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We are recruiting! We’re looking for a full-time Junior Trend Researcher to join us at our Newcastle-based head office. The ideal candidate would be a pro-active, organised, hard-working, committed individual with excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills. iGNANT. POST-DEMOGRAPHIC CONSUMERISM. Fashion industry news & fashion trends. Trend Boutique trends, industry interviews & jobs for students in the design & creative industries. David Report. Future Timeline. K-HOLE. Most Viewed. Latest news, sport and comment from the Guardian. Plenty of colour. Cargo - Gallery.

Surface Design + Inspiration. Interiors | Pillow Talk It seems like these days the throw pillow craze has reached new heights.

Surface Design + Inspiration

No longer are we looking for our couch decorations just to blend in and stay still, we have begun to ask our couch art to positively pulse with creativity. And that’s where artists like Tyler Spangler step in. His collection of vibrant and color flooded art prints are available as throw pillows on Society 6, in case your couch is looking a bit plain. – Julie Rose Color | Iridescent Melt Dominique Gaucher | Federico Kenis | Veronique Branquinho Sparkle and shine. Pattern Report | Big Cat Love Leopard prints cover every surface of these looks for summer 2014. - bekah hilleson Art | Shattered View via here. Photos of sunsets take on a new life when reflected through broken mirror in this series, Broken Mirror/Evening Sky by photographer Bing Wright. CxC - Childfree by Choice — Faith Popcorn's BrainReserve. Redefining Tomorrow’s Family The nuclear family is detonating “As American as Mom and apple pie,” the saying used to go.

CxC - Childfree by Choice — Faith Popcorn's BrainReserve

But now, a societal tsunami is underway, changing the way we see motherhood and questioning its primacy in the fabric of our culture. The U.S. birthrate has plunged to unprecedented lows: In the 1970s, 1 in 10 American women were childless. Today, the number is 1 in 5. Childlessness is soaring across all racial and ethnic groups, with women as young as 15 knowing that kids will not be a factor in their future. “I don’t want children, never have. In America, the 2 million women who are bypassing babies are an ever more vocal group, with books, blogs, Facebook pages, and even drinking games: Swallow a shot every time someone says, “It’s different when they’re your own!” Millennial-focused media is just beginning to recognize this emerging mindset. Celebrities are popularizing and glamorizing this path, too. Eco-fashion, green design, sustainable style.

Your source for green design & living news, commentary and advice. Fontspace. Trendone(trendreport) trendone 01 2014 by TrendONE.

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Home. Rookie. Still figuring it out: Tavi Gevinson at TEDxTeen. Peclers is the leading trend, style and innovation consulting agency. Generation X, Generation Y, Baby Boomers, Generation Z, Alpha. A beginner's guide to fashion trend forecasting with Geraldine Wharry - Inspired by... blog. I recently interviewed fashion forecaster Geraldine Wharry who has worked with and for major brands including trend forecaster WGSN.

A beginner's guide to fashion trend forecasting with Geraldine Wharry - Inspired by... blog

I asked her about the art of trend forecasting, and what's next for 2013/14. Tell us a little bit about yourself…I've been a fashion designer for 13 years and have always had a strong eye for trends so I naturally evolved into trend forecasting when I moved to London after living in Los Angeles and New York. I was born, raised and studied fashion in Paris but my mother's a New Yorker and my father is British. Trends Section by The Trend Boutique. S Trend Briefing covering "7 Consumer Trends To Run With In 2014" Growing numbers of consumers can no longer escape an awareness of the damage done by their consumption: to the planet, society, or themselves.

s Trend Briefing covering "7 Consumer Trends To Run With In 2014"

But a mixture of indulgence, addiction and conditioning mean that most can’t substantially change their consumption habits. The result? A never-ending guilt spiral. Which creates exciting opportunities for brands that combine tackling this guilt spiral with consumers’ endless status seeking (still the driving force behind all consumer behavior). Indeed, GUILT-FREE STATUS will be the ultimate indulgence in 2014.

CONSUMER TREND CANVAS. International Trend Interpretation Agency. Babyboomers are the biggest, wealthiest and most dominant generation.

International Trend Interpretation Agency

They are still very active, especially when compared to the generations before them. Kids start moving out, careers and working hours are toned down and self exploration is high. They have time, money and the network to optimally profit from their new free time. Boomers also spend a lot of time and effort in trying to stay healthy, by eating the right products and keeping up maintenance.

All to stay as young and active as possible. This generation has always been able to adjust their lives the way they wanted to, and now they are trying to get their death aligned. Consumer trends and insights from around the world. The leo is all in the mind. Envers du Decor. Runaway Gypsy. Studio 903. KnitGrandeur. But does it float.

Dezeen - architecture and design magazine. Trend Tablet. ‎thefuturelaboratory.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/04/2014_TFL_Presentations_Overview.pdf. ‎thefuturelaboratory.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/04/2014_TFL_Presentations_Overview.pdf. The Future Laboratory.