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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Maison & Objet 2016

In a vibrant show, brands from across the globe presented contemporary products and interiors at Maison & Objet spring/summer 2016 that celebrated ...

M&O : Luxury Design : Maison & Objet

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Margot vs Lily

NikeWomen has launched an eight-part web mini-series that follows the story of two sisters who make a bet on New Year’s Eve.

Newsletter : Futuretainment : Margot Vs Lily

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The Perennial

From the food to the menus to the aquaponic system, this restaurant has the ambitious aim to be ‘the most environmental ever’.

Trash To Table : Aquaponics : San Francisco

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Map: Industrial Design

Map presents a new format for the design industry, where each creative decision is backed by strategic insight.

Map Project Office : Internet Of Things : SAM Labs

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Tiger Beer Coaster

Many people believe that a few cold beers can aid creativity. In 2015, LS:N Global reported on packaging that attests to this. Tiger Beer decided t...

Tiger Beer : Coaster : Film Making

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Abstract-erotic

A contemporary vision of erotica is being explored. Sex is being presented in a playful and stylised context, employing abstract representations ...

Eroticism : Odiseo : She Comes First

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Barcode

Design agency Anti has provided a new visual identity for Norway’s first city skyline, Barcode.

Barcode : Anti : Identity

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Ryan Romanes: Art Direction and Branding

Melbourne-based designer and art director Ryan Romanes constructs visual narratives that have the power to engage all the senses.

Art Direction : Melbourne : Branding

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The New Stand

The New Stand is a fresh take on the subterranean newspaper kiosk, designed to bring 21st-century retail underground.

Kiosk : Underground : New York

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Neuro-graphic

Designers are drawing on patterns created by brain waves, movement tracking and biometrics to create a visual lexicon for communicating emotions.

Emotional Analytics : Biometrics : Neuro-marketing

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Design Miami/ 2015

A strong global influence was clear at this year’s Design Miami/ 2015, as designers built deep cultural and environmental narratives into their w...

Luxury Design : Furniture : Materials

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Ikea: Space 10

Space 10 is a future-living lab designed to engage the public in a debate about innovation.

Ikea : Space 10 : Lab

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Cinnamon Projects

Series 01, a new range of oils and incense by branding agency Cinnamon Projects, is a case study in how to create products and services that deligh...

Cinnamon Projects : Incense : Series 01

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Dystopia Illustrated

Illustrators are exploring contemporary dystopian narratives, merging surrealism and realism to create multilayered narratives.

Illustrator : Surrealism : Realism

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Story of Things

Scotch & Soda invites consumers to suspend disbelief and live their lookbook.

Airbnb : Scotch & Soda : Amsterdam

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Schemata Architects/Jo Nagasaka: Interiors and product

Tokyo-based studio Schemata Architects imbues interiors with a sense of movement and transience.

Schemata Architects : Jo Nagasaka : Interiors

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#OptOutside

US outdoors retailer REI has launched #OptOutside, a call to arms against Black Friday.

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Workplays

No longer playing it safe, designers are beginning to challenge the typically sober and serious visual language used in the workplace and employm...

Employment : Branding : The Studio

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Vollebak

Vollebak is an extreme sportswear brand built for training the mind and not merely the body.

Vollebak : Extreme Sport : The Optimised Self

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Fernando Laposse: Food and product design

As the realms of food, product and design continue to converge, Mexican multidisciplinary designer Fernando Laposse is building a reputation for hi...

Fernando Laposse : Multidisciplinary Designer : Ephemeral

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