Influx

In a world where the rich are getting richer, there’s an emerging market in one of a kind luxury. However, this isn’t modern luxury- it’s the luxury that takes its cues from the past and re-presents and re-imagines them for the future. Think vintage with a twist. Falcon, based in...

At the Model Citizens show last night, part of the ICFF, I was struck by something pretty interesting. Glass recycling is one of the most common and expected forms of reuse around and we’ve seen various examples of the application with cut bottles turned into glasses and vases. Klass Kuiken...

Ferrari has been known for decades as the ultimate sports car. Its fine racing heritage and engineering has placed it at the top of the list of desirable automobiles for playboys around the world. However, Ferrari is adapting to a changing world by moving aggressively into electric power-trains and...

Restaurant experiences can be amazing, but you are often just one of quite a few "covers" being served that night, you have very little connection and feedback from the chef and you are distanced and not interacting with any of the other guests.As people increasingly crave special and unique...

Urban Outfitters is a very disciplined brand, that's stuck to what it does well and weathered the storm that's knocked many a retailer, backwards.They know who they are, who their audience is and make sure they are always in touch.The image above shows the site of a new store being developed by UO,...

We are at an interesting moment in the world of premium products; brands have to be careful not to push back to the recent past too strongly and there's a real need for a new language to begin a new conversation. There's something truly unique about this Welsh beer and beverage company "The Celt...

For so long product design was pushing for the new and futuristic, now it appears as if it wants to hark back to an older time. Here's a shot of a new Fuji digital camera, that's loaded with digital capability and looks like it was designed in 1962.Is everyone being influenced by Mad Men? Posted by...

While digital technology might be all the rage and expanding at a rapid pace, it's always interesting to see how people are looking for an alternatives. A couple of great examples:Lomography is a company that's pushing and promoting the creativity of analog photography and doing a fantastic job....

Core77 is one of the champions of design blogging, especially when it comes to industrial design. They've been around long enough to witness the rise and fall and rise again of the discipline; from the adoration of design heroes, to the kick in the pants from the sustainability movement and then on...

The likes of the Gilt Group seem to have shaken up the retail space and brought something different to the marketplace. There seems no shortage of funding and deals with one of the latest being Amazon's rumored $3 billion purchase of the French company, Vente- Privee.Flash sales sites seem to have...

Coca-Cola has announced it's making chairs out of old PET bottles and aluminum cans and instead of giving these chairs away to high schools in return for vending rights, it's decided to sell them to the unhappy hipster crowd. Interestingly this is just one item from Coke's line of "sustainable...

Philippe Starck has turned into an educator. The infamous designer best known for his work from the 80s and early 90s, has his own reality show, Design for Life, on The BBC, where he takes unknown talent and puts them through the typical competitive twists and turns. The winning prize, a 6 month...

Dwell has a great interview with Emily Pilloton, one of our speakers at next week's Influx Curated Conference. Emily is the force behind the Project H initiative, which encourages designers to work for social good and the author of a new book on industrial design. Posted by Ed Cotton

The design world is under fire, for many its seen as frivolous and unsustainable. This environment is tough for those involved in categories like furniture to respond.However, the Finnish company, Artek had a brilliant response to the current environment delivered by Shigeru Ban.At the furniture...

Luxury brands have a big image problem on their hands and urgently need to re-position themselves to be relevant. They need to search deep within themselves to unlock the "truth" that set them apart. At the recent furniture fair in Milan, Fendi made a step forward in the right direction. It took...