When you look at design over a particular season there are multiple strands of inspiration threading through. In this issue, drivers from climate change to positive activism underpin our first two directions for AW 2023/24

Also in this issue we welcome a return of physical shows with editorial reports and colour insights from the Colour Hive team. 

In our story Awkward, ideas around isolation, conformity and protectionism are expressed through the tropes of suburbia.

First published in MIX Magazine issue 60, we discuss whether a certain antipathy for suburbia will be changed forever by Covid-19.

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Introducing AW 2021/22: Web

With drivers from digital anxiety and deep fakes to black swan events and uncertainty, this direction is informed by the hyper-real world of computer renders.

Introducing AW 2022/23 Design Impressions, a seasonal addition to Colour Hive membership.

First published in MIX Magazine issue 59, we discuss how synthetic media will influence the possibilities, responsibilities, and aesthetics of design.

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Representing two possible routes of travel for 2023, our second two directions for SS 2023 are strikingly different. 

Also in this issue we celebrate graduates around the world. In many ways, MIX Magazine 65 is dedicated to future talent.