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Access the trends, brands, innovations, experts and consumer behaviours defining tomorrow’s lifestyle landscapes.
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Beauty
Ingestible Beauty
Beauty is moving inside the body. As consumers increasingly see skin as a reflection of whole-body health, ingestible beauty is shifting from traditional supplements to playful formats such as jellies, strips, drinks and snacks.
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Culture & Media
Post-feed Youth Media
A new wave of youth magazines is giving young people a space for authenticity, self-expression and community, while helping them to combat tech fatigue.
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Retail
Validation Venues
Sports events and festivals have long been hotspots for brand activations, but a new era of immersive retail is shifting the focus towards culture-maxxing – brands are meeting consumers where they are because they belong in the moment and in their community.
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Fashion
Fashion Month Spring/Summer 2027: Five Personas Shaping Fashion Futures
From guerrilla runways to rave-like shows, spring/summer 2027 broke fashion’s rules. These five personas decode the values and forces shaping contemporary fashion consumers and the sectors beyond.
We Called It First
Watch NowWe Called It First
25+ years of foresight. A history of spotting what’s next before everyone else. The Future Laboratory celebrates its legacy of human intelligence with a playful new campaign.
Signals
View all SignalsExplore our Global Drivers 2027+ Series
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Explore our Global Drivers 2027+ Series
In our game-changing Global Drivers series we unpack the key forces of change driving and defining trends and consumer behaviours for the coming decade.
Micro Trends
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The Neo-Urbanites
Meet the Neo-Urbanites, the citizens renegotiating urban life on their own terms – reclaiming space as a source of wellbeing, forging community ties and expressing identity through the rhythms of life within a metropolis.
Macro Trends
View all Macro TrendsNew Codes of Luxury: The Longevity Effect
ViewNew Codes of Luxury: The Longevity Effect
Created by The Future Laboratory in partnership with Together Group, New Codes of Luxury: The Longevity Effect explores the strategies defining the new era of wellness.
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