fashion: many appreciate and desire it, but few possess it. In response, fast fashion retailers are t...
Dis Magazine : Art : Exhibtion
Prints charming: American Apparel plays with Post-modernism

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Prints charming: American Apparel plays with Post-modernism

Milan, Los Angeles – High street fashion brand American Apparel has collaborated with Memphis Group co-founder Nathalie du Pasquier to create...
Los Angeles : American Apparel : Memphis Group
Neo Kitsch

Design Directions

Neo Kitsch

Neon-coloured and neo-modern in its approach, the Memphis Group was a collective of young product and furniture designers working during the 1980s....
Memphis : 1980's : Consumerism
Young Indians embrace foreign retail chains

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Young Indians embrace foreign retail chains

Young Indians embrace foreign retail chains
India : Western : Profit
Mask marketing: The latest line on consumerism

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Mask marketing: The latest line on consumerism

Mask marketing: The latest line on consumerism
Motorola : Tokyo : Smartphones
Freesumerism

Macro Trends

Freesumerism

As the cost of everything tends towards zero, the growing trend for Freesumerism is seeing the notion of value undergoing a major shift. Smart bran...
Free : Consumerism : Buying
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