Design Unravelling Merino wool Design July 25, 2011 Unravelling Merino wool VISI’s direct link to upcoming trends – forecaster Li Edelkoort – predicts that eco textiles and ‘do-it-yourself’ pastimes like knitting will be big in 2012/3. Locally, Merino wool is picking up on these trends one de-fuzzed sheep at a time. Full Article
Design Milan 2011 Trends Report Design May 10, 2011 Milan 2011 Trends Report This year’s Salone del Mobile demonstrated that the influence of the exuberant creativity of recent years has had a lasting influence on the industry. VISI brings you Li Edelkoort’s official Milan 2011 Trends Report. Full Article
Lifestyle Scoot culture Lifestyle April 21, 2011 Scoot culture Cape Town’s Scoot Dr is a candy shop of convenient transport that caters to the transport needs of the local cool crowd. So, when owners Pete Milne and Neil Felgate talk scooter trends, we take notice. Full Article
Decor Kitchen colour trends Decor April 21, 2011 Kitchen colour trends Colour is one of the easiest and most economical ways to add drama and interest to interior spaces, and the kitchen is no exception. PG Bison gives the lowdown on current trends. Full Article
Design Dion Chang on 2011 retail trends Design April 11, 2011 Dion Chang on 2011 retail trends The retail market is in a flux, with issues of sustainable business practice and the rise of social media impacting the way we do business. Dion Chang shares a few ideas on how to respond in this video interview. Full Article
Design Amber Jones Design April 6, 2011 Amber Jones Amber Jones isn’t just another well-dressed South African woman. She’s a talented trend spotter who contributed to one of South Africa’s most innovative commercial blogs, Mr Price’s “In the Loop”. Full Article
Lifestyle New Paul Smith fragrances Lifestyle March 23, 2011 New Paul Smith fragrances This April, fashion designer Paul Smith presents two new fragrances: Optimistic for Him and Optimistic for Her. The beautiful packaging certainly gets the VISI thumbs-up… Full Article
Design Edelkoort launches Trendtablet.com Design March 14, 2011 Edelkoort launches Trendtablet.com International trends forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort has launched Trendtablet.com — a social-media platform that aims to explain how trends grow, evolve and flow. Full Article
