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Melbourne – Customers can now dictate and personalise their shopping experience.
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Culinary craft: Beirut 2090 offers food for thought
Beirut – A collaborative workshop run by Magali Wehrung used culinary craft to project a positive future for Lebanese food, as part ...
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Are we the new Luddites?
The current war on technology by politicians and experts on both sides of the isle is as dangerous as it is misguided.
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Museum of things: Cabinet of curiosities in Paris
Paris – It is difficult to describe Le Comptoir Général. It bills itself as a ‘ghetto museum’, but to reduce it to that would be to simplify the mu...
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World Retail Congress 2016: Review
World Retail Congress focused on the struggles of the industry and the increasing importance of placemaking to the retail experience.
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Diana Verde Nieto : Desirable sustainability
Positive Luxury founder Diana Verde Nieto talks about desirable sustainability.
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Bending the rules: A flexible way to make furniture
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Out of the woods: Ancient fabric in fine fig
Out of the woods: Ancient fabric in fine fig
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Luxury holidays become affordable
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Placemaking Market
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Covid-19 is inspiring China’s green future cities
Architect Vicente Guallart discusses his vision for Xiong’an, a nascent ecological Chinese city set to offer a new standard for urban living in th...
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VR World makes virtual reality more accessible and other stories
In today’s daily digest: Alibaba’s car vending machine, the revival of African coffee, Tuft & Needle adopts Amazon's technology and other top stori...
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Future Forecast 2023: Drink
The beverage industry will increasingly see a wave of decolonisation, with new spirits brands emerging from regions like Africa and countries like ...
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Dutch Design Week 2018: Examining the global impact of Alibaba
Geo-Design Alibaba is an investigative exhibition that considers the e-commerce giant’s social, economic and geopolitical impact on design.
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London – Niijournal is a new print magazine that focuses on themes of race and empowerment.
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Risk factor clouds Travel & Hospitality recovery, says UNWTO
Risk factor clouds Travel & Hospitality recovery, says UNWTO
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Foresight Friday: Dan Hastings, deputy foresight editor
Every Friday, The Future Laboratory team offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, d...
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Five Emerging Market B2B E-Commerce Platforms
Independent start-up companies are championing informal retailers and small store owners through new B2B platforms that allow them to order more ch...
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The South African Pavilion explores identity in the digital age
Venice – A collaboration between visual artists Candice Breitz and Mohau Modisakeng, examines the notion of the self.
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UK – Honda has collaborated with Map on a vision that examines how autonomous vehicles might shape the future travel experience.
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Tapping into the Middle East market with veil-friendly haircare
Germany’s Henkel has launched a shampoo specially designed for veiled hair.
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How brands can reach The Next Billion Users
Digital anthropologist Payal Arora explains why the online behaviour of people in China, India, Africa and across the Global South i...
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Spirituality and folk religion are gaining cult online followings, allowing Generation Z to regain control in a global climat...
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Future Forecast: Fashion in 2018
Consumers will embrace avatar influencers as never before, while identity politics will make designers rethink their customer base.
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