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Foam Studio conceptualises future car colours

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Foam Studio conceptualises future car colours:

16.10.2018 - The design studio has worked with chemical company BASF’s Coating Division on its influential trends...

This campaign promotes wool in a synthetic future

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This campaign promotes wool in a synthetic future:

01.10.2018 - Sydney – The Woolmark Company has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the performance benefits of...

Fashion : Materials : Advertising

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See the materials of the future at London Design Festival:

17.09.2018 - London – The Future Laboratory will explore the materials of the future with a dedicated...

Design : Materials

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Google rolls out a social network in India:

17.09.2018 - India – Neighbourly is a new, local app that wants to challenge the presence of WhatsApp and Facebook...

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Thought-starter: What are the materials of the future?:

30.08.2018 - From fabrics that generate power through motion to food packaging that understands its contents, the...

Materials : Far Futures : Technology

Future materials will assemble themselves

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Future materials will assemble themselves:

22.08.2018 - Skylar Tibbits, co-director and founder of MIT's Self-Assembly Lab, explains how programmable materials...

Material Far Futures : Robotics : Materials

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Crab shells could be the next sustainable packaging:

03.08.2018 - Researchers have created a material derived from crab shells and tree fibres that could replace the...

Packaging : Sustainability : Materials

Big Ideas

Navigating the ethics of lab-grown materials:

15.05.2018 - Designer Christina Haxholm discusses how synthetic biology can create a more sustainable fashion...

Fashion : Biotechnology : Materials

Future textiles will be made from seaweed and dissolving thread

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Future textiles will be made from seaweed and dissolving thread:

14.05.2018 - The winners of H&M Foundation’s Global Change Award 2018 are pioneering circular processes in the...

Fashion : Sustainability : Circular Economy

Fashion Week Men’s 2018: The Standout Collections

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Behaviours

Fashion Week Men’s 2018: The Standout Collections:

23.01.2018 - Fostering positive social change and collaborating with designers beyond the realms of...

Fashion : Apparel : Digital

Micro Trends

Space-age Materials:

27.11.2017 - Although the idea of space travel has long influenced fashion, a new wave of designers is looking...

Fashion : Retail : Technology

Opinion

Will the future fashion showroom really live online?:

02.10.2017 - As brands explore the potential of digital showrooms enabled by virtual reality, will fashion buyers be...

Fashion : Retail : Digital

Big Ideas

This wearable circuit is fully biodegradable:

21.07.2017 - US – In a bid to tackle the rise of electronic waste (e-waste), Stanford University researchers have...

Technology : Digital : Materials

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The future of extraterrestrial resources:

28.06.2017 - London – Central Saint Martins graduate Margaux Hendriksen examines the economic and ethical...

Future Resources : Luxury : Technology

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Will the first sentient AI awaken in 2065?:

24.05.2017 - UK – In his new project, Geomancer, Lawrence Lek imagines artificial intelligence taking on the role...

Technology : Digital : Culture

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Sustainable symbols:

20.04.2017 - Global – Stella McCartney has launched the Clevercare series to help consumers care better for...

Stella McCartney : Sustainability : Luxury

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Milan Salone 2017: Provocative prototypes:

06.04.2017 - Milan – Design collective Envisions has collaborated with Spanish MDF manufacturer Finsa to imagine the...

Milan Salone 2017 : Material Futures : Anti-Materials

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Milan Salone 2017: Preview:

29.03.2017 - Visitors are set to descend on Milan for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile from 4 to 9 April for the...

Furniture : Contemporary Design : Materials

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Material innovation:

29.03.2017 - Global – H&M Foundation has announced the shortlist for its annual Global Change Award.

H&M : Whole-System Thinking : Material Futures

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Breathable branding:

28.03.2017 - Singapore – Machineast has developed an audio-visual project for Uniqlo Singapore focusing on the...

Uniqlo : Branding : Singapore

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Material manufacturing:

10.01.2017 - Germany – Philipp Weber has harnessed the coke production process for his From Below project.

Philipp Weber : From Below : Materials

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Genetic garments:

24.06.2016 - UK – Central Saint Martins graduate project Pure Human raises questions about the legal ownership of...

Pure Human : CSM Graduate Show 2016 : Biotechnology

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Etsy does it:

20.06.2016 - New York – Etsy’s new office space has met the highest standards of sustainability for buildings.

Etsy : Sustainability : Workplace

Design Directions

Graduate Fashion Week 2016: Design Directions:

17.06.2016 - During Graduate Fashion Week 2016 designers presented collections that explored new aesthetics,...

Graduate Fashion Week : Material Experimentation : Neutral Culture

Design Directions

Design Miami/ 2015:

23.12.2015 - A strong global influence was clear at this year’s Design Miami/ 2015, as designers built deep...

Luxury Design : Furniture : Materials