New York – The airline’s latest travel campaign highlights the awkward living conditions of urban dwellers.

The Small Stories series of web films offer a glimpse into the lives of New Yorkers who take pride in their micro-living situations. Taking a sideways glance, Delta is using the campaign to highlight the discomfort of domestic life in New York, instead promoting the experience of flying out of the city as more comfortable.

The campaign was created by Wieden & Kennedy to highlight Delta’s new flight services from New York. The films feature Mariko and Ary, who share a 300-square-feet apartment in Chinatown; Jennifer, who has substituted furniture for a space to dance; and Christian, who lives on a boat.

Although cramped living quarters are a well-known part of New York life, Delta is demonstrating how travel can offer an escape from stressful urban living. Read our Opinion piece to discover such lifestyles are driving creatives to quit the city.

US – The sportswear company has launched Nike Adventure Club, a new subscription shoe service for children.

Offering three different subscription levels, it enables parents to pay a monthly fee in exchange for new footwear for their children's fast-growing feet. Available monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly, parents and children can choose styles in advance, returning the previous pair of shoes to Nike through the post or in-store.

‘We’re always trying to answer: ‘What do kids want?’,’ says Dominique Shortell, director of product experience and retention for Nike Adventure Club. ‘But an equally important question is: ‘What kind of experience are we providing for their parents?’ We want to make shopping for footwear as convenient as possible for them.’

Returned shoes will be analysed for wear and tear or donated to charity. Others will be sent to the Nike Grind facility to be recycled into products such as gym flooring or cushioned playground surfaces. Through such subscription services, the concept of fast fashion ownership is rapidly changing. For more, read our Fast Fashion Rental microtrend.

Seattle – PicoBrew’s latest appliance is designed for brewing a range of drinks – from coffee to kombucha – at home.

The MultiBrew distils the precision of brewing technology into a compact countertop appliance. While primarily a coffee machine designed for daily use, it also allows users to download and customise brew programs for beverages such as tea, coffee, beer, kombucha and horchata, which can be set to run automatically through wi-fi.

PicoBrew CEO Dr Bill Mitchell says: ‘Great coffee can be a religious experience with the right beans and the right extraction… [no one] met our or consumers’ demand for brewing a quality cup, so we did what was natural for us: we invented our own system.’

As consumers become seasoned coffee, beer and tea connoisseurs, more brands are exploring how technology can elevate the drinking experience. For the latest artisanal coffee insights, read our Craft Coffee Market.

The ease of streaming entertainment on-demand is contributing to higher levels of heart disease in the US, according to a new report by the Journal of the American Heart Association.

The study shows that the passive, sedentary behaviour of binge-watching could pose serious cardiovascular risks, with those who watch over four hours of tv a day having a 50% greater risk of premature death from heart disease than those who watch less than two hours.

‘TV-watching occurs at the end of the day when individuals may consume their biggest meal, and people may be completely sedentary with hours of uninterrupted sitting until they go to bed,’ says Jeanette Garcia, lead author of the study. The study highlights that the risk is particularly high for African-American women, who are found to be the least physically active group in the US.

As an era of Morality Recoded ensues, streaming services must consider how their output affects viewers’ health. Already, Netflix has responded to criticism for airing shows featuring smoking and teen suicide by editing scenes from its most popular series.