Digital Detox

Eton College bans smartphones in school for new students

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Eton College bans smartphones in school for new students

British private school Eton College has announced a new policy banning incoming pupils from bringing smartphones to school from September.

Technology : Youth : Pop-culture & Media

Misü tracks the emotional impact of web browsing

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Misü tracks the emotional impact of web browsing

Misü is a desktop app that tracks and analyses the impact different websites have on consumers’ moods.

App : Surveillance : Facial Recognition

Swedish Design Museum’s exhibition in a backpack

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Swedish Design Museum’s exhibition in a backpack

Swedish Design Museum has launched a virtual exhibition consisting of a backpack from bag brand Sandqvist filled with Swedish design-led items.

Travel : Tourism : Leisure

Google spotlights experimental apps for digital wellbeing

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Google spotlights experimental apps for digital wellbeing

Google has launched a platform to encourage designers and developers to build digital wellbeing into their products.

Health : Wellness : Technology

Where mindful influencers are going wrong

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Where mindful influencers are going wrong

They tell followers to reduce their use of social media but don’t appear to practice what they preach.

Youth : Social Media : Technology

Digital disconnect

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Digital disconnect

Los Angeles – Murad has launched a new campaign that aims to educate consumers about the negative effects of digital technology on their health.

Beauty : Stress : Digital Disorders

Unglue yourself

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Unglue yourself

UK – Glued is an app that gamifies digital downtime for the family.

Device Addiction : Digital Detox : New Sublimity

Frank Marrenbach: Logout lux

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Frank Marrenbach: Logout lux

Disengagement from the digital world is the new luxury signifier, says the CEO of the Oetker Collection.

Oetker Collection : Frank Marrenbach : Seychelles

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Off-grid

New York – As phones get smarter, one brand is going back to basics for a stripped-back experience.

The Light Phone : Smartphone : JOMO

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Home appliances brand Electrolux aims to clean up our digital dust

Household appliances manufacturer Electrolux is urging people to take one of its vacuum cleaners to their email accounts as it offers to help clear...

Vacuum Cleaner : Digital Dust : Digital Hoarding

Micro Trends

JOMO

As more of us become exhausted with the notion of managing multiple online personalities, a new counter-opinion to the always-on mentality is emerg...

JOMO : Social Media : The Sharded Self

British Millennials interested in technology that helps them disconnect

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British Millennials interested in technology that helps them disconnect

A new study by The Future Laboratory has found that Millennials are the generation most eager to use technology to cut down on digital distractions.

Awakening Tech : The New Sublimity : Digital Detox

In the Moment: App tracks phone usage to help users disconnect

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In the Moment: App tracks phone usage to help users disconnect

US – Moment, a new app available on both iPhone and Android, tracks how much a phone is used throughout the day.

The Sharded Self : Mobile App : JOMO

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Big Brother-proof: Clothing brand unveils off-grid stealthware

London – George Orwell is not often cited as a fashion inspiration. But for east London clothing brand The Affair, the novelist is exactly that.

The Affair : Fashion : George Orwell

Design Directions

L’Isolé

Parisian bar due to open in time for Paris Fashion Week is taking steps to make its space more social and less social media.

L'isole : Nightclub : Social Media

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Voyage of discovery: Credit card brand opens travel library

Seoul – Hyundai Card has opened a travel library that offers visitors the opportunity to satisfy their wanderlust in and out of South Korea.

The Convergence Economy : The New Sublimity : Digital Detox

Private oasis: Pool in the desert encourages reflection

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Private oasis: Pool in the desert encourages reflection

California – In the middle of the Mojave Desert, a couple of hours’ drive from Los Angeles, is a pool waiting for anyone to find and take a dip.

Social Pool : New Sublimity Tourism : Los Angeles

Britons are empowered by, yet weary of, technology

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Britons are empowered by, yet weary of, technology

Britons are living in an ever-more connected world, which leaves consumers both empowered and exhausted.

Consumers : OMD : Digital Detox

New app enables users to avoid their friends

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New app enables users to avoid their friends

Cloak is a new iOS app that helps users avoid their friends

Anti-social Media : Digital Detox : Social Media

Digital overload turns consumers from ‘always-on’ to ‘on/off’

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Digital overload turns consumers from ‘always-on’ to ‘on/off’

Britons are seeking calmer visual digital experiences

Digital Detox : The New Sublimity : OMD

Happy camping: Adult retreat offers digital detox

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Happy camping: Adult retreat offers digital detox

California – The Digital Detox retreat is giving adults a chance to unplug from the digital world and reconnect with their childhood at Camp Ground...

Digital Detox : Yoga : Digital Downtime

Cloud sourcing: Mason Studio creates calming space

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Cloud sourcing: Mason Studio creates calming space

Cloud sourcing: Mason Studio creates calming space

Toronto : Mason Studio : Clouds

Retail therapy: Selfridges creates sublime spaces

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Retail therapy: Selfridges creates sublime spaces

UK – Department store group Selfridges has unveiled its No Noise initiative in its London, Birmingham and Manchester stores offering customers spac...

Branding : Silence Room : Peace

Quiet treat: Pop-up spa offers urban relaxation

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Quiet treat: Pop-up spa offers urban relaxation

Quiet treat: Pop-up spa offers urban relaxation

Netherlands : Pod : Pop-ups

Wall hanging: Pulse puts users in touch with data

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Wall hanging: Pulse puts users in touch with data

Wall hanging: Pulse puts users in touch with data

Open-source : Graph : Red

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