Posts tagged trendforecasting
STITCHING A LIFE: THE POWER OF CRAFTIVISM

Historically, needlework tended to flourish in female and feminine spaces — namely, the home. To embroider is to embellish: to create a fantasy world, allowing you momentary freedom. It gave women a voice when they had none.

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WHY TRENDS ARE YOUR FRIEND - MY ESSAY FOR EXTINCTION REBELLION

Fashion Trends are getting a bad rep but they aren’t all bad. As the climate crisis unfolds and we outspend our planetary resource budget, seasonal and “on trend” fashion collections continue to be produced, regardless of the cost, perpetuating a fashion calendar and production cycle living on borrowed time. Read the full piece for EXTINCTION REBELLION here

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“A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS”: THE POWER & VALUE OF IMAGERY

By Laura Weatherburn

Communication through photographs and videos plays a dominant role in our lives, and as Geraldine shares in her ‘How to Research the Future’ course, “What is valued in a photograph is something that is constantly shifting”. As infants, we learn to understand visually long before developing the skills to speak, read or write.

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