'futures 100'

Democratising skills through 5G

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Democratising skills through 5G

Professor Mischa Dohler of King’s College London explains how AI-powered kinetics and the Internet of Skills will enable frictionless remote collab...
Technology : 5G : Media
Three Takeaways from VivaTech 2023

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Three Takeaways from VivaTech 2023

At Europe’s biggest start-up and tech event, VivaTech (14–17 June, Paris), AI was unsurprisingly the dominating topic, but also notable were new au...
Technology : Design : Retail
Five influencers driving an everyteen revolution

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Five influencers driving an everyteen revolution

The Generation Z creators and entrepreneurs who thrived during the pandemic by speaking to, spotlighting and disrupting the realities of ordinary t...
Youth : Media : Social Media
Experiential luxury malls

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Experiential luxury malls

Shedding their teen hangout reputation, retail centres are being given an experiential upgrade as operators set their sights on affluent luxury sho...
Luxury : Retail : Architecture
The digital studio driving fashion’s open-source future

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The digital studio driving fashion’s open-source future

Jimmy Herdberg, co-founder of Swedish fashion studio Atacac, on how digitising the design and manufacturing process can foster more meaningful rela...
Fashion : Retail : Technology
Bio-bottles

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Bio-bottles

As consumers become more knowledgeable about their waste, bottled drinks brands are responding with a series of material innovations.
Packaging : Sustainability : Material Futures
Kind Heaven is an immersive theme park for adults

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Kind Heaven is an immersive theme park for adults

Cary Granat, CEO of Immersive Artistry, says virtual reality, cryptocurrency and immersive experiences are set to transform leisure and entertainme...
Leisure : Travel : VR
What’s driving our obsession with CBD?

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What’s driving our obsession with CBD?

Melisse Gelula, co-founder of Well + Good, explains why CBD is causing a stir and reveals its most popular use cases.
Wellness : Beauty : Food
FT Business of Luxury conference overview

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FT Business of Luxury conference overview

Vienna – The Financial Times held its 2013 Business of Luxury Summit on 2–4 June in the suitably opulent setting of the Palais Liechtenstein in Vie...
China : Milennials : Russian
London Design Festival Preview

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London Design Festival Preview

The London Design Festival marks its tenth anniversary on 14 September. This year, many designers have migrated to different areas of the city, alt...
Shaw & Skerm : Tokyo Bikes : Shoreditch Design Triangle
Future Forecast 2023: Food

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Future Forecast 2023: Food

The post-Covid rush to be out, meet people and eat out has faded, dampened by rising living costs and global financial turmoil, which is set to con...
Food : Sustainability : Technology
Future Five 2025: Sustainability

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Future Five 2025: Sustainability

We emphasise the need for brands to up the ante in their climate activism, creating tangible positive change in the fashion and luxury industries r...
Sustainability : Travel & Hospitality : Society
The Download: London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2025

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The Download: London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2025

Cutting through the chaos and overwhelming nature of fashion month, we distil the key insights from London Fashion Week.
London Fashion Week : Spring/Summer 2025 : Tolu Coker
LA Auto Show Review

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LA Auto Show Review

Real-world production cars – rather concept vehicles – proved to be the dominant force among the circa 50 global debuts at the 2011 Los Angeles aut...
Los Angeles : Fully Electric : Green Car Of The Year
The brands driving a circular approach to fashion

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The brands driving a circular approach to fashion

With fashion industry waste set to reach 148m tons annually by 2030, brands are innovating with commercial programmes that drive a circular economy...
Fashion : Sustainability : Circular Economy
Gold farming goes mainstream

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Gold farming goes mainstream

Gold farming goes mainstream
Wow7gold : China : Gold Farming
The challenges of establishing autonomous retail in China

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The challenges of establishing autonomous retail in China

Joshua Xiang, executive vice-president of R&D at Suning Commerce Group, explains why automated stores are big in Asia.
Retail : Artificial Intelligence : Sport
Future Forecast 2023: Luxury

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Future Forecast 2023: Luxury

Luxury is once more becoming exclusive, guilded and hyper-curated. It is also about assets that can be traded and traced in digital as well as phys...
Luxury : Fashion : Retail
Future Forecast 2023: Youth

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Future Forecast 2023: Youth

From youth culture’s flat age future to wise-beyond-their-years Zalphas, we select five key directions in youth culture for 2023.
Youth : Media & Entertainment : Society
Is the future of corner shops socially conscious retail?

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Is the future of corner shops socially conscious retail?

Rachel Krupa, founder of The Goods Mart, on curating a new type of socially conscious convenience store that is driving positive change at a commun...
Convenience : Retail : Community
London Design Festival 2016: Preview

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London Design Festival 2016: Preview

This year’s festival offers new perspectives on the urban experience and the future of the design industry in a post-Brexit reality.
Shoreditch Design Triangle : Victoria & Albert Museum : Product Design
London Design Festival: Ones to Watch

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London Design Festival: Ones to Watch

LS:N Global profiles the new designers not to be missed among the big names during this year’s London Design Festival. Fresh talent has caught our ...
Royal College Of Art : Pia Wustenberg : Stacking Vessels
Why peer-to-peer lending is the future of interiors

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Why peer-to-peer lending is the future of interiors

Harth co-founder Ed Padmore explains how the furniture sharing platform will benefit both designers and owners.
Hospitality : Retail : Furniture
CES 2017 Review: Part 2

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CES 2017 Review: Part 2

This year’s show highlighted the rise of sleep as a vital contributor to wellness, new fitness tracker product innovations and the beginnings of me...
CES 2017 : Wearables : Virtual Reality
How fashion is giving female inmates a future

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How fashion is giving female inmates a future

Fashion brand Carcel works with female prisoners to produce premium clothing. Founder Veronica D’Souza discusses how its support and training will ...
Fashion : Female Futures : Carcel
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