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Resort 18: The Elements Edit Resort 18: The Elements Edit The pre-summer Resort shows gave us the first hints of what S/S 18 might look like, with slow-burn emphasis on the ongoing mood for luxe sportswear and comfort still tipping the trend barometer.

Store Concepts

29 Jun 2017

Fashion

Catwalks

Food Influencer Round-Up: South America Food Influencers: South America A region with notable influence on the world’s culinary stage, South America is home to a clutch of leading chefs and food influencers. Rich in ancient ingredients, fusion foods and boundary-crossing cooking methods, Stylus spotlights this locale’s brightest talent and the ensuing food culture that their food genius inspires.

Food, Beverage & Hospitality

Food & Beverage

Art Basel & Design Miami/Basel 2017 Art Basel & Design Miami/Basel 2017 Together, Art Basel and Design Miami/Basel form an essential global showcase of contemporary art, highlighting rising stars of the art and design world and new works from more established names. We round up the most innovative use of colour and materials, relevant trends and the freshest talent from the fairs.

Colour & Materials

Arts & Pop Culture

Diversity Outlook Diversity Outlook Diversity Outlook captures the nuances of diversity's shifting definitions, showing brands how to embrace an ethos of inclusivity. We unpick evolving consumer views on gender, age, sexuality, race, body positivity, culture and physical and mental disability, identifying the products, services and engagement strategies that resonate most.

Stylus

Innovation Platform

Diversity Outlook Scenario Diversity Outlook Scenario How will today's innovations evolve to shape future lifestyles? In our Diversity Outlook update, we draw on our previous reporting to uncover the shifts in behaviours, attitudes and values that will create new opportunities for brands by 2030.

Consumer Lifestyle

Insight & Innovation

Venice Art Biennale 2017 Venice Art Biennale 2017 Featuring the work of 120 artists over the course of seven months, the 57^th international art biennale celebrates art as a vehicle for individual expression and freedom. Accompanied by 86 national pavilions and numerous other presentations, the event remains a fixture at the top of the international art calendar.

Colour & Materials

Arts & Pop Culture

23 Jun 2017

NeoCon 2017: Office Trends NeoCon 2017: Office Trends Premier contract furniture trade show NeoCon saw over 50,000 attendees and hosted 500 exhibitors at this year’s event in Chicago (June 12-14), with workplace design innovations including home interiors inspiration, active desk design and several new privacy booths. We select the highlights from this year’s summit.

Product Design

Furniture

23 Jun 2017

Mumbrella 360 Conference 2017 Mumbrella 360 Conference 2017 Experts came together at media and marketing conference Mumbrella 360 in Sydney to explore ways to build a relevant brand in today's political and social environment. Marketers focused on using experiential marketing to build brand equity, the advantages of speed and reactivity in marketing strategy, and how to better understand and market to Gen Z.

Media & Marketing

Advertising & Branding

22 Jun 2017

The Mobile-First Supermarket The Mobile-First Supermarket M-commerce is expected to account for 45% of global digital retail sales by 2020. With grocery shoppers glued to their smartphones, we highlight the key strategies for capitalising on their differing goals – from mission-focused speed enthusiasts, to the culinary non-committal, to those who connect with brands beyond the store.

The Next Jewish Food Boom The Next Jewish Food Boom From ‘matzo crack’ and weed-infused challah to sous vide gefilte fish, traditional Jewish fare is being retooled for modern foodie consumers. This democratic yet heritage-anchored approach is a culinary masterclass for all brands interested in cutting-edge flavour, ingredients and presentation.

Digital Commerce

22 Jun 2017

Food, Beverage & Hospitality

Ingredients

21 Jun 2017

Haircare’s Evolution: Learning from Skincare Haircare: Learning from Skincare ‘Natural’ is today’s haircare buzzword – both in terms of curly-haired consumers embracing their natural texture, and the types of products they are buying. Continued launch activity in the ‘no shampoo’ cleanser category means detergent-free hair washing is gathering momentum, while the kitchen – and likewise, the salon – provide inspiration for at-home haircare brands.

Essentialist Communities Essentialist Communities Consumers are banding together according to a mutual desire for a more intentional, essentialist lifestyle. We explore what brands can do to align with this shift.

Haircare

19 Jun 2017

Consumer Lifestyle

Consumer Attitudes

19 Jun 2017

Retail's VR Future: Communal Digital Retail's VR Future The future of virtual reality for retail brands is socialised, interactive and media-inflected, with a satisfyingly sensorial edge. Exploding its currently prohibitive reputation as a solo activity, we explore how hangout-shaped e-comm, ‘XR’ and ‘sensitised' digital experiences are set to revive the genre’s relevance.

Instagangs: Design for Purpose Instagangs: Design for Purpose From philanthropic endeavours and sports-recovery aids, to therapeutic apparel and repurposing waste, these top five brands and designers are anticipating a universal future by bringing responsible design to the fore, and finding real solutions to real problems.

Digital Commerce

15 Jun 2017

Fashion

Fashion Lifestyle

14 Jun 2017

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Neom Organics Launches In-Store Wellbeing Schools Neom Organics’ Wellbeing Schools Tapping into the consumer trend for self-improvement, British beauty and lifestyle brand Neom Organics is launching a series of Wellbeing Schools at its standalone UK stores. From July 1, consumers can attend a free Sleep School, Energy School, De-Stress School or Happiness School at its Leeds, Chelsea and Wimbledon branches.

Frenzy’s Phygital Drop-Zone App Taps FOMO & Tenacity Frenzy’s Drop-Zone App Taps FOMO Amplifying the ephemeral buzz of the best pop-up experiences, US streetwear brand Anti Social Social Club (ASSC) recently partnered with product release app Frenzy (created by Canadian shopping platform Shopify). The LA event required fans to check-in to a physical location at a specific time to purchase a limited-edition sweatshirt online.

29 Jun 2017

Digital Commerce

Cosmoprof North America 2017 Cosmoprof North America 2017 Next month, Stylus will be speaking at Cosmoprof North America (CPNA) in Las Vegas (July 9-11). The largest B2B beauty trade show in the Americas brings together brands, suppliers, manufacturers and buyers from the cosmetics & personal care and spa & wellness industries.

Skincare

Breathing Colour Exhibition by Hella Jongerius Breathing Colour Exhibition London’s Design Museum is hosting an installation-based exhibition by renowned Dutch industrial designer Hella Jongerius that questions our perception of colour.

Colour & Materials

Colour

Menswear S/S 18: The New Normal Menswear S/S 18: The New Normal Hi-lo collaborations and streetwear influences have dominated menswear collections in recent years, with Supreme’s catwalk debut and a widespread Vetements-style irony solidifying the place of ‘ordinary’ in luxury fashion.

Fashion

Menswear

Hasbro Launches Gaming Crate Subscription Service Hasbro’s Gaming Crate Subscription US-based toy and board-game company Hasbro has launched Gaming Crate, a subscription-based game-delivery service.

Consumer Lifestyle

Leisure

MakeUp in Paris 2017: Top 4 Beauty Trends MakeUp in Paris 2017: Top 4 Trends At this year’s annual cosmetic ingredient and packaging trade show MakeUp in Paris (June 22-23), the most innovative new products were designed with playfulness and sensory excitement in mind. Stylus explores the four strongest trends.

Skincare

Sustainable Cities: Bird Street – The Tech-Boosted High St. Bird Street: Smart Shopping, London A new partnership between UK business management consultants New West End Company and European/US pop-up specialists Appear Here is upping the transient retailing ante with the launch of Bird Street in London. The joint venture will see the conversion of a relatively quiet street nestled just behind the shopping mecca of Oxford Street into a technologically enhanced, sustainability-focused ‘intelligent’ shopping street.

Store Concepts