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Pollution capitals: Seoul

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Pollution capitals: Seoul

Seoul – With more than 10m inhabitants increasingly concerned about the health risks associated with air pollution and a government slow to take ac...

Beauty : Wellness : Seoul

Sky garden in Seoul raises retail to new heights

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Sky garden in Seoul raises retail to new heights

Seoul – A former inner city overpass in South Korea’s capital has been converted into an expansive green space.

Architecture : Wellness : Retail

Hyundai Card unveils its new Cooking Library

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Hyundai Card unveils its new Cooking Library

Seoul – The Cooking Library is the latest in a series of Seoul spaces from Hyundai Card, following the opening of the finance brand’s Design L...

Hyundai Card : Cooking : Civic Placemakers

MakeUp in Asia 2017: Review

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MakeUp in Asia 2017: Review

The fourth edition of MakeUp in Asia revealed in-depth insights into the Asian beauty market and enabled attendees to meet a variety of original de...

Beauty : South Korea : China

Could Facebook launch a Line store?

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Could Facebook launch a Line store?

Social media platforms need to become playful and experimental to win over the next generation of users in Asia.

Asia : Social Media : Line

Nesta: Peter Baeck

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Nesta: Peter Baeck

Understanding the true potential of the collaborative economy.

Nesta : Collaborative Economy : The Sharing Economy

Design Directions

Filter Space

The new Dr Jart+ flagship store in Seoul offers customers a refuge from the worst of the city’s pollution.

Dr.Jart+ : Seoul : South Korean Beauty

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Breathe easy

Seoul – Filter Space from Dr Jart+ is a new flagship store that uses water, air and light to create a clean retail experience.

Beauty : Dr Jart : Pollution

Cracking the market

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Cracking the market

Seoul – Ritz Crackers has released a new ad that taps into the power of the autonomous sensory meridian response.

ASMR : Advertising : Visual ASMR

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Testing ground

Bangkok – Japanese design studio Nendo has completed its most ambitious retail space to date in the Thai capital.

Seoul : Explorium Retail : Nendo

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Social stay

Seoul – Hotel Cappuccino asks guests to think carefully about the things they consume during their stay.

Hotel Cappuccino : Shared Value : Recycling

Preview: Gentle Monster

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Preview: Gentle Monster

This week’s Innovate examines the innovative showrooms of South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster.

Gentle Monster : Eyewear : South Korea

Design Directions

Gentle Monster

South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster transforms its showrooms into artistic installations.

Gentle Monster : Quantum : Seoul

Design Directions

Marvelology

The reckless and brash spirit of Iconoclash has matured in the luxury landscape, fusing the naivety of child-like creations and their sense of ...

Luxury Futures : Iconoclash : Jaime Hayon

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Money makers

Seoul – Credit card company Hyundai Card has opened its factory to the public, enabling customers to explore the history of their powerful plastic....

Hyundai Card Card Factory : Factory Tour : Credit Card

Connected world

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Connected world

South Korea – Some of Vimeo’s most creative film-makers have teamed up with Samsung for a new series that discusses the essence of connectivity.

Samsung : Vimeo : Connected Series

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Musical muse

Seoul – Music lovers have a new hangout in the Hyundai Card Music Library.

Hyundai Card : Music Library : Ga.A Architects

Peer-to-peer sharing in Asia

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Peer-to-peer sharing in Asia

The biggest demand yet for peer-to-peer sharing platforms and services may come from Asia.

China : Sharing Economy : Car Sharing

David Palmer: How to create a house of whisky

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David Palmer: How to create a house of whisky

Finding contemporary twists is key for Scotch whisky to stay relevant, says David Palmer, founder and executive creative director of creative ...

Johnnie Walker : Johnnie Walker House : Whisky

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Voyage of discovery: Credit card brand opens travel library

Seoul – Hyundai Card has opened a travel library that offers visitors the opportunity to satisfy their wanderlust in and out of South Korea.

The Convergence Economy : The New Sublimity : Digital Detox

In the air: Designer’s illusion could inspire retail spaces

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In the air: Designer’s illusion could inspire retail spaces

Seoul – Artist Kyung Woo Han’s installation, Green House, appeared to be a flooded room filled with floating furniture, when in reality it was cl...

Optical Illusion : Retail Space : Interiors

Shock of the New Chic: Dealing with New Complexity in the Business of Luxury

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Shock of the New Chic: Dealing with New Complexity in the Business of Luxury

The world’s consumers are in love with luxury, spending $1.8 trillion (€1.3 trillion, £1.1 trillion) in 2013 on luxury goods and services. Yet th...

Boston Consulting Group : Ipsos : China

Phy-gital retail technology: Social Interaction

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Phy-gital retail technology: Social Interaction

Retailers are using social media and interactive elements in their stores to entertain, entice and inspire customers. LS:N Global explores some of ...

Facebook : Taste-graph Commerce : Mobile

Micro Trends

Seoul Safari

Seoul boasts a world-leading tech community while celebrating traditional values and national identity.

Tesco : Shin Yeon : Bean Table

South Korean beauty market

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South Korean beauty market

The cosmetics market in South Korea has been growing by 10.4% a year for the past six years to an estimated value of W9 trillion ($8.3bn, €6.3bn, £...

South Korea : Korea : Seoul

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