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Luxury States: New Codes of Luxury 2024–2025

Macro Trends

Luxury States: New Codes of Luxury 2024–2025

An essential tool, the Five Luxury States define people’s emotional and psychological journeys through the luxury sector, giving rise to a new set ...

Luxury : Travel & Hospitality : Fashion

Gucci transforms vault legacy into vintage treasure trove

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Gucci transforms vault legacy into vintage treasure trove

Gucci’s digital-only imprint, Gucci Vault, is set to undergo a transformative evolution, giving rise to Gucci Vintage, a venture celebrating the in...

Luxury : Fashion : Retail

Hitachi turns to the metaverse for next-generation workforce training

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Hitachi turns to the metaverse for next-generation workforce training

Multinational electronics giant Hitachi is using the metaverse to enable skilled manufacturing workers to run demonstrations on real-world equipment.

Technology : Metaverse : Craft

Five Luxury Brands Recrafting Heritage In-Store

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Five Luxury Brands Recrafting Heritage In-Store

Luxury brands are opening flagship and pop-up stores with new codes of craft and heritage embedded into the physical destination.

Luxury : Retail : Heritage

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

Palm Heights hotel unveils a covetable beachwear collection

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Palm Heights hotel unveils a covetable beachwear collection

The hotel is partnering with Marrakesh-based fashion label Marrakshi Life to create a keepsake line of traditionally crafted beachwear.

Fashion : Travel & Hospitality : Luxury

Silk to Silicon explores craft’s impact on tech

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Silk to Silicon explores craft’s impact on tech

This art exhibition traces the link between textiles and cryptocurrency and ponders the revival of Luddism.

Design : Media & Entertainment : Technology

Gyaan Centre empowers Indian women via craft

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Gyaan Centre empowers Indian women via craft

The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls’ School in Rajasthan is opening to support local women and girls through education and craftsmanship.

Youth : Education : Craft

Watch House’s playground for coffee connoisseurs

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Watch House’s playground for coffee connoisseurs

The Watch House playground for coffee connoisseurs has opened in Bermondsey.

Coffee : Retail : Craft

Markets

Makers Market

As craft culture and the hobby renaissance build momentum, retail opportunities abound for a wave of consumer businesses founded by makers.

DIY : Retail : Craft

Stat: Young Brits are taking up traditional pastimes

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Stat: Young Brits are taking up traditional pastimes

A study by Mintel has shown that many Britons have been engaging in traditional pastimes including knitting and board games, with 31% of women and ...

Society : Gen Z : Craft

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Domestic bliss

London – The New Craftsmen has opened an interactive space that examines the evolving idea of the home.

The New Craftsmen : Selfridges : Domestic Appeal

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Beer branding

Munich – And Union’s minimalist visual identity is a bold departure from the craft beer category’s use of traditional design cues.

And Union : Packaging : Neo-nutrition

Design Miami/ Preview: Fendi made fun

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Design Miami/ Preview: Fendi made fun

Miami – Designer Cristina Celestino has created a curated space that offers a playful take on Fendi’s elegant aesthetic.

Design Miami : Design Miami 2016 : Gio Ponti

Meet your makers

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Meet your makers

London – Burberry has marked the launch of its first see-now-buy-now collection with a festival of craftsmanship.

Burberry : See Now Buy Now : Festival

Design Miami/ Basel 2016: Top Five Not To Be Missed

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Design Miami/ Basel 2016: Top Five Not To Be Missed

As it enters its second decade this month, Design Miami/Basel is embracing more experimental definitions of design and creativity.

Design Miami : Fabrica : Craft

Stockholm Design Week 2016

Design Directions

Stockholm Design Week 2016

From the traditional to the avant-garde, a variety of intriguing furniture and products set the standard for contemporary Scandinavian design at ...

Interior Design : Scandinavian Design : Nordic

Stockholm Design Week and Furniture Fair 2016: Review

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Stockholm Design Week and Furniture Fair 2016: Review

At Stockholm’s off-site events, young designers were keen to present a new direction for Scandinavian design.

Furniture : Lighting : Nordic

Anti-authenticity Marketing

Macro Trends

Anti-authenticity Marketing

Tales of authenticity and heritage are leaving a bad taste in consumers’ mouths as brands mercilessly misappropriate these values and divest them...

Beyond Borders : Authenticity : Heritage

Artisanal Amazon

Big Ideas

Artisanal Amazon

US – Amazon is taking on arts and crafts platform Etsy with its Handmade store.

Amazon : Etsy : Handmade

LDF Network Evening 2015: James Shaw

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LDF Network Evening 2015: James Shaw

London – Designer James Shaw uses many words to refer to his work, but ‘craft’ is not one of them.

James Shaw : Designer : Craft

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

Big Ideas

Take a shot

Europe – Lager brand Amsterdam has launched a new 237ml can for drinking on the go.

Amsterdam Navigator : Packaging : Beer Shot

Jacques Panis: Reviving Shinola

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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

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