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Viewpoints

Inventing the Aged Spirits of Tomorrow

LS:N Global sits down with Ben Branson, founder of Sylva, the innovative distillery using sonic maturation to create no- and low-alcohol alternativ...

Drink : Sustainability : Non-alcoholic

News

Architects embrace wearable tech to connect with Mother Nature

Danish design studio Inxects has unveiled the Gaia Communication System (GCS), a ground-breaking wearable designed to bridge the gap between humani...

Sustainability : Design : Technology

News

Pantone names Mocha Mousse as 2025 Colour of the Year

Pantone has unveiled Mocha Mousse (17-1230) as its Colour of the Year for 2025, a rich, chocolatey brown that embodies warmth, comfort and the grow...

Design : Advertising & Branding : Society

Micro Trends

Eau de Climate Change

As more flora and fauna become extinct every year, perfume innovators are becoming activists by attempting to encapsulate the authentic smell of Mo...

Beauty : Fragrance : Sustainability

News

Protect Our Winters Finland turns snow into ads against climate change

Protect Our Winters Finland (POW) has launched an innovative Snow Media service to turn snowy landscapes into advertising spaces, raising funds to ...

Environment : Climate Crisis : Advertising

Design Directions

Rebranding Nature

To lure Gen Z outdoors and engage them in conservation and climate activism, nature itself is getting a rebranding.

Design : Sports & Leisure : Sustainability

News

Nature has become an official Spotify artist as part of a UN conservation initiative

Launched by UN Live on 18 April, Nature will be credited as an artist on Spotify.

Sustainability : Pop-culture & Media : Design

News

Stat: British children want better access to nature and green space

A study from UK conservation charity The National Trust and children’s newspaper First News has revealed that 76% of children want to spend more ti...

Youth : Environment : Nature

News

House of Hackney appoints nature guardian

London-based interiors company House of Hackney has become the second UK company to appoint a human ‘nature guardian’ to its board, giving the gua...

Sustainability : Society : Nature

Big Ideas

Stockholm Design Week 2023: Sustainability in Goblin Mode

Swedish designers face the challenges of circularity, reducing CO2 footprint and repurposing waste.

Stockholm Furniture Fair : Design : Society

News

The Interview: Remixing Wellness

In May we spoke to Stephen Mai, the founder of Woo, a next-gen media brand merging content and retail, on how wellness can be reframed as feel-good...

Health & Wellness : Youth : Media & Entertainment

Big Ideas

Dutch Design Week 2022: Designing a Better Future

Creatives at Dutch Design Week 2022 confronted the critical topics of today to envisage a better tomorrow.

Dutch Design Week 2022 : Society : Technology

News

DDW: Artificial Greenhouse democratises digital nature

Artificial Greenhouse is a design research project exploring a sustainable future for digital and artificial nature using technology.

Design : Sustainability : Technology

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

Markets

Wild Swimming Market

As wild swimming gains popularity, brands are seizing the opportunity to make it more approachable – from wellbeing advice to retail innovations.

Sports & Leisure : Nature : Education

News

Will Patagonia’s stock giveaway herald a post-purpose era?

It has been hard to escape the headlines about the US-based outdoor fashion brand Patagonia’s announcement on 14 September that its billionaire own...

Sustainability : Fashion : Civic Brands

Viewpoints

Biotech can Drive Beauty beyond Plant-based Ingredient-sourcing

Jasmina Aganovic, CEO of Arcaea, explains how biotechnology can help source and develop more ethical and intelligent ingredients.

Beauty : Science : Technology

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

News

This highway tunnel boasts ecological benefits

With San Franscico’s Doyle Drive deemed unsafe in recent years, the city is unveiling an innovative tunnel top solution to conceal the highway.

Architecture : Society : Design

Viewpoints

Wild Awake signals a future of Earth-centric learning

Offering immersive outdoor education for young people, Wild Awake wants to nurture a generation of learning focused on humans’ interdependency with...

Youth : Education : Sustainability

News

Canada is prescribing year-long passes to national parks

Doctors in Canada can now prescribe access to nature, historic sites and marine conservation centres to improve the wellbeing of their patients.

Health & Wellness : Society : Sport & Leisure

News

This Chinese resort promotes social interactions

The Flowing Cloud Township Villa is a nature-centric retreat situated in Qinglongwu in China’s Zhejiang province.

Travel & Hospitality : China : Serendipity Hotels

Markets

Rewilding Retail Market

The retail industry is implementing greener infrastructural strategies that benefit, shoppers, workers and the environment on a wide scale.

Retail : Nature : Health & Wellness

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