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Rehumanising 3D Design
Compostable Cosmetics
Wearable Skincare
China’s New Fitness Boom is More Than a Trend
Gen Z’s New Value System
Patti Wong on Sotheby’s diversifying into diamond retail

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Patti Wong on Sotheby’s diversifying into diamond retail

The senior director and chairman of Sotheby’s Asia and Sotheby’s Diamonds on transforming the auction house into a year-round luxury destination.
Luxury : Jewellery : Diamonds
Neighbourhood hotels

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Neighbourhood hotels

Liran Wizman, founder of Europe Hotels Private Collection, examines how luxury hotels can avoid exacerbating over-tourism by engaging locals.
Hospitality : Hotel : Travel
A fear of risk is homogenising design

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A fear of risk is homogenising design

Pace of change and pressure from technology are causing designers to retreat in fear. Let’s take a leap, says Matthew Jones, creative director at A...
Design : Technology : Advertising
Sensory sex toys

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Sensory sex toys

Wan Tseng, founder of sex tech start-up Wisp, on sexual pleasure that focuses on the senses, and why the world of phallic sex toys is ripe for disr...
Health : Sex : Tehnology
Are we being greenwashed by bioplastics?

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Are we being greenwashed by bioplastics?

Hailed as an environmentally friendly alternative, bioplastic has been widely adopted by brands, but are we failing to address the real problem?
Sustainability
Smartphone storytelling

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Smartphone storytelling

Youth film-making collective Pickpocket examines why film and tv are stuck in a pre-internet world and how smartphones can create suspense to...
Youth : Media : Entertainment
Thermal wellness is a burgeoning sector

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Thermal wellness is a burgeoning sector

Sam Shames, co-founder of Embr Wave, explores the growth of wellbeing based on temperature and how technology can create personalised microcli...
Wellness : Health : Technology
Virtual cleansing

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Virtual cleansing

Mike Meiré, creative director of Dornbracht, discusses how VR can be used as a tool for meditative and sustainable living.
Design : VR : Health & Wellness
Stimulating our senses could reduce food waste

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Stimulating our senses could reduce food waste

In an age of flat screens and mass-produced foods, can heightened sensory experiences fix the disconnection between what we eat and how we eat it?
Food : Design : Uprooted Diets
Aquaponics is changing the farm-to-table conversation

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Aquaponics is changing the farm-to-table conversation

Jason Green, CEO of aquaculture pioneer Edenworks, examines how fish waste and plant microbiomes are revolutionising agri-tech produce.
Food : Sustainability : Technology
Why age is the new diversity issue

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Why age is the new diversity issue

Ageism is the next frontier for diversity, so it’s time for brands to get informed about its nuances, writes Sarah Douglas, director of The Liminal...
Diversity : Ageism : The Flat-Agers
Will AI take the fun out of fashion?

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Will AI take the fun out of fashion?

For an industry that thrives on change, the use of AI might mean homogenisation over innovation, says futures researcher Sabrina Faramarzi
Fashion Futures : Immaterial Fashion : Artificial Intelligence
Lucy McRae on repairing the bonds between humans

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Lucy McRae on repairing the bonds between humans

The sci-fi artist questions where the body fits in digital environments, and examines how vulnerable and uncertain places enable legacy-leaving work.
Society : Health And Wellness : Design
Future-proofing India’s organic cotton farmers

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Future-proofing India’s organic cotton farmers

Sustainability adviser Derek Sabori and Volcom chief marketing officer Ryan Immegart on the brand’s traceable organic cotton initiative Farm to Yar...
Fashion : Sports : Sustainability
Daniel Freitag on confessing sustainable design sins

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Daniel Freitag on confessing sustainable design sins

The fashion label co-founder talks about how their presentation at Milan Salone was designed to kickstart a debate about the industry's sustainable...
Fashion : Sustainability : Milan Salone
Science-led surroundings will enhance tomorrow’s productivity

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Science-led surroundings will enhance tomorrow’s productivity

When it comes to the future workplace, architects shouldn’t be thinking about stationary design but dynamic surroundings that drive divergent think...
Workplace : Architecture : Design
Beauty has a responsibility to cater for men of colour

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Beauty has a responsibility to cater for men of colour

Blake Rascoe and Patrick Boateng, co-founders of skincare brand Ceylon, explain beauty’s representation problem and why brands need to prioritise r...
Beauty : New Masculinity : Skincare
No more novelties – it’s time for fintech to innovate

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No more novelties – it’s time for fintech to innovate

If fintech wants to meet consumers’ aspirations it needs to create new products not just novelty apps rooted in traditional banking services.
FinTech : Finance : Banking Apps
Why retailers need to rewrite data collection

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Why retailers need to rewrite data collection

Fresh from Retail Week Live 2019, the title’s executive editor George MacDonald urges retailers to rethink data collection and listen to shoppers’ ...
Retail : Data : Customer Experience
Back to basics: the future of luxury retreats

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Back to basics: the future of luxury retreats

Dervla Louli Musgrave, founder of luxury booking portal Compare Retreats, on the desire for solo travel, silence and the opportunity for traditiona...
Wellness : Travel : Luxury
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