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Big Ideas

Wellrooms in 2035

As the bathroom evolves into the wellroom, in 2035 houses could be designed to host functional spas, health data centres and sustainability eco-hub...

Viewpoints

The New Meaning of Home

Dr Alex Gordon, founder of cultural insights and semiotics consultancy Sign Salad, sits down with LS:N Global to discuss the new language, symbols ...

Home : Brand Semiotics : Retail

News

Boston welcomes affordable housing for LGBTQ+ seniors

Responding to the lack of support for LGBTQ+ seniors in Boston, developer Pennrose is building an inclusive and affordable housing development in t...

Society : Housing : Health & Wellness

News

MDW: Fabita explores a flexible future for at-home cooking

Industrial firm Fabita and Turin-based studio Andriano Design have showcased their Unsuspected Futures exhibition at this year’s Salone Del Mobile ...

Design : Luxury : Technology

News

MDW: Diesel dives into interiors with branded Miami residences

Italian retailer Diesel presents its new venture, Diesel Living, presented at Salone Del Mobile Milano 2022.

Retail : Fashion : Travel & Hospitality

Viewpoints

Why ambience will define future homes

While technology is often associated with distraction, digitised ambience can offer subtle solutions to improving home environments.

Technology : Home : Ambient Technology

Big Ideas

Family in 2030: Climate Communities

In this scenario, we meet an intergenerational Muslim family finding meaning and hope amid the impacts of the climate crisis on the city of New York.

Scenario : Society : Climate Crisis

Big Ideas

IAM 2021: The Future of Community is Inter-Citizenship

Solutions were not enough at this year’s IAM Weekend, as thinkers gathered to imagine better internet(s), care systems and inter-species perspectives.

Digital : Technology : Media

News

Empathic Technology devices to humanise future homes

Creative consultancy and design studio NewTerritory has unveiled a series of multifunctional smart home technology concepts that centre on resident...

Media And Entertainment : Technology : Architecture

News

Ikea’s price-conscious gaming furniture

Ikea's first range of affordable PC gaming furniture makes it easier for consumers to have a professional set-up at home.

Retail : Gaming : Technology

Big Ideas

Four flexible mobility concepts for future living

As vehicle usage changes, automotive designers are exploring the potential for malleable interior innovations that bring fresh experiences to futur...

Mobility : Automotive : Driverless Car

News

An eco-community for elevated living in Utah

Benloch Ranch is a new housing community in the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains, Utah, built around minimalism and practicality.

Future Home : Sustainability : Nature

Viewpoints

Why future homes mean business for wellbeing

Lee McCormack, CEO of MyGlobalHome, is on a mission to transform our homes into smart buildings that look after us with life-long care and communit...

Future Home : Technology : Health And Wellness

News

An Ikea store designed specifically for New Yorkers

Swedish furniture brand Ikea opens its latest retail location, opting for a smaller format that better suits the limited living spaces for consumer...

Retail : Store Design : Urban Mindset

Big Ideas

Everyday tech gets an inclusive overhaul

Emerging tech solutions are pushing access and inclusivity to the fore, enhancing everyday life and usability for those who are differently abled.

Technology : Society : Disability

Micro Trends

Fulfilment Furnishings

The global pandemic has shifted people’s priorities to focus on home furnishings that place wellbeing at the fore, in both physical and digital sce...

Health : Wellness : Workplace

Viewpoints

Placesonas: the new imperative for brands’ smart assistants

Smart assistants are breaking out of the home – so businesses must consider the new contexts and opportunities for people to interact with them on ...

Retail : Technology : Marketing

News

Ceramics designed to last a lifetime

The Raami dining collection by Iittala is designed without new raw materials and is intended to last for decades.

Retail : Design : Future Home

News

This transparent tv embodies discreet tech

Xiaomi is launching a transparent television, Mi TV LUX Transparent Edition, ushering in new ways of consuming visual content.

Technology : Design : Future Home

News

Plant-based pest control for eco-conscious homes

Pyur Solutions’ new plant-powered insecticides combine natural ingredients with eco-friendly packaging.

Health And Wellness : Future Home : Plant-based

Markets

Modern Meditation Market

Meditation is being reframed as an accessible activity, with Covid-19 having accelerated its engagement and normalised the adoption of daily rituals.

Meditation : Wellbeing : Wellness

News

At-home algae for green-fingered families

BioBombola, by ecoLogicStudio, is an eco-driven project that invites individuals, families and communities to cultivate their own algae garden.

Food : Future Home : Design

News

Tulu brings appliance-sharing to home renters

Tulu provides people who live in an apartment with household items they can rent for temporary use.

Media : Technology : The Sharing Economy

News

Future-gaze: Pandemic Proof Properties

Living through the 2020 lockdown, the lack of space in our residential homes has become a risk to both our physical and mental wellbeing.

Covid-19 : Wellness : Future Home

Markets

Pandemic-proof Properties

Lockdown has highlighted the health impacts of life in isolation. We forecast how the design of our future homes and interiors will strengthen huma...

Future Home : Architecture : Covid-19