Behaviours

Everything you need to face your future consumer with confidence, including the latest ethnographic research, generational insight, consumer-related stats and overarching human needs.

Paradigms 2024: Future of Branding

Brand storytelling and the evolving definition of creativity were hot topics as well-known and emerging designers gathered in Rome to determine the future of branding

Markets

The Rise of Inclusive Travel 

From inclusive cultural learning to accessible work and play, successful travel design must have people with disabilities at the forefront

Markets

State of Luxury: Singapore

Rising disposable income and affluence amongst Singaporeans, along with high-spending international business and leisure travellers, are boosting Singapore’s luxury outlook

Big Ideas

Paris Fashion Week SS25

Cutting through the chaos and overwhelming nature of fashion month, we distil the key insights from Paris Fashion Week

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Material Matters 2024

Material Matters 2024 edition didn’t disappoint in highlighting innovative material intelligence

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Value of technology

London – Technology is the most valuable and fastest-growing industry in the world, according to a new study from Millward Brown and Wire and ...

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Insta-ads

US – Instagram is becoming part of Facebook’s global marketing machine and finally opening its platform to advertisers.

Instagram : Shop Now : Advertising

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Light therapy

San Francisco – Technology start-up Novalogy has released Ayo, a wearable device that uses light to regulate a user’s energy levels.

Novalogy : Ayo : Chronobiology

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Generation travel

US – Millennials spend the most on domestic travel, according to a new study by the Shullman Research Center.

Generations : Consumer Behaviour : Travel Spending

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Behind the seams

Paris – Dior has launched its own virtual reality experience, Dior Eyes.

Dior Eyes : DigitasLBi Labs France : Virtual Reality

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Retail lab

San Francisco – Retail technology start-ups have a new hub in Bespoke, a monolithic co-working space in one of the city’s retail hotspots.

Westfield Labs : Bespoke : Retail

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Personal shopper

US – Online shoppers have gained a powerful ally in Paribus, a service that automatically reimburses consumers when prices change.

Paribus : Amazon : Geometry Global

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Searching social

US – Google and Twitter have signed a new agreement, giving the search engine access to tweets.

Google : Twitter : Search Engine

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Zero-energy coffee

UK – Coffee chain Costa opens the Eco Pod, a zero-energy coffee shop.

Energetic Architecture : Zero-energy : Costa

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In-vitro beauty

Clichy, France – L’Oréal plans to automate the production of 3D-printed skin for testing new cosmetics formulas.

L'Oréal : Organovo : Bioprinting

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Fashion circle

London – E-tailer Net-A-Porter has launched The Net Set, its shoppable social app.

Net-A-Porter : Net Set : App

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Good Karma

Los Angeles – Browser extension Karma will make sure that no good deed goes unrewarded online.

Karma : Browser Extension : Reputation

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Virtually real

Menlo Park, California – Oculus is developing unique, personalised avatars ready for when social and virtual reality combine.

Oculus Rift : Facebook : Communication

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Label warning

US – Consumers are becoming increasingly indifferent to so-called organic products, according to a new study from Mintel.

Food : Organic : Health

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Clerkenwell Design Week 2015 Review

In its sixth year, Clerkenwell Design Week featured a range of site-specific projects, street spectacles and pop-up workshops.

Clerkenwell Design Week : London : Furniture

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Forever offline

UK – Over one-tenth of the population has never used the internet, according to a recent survey by the Office for National Statistics.

UK : Office For National Statistics : South East

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DIY beauty

New York – Beauty brand Loli offers a subscription service for the BIY, or blend-it-yourself, consumer.

New York : Loli : BIY

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Linguistic limitations

New York – Research into gendered hashtagging shows how linguistic traits follow men and women onto social media.

Twitter : Hashtagging : Gender

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Lighting the way

US – Intuitive navigational app Rudder offers users a safer, brighter route home.

Rudder : Navigational App : Safety

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Soft currency

UK – Cashless payments have overtaken those in hard cash for the first time, according to new figures from the UK’s Payments Council.

Cashless Payments : UK Payments Council : Oyster Card

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