Minimal

Pure and simple

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Pure and simple

Global – Balenciaga’s minimalist website redesign reflects the shift from ostentatious displays of wealth to simple, pared-back statements in the l...

Balenciaga : Anti-choice Architecture : Anti-luxurians

Reforming shopping

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Reforming shopping

San Francisco – Reformation’s new store is designed to provide visitors with a more comfortable and efficient shopping experience.

Reformation : Streamlined Shopping : San Francisco

Archiproba: Interior Architecture

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Archiproba: Interior Architecture

Interior design practice Archiproba focuses on the sentimental aspect of spaces to highlight the emotional value of architecture. ‘I valu...

Interior Architecture : Beauty Spaces : Minimal

The social network on which users are limited to one post a day

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The social network on which users are limited to one post a day

This. is a new social network from publisher Atlantic Media asking users to be the most discerning curators and emphasise quality over quantity by ...

This. : The Atlantic : Tha Sharded Self

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Cloud 9: New Australian wine brand goes monochromatic

The recent launch of new Australian wine brand Ministry of Clouds highlights the brand’s adoption of pared-back, monochromatic packaging developed ...

Ministry Of Clouds : Parallax Design : Symbols

Outside in: Salon with a hint of adventure

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Outside in: Salon with a hint of adventure

Outside in: Salon with a hint of adventure

Hair Salon : Minimal : Rope

Micro Trends

Luxe Laundry

Laundry brands are taking cues from the beauty world, with stripped-back packaging and eco-credentials that emphasise quality and naturalness.

Natural : Tangent GC : Laundry Detergent Project

Well, well: Bien! serves meals to fight stress

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Well, well: Bien! serves meals to fight stress

São Paulo – Visitors to Brazilian restaurant Bien! will find food to combat hypertension and diabetes, and even help in the bedroom.

Restaurant : Bien! Sao Paulo : Health Food

A quiet drink: Tequila branding cuts the noise

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A quiet drink: Tequila branding cuts the noise

Monterrey – Design studio Manifiesto Futura has created the packaging and visual identity for Tiqo, a tequila-based drink.

Branding : Tigo : Manifesto Futura

Design Miami/ 2012

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Design Miami/ 2012

Surrealism redux was apparent at Design Miami/ in December. LS:N Global noted an other-worldly take on flora and fauna, fluid strokes and material ...

Surrealism : New Sublimity : Lab

Dirty dining: Burger bar displays a rough look

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Dirty dining: Burger bar displays a rough look

Dirty dining: Burger bar displays a rough look

Restaurant : Dirty Burger : Rust

Womenswear spring/summer 2013 commercial trends overview

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Womenswear spring/summer 2013 commercial trends overview

Worldwide – A return to 90s grunge, mixed media print executions and a new soft femininity were the key trends identified by fashion-buying directo...

Print : Matches : Geometry

Harm Rensink Urban Spa

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Harm Rensink Urban Spa

To escape the noise, pollution and distractions of city life, residents often find that the only option is to pack their bags and head to the count...

Hotel : Symbiotic Branding : Dutch Design Week

Fashion Week Overview S/S 13

Design Directions

Fashion Week Overview S/S 13

After the spring/summer 2013 collections reached their climax in Paris last month, LS:N Global presents an overview of the key trends. This season,...

Netstalgia : Curator Generation : Metallic

Sign language: Flutter uses movement to play media

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Sign language: Flutter uses movement to play media

Sign language: Flutter uses movement to play media

Camera : Gesture : Flutter

Graduate Fashion Week 2012

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Graduate Fashion Week 2012

Graduate fashion week 2012 was filled with exuberant collections, neon colour clashes and synthetic fabrics. Almost all looks on show could be char...

Digital Surrealism : Maximalism : Flatforms

Mexican classics: A survival kit Just In Case

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Mexican classics: A survival kit Just In Case

Mexican classics: A survival kit Just In Case

MENOSUNOCEROUNO : Just In Case : Mexico Market

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Good for the sole: Shoe brand is all fired up

Good for the sole: Shoe brand is all fired up

Minimal : Tactility : Pure

Milan Womenswear A/W 12

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Milan Womenswear A/W 12

Designers in Milan celebrated femininity, offering a sense of fantasy and escapism. Varying from futuristic to baroque concepts, Italian fabrics an...

Baroque : Futuristic : Hyper-real

Sublime Materiality

Design Directions

Sublime Materiality

As we enter a period which LS:N Global has described as The New Sublimity consumers are questioning what they must do in order to feel fulfilled in...

Stuffocation : Minimal : Luxury

Paris and Milan menswear A/W 12

Design Directions

Paris and Milan menswear A/W 12

This season’s collections took traditional menswear influences, such as suiting and military wear, and developed them in a contemporary fashion, wh...

Heritage : New Gents : Modern Mythology

All lit up: Lightwell brightens Osaka house

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All lit up: Lightwell brightens Osaka house

All lit up: Lightwell brightens Osaka house

Transparency : Openness : Natural Sunlight

Design Directions

GFW 2011

Graduate Fashion Week was full of highly creative and wearable collections this year. Impressive prints and long, minimalist silhouettes prevailed,...

Oversized : Minimal : Statement

Design Directions

Soft Reduction

LS:N Global has previously reported on the rise of simplicity in The New Sobriety and Super Minimalism, a response to consumers cutting back and re...

Craft : Wood : Minimal

Design Directions

Tactile Purity

Following the excesses of the luxury market and the subsequent recession, the luxury aesthetic has become increasingly pared-down and minimal, ofte...

Minimal Luxe : Wood : Packaging

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