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Browsing Aesthetics

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KFC and Fiesta by PS21, Spain
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Design

The Trend: Human by Design

LS:N Global’s coverage of design in 2025 explored humanising design and branding in the age of elasticity.

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Beauty

Why MAC’s choice of Chappell Roan matters in a world of algorithmic sameness

MAC Cosmetics has named Grammy‑winning singer‑songwriter Chappell Roan as its newest global brand ambassador, bringing one of music’s most visually expressive voices to the beauty giant’s global stage in 2026.

Cloud Dancer, Pantone Color of the Year, Global
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Design

Pantone positions controversial Colour of the Year 2026 as a cultural reset

Pantone has named Pantone 11-4201 Cloud Dancer its Colour of the Year 2026, a soft, billowy white that signals a shift toward calm, clarity and creative breathing space – but not without controversy.

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Technology

How&How embeds humanity into AI-driven maternal health platform Trellis

Trellis is a new maternal health platform that uses AI to consolidate medical data – from vaccinations and genetics to appointments and test results – to create what it calls a living blueprint of generational health that can be shared across families and lifetimes.

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Technology

Modem and Google DeepMind explore AI-driven design with Ross Lovegrove

Design studio Modem, in collaboration with Google DeepMind and Studio Ross Lovegrove, has unveiled Seed 6143, an experimental project exploring human–machine collaboration in physical design.

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Luxury

Bougie Basics

Household activities and hygiene routines are being transformed into moments of everyday opulence driven by self-care rituals and social hangouts in the evolving personal care market.

Department Of founder Gia Seo in her maximalist apartment in Brooklyn, New York. Photography by Max B Photo, US
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Marketing & Branding

Curated Clutter

Culture is experiencing a move from clean to cluttered, but this consumer shift is not just about aesthetics.

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Design

The Neuroaesthetic Age

Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross argue in Your Brain on Art that the science behind art can help us to reinvigorate the spaces around us with new kinds of happiness and awe.

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Marketing & Branding

Could Facebook launch a Line store?

Social media platforms need to become playful and experimental to win over the next generation of users in Asia.