Revivalism

Community appeal

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Community appeal

Toronto – Inspired by a seemingly bygone era of community shops and thriving general stores, hardware craft store Old Faithful Shop has recently e...

Old Faithful Shop : Toronto : Canada

Gilded tapas: Art Deco restaurant opens in Hong Kong

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Gilded tapas: Art Deco restaurant opens in Hong Kong

Hong Kong – Isono, a new tapas bar celebrating Basque cuisine, invites diners to delve into a contemporary take on Art Deco grandeur.

Isono : Hong Kong : Golden Age

London Design Festival 2014: Furniture collection explores the beauty of indigo

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London Design Festival 2014: Furniture collection explores the beauty of indigo

London – During London Design Festival JAMESPLUMB exhibited a collection of lighting and furniture pieces that explored the revivalist process of i...

London Deisgn Festival : Furniture : Dying

Macro Trends

Neo-Tolkienism

There is a something afoot, a cultural shift that has been rumbling in the undergrowth of society for the past 10 years and is finally roaring to ...

Futuretainment : Storytelling : Fantasy

Micro Trends

Miami Safari

A city in transition, Miami has roared back from the recession with a re-energised urban core and a diversified economy

Miami : Safari : Wynwood Walls

Question of style: Mayor boosts London’s menswear

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Question of style: Mayor boosts London’s menswear

London – The Mayor of London has launched a campaign celebrating the city’s pioneering menswear designers.

Mayor : London : Menswear

La Maison Au Bord de L'eau

Design Directions

La Maison Au Bord de L'eau

In its race to climb to the top of the luxury tree, Louis Vuitton has taken inspiration from a second-placed finish.

Architecture : Luxury : Revivalism

Micro Trends

Austin Safari

Austin is a capital of cool, attracting visitors from far and wide with its thriving culture scene.

Revivalism : No Va : Heywood Hotel

John Lewis to offer traditional high-street services

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John Lewis to offer traditional high-street services

John Lewis to offer traditional high-street services

Shopping : John Lewis : Revivalism

Travelling luxury: A Utopian home is re-imagined

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Travelling luxury: A Utopian home is re-imagined

Miami – Louis Vuitton has continued its love affair with fine art and design for Design Miami/ 2013 – this time celebrating iconic modernist design...

Louis Vuitton : La Maison Au Bord De L'Eau : Polarity Paradox

Cutting edge: Harry's opens first barber shop

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Cutting edge: Harry's opens first barber shop

New York – Harry’s, which was launched in March 2013 as an online retailer for affordable and well-designed shaving products, has opened its first ...

New York : The Corner Shop : Warby Parker

Bauhaus living: Museum opens old accommodation

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Bauhaus living: Museum opens old accommodation

Dessau-Rosslau, Germany – The Bauhaus design movement is one of the most prominent of the 20th century. Now fans can spend a night in former dormit...

Heritage : Germany : Hotel

Golden age: Cinema harks back to Hollywood glamour

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Golden age: Cinema harks back to Hollywood glamour

Sydney – Going to the cinema used to be a special event. Now, Right Angle Studio is injecting some glamour back into the experience with The Golden...

Heritage : Movie : History

Design Directions

Eruptia

Designers are relinquishing control over the final look of their work by adopting experimental production processes that result in a broken, cracke...

Cracked : James Shaw : Still Life

Iron man: Grooming products for the modern fellow

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Iron man: Grooming products for the modern fellow

Brooklyn, New York – The Iron Society is a private barber’s club in Greenpoint run by Chris DeSanty. Having grown up in machine shops, DeSanty’s ae...

Cosmetics : Chris DeSanty : Greenpoint

Design Directions

Mandustrial

Perfume : Typography : Utilitarian

Design Directions

Dark Alchemy

Beauty brands are adopting the Black Magic aesthetic and embracing a new gothic direction that blends mediaeval alchemy with emblematic spiritualism.

Recession : Madiaeval : Charcoal

Stanley's Pharmacy

Big Ideas

Stanley's Pharmacy

New York – A pharmacy for people, not products.

Medicine : Chemists : Drug Store

UK drinks consumers cherish experience

Big Ideas

UK drinks consumers cherish experience

UK drinks consumers cherish experience

Recession : UK Drinks Market : Off Trade

The Alchemist's Dressing Table

Design Directions

The Alchemist's Dressing Table

In these uncertain times, transparency and provenance have become bywords for brands seeking to reassure customers, and even luxury brands have emb...

Perfume : Distillation : Transparent

Design Directions

GFW 2013

Sweet Nostalgia : Revivalism : New Sublimity

Clerkenwell Design Week: Top 10 products

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Clerkenwell Design Week: Top 10 products

Now in its fourth year, Clerkenwell Design Week’s momentum is increasing, with more brands and designers filling the festival’s imaginative locatio...

Design : Geo Luxe : Hauntology

Milan 2013: Top 10 products

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Milan 2013: Top 10 products

At this year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile, designers experimented with artful lighting technology and considered a more human approach to tec...

Design : Poetic Lab : Aiko Telgen

Milan 2013: Ones to Watch

Big Ideas

Milan 2013: Ones to Watch

The Salone Internazionale del Mobile, one of the largest and most celebrated design shows in the world, is a hotbed of emerging design talent. LS:N...

Design : Review : Synaesthesia

The London Distillery Company: Bespoke

Design Directions

The London Distillery Company: Bespoke

It is easy to blend your own spirits online thanks to sites such as Alchemist Dreams and Whisky Blender, but distilling has always b...

London : Bespoke : Alcohol

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