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Podcast: Dr Susanne Etti on the Reality of a Carbon Footprint

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Podcast: Dr Susanne Etti on the Reality of a Carbon Footprint

In our latest Back to the F**kture podcast, Dr Susanne Etti talks carbon labelling and more collaborative and constructive ways to tackle the clima...
Podcast : Back To The F**kture : Sustainability
Faith-building

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Faith-building

Melbourne – An exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria explores the potential of placemaking in fostering intercultural understanding in com...
New Bricolage Living : Placemaking : Melbourne
Skincare show

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Skincare show

Melbourne – Aesop has presented a new performance piece in its shop windows that explored the ritual of skincare.
Aesop : Derma : Retail Theatre
Preview: Waste Warriors

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Preview: Waste Warriors

Global – Waste Warriors looks at people taking mindful consumption to new levels, producing just a few scraps of rubbish each month.
Waste Warriors : Zero Waste : Psychographics
Melbourne events: A round-up

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Melbourne events: A round-up

Australia – Our recent Melbourne events introduced guests to the cultural shifts resonating across the Asia-Pacific region.
Australia : The Future Laboratory : Events
Melbourne Food and Drink Safari

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Melbourne Food and Drink Safari

At the centre of the Australian creative industry, Melbourne’s food and drink sector celebrates wellbeing, community and social enterprise.
Melbourne : Australia : Safari
Ryan Romanes: Art Direction and Branding

Design Directions

Ryan Romanes: Art Direction and Branding

Melbourne-based designer and art director Ryan Romanes constructs visual narratives that have the power to engage all the senses.
Art Direction : Melbourne : Branding
Preview: Boutique Altruism

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Preview: Boutique Altruism

Global – Forget the stereotypes of philanthropy, a new wave of brands is redefining how social responsibility can look and feel.
Philanthropy : Branding : Ethical
Boutique Altruism

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Boutique Altruism

Philanthropy has quietly been undergoing a makeover. Say goodbye to the tokenistic tropes of charity, a new wave of brands is using altruism as a c...
Philanthropy : Ethical : Transparency
Tea service

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Tea service

Melbourne – High tea has been given a modern makeover at Fancy Nance, the latest venture from pâtissier Andriano Zumbo.
Fancy Nance : Adriano Zumbo : Sweet Treats
Slumming it

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Slumming it

Melbourne – The Boilermaker takes centre stage at the Speakeasy Group’s latest venture.
Melbourne : Boilermaker : Speakeasy Group
Ancient Appetites

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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
Coffee on tap

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Coffee on tap

Melbourne – Designer Frank Green has developed a re-usable cup with integrated tap payment capabilities.
SmartCup : Frank Green : Mass Tap
Forager’s feast

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Forager’s feast

Melbourne – Lunchtime in the city’s central business district just became a lot more interesting with Hunters’ Roots, a new health food café.
Hunters' Roots : Melbourne : Flexitarianism
Trash-to-Table

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Trash-to-Table

Beyond the farm-to-table concept, restaurateurs are overhauling the dining out experience that reflects the whole agricultural system.
Brothl : WastED : Nutrients
Mood Dining

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Mood Dining

Some restaurants are making the connection between the food you eat and its effects on the chemicals in your body. In these establishments you eat ...
Body Temples : Serotonin : Mood
From the soul: New restaurant celebrates 1970s Americana

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From the soul: New restaurant celebrates 1970s Americana

Melbourne – Mr Big Stuff, a soul food restaurant and cocktail bar referencing 70s and 80s American popular culture, has opened in the city centre.
Mr Big Stuff : Bar And Restaurant : Melbourne
Bring a bottle: Melbourne cocktail bar introduces BYO events

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Bring a bottle: Melbourne cocktail bar introduces BYO events

Melbourne – Cocktail bar The Everleigh will host a monthly BYO?: Challenge the Bartender event, where customers are invited to bring a bottle of th...
The Everleigh : BYO? Challenge The Bartender : Futuretainment
The scented route: Exhibition celebrates olfactory design and innovations

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The scented route: Exhibition celebrates olfactory design and innovations

Melbourne – Hyper-Natural: Scent from Design to Art is the latest exhibition from New York curator of olfactory art Chandler Burr.
National Gallery Of Victoria : Hyper-Natural Exhibition : Mix Masters
No licence needed: Bottle shop makes disadvantage work

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No licence needed: Bottle shop makes disadvantage work

Melbourne – An off-licence chain has opened a pint-sized pop-up after it found out it couldn’t sell liquor for customers to take away until 2015....
BlackMarket : Brand Collaboration : Melbourne
A nourishing read: Magazine focuses on health and wellbeing

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A nourishing read: Magazine focuses on health and wellbeing

Melbourne – Nourished Journal is a new lifestyle magazine that focuses on wellbeing, and offers practical advice, recipes and travel stor...
Body Temples : Mind Your Head : Wisdom 2.0
Back in the loop: Joost Bakker’s new restaurant re-uses discarded food

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Back in the loop: Joost Bakker’s new restaurant re-uses discarded food

Melbourne – Eco-entrepreneur Joost Bakker has re-invented his former restaurant, Silo, with a fresh emphasis on no-waste nutrition.
Joost Bakker : Brothl : Closed-loop
Mirrored maze: Minimalist interior is luxury’s take on retro-futurism

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Mirrored maze: Minimalist interior is luxury’s take on retro-futurism

The recently opened Dion Lee boutique in Melbourne is an elegant fusion of a minimalist urban and a retro-futurist aesthetic.
Vectorism : Futuristic Minimalism : Dion Lee
No 74

Design Directions

No 74

Consultancy Mr Buckingham has created an experiential marketing space to accompany Australian developer QIC’s new mixed-use tower on Melbourne...
No. 74 : Melbourne : Retail
Sweet Tooth Hospitality

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Sweet Tooth Hospitality

Sugar may be the new gluten – the latest foodstuff to be targeted in the media – but despite the bad press, a host of new restaurants and retailers...
Dessert : The Pudding Bar : Luxury
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