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Mexico’s public collectively cancels a new airport

Mexico City – A public referendum has cancelled Foster + Partners’ new airport for the Mexican capital, which was midway through construction.

Travel : Architecture : Democracy

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AI is shaping the future of fragrance

Germany – Commercial fragrance producer Symrise has collaborated with IBM to develop scents informed by artificial intelligence (AI).

Beauty : Artifical Intelligence : Retail

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Dyson is revolutionising haircare

The engineering company has launched the Airwrap, a styling tool that uses aviation aerodynamics to curl hair.

Beauty : Technology : Hair

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Stat: Our homes no longer provide a sense of belonging

Ikea’s latest Life at Home report, which surveyed 22,000 people in 22 countries, explores what it means to be at home. Touching on issues of loneli...

Culture : Home : Scenario

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Switching sleeping pills for soporific lighting

Washington DC – Students from around the world were invited to present future wellbeing concepts at the Global Wellness Summit, with stand-out proj...

Mental Health

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Samsung gives a voice to the future family

A new advertising campaign shows how Samsung’s voice assistant could help families cope with the impact of degenerative illnesses.

Technology : Voice Devices : Advertising

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Imagining the sustainable future of port cities

Wärtsilä has announced An Oceanic Awakening, an initiative that wants to transform the world’s marine and energy industry into a sustainable ecosys...

Sustainability : Infrastructure : Future Cities

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Thought-starter: Could boarding passes hyper-personalise airport retail?

With vast amounts of data already tied up in boarding passes, let’s use it to transform the airport retail experience, says Lee Carroll, interactio...

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Stat: The food waste crisis is worsening

Each year, 1.6bn tons of food goes to waste. A new report by consultancy firm Boston Consulting Group suggests this figure will continue to rise as...

Food : Drinks : Waste

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Stat: The influencer marketing industry is booming

New figures from Buzzoole indicate the growth of the influencer marketing industry within the last year.

Marketing : Influencers : Culture

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Apple flaunts the gaming power of the iPhone X

In a new imaginary video, the tech giant highlights the power of its A11 bionic chip, a small device built into the iPhone X to improve gaming and ...

Technology : Gaming : ESports

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A flour made from upcycled brewing grain

US – Food start-up Rise Products has developed a flour made from brewers’ spent grain, a by-product of the beer-making process.

Food : Rise Products : Sustainable

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Startup creates textile from coconut by-products

Australia – The material technology start-up, Nanollose has developed the first rayon fabric made with biowaste from the food industry.

Fashion : Sustainability : Material Futures

Micro Trends

Gastronomy Fetish

Just when we thought we couldn’t stomach any more food porn, creative industries are raising their game with a new blend of erotic exploration and ...

Culinary Culture : Sensory : ASMR

Big Ideas

Ephemeral workouts

Global – Daily Burn 365 is a new online fitness service that streams live workout videos each morning that disappear after 24 hours.

Daily Burn 365 : Lisa Wheeler : Optimised Self

Micro Trends

Mega-system Curation

Apple, Twitter and YouTube have tired of algorithms and fallen in love with human editors.

Apple : Twitter : Google

Micro Trends

Alco-health

Healthy hedonism is on the rise as consumers seek new ways to have a good time without avoiding alcohol altogether, and new spaces are opening to...

Neo-Detox : Alcohol : The Springs

Micro Trends

Ancient Appetites

Brands and consumers are re-adopting our ancestral eating habits – from the thousand-year-old recipes of Hindu India to the primal diets of our Pa...

Ancient Appetites : Ayurveda : Paleo

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Gymspiration

Oregon, US – A Nike campaign has shed light on the internal struggle of the amateur athlete in a more human take on fitness culture.

Better For It : Nike : Shake It Off

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Extraordinary Everyday

London – Sony’s Extraordinary Everyday campaign highlights what can be achieved through the use of a Sony mobile.

Sony : Extraordinary Everyday : Awakening Tech

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Bio-banking: How customer physiology and financial services combine

London – At last week’s The Age of the Long Near Preview Network Evening, senior journalist Rowland Manthorpe sat down with Philip O’Dwyer, executi...

Philip O'Dwyer : Banking : Method Money

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Winter cool: Fashion and produce celebrate the season

New York – Online food culture hub The Food Life has given winter produce a high-fashion makeover.

Seasonal Ingredients : The Food Life : Winter

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Hammering stereotypes: GoldieBlox launches an anti-Barbie action figure

San Francisco – GoldieBlox, the toymaker that aims to encourage girls to go into engineering, has unveiled its first action figure with an advertis...

GoldieBlox : Tiny Tot Feminism : Girls

Micro Trends

Chivsters

In the UK, both ‘chav’ and ‘hipster’ are pejorative terms. Now a new hybrid youth aesthetic and lifestyle are emerging from the tail end of these m...

UK : Hipster : Just Nots

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High-minded advertising: Adidas and Abramović film explores team spirit

New York – Adidas has worked with artist Marina Abramović on a recreation of her iconic 1978 performance piece, Work Relation, to celebrate the spi...

Adidas : New York : World Cup 2014

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