Smog Life

The air we breathe is a key consumer concern. Discover expert insights and original research into how your business can thrive and navigate the smog life

Smog Life

 

Smog: risk or resource?

 

What is pollution-free retail?

 

Why clean air needs to be on every brand’s agenda

Why clean air needs to be on every brand’s agenda:

Daan Roosegaarde, designer and founder of Studio Roosegaarde, on why clean air, energy and water should be in every brand’s mission...

 Placemaking : Pollution : Future Cities
How Goodyear is heralding a sustainable future

How Goodyear is heralding a sustainable future:

Senior industrial designer Sébastien Fontaine and principal engineer Claude Boes from Goodyear’s Innovation Centre in Luxembourg discuss...

 Automobile : Wellness : Sustainability
Could fare-free public transport reduce cities’ pollution?

Could fare-free public transport reduce cities’ pollution?:

To combat toxic air, local and national governments are exploring ways to encourage citizens to leave their cars at home.

Pollution : Smog LIfe : Cities
Are vegan cruises a moral and environmental oxymoron?

Are vegan cruises a moral and environmental oxymoron?:

The growing popularity of cruise ship holidays among consumers looking to visit areas of natural beauty will have a negative impact on...

 Travel : Food And Drink : Sustainability
Will our future cities be pollution free?

Will our future cities be pollution free?:

The technology needed to create carbon-neutral cities already exists, but its implementation requires political willpower.

 Technology : Architecture : Design
Pollution Apparel

Pollution Apparel:

Leading creatives are using water pollution as a resource to highlight unsustainable production practices in the fashion industry and...

 Fashion : Apparel : Sustainability
Are clean air zones the future of retail?

Are clean air zones the future of retail?:

The Clean Air Bench is a future-facing retail concept powered by advanced technology that could radically change how consumers...

 Pollution : Technology : Smog Life
Berry-based juice could help to diminish the effects of air pollution

Berry-based juice could help to diminish the effects of air pollution:

China – BerriQi contains boysenberries, which have been proven to reduce inflammation of the airways in pre-clinical trials.

Wellness : Food : Drink
Smog Life: Toolkits

Smog Life: Toolkits:

The actionable insights brands need to consider when responding to the air pollution crisis.

Sustainability : Retail : Health And Wellness
How can brands help clean up urban air?

How can brands help clean up urban air?:

The lead insight expert for Future Cities Catapult discusses the tactics that councils and companies can use to tackle air pollution.

Sustainability : Place Making : Transport
Pollution capitals: Paris

Pollution capitals: Paris:

Paris – With around 48,000 premature deaths a year attributed to air pollution by France’s public health authority, the problem is...

 Technology : Digital : Health
How to build a smog-free city

How to build a smog-free city:

We catalogue five brands developing new technologies, devices and materials to help build a cleaner urban environment.

Sustainability : Urbanism : Architecture
Pollution capitals: Bangalore

Pollution capitals: Bangalore:

Bangalore, India – Billed as India’s Silicon Valley, Bangalore’s rapid population expansion to more than 8.5m inhabitants is having an...

 Wellness : Beauty : Bangalore
Room to breathe

Room to breathe:

With air quality issues now dissuading tourists from visiting some of the world’s most popular cities, hotels have to make clean air a...

 Wellness : Architecture : Hospitality
Is pollution-free hospitality the future of travel?

Is pollution-free hospitality the future of travel?:

As pollution levels continue to rise, the travel and hospitality industries need to consider how they will respond to increasing...

 Travel : Hospitality : Pollution
Why do today's homeowners care about air?

Why do today's homeowners care about air?:

Dyson's product development director explains why air pollution in the home is a growing concern.

Sustainability : Technology : Design
Turning pollution into products

Turning pollution into products:

While air pollution is a source of consternation around the globe, these five cross-sector brands are showing how it can be a resource...

 Pollution : Air Pollution : Food Futures
Pollution capitals: Seoul

Pollution capitals: Seoul:

Seoul – With more than 10m inhabitants increasingly concerned about the health risks associated with air pollution and a government slow...

 Beauty : Wellness : Seoul
Sanctuary Space: Redesigning the home for the Anthropocene age

Sanctuary Space: Redesigning the home for the Anthropocene age:

How will the home evolve to protect families from the threat of air pollution?

 Sustainability : Architecture : Product Design
Unmasking Fear

Unmasking Fear:

How brands are mitigating negative perceptions of pollution masks as consumers become more aware of the dangers of toxic air.

 Design : Wellness : Pollution
Pollution capitals: Mexico City

Pollution capitals: Mexico City:

Mexico – With almost 9m inhabitants, the Mexican capital is one of the key potential markets for pollution products.

Urbanism : Sustainability : Mobility
The health impacts of air pollution

The health impacts of air pollution:

The British Lung Foundation’s Harriet Edwards discusses how London’s air quality issues are affecting consumers.

Sustainability : Health And Wellness : Workplace Futures
Pollution mask evolution

Pollution mask evolution:

The top five brands creating the most innovative products designed to protect commuters from polluted air.

Fashion : Sustainability : Health And Wellness
Introducing Smog Life

Introducing Smog Life:

As a growing number of consumers are exposed to toxic air, we have launched a guide that reveals what brands need to know about this...

 Sustainability : Design : Placemaking

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A new study published in the peer reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) has found that children who grew up with the lowest levels of green space were up to 55% more likely to develop a mental health disorder.

Health : Wellness : Architecture
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Ikea tackles indoor pollution with air-purifying textiles

The furniture and home goods retailer has developed a curtain that breaks down common pollutants and cleans indoor air.

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Engineering biological packaging and addressing indoor pollution

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A luxury brand moves into liveable space and the shower gets updated

Thisispaper creates a curated apartment, Livin offers an individually tailored shower experience, BrewDog moves into hospitality.

Hospitality : Mobility : Retail
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Democratising goodness, pollution-free spaces and chatbots rising are some of the stories that defined the retail sector this year.

Retail : Beauty : Technology
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Billie fights back against the pink tax, and other stories

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Google Poly creates new possibilities for AR, and other stories

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Digital : Technology : Advertising
Today’s headlines, including Nikelab’s dystopian digital aesthetic News

Today’s headlines, including Nikelab’s dystopian digital aesthetic

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Fashion : Luxury : Sustainability
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Nissan creates a sound identity for electric cars and other stories

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Retail : Health & Wellness : Auto
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Today’s headlines including VPRO Medialab’s emotional response exhibit

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Fashion : Finance : Pollution
Experience 2020 Big Ideas

Experience 2020

Customer experiences are becoming meaningless. But as we head towards the next decade, brands must ensure that they only invest in experiences that offer value.

Experience : Experience 2020 : Tech
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Beauty : Sustainability : Digital
China cycles towards a cleaner future Big Ideas

China cycles towards a cleaner future

China – Daan Roosegaarde has worked with bicycle-sharing start-up OFO to introduce his Smog Free Bike to China’s streets.

Technology : Design : Pollution
Cruise ships produce dangerously high amounts of pollution Big Ideas

Cruise ships produce dangerously high amounts of pollution

Global – Levels of on-board ultra-fine particle pollutants are causing concern among medical scientists and environmentalists.

Travel : Hospitality : Pollution
The Ultra III sneaker is made using polluting algae Big Ideas

The Ultra III sneaker is made using polluting algae

China – The shoes by Vivobarefoot are made from a mix of ethylene-vinyl acetate and polluting algae harvested from Lake Tai.

Fashion : Sustainability : Design
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