Revivalist

Dark Alchemy

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
Jam session: Jars reference traditional methods

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Jam session: Jars reference traditional methods

London – Product designer Mathias Hahn has created Preserves, a series of ‘experimental glass vessels’ inspired by the traditional processes of har...
Concrete : Mathias Hahn : Preserves
Retro style: Ad pays lip service to facial hair

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Retro style: Ad pays lip service to facial hair

Retro style: Ad pays lip service to facial hair
Advertising : Revivalist : Men
Film noir: Cinema plays to its local strengths

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Film noir: Cinema plays to its local strengths

Film noir: Cinema plays to its local strengths
Wine : Public : Movies
Rustic dining: Restaurant look is down to earth

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Rustic dining: Restaurant look is down to earth

Rustic dining: Restaurant look is down to earth
Portfolio : Brown : Rustic
Thatch work: Market and hotel reflect local history

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Thatch work: Market and hotel reflect local history

Thatch work: Market and hotel reflect local history
Heritage : Building : Vacation
Pretty penny: Inserting colour into men's loafers

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Pretty penny: Inserting colour into men's loafers

Pretty penny: Inserting colour into men’s loafers
Colour : Men : The Turtleneck Club
Rough and ready: Danish design at Maison&Objet

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Rough and ready: Danish design at Maison&Objet

Rough and ready: Danish design at Maison&Objet
Design : Craftsmen : Hand-made
Sugar sensation: A sweet shop with character

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Sugar sensation: A sweet shop with character

Sugar sensation: A sweet shop with character
Branding : Sweets : Caramel
Uber Scuba: Louis Vuitton's seafaring journey

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Uber Scuba: Louis Vuitton's seafaring journey

Uber Scuba: Louis Vuitton’s seafaring journey
Louis Vuitton : Sea : Surfing
Retro recipe: Great Depression inspires new wine

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Retro recipe: Great Depression inspires new wine

Retro recipe: Great Depression inspires new wine
Vintage : Fortified Wine : Depression-era
Shake it up: Kit chair is steeped in tradition

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Shake it up: Kit chair is steeped in tradition

Shake it up: Kit chair is steeped in tradition
Furniture : Hemp : Self-assemble
New Bikers

Communities

New Bikers

Motorcycles are no longer just for suburban roughnecks. There is a new breed of urban gentlemen kick-starting a different sort of engine. They opt ...
Architecture Australia : Rockers : Gentlemen Motorbike Coalition
Chinese companies find firm foothold in Africa

Big Ideas

Chinese companies find firm foothold in Africa

Chinese companies find firm foothold in Africa
Emerging Markets : Expansionist Brands : China
Starbucks branch banks on testing local ideas

Big Ideas

Starbucks branch banks on testing local ideas

Starbucks branch banks on testing local ideas
Starbucks : Café : Laboratory
DIY Foodies

Communities

DIY Foodies

Raised on a healthy diet of openness, experimentation and information-sharing on the internet, DIY Foodies are bringing home the bacon.
Food : Cookery School : Trucks
London Design Festival Review

Big Ideas

London Design Festival Review

The 2011 London Design Festival has drawn to a close, designers have packed up their wares and departed, leaving in their wake a new set of cultura...
Design : Benjamin Hubert : Imperfection
Noble art: Mikuni recalls whiskey’s heritage

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Noble art: Mikuni recalls whiskey’s heritage

Noble art: Mikuni recalls whiskey’s heritage
Revivalist : Nostalgic Drink : New Gents
Cosmoprof 2011 Part 1

Big Ideas

Cosmoprof 2011 Part 1

From the hundreds of booths at the 2011 Cosmoprof trade fair – the largest haircare, beauty and spa trade show in the world – we have selected the ...
Customise : Authenticity : 2011
Revivalism

Macro Trends

Revivalism

Seeking shelter from the unsettling storm clouds of recession, resource and environment anxiety, consumers are nostalgically remembering, reviving ...
Revival : Nostalgia : Authenticity
On a pedestal: Bringing back the food ritual

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On a pedestal: Bringing back the food ritual

On a pedestal: Bringing back the food ritual
Revivalist : Nostalgic : Craft
Simon Costin : Intangible heritage

Viewpoints

Simon Costin : Intangible heritage

Art director and set designer Simon Costin talks about intangible heritage. 
Rurban Revolution : Simon Costin : Folk
New Gents

Communities

New Gents

In the 90s was the lad. In the 00s was the metrosexual. But now, in the Turbulent Teens, men are returning to a traditional type of masculinity. Ch...
Smart : Suit : Masculine
Coffee Unplugged

Micro Trends

Coffee Unplugged

Never mind the espresso. Brewed coffee is making a comeback. A group of new coffee shops is rediscovering different brewed varieties.
Revivalist : Clever Coffee Dripper : AeroPress
Vintage quality: Modern drink revives ancient recipe

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Vintage quality: Modern drink revives ancient recipe

Vintage quality: Modern drink revives ancient recipe
Philadelphia : 1600s : Revivalist
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