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Rolls-Royce opens club-like pop-up studio on Sardinia

The luxury car brand has set up a summer studio on the Italian island where guests can relax and learn about Rolls-Royce motors.

Rolls-Royce : Automotive : Luxury

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YSL Beauty launches foundation inspired by space technology

Paris – Luxury brand YSL Beauty hopes it can replicate the cult status of Touche Éclat with its latest beauty offering, a foundation that it claims...

YSL : Foundation : Space-age

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McDonald’s courts Millennials with personalised experiences

McDonald’s has moved to make its products more individual.

McDonald's : Millennials : Fast Food

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Japanese fashion brand trials virtual changing room

Japanese fashion brand Urban Research has trialled a virtual changing room pop-up kiosk in Tokyo.

Tokyo : Endless Aisles : Virtual Changing Room

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New job search tool matches applicants with company culture

Good.Co is a new job search tool that offers an alternative to scouring LinkedIn or Monster, and teaches you about yourself to help you find ...

Good.Co : Millennials : Jobs

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Number of American multi-generational households soars

A new study has found that the number of multi-generational households in America has doubled in the past 30 years.

Boomerang : Pew Research : United States

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Department store makes a home for art in Paris

Galeries Lafayette is transforming a 19th-century Parisian building into a home for its new public foundation.

Galeries Lafayette : OMA : Paris

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New monitoring system tracks a user’s sleep and environment

The Sense sleep monitoring system assesses a user’s quality of sleep as well as his or her sleeping environment in one sleek package.

Self Quants : Self-quantification : Sleep Monitoring

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The Reputation Economy is central to new cryptocurrency project

Document Coin is a new project that imagines a cryptocurrency as a means of exchange guaranteed by personal reputation rather than code.

Cryptocurrency : Document Coin : Reputation

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Creative agency encourages users to take a break from Facebook

Just, a creative agency based in the Netherlands, has launched 99 Days of Freedom, a social experiment urging Facebook users to leave the site.

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Target recruits creator generation in Best Year Ever campaign

Target’s new Best Year Ever YouTube campaign, aimed at young people going to college, boisterously entertains and engages on a social, two-way leve...

YouTube : Target : Best Year Ever

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Facebook and Twitter launch click-to-buy initiatives

The two social media giants are racing to expand their capacity as commerce brokers.

Twitter : Facebook : American Express

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D&AD New Blood Awards 2014

Renowned within the global creative community as a hot bed for young talent, the annual New Blood awards organised by D&AD showcase the emerging ...

D&AD : New Blood Awards 2014 : Asos

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High-tech, commemorative moon landing boots are an instant hit

GE’s limited-edition Missions sold out in minutes.

General Electric : Moonboots : Trainers

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New beauty website targets Flat Agers

The Beauty + is a new website for women who 'love their age'.

Jane Cunningham : Flat Age Beauty : Flat Agers

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Americans prefer snacking to full meals

Americans are disrupting the food industry by snacking rather than sitting down to a full meal.

Snacking : Americans : Eating Habits

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Withings launches smartwatch with classic design cues

The French consumer electronics company has launched Activité, a stylish smartwatch that digitally tracks your health and fitness levels.

Withings : Smartwatch : Wearable Tech

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Rent the Runway moves towards everyday wear

Rent the Runway has announced a new Unlimited subscription service that enables women to lease a rotating selection of items by post for as long ...

Rent The Runway : Jennifer Hyman : Fortune

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Artists hack into Barbican Digital Revolution exhibit

The Google-sponsored DevArt section of Barbican Centre exhibition Digital Revolution has been hacked into by a group of London-based artists.

Digital Art : Barbican Centre : Google

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New app offers Instagram-like experience for children

Mobile app PopJam by British developer Mind Candy is being pitched as a safe creative community for kids.

Mind Candy : PopJam : Mobile Apps

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