Tradition

Luxury Recrafted

Macro Trends

Luxury Recrafted

The consumers – or rather the collectors – of tomorrow will expect luxury to signal status not through excess, but by acting as a guardian of craft...

Luxury : Society : Fashion

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Skincare brand Ghlee harnesses the power of South Asian kitchen staple

Toronto-based skincare business Ghlee was launched in May 2023 with the ambition to introduce ghee to the Western beauty market.

Beauty : Health & Wellness : Society

Ning streetwear appeals to China’s patriotic youth

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Ning streetwear appeals to China’s patriotic youth

In response to a growing interest in cultural identity among young people in China, Ning is a luxury streetwear brand celebrating ancient tradition...

Retail : Fashion : Youth

Agua Mágica revives mezcal drinking rituals

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Agua Mágica revives mezcal drinking rituals

The ultra-premium spirits brand has launchiedits first mezcal, embracing the history of Oaxaca and the rich origins of the drink.

Drink : Food : Spirits

Biker Angels: Photographer explores street culture

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Biker Angels: Photographer explores street culture

Biker Angels: Photographer explores street culture

Biker : Hassan Hajjaj : Exhibition

Open design: Limited resources make for crafty building

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Open design: Limited resources make for crafty building

Muyinga, Burundi – Working on a limited budget, Belgian studio BC Architects had to be inventive when designing the Library of Muyinga, using local...

BC Architects : Library Of Muyinga : Openstructures.net

Made in India: Exhibit focuses on the future of craft

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Made in India: Exhibit focuses on the future of craft

New Delhi – An exhibition highlighting contemporary Indian handmade design looks to recontextualise traditional crafts in order to consider how the...

India : Craft : BE OPEN

JWT Austerity Index

Markets

JWT Austerity Index

Five years of recession have changed British consumer lifestyles. The JWT Austerity Index helps brands navigate this altered landscape.

Grey Pound : Over-60s : Over 60s

H&M dips into the archive for new men's line

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H&M dips into the archive for new men's line

H&M introduces premium outdoor range

Outdoorsmanship : Boots : Outdoors

Odd Matter Studio: Product Designers

Design Directions

Odd Matter Studio: Product Designers

Under the arches of a railway line in darkest East London you will find a duo of designers debating the voltage necessary to charge their tub of su...

Netherlands : Overnight : Vessel Gallery Lighting Editions

Branching out: Café creates bamboo canopy

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Branching out: Café creates bamboo canopy

Branching out: Café creates bamboo canopy

Traditional : Smoke Drying : Kontum Indochine Hotel

Pitti Immagine Uomo Autumn/Winter 2013

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Pitti Immagine Uomo Autumn/Winter 2013

Florence – Technical fabrics added an edge to traditional menswear at the 85th edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo autumn/winter 2013.

Tailoring : Edwin : Pitti Imagine Uomo

Arts centre to revive traditional book techniques

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Arts centre to revive traditional book techniques

Arts centre to revive traditional book techniques

Craft Production : Books : London Centre For Book Arts

Performance art: Stool cast in a different mould

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Performance art: Stool cast in a different mould

Performance art: Stool cast in a different mould

Traditional : Pewter Transmutation : Raphael Volkmer

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

Tech-craft: globe-spanning project unveiled in Istanbul

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Tech-craft: globe-spanning project unveiled in Istanbul

Tech-craft: globe-spanning project unveiled in Istanbul

Design : Disruption : Shows

Brilliant Britain

Design Directions

Brilliant Britain

From the Pinterest-style layout to the minimal branding and engaging, whimsical feel, everything about Mulberry’s Brilliant Britain micro...

Craft : Made In The UK : Nationalism

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

Instant hit: Device takes analogue iPhone photos

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Instant hit: Device takes analogue iPhone photos

Instant hit: Device takes analogue iPhone photos

Netherlands : Prints : Print

Perfect pizza: Chinese eatery blends the old with the new

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Perfect pizza: Chinese eatery blends the old with the new

Perfect pizza: Chinese eatery blends the old with the new

Restaurant : Shanghai : Cuisine

London Festival of Architecture

Big Ideas

London Festival of Architecture

This year’s London Festival of Architecture re-imagined London through the theme of The Playful City. Temporary structures and installations explor...

Transparency : ReUNION Inn : Lake Estates

Churned on: Ice cream kit looks to tradition

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Churned on: Ice cream kit looks to tradition

Churned on: Ice cream kit looks to tradition

Food Futures : Icecream Parlour : Ploenpit Nittaramorn

Design Directions

Confrontations

Known for casting a nostalgic eye on traditions of the past, Studio FormaFantasma became wrapped up in the folk ritual of charcoal-burning in its l...

Tradition : Design Miami/ Basel 2012 : Charcoal Burning

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

Character building: A restaurant borne in a barn

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Character building: A restaurant borne in a barn

Character building: A restaurant borne in a barn

Heritage : Charroux : Comac

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