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The New Youth Club

Moot is a membership-based third space redefining UK youth clubs for a generation craving real-world connection, culture and community.

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Rehumanising 3D Design

Fashion designer Karina Bond talks to LS:N Global about redefining couture with a printing pen and bringing the human touch to 3D design.

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Compostable Cosmetics

Wildsmith is setting a new standard for sustainable luxury with Vivomer, a compostable, microbe-made packaging material designed to disappear into the earth without a trace.

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Regenerative Olive Oil

Citizens of Soil, an innovative olive oil brand, is championing provenance transparency, healthy soils, gender equality and sustainable packaging at a fair price.

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Biodegradable data is starting to grow up

Monika Seyfried and Cyrus Clarke discuss their project Grow Your Own Cloud, a speculative service that helps consumers store their data – in the DN...

Technology : Health : Wellness

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The unexpected UX potential of folding smartphones

Why flat interfaces will fall out of favour as designers tap into the compelling benefits and experiences that foldable screens can offer.

Design : Technology : Smartphones

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Women’s football revolution

Nicolas Bastide, from the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 Local Organising Committee, on brand and audience opportunities in women’s football.

Sport : Female Futures : Media

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How epigenetics will transform lifestyles

Dr Tom Stubbs, co-founder of Chronomics, explains why giving consumers visibility of their DNA will be key to influencing positive lifestyle choices.

Health : Epigenetics : Wellness

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eSports players need better health protection

While the negative stigma around gaming is gradually fading, eSports is still some way from becoming a recognised competitive activity.

ESports : Gaming : Health

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Streamlining phygital retail

Brian Bolke, founder of The Conservatory, on this tech-enabled store’s strategy to assimilate the changing retail landscape.

Retail : Luxury : Digital

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Ivy Ross on neuroaesthetics proving the value of design

Google’s vice-president of hardware design discusses how different interiors affect our wellbeing

Milan Salone Internazionale Del Mobile 2019

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Micro-amusement parks

Brent Bushnell, CEO of Two Bit Circus, on how immersive gaming, edutainment and theatrical dining can attract a diverse leisure audience.

Entertainment : Leisure : Food

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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