Micro Trends

Specific shifts in consumer behaviour that are changing the business environment in the short term.

Symbiotic Signals

Designers are using technology to bridge the communication gap between human and non-human life, nurturing a more harmonious and symbiotic relationship with nature.

Micro Trends

Heritage Brand-umentaries

Legacy brands are turning to cinematic documentaries and long-form storytelling to showcase their history, craftsmanship and cultural roots.

Micro Trends

Sober Social Fix

As the sober-curious movement strengthens in the US, younger generations are redefining how to enjoy going out with friends, opening up opportunities for hospitality and nightlife brands.

Micro Trends

Pre-teen Protein

The growing protein market for kids is both premium and purposeful, as Gen Alpha and their parents seek to fortify their physical health and appearance.

Micro Trends

Content Commerce

Consumers are watching and scrolling their way through a blended media landscape where streaming services, social media and gaming carry more seamless commerce opportunities than ever.

Micro Trends

iPad Magazines

As magazines and newspapers scramble to translate their content for the more than 3m iPads that have been sold so far, a number of new titles are l...

Micro Trends

Passive Houses

The new voice in sustainable architecture is a passive one. Passive houses, whose design criteria were developed in the 1990s by Professor Wolfgang...

Homes : Eco-design : Building

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Pay-it-your-way dining

In a Brandtocracies era, brands are increasingly realising the need to take a civic stance – to be engaged and involved on a community level. The a...

Dining : Restaurant : DIY

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Coffee Sensoriums

A group of new coffee emporiums is dismantling the Starbucks-led chain format. These ‘caffeine cathedrals’ are dedicated to the study and worship o...

Coffee : Baristas : Café

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Hyperseasonal selling

The concept of cosmetics seasons came, of course, from the catwalk. But as fashion seasons are being challenged, so too is the concept of seasons f...

Seasonal : Trends : Catwalks

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The Russian edutainment revolution

Urban Russians are benefiting from education through entertainment.

Education : Learning : Conference

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P2P business

A new group of peer-to-peer (P2P) businesses are borrowing their modus operandi from illegal file-sharing sites, creating physical networks enablin...

Peer-to-peer : Illegal File-Sharing : Websites

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The Mobility Movement

As LS:N Global witnesses the greatest re-invention of the personal mobility market since the horse gave way to the car, we are now seeing the first...

Mobility : Personal : Cars

Micro Trends

Luxury Maisons

As the global economy recovers and prepares for a new turbulent era, so too are the flagship locations of the top luxury brands. New Maison spaces ...

Flagships : Temples : Experience

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Infosthetics

In today’s Information Age, we can access and transfer data more freely than ever. This sounds ideal, but there is a problem. While computers and t...

Data : Cloud : Storage

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Power Play

In an era of Prohibition Culture, home energy monitors are the new gadgets of choice among green-leaning consumers keen to cut down on waste, reduc...

Energy : Carbon-Footprint : Gadgets

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Social Business

A new socially conscious business theory argues that the energy of profit-making organisations must now be harnessed to fulfill human needs without...

Corporate Responsibility : Social : Conscious

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Gastro-tech

New cooking techniques require a delicate and scientific touch. At Vijante restaurant in east London, part of the Town Hall Hotel development, chef...

Gastronomy : Dining : Theatre

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Wild Things

As iPhones, apps and augmented reality take over the world, a growing band of people are disconnecting from the comforts of consumerist society. We...

Downsizing : Digital Detox : Outdoor

Micro Trends

Smart Living

Mobile applications are about to get intelligent. A new wave of apps for mobile devices is learning our behaviour and assisting us through busy dai...

Smart Devices : Intuitive : Convenience

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Sweden's sourdough men

Tired of ready meals and prepackaged food, a group of Swedish men has turned to the art of baking sourdough bread. This ancient baking technique al...

Sourdough : Bread : Baking

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