Seattle

What will Amazon’s HQ2 mean for future cities?

Viewpoints

What will Amazon’s HQ2 mean for future cities?

Why a future with branded cities could offer an opportunity for civic action.

Amazon : Branding : Future Cities

Amazon constructs a permanent homeless shelter

Big Ideas

Amazon constructs a permanent homeless shelter

Seattle – The e-commerce giant is demonstrating its commitment to philanthropic endeavours.

Culture : Architecture : Digital

Big Ideas

Fresh thinking

Seattle – Amazon is looking to take on the groceries market with a number of physical stores.

Amazon : Supermarket : Food & Drink

Uptown Downtown

Micro Trends

Uptown Downtown

Department store retailers are looking to attract younger audiences by moving location and collaborating with unexpected partners.

Department Stores : Physical Retail : Anti-luxurians

Enforced isolation

Viewpoints

Enforced isolation

The design of technology company offices is compounding the industry’s lack of diversity.

Office Design : Future Of The Workplace : Tech Industry

Big Ideas

Hail BMW

Seattle – BMW is set to be the first motor manufacturer to offer a car-booking service to rival Uber.

BMW : ReachNow : Seattle

Joined-up clothing

Big Ideas

Joined-up clothing

Seattle – Say Kids is a new membership-based clothing label for children that is sold at 0% mark-up.

Say Kids : Childrenswear : Seattle

Big Ideas

Flexible hours

US – Amazon is recruiting ordinary citizens to deliver packages for its ambitious Amazon Prime Now service.

Amazon Flex : Drivers : Freelancers

Big Ideas

Urban decay

Seattle – A new service proposes to make burial more eco-friendly.

Urban Death Project : Katrina Spade : Seattle

The Optimised Self

Macro Trends

The Optimised Self

Humanity is on a quest. It is not a quest for perfection, but for optimisation – to be the optimal versions of ourselves, the most effective and th...

Optimisation : Health : Wellbeing

A cocktail of spices

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A cocktail of spices

Seattle – Flavours brand Addition has brought a taste of savoury and spicy to the specialist cocktails market.

Additions : Cocktail Flavours : Raising The Bar

Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room

Design Directions

Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room

Starbucks has brewed a new special project in Seattle, and it is a far cry from the corporate image and usual coffee offer for which it has become ...

Starbucks : Immersive Retail : Coffee

Laid bare: Starbucks reveals flagship store with a touch of theatre

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Laid bare: Starbucks reveals flagship store with a touch of theatre

Seattle – Starbucks has opened its largest branch to date, The Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room, laying bare its innermost workings in a move that...

Starbucks : Liz Muller : Show Your Working

Quick step: Fast food restaurant in bold rebranding

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Quick step: Fast food restaurant in bold rebranding

Boston, Seattle – First opened in 2012 in Boston, Kigo Kitchen serves wok-fired pan-Asian noodles and rice. Following the opening of a second branc...

Kigo Kitchen : Pan-Asian : Seattle

Ace Hotel London

Design Directions

Ace Hotel London

Ace Hotel opened its first branch outside of the Americas, in east London, in September. Like other ventures from Ace Hotel Group, it is the epitom...

Ace Hotel : London : Seattle

Pencil pushers: Smart stylus makes design simple

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Pencil pushers: Smart stylus makes design simple

New York, Seattle – Design developers at FiftyThree have produced the Pencil stylus, a digitally enabled, wooden pencil that lends an intimate tact...

New York : Seattle : US

From iPad to Paper: Self-publishing made easy

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From iPad to Paper: Self-publishing made easy

New York, Seattle – The ideation and creation app Paper, by design team FiftyThree, has been given life in the physical world thanks to notebook ma...

New York : Moleskine : The Editor

Industrial chic: Jewellery from non-precious metals

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Industrial chic: Jewellery from non-precious metals

Seattle – Design duo Iacoli & McAllister – Jamie Iacoli and Brian McAllister – began as furniture designers, but quickly expanded their skills to i...

Seattle : Tarnish : Necklace

US Hispanic population moves to new territory

Big Ideas

US Hispanic population moves to new territory

US Hispanic population moves to new territory

Atlanta : Raleigh : Orlando

US winemakers reach out to young mothers

Big Ideas

US winemakers reach out to young mothers

US winemakers reach out to young mothers

Wine : US : Mothers

On the Move: A new garment fit for the future

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On the Move: A new garment fit for the future

On the Move: A new garment fit for the future

Apps : Body Temples : Body

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Flat top: New brand’s key to a good beer can

Flat top: New brand’s key to a good beer can

Churchkey Can Co : Beer : Packaging Futures

Monster images: Illustrator draws on GIF style

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Monster images: Illustrator draws on GIF style

Monster images: Illustrator draws on GIF style

Gen D : Return Of The GIF : Netstalgia

Fungi farm: CityLab7 yields to bean culture

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Fungi farm: CityLab7 yields to bean culture

Seattle – CityLab7, an interdisciplinary collective specialising in food and ecosystem design in urban spaces, has created an installation called t...

Future Family : Revivialist : Seattle

Playing catch-up on consumers' expectations

Big Ideas

Playing catch-up on consumers' expectations

Playing catch-up on consumers’ expectations

Experience : Play : Asian Paints

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