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Design Directions
Translating consumer trends into actionable designs, colour palettes and materials.
Design Directions
Biofabricated Futures
A revolutionary sustainability breakthrough, biofabrication is the engineering of biological products. This report explores its market evolution and future potential in transforming materials to drive commercial success
Design Directions
Rebranding Nature
To lure Gen Z outdoors and engage them in conservation and climate activism, nature itself is getting a rebranding
Design Directions
Synthesised Beauty
The visual language of conscious beauty is being redefined as the rise of biotechnology and digital innovation inspires creatives to re-imagine what sustainability looks like through bold, hyper-real formats and synthesised renderings
Design Directions
Seductive Opulence
As wellness takes centre stage in luxury, brands are captivating discerning consumers with a provocative twist, using seductive imagery to craft alluring experiences
Design Directions
Synth-aesthetic Evolution
From dystopia to delight, an AI-aesthetic Revolution is transforming how we perceive and embrace artificial intelligence
Design Directions
OK Focus : Design and Technology Studio
OK Focus : Design and Technology Studio
Google
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Web Design
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E-commerce
Design Directions
Vooza
Technology start-ups in California’s Silicon Valley are 10 a penny, so much so that US creative Matt Stillman and his contemporaries were inspired ...
Fake
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Vooza
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Fiction
Design Directions
Adventurism
In 2011, LS:N Global reported on a shift to a new self-sufficient, necessity-driven design in an unpredictable, turbulent world in our Survivabilit...
Survivability
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Adventure
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New Sublimity Tourism
Design Directions
Google Chrome Web Lab
It is difficult to overstate the impact that the internet has had on modern society. Although it is more ingrained in our lives than ever, few can ...
Interactive
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The Science Museum
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Weblab
Design Directions
Studio FormaFantasma – Product design
Studio FormaFantasma- Product design
Ritual
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Folklore
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Leather
Design Directions
I Make Rotterdam
In times of economic downturn, money and building resources are tight. It is becoming harder for any single agency, government body or municipality...
Rotterdam
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Pledge
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I Make Rotterdam Project
Design Directions
Menswear S/S 13
For spring/summer 2013 the mood for European menswear is bright and crisp with artful flourishes.
Pringle
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Agi & Sam
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Simons
Design Directions
Marije Vogelzang: Eating design
Marije Vogelzang: Eating design
Food
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DAE
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Budapest
Design Directions
Golden Fleece
In the north of the UK, sheep farmers are often underpaid for wool, and lots of it goes to waste. Designers from all over the world are looking for...
Craft
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Sheep
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Robert Sloan
Design Directions
Black Magic
A new gothic aesthetic is emerging, that combines Revivalist thinking with the spiritualism of the New Sublimity.
Gothic
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New Sublimity
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Religion
Design Directions
Mirai Nihon
As urban areas grow, the infrastructure that supports them becomes stretched, and increasingly vulnerable. The Fukushima disaster in 2011 prompted ...
Architecture
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Technology
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Closed-loop
Design Directions
Boccalatte: Communication studio
Boccalatte was started by a group of artists with a desire to make compelling cultural content for businesses.
Art
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Australia
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Illustration
Design Directions
O.Update
The UK accounts for about 15% of the EU’s total electronic waste. In London alone, more than 4,000 televisions are discarded daily. While 450,000 t...
Manufacturing
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Local
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Closed-loop
Design Directions
ESource
The burning of electronic cable by recyclers in Ghana’s capital Accra accounts for 15% of Europe’s dioxin releases.Royal College of Art student Hal...
Royal College Of Art
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Esource
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Hal Watts
Design Directions
Graduate Fashion Week 2012
Graduate fashion week 2012 was filled with exuberant collections, neon colour clashes and synthetic fabrics. Almost all looks on show could be char...
Digital Surrealism
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Maximalism
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Flatforms
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
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Design Miami/ Basel 2012
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Charcoal Burning
Design Directions
Haut Sustainable
As luxury consumers demand sustainability, they are being used in luxury design too. We call new eco-minded, innovative and design-led solutions t...
Eco
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Sustainability
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Cosmetics
Design Directions
Silo Studio
The innovation: Handmade high-tech The instigators: Attua Aparicio and Oscar Wanless The studio: Silo
Furniture
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Oscar Wanless
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Silo Studio
Design Directions
Flatforms
A new style of product styling is emerging. Luxury brands are taking inspiration from the Digital Surrealist movement and showcasing their pro...
Styling
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Set Design
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Surrealism
Design Directions
The Forty Story
In fiction, the storyline of the main character coming of age is a familiar one, but never has a brand adapted this narrative hook to its own histo...
Heritage
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Chronological
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The Forty Story
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