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This solar-powered device makes coffee without mains power

The Netherlands – Dutch designer Boudewijn Buitenhek has constructed a solar-powered kettle and coffee bean roaster as part of an experiment in whi...

Sustainability : Food : Drink

Micro Trends

Nature Stakeholders

As companies face growing criticism for climate inaction, some organisations are paving the way forward by electing nature as a legal stakeholder.

Sustainability : Nature : Faith In Nature

Viewpoints

Healthy Eco-systems depend on Deep Relationships

Reon Brand, the design principal of foresight at Philips Design, talks about how technology has the potential to save or destroy the planet – the c...

Dutch Design Week 2022 : Design : Sustainability

Big Ideas

Milan Design Week 2022: A Resilient Future

At Milan Design Week, designers and brands envisaged a resilient society, built through nature-informed architecture and inter-generational spaces.

Design : Architecture : Media And Entertainment

Macro Trends

Neo-collectivism

Society is facing a mass re-organisation. United by values of empathy and community, consumers are shunning individualism in favour of alliances th...

Society : Retail : Workplace

Micro Trends

Next-door Commerce

Having re-engaged with their local communities, neighbours are inspiring new retail models based on hyper-local trading and sharing of goods.

Retail : Placemaking : Local

Markets

Temporary Urbanism Futures

Entire cities are becoming malleable, empowering communities to re-interpret urban environments freely and sustainably to fulfil their ever-changin...

Architecture : Travel & Hospitality : Sustainability

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These vivid textiles weave in climate data

Design studio Raw Color is capturing complex climate data through colourful knitted textiles.

Sustainability : Design : Fashion

Big Ideas

What Will 2022 Hold for Travel?

From the return of China’s tourism economy to decarbonising the industry, experts made key predictions for 2022 at this year’s World Travel Market ...

Travel : Hospitality : Sustainability

Big Ideas

Dutch Design Week 2021: Envisaging a Better World

This year’s Dutch Design Week reveals components to construct a better society, from preventative care techniques to nature-inclusive solutions.

Design : Sustainability : Society

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A one-man factory rethinks sneaker manufacturing

The Pixel Shoe project by Israeli designer Tidhar Zagagi harnesses the versatility of PU foam to create custom-made footwear moulded in the shape o...

Retail : Fashion : Design

Big Ideas

Exhibition: Objects for a New Kind of Society

At Dutch Design Week 2021, Dutch Invertuals and The Future Laboratory are together examining how design will shape our experience of future cities.

Design : Technology : Place Making

Viewpoints

Designing for the future’s Equilibrium Cities

The Future Laboratory and creative network Dutch Invertuals are exploring how design can foster Equilibrium Cities – urban zones where collective o...

Design : Sustainability : Creatives

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A bathhouse heated by the Cloud

Lucas de Ruiter’s conceptual project, Bathing in the Cloud, imagines the excess thermal energy generated by data centres as a sustainable heat sour...

Technology : Design : Dutch Design Week

Communities

Diet Hackers

Consumers entering a post-functional relationship with food and drink are seeking to build resilience and find balance.

Communities : Food And Drink

News

Ikea’s virtual rewilding experience for homebodies

Ikea is running a series of masterclasses, live talks and interactive experiences as part of Dutch Design Week, through a concept dubbed the Virtua...

Health : Wellness : Sustainability

Markets

Off-price Retail Strategies

To counteract the surplus stock resulting from Covid-19 closures and slower spending, brands are innovating with new off-price retail strategies th...

Retail : Pricing : Luxury

Micro Trends

Low-impact Interfaces

To cut the carbon emissions of our online consumption, designers are exploring how to simplify UX and UI design to be greener and more energy-effic...

Technology : Sustainability : Design

Micro Trends

Moral Commerce

In the wake of Black Lives Matter, consumers are seeking brand allies and making shopping decisions informed by their socio-political values.

Retail : Finance : Sustainability

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Christopher Raeburn’s new collection is entirely circular

The designer is not creating any new garments for London Fashion Week’s digital event.

Fashion : Retail : London Fashion Week

Markets

Makers Market

As craft culture and the hobby renaissance build momentum, retail opportunities abound for a wave of consumer businesses founded by makers.

DIY : Retail : Craft

Macro Trends

Post-purpose Brands

Pushing back against purpose-washing and jumping on the bandwagon, brands will embrace imperfection and focus on betterment. With more intuitive te...

Retail : Branding : Purpose

Macro Trends

Pleasure Revolution

With every second of our free time colonised by the cult of busyness, future consumers will turn away from a life of relentless productivity and sh...

Leisure : Workplace : Wellness

Macro Trends

Enlightened States

The experience economy is pivoting towards personal transformation as the public imagination looks inwards, favouring self-discovery over shared sp...

Experience : Wellness : Leisure

Markets

Death Positivity Market

Dying is driving new wellness conversations as brands work to transform end-of-life planning through more progressive and positive funer...

Wellness : Society : Security

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