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C.P. Company and Alessi built a collaboration around patina, not newness.
Two Italian brands are selling the idea that objects improve through use, directly countering disposability culture.
Hypebeast · 2026-04-22
Houseplant and Carbone launched a marinara sauce for 4/20, not edibles.
Cannabis brands are becoming Italian food brands on the same cultural calendar date.
Hypebeast · 2026-04-21
Charlap Hyman & Herrero designed a fragrance store as a place of pause, not transaction.
Retail is being redesigned around stillness in a category historically built on impulse and speed.
Dezeen · 2026-04-19
IKEA turns its viral April Fool's meatball lollipop into a real product with Chupa Chups.
A joke becomes a SKU because the internet demanded it, proving meme velocity now dictates product roadmaps.
Hypebeast · 2026-04-16
Incense is the new fragrance white space for luxury brands.
Loewe and Vyrao sales prove consumers will pay designer margins for ambient scent rituals.
Business of Fashion · 2026-04-10
UK peptide clinics are being investigated for making medicinal claims without authorisation
The wellness industry just hit regulatory reality after years of operating in the grey zone.
Business of Fashion · 2026-04-06
Whoop's valuation triples to $10 billion with Ronaldo and LeBron as investors
Athlete-backed fitness tech is becoming the new celebrity spirits deal, but with billion-dollar valuations.
TechCrunch · 2026-04-01
WNBA player Lexie Hull launches Forta to create performance makeup category like Gatorade did for drinks
She's applying the sports nutrition playbook to beauty: build for athletes first, then scale to everyone else.
Glossy · 2026-03-31
Solid perfume positioning as alternative to body mist trend cycle.
Glossy · 2026-02-25
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