Nicholas Lising-White is a behavioural analyst at Canvas8. With a degree in human geography from UCL, he is interested in the impact of differing cultural conditions on human behaviour. Outside of work, he can be found meandering between cafes on his bike, testing his culinary skills, and intermittently pottering around a rugby pitch.

People are taking a patchwork approach to self-expression to feel like they have control over how their identity is generated. Yet as individual expression becomes more mutable and mistrust in social systems abounds, there’s one place above all that people are seeking integrity and guidance: brands.

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'Bookshelf wealth' has become a TikTok interior design trend. Featuring stacked bookshelves of loved books, some are calling it a less moody 'dark academia'. The trend's emphasis on curated objects of personal inspiration pushes back against a landscape dominated by algorithmic decision-making.