Design Directions

Translating consumer trends into actionable designs, colour palettes and materials.

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

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Dunhill Homes

In London, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong, Dunhill’s Homes surround customers with art, culture and a host of lifestyle services. A retail propositi...

London : Maisons : Homes

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Just Jeans

The innovation: Rebranding for the mass market The instigators: The Future Laboratory, D-Raw and MadeThought The brand: Just Jeans

Heritage : Retail Strategy : Mass Market

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Chris O'Shea : Interactive Design

"I want to make people play," says Chris O’Shea, who designs interactive installations for public and private clients. “I’m really interested in vi...

Interactive : UGC : Lighting

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Rurban

As a sense of community, connectedness and belonging becomes more important in a less connected world, Hyperlocalism is a growing trend among commu...

Localism : Community : Rustic

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Nokia Craft Exhibition

The project: Nokia Craft Exhibition The instigators: Lianne Mallett and Laura Perryman The innovation: Experimenting with craft for future produc...

Design : Lianne Mallett : Experimenting

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Sony / BarberOsgerby

The brand: BarberOsgerby/Sony The instigators: Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby The innovation: Sound design laboratory

Installation : Technology : Exhibition

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DesignMarketo

‘It started out of frustration,’ Jérôme Rigaud tells LS:N Global. ‘We wanted to help our friends reach a wider audience.’ And it was that simp...

Pop Up : Jér™me Rigaud : Conviviality Commerce

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Puma / Fuseproject

Do you use old shoeboxes for storing shoe polish or something else? Old shoeboxes have their uses, of course. But there is only so much shoe polish...

Space Saving : Packaging : Yves Béhar

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Mix Mash

Against a backdrop of optimism and experimental attitudes, and a willingness to take risks, we map a vibrant aesthetic direction fuelled by a wild ...

Pattern : Primitive : Hand-made

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Droog

The innovation: designing a longer product lifecycle The instigators: Renny Ramakers, Agata Jaworska The brand: Droog

Longevity : Product : Production

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Unfold Studio

Interaction designer Tim Knapen and design studio Unfold have created a mini techno-pottery that explores how artisan pottery c...

Craft : Tim Knapen : Craftech

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Captains of Industry

In a studio overlooking Elizabeth Street in Melbourne, a man watches his shoes being made as another sips malt whisky while he has a suit fitted. N...

Bar : Captains Of Industry : Lifestyle Workshop

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Aesop

Australian premium beauty brand Aesop is the perfect example of a global company that maintains a consistent design signature whilst inco...

Premium : Discreet : APC

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Right Angle Studio

From city guides to cinemas and restaurants, Australian creative studio Right Angle seems to have a finger in every pie. But the broad va...

Design : Urban : Australia

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Paris Menswear A/W 10

Comfort and sophistication were key in silhouettes and fabrics at the winter 2010 Paris menswear shows. ‘Luxury should be about quality and comfort...

Travel : Oversized : Fur

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Harvey Nichols Hub

Wouldn’t it be nice if, instead of you having to schlep into town to your favourite store, the store came to you and popped up in your neighbourhoo...

London : Spitalfields : Location

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Aaron Koblin : Data Visualisation

Aaron Koblin uses data as his raw material. The San Francisco-based artist visualises digital information, turning it into graphic forms. By doing ...

Abstract : Collaboration : Information

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i-am' beyond

From the time when LS:N Global was established, way back in 2008, we have been reporting on pop-up stores. And the team has been on the look out fo...

Pop Up : Retail : Personality

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Keds

Always knew you should be a designer but worried you’d never make money out of it? Thanks to an innovation from US shoe manufacturer Keds now you can.

Trainers : Crowd-sourced : Keds

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DUS Architects

Away from the yellow hardhats and grumbling cement mixers of your average urban construction site, the partners at Amsterdam studio DUS A...

Pop Up : Gecekondu Summerhouse : Urban Planning