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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Naxos

Naxos, Make’s gender-neutral, technology-driven skincare line is an answer to 21st-century problems.

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Poly-reality

‘Real’ no longer trumps ‘virtual’. A new aesthetic celebrates all things digital and artificial, and is challenging notions of authenticity and ge...

Anti-authenticity Marketing : 3d Modelling : Hunter

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Constructing Connectivity

Constructing Connectivity converts the raw power of muscle movement into patterns for fabric-weaving.

Constructing Connectivity : Jessica Smarsch : Digital

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Dutch Design Week 2015

At this year’s Dutch Design Week, designers tested and challenged perceptions of the material world.

Design Academy Eindhoven : Materials : Virtual World

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Series 3

Louis Vuitton’s phygital exhibition Series 3 took visitors inside creative director Nicolas Ghesquière's mind.

Louis Vuitton : Series 3 : Creative Phygital

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The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home

Online publisher Lost My Name is back with its most ambitious personalised picture book to date.

Personalisation : Books : Picture Book

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i29: Interior Architecture

Creating a sense of revelation and curiosity through spatial interventions is at the heart of Amsterdam-based interior design studio i29.

I29 : Interior Architecture : Revelation Brands

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S/S 2016 Fashion Week design directions: Part 2

In the second part of our report on the key themes that defined spring/summer 2016, LS:N Global explores the influence of gaming culture, sci-fi ...

Spring Summer 2016 : Nicolas Ghesquière : Sadie Williams

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Genuine Liquorette

At Genuine Liquorette, the cocktails come in cans and the bartender is optional.

DIY Cocktails : Raising The Bar : New York

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Spring/Summer 2016 Fashion Week directions: Part 1

LS:N Global examines the design directions that defined the season.

Spring/summer 2016 : Marni : Chanel

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Land’s End

British app developer ustwo’s first virtual reality game Land’s End offers a glimpse into the future of VR.

Ustwo : Land's End : Virtual Reality

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London Design Festival 2015: Design Directions

A dark and esoteric mood was in evidence this year, marked by the use of primordial materials, violent processes and optical effects that challen...

London Design Festival 2015 : Fredrikson Stallard : Shelley James

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The Cloakroom

Faye Toogood Studio put craft and craftsmanship on the map at London Design Festival.

Faye Toogood : The Cloakroom : Design

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Gentle Monster

South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster transforms its showrooms into artistic installations.

Gentle Monster : Quantum : Seoul

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Sennep: Interactive design

Sennep aims to bring a human touch to interactive design through creative coding experimentation and self-initiated interactive projects, often wi...

Sennep : Seven Seeds : Interactive Design

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Flux Culture

Third-stage globalisation and hyper-connectivity are changing the way consumers construct their identities. They are using a myriad of global in...

Time : Privacy : Hyper-Connectivity

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Semaine

Semaine is an online magazine meets luxury concept store where tastemakers take over.

Online Magazine : Curation : E-Commerce

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NO_THING

NO_THING shows how projection-mapping can turn the built environment into an interface.

Interface : Milan Expo : Interaction

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Good Hotel

A pop-up hotel on water, Good Hotel in Amsterdam trains the unemployed in the art of hospitality.

Good Hotel : Good Hospitality Group : Bricolage

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Marvelology

The reckless and brash spirit of Iconoclash has matured in the luxury landscape, fusing the naivety of child-like creations and their sense of ...

Luxury Futures : Iconoclash : Jaime Hayon

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