News & Thoughts — Ignition

Consumer Electronic Trends: Expression & Entertainment in the Smart Home | Part 2

Part 2/2 in our Consumer Electric Trends which features the expression and entertainment in the Smart Home of the future.

Opinion, 5 min readLindie KramersOctober 31, 2023IgnitionComment

Monthly Design Inspiration: Product Display

This month, we looked at 3 inspirational and engaging product displays: Virtual, Supersize and Luxury

Opinion, 3 min readLindie KramersOctober 5, 2023IgnitionComment

Consumer Electronic Trends: Sustainable, Supportive & Safe Tech | Part 1

Part 1/2 in our Consumer Electric Trends which features the sustainable, supportive, and safe tech of the future.

Opinion, 5 min readLindie KramersOctober 3, 2023IgnitionComment

Trends in Aesthetics: The New Demographics

Part 1/6 in our Aesthetics trends series. In this blog we look at The New Demographics. In our increasingly agender world, and with society’s raised - and long overdue - consciousness around diversity and inclusivity, it was never going to be long before the beauty and aesthetics sectors responded to these shifts.

Opinion, 5 min readLindie KramersSeptember 26, 2023IgnitionComment

Gamescom 2023

We track 5 ideas pushing video games in new directions, including AI-powered non-playable characters, more diversified ways to play together, and the huge success of mundane simulators.

Opinion, 7 min readLindie KramersSeptember 12, 2023IgnitionComment

The exhibition industry's ‘build and burn’ mentality

The time to rethink your exhibition strategy is now.

1 min read, OpinionJosh HolderSeptember 7, 2023Ignition, Sam RoweComment

Brand Experiences

We spotlight the most inspiring spaces and experiences from Milan Design Week via trends including ultra-nature, high vibes, sensorial flux and the synaesthetic mind, and experiential artificial intelligence (AI).

Opinion, 7 min readLindie KramersMay 16, 2023IgnitionComment

Rethinking Menopause, Mid-Life & Mature Beauty

With ageing populations leading to an increase in the number of menopausal women, the beauty and wellness market focused on mid-life and older consumers is growing exponentially with ‘pro-ageing’ skincare, targeted haircare formulas and innovation across supplements and sexual health.

Opinion, 7 min readLindie KramersApril 27, 2023IgnitionComment

Hannah Jardine’s top 5 key take outs from AMWC 2023

Ignition’s Sustainability & Development Director, Hannah Jardine, visited AMWC and shared her Top 5 take outs.

5 min read, OpinionJosh HolderApril 18, 2023IgnitionComment

Parallel lessons from the Fashion industry

Move over, metaverse! We look at what parallel lessons we can learn from the fashion industry on brand engagement and apply to the exhibition world.

Opinion, 5 min readLindie KramersApril 17, 2023IgnitionComment

Key take outs from SXSW 2023

With more grandiose metaverse projects largely receding behind recessionary anxieties, SXSW 2023 saw entertainment experts and institutions including Epic Games, Lego and Coachella discuss engagement strategies with immediate wins.

Opinion, 7 min readLindie KramersApril 6, 2023IgnitionComment

Brand Collaborations

In our latest trends piece, we’ve taken a look at some of the brands that have or are working together for the benefit of each other and the consumer.

Opinion, 5 min readLindie KramersApril 4, 2023IgnitionComment

Futurebuild 2023 takes a stand

The theme of FutureBuild was “We’re Taking a Stand” - a stand for a better built environment and they urged other businesses to take a similar pledge.

Opinion, 1 min readJosh HolderMarch 14, 2023IgnitionComment

Hannah Jardine’s top 5 key take outs from IMCAS 2023

Ignition’s Sustainability & Development Director, Hannah Jardine, visited IMCAS World Congress in Paris and shared her Top 5 take outs across creativity, engagement, brand experience, popularity and theatre.

5 min read, OpinionJosh HolderFebruary 7, 2023Ignition Comment