Written By Josefine Koehn on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 10:05 PM | In Marketing Trends, Lifestyle Trends, USA, Europe | 1 Comment
Ethical fashion means fashion, which takes into consideration the people who made the clothes, as well as the environment.
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To buy ethical fashion means to think twice about where it was originally made, by whom and under what conditions. All the steps in the production, for example of a pair of jeans, affect the environment […]
Written By admin on Friday, July 13, 2007 at 5:12 PM | In Technology Trends, Europe | Please Comment
Solar cell technology is being integrated into fashion accessories and clothing in new and creative ways.
In line with the rising popularity of eco-consciousness fashion designers are beginning to integrate solar technology into wearable designs. From items that have practical uses, to others which are more aesthetically pleasing, these designs are changing the way consumers […]
Written By Josefine Koehn on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 4:05 PM | In Technology Trends, Lifestyle Trends, Germany, USA, Europe, Countries | 1 Comment
Micro-blogging is a shorter and more direct way of blogging and socializing with friends online.
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The new micro-blogging services allow users to send short text-based updates via SMS, instant messaging or certain websites. The content is rather trivial, mostly stating the whereabouts of the writer or announcing what the author is doing at the moment. […]
Written By Josefine Koehn on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at 5:11 PM | In Lifestyle Trends, USA, Europe, China | 1 Comment
Eco-Luxury tourism is bringing eco-tourism to the luxury travel jet set.
Trend Description:
We already reported about this subtrend of Easy-Ethics (please read our blog-entry on Easy Ethics), which combines ecological values and luxury. Eco-tourism is popular amongst environmentally conscious travelers for years. Eco-Luxury (please read our blog on Eco-Luxury) tourism is bringing eco-tourism to the […]
Written By Josefine Koehn on Monday, March 12, 2007 at 5:27 AM | In Technology Trends, Lifestyle Trends, USA, Europe | 1 Comment
Trendy hotels are handing out gadgets to their guests, helping them explore the city or connect to features and services.
Trend Description:
While Internet based services like mapsquest, downloadable audio tours, online booking or e-ticketing are making the traveling-experience much easier for many jet-setters, hotels themselves didn’t take too much advantage of the new technology. Yes, […]
Written By Josefine Koehn on Monday, January 8, 2007 at 5:05 PM | In Technology Trends, Lifestyle Trends, USA, Europe | 1 Comment
Space tourism has gone from dream to reality.
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Starting next year a variety of companies is planning to offer commercial space flights to private customers. Ticket prices range from US$200,000 to US$300,000, some include training for the soon-to-be astronauts. The first commercial spacecrafts will offer suborbital flights reaching altitudes of 100 kilometers. That means […]
Written By Josefine Koehn on Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 5:52 PM | In Europe | Please Comment
In the current issue of the magazine “IDS Scheer Inside” by IDS Scheer was published an interview with Monty C. M. Metzger about the challenges as a TrendScout at CScout.
Scouting for Hot Trends
Monty C. M. Metzger, Managing Director of the CScout Trend Consultancy in Germany, about the art of spotting global trends and translating them […]
Written By Josefine Koehn on Sunday, December 10, 2006 at 3:31 PM | In Marketing Trends, Germany, USA, Europe | Please Comment
In a world of digital advertisement analog billboards are creating a stir.
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The days of the flat billboard are over. In recent years billboards have become multidimensional, showing characters, buildings, cars and even whole rooms (Absolut or Calvin Klein hanging down from buildings in Manhattan. But now marketers are becoming more creative, incorporating the […]
Written By Josefine Koehn on Sunday, October 22, 2006 at 4:10 PM | In Lifestyle Trends, USA, Europe | Please Comment
With the help of some new tools, technologies, and clever physical concepts, the new extreme sports are defying the force of gravity
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Fusing the most fun sports with modern technology, the new extreme sports besiege the physics of gravity. While some concepts seem to be rather simple, like incorporating trampolines into a game of […]
Written By Josefine Koehn on Friday, October 20, 2006 at 12:57 AM | In Technology Trends, Lifestyle Trends, USA, Europe | Please Comment
Green Gadgets make energy visible, increasing the awareness of power consumption.
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Energy is easily reduced to an always-available, though invisible, product. Interactive Institute showcased a variety of innovative prototypes making energy visible to the consumer at the recent Nextfest in New York. With these green gadgets, the Swedish Research Institute wants to challenge the […]
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