January Furniture Show
19-22 January 2025
From e-commerce and high street brands to inspirational and trending topics, our weekly series will bring you up to speed on the latest hot topics from across retail, lifestyle and design; covering everything from retailer updates, changes in purchasing behaviour, inspirational case studies, and the latest trends.
With 3D printing in pop ups and fashion colour trends to Pinterest banning all climate change information, find this week's latest trends and news in retail & design.
Pantone’s FW22 fashion color trends as seen on the runway
Every season, The Pantone Color Institute, Pantone’s trend forecasting and color consultancy, releases its ‘Fashion Color Trend Report’. Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute stated that AW22 colors "contrast our competing desires for calm and comfort with energy boosting vitality, through a range of restful and restorative colors, in tandem with exuberant tones.”
Ikea and H&M create ‘ideas factory’ to promote London designers
Ikea and H&M have teamed up to create an “ideas factory” on the high street that aims to search for designers and small-scale manufacturers in London in an effort to mentor and promote them.
Selfridges launches experimental pop-up featuring 3D printed Gaultier shoes
Selfridges has launched a four-week retail experimental pop-up at its Oxford Street store, offering customers a "creative playground" featuring printing on-demand, cutting-edge materials and sustainable innovation.
Pinterest to ban all climate change misinformation
Pinterest is banning all climate misinformation in a bid to limit the spread of false claims and conspiracy theories, the first and only major digital platform to do so.