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Biotech can Drive Beauty beyond Plant-based Ingredient-sourcing

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Biotech can Drive Beauty beyond Plant-based Ingredient-sourcing

Jasmina Aganovic, CEO of Arcaea, explains how biotechnology can help source and develop more ethical and intelligent ingredients.
Beauty : Science : Technology
How Fashion is Tackling Invasive Species

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How Fashion is Tackling Invasive Species

Aarav Chavda, co-founder and CEO of Inversa Leathers, explores how invasive species can enable fashion to rebalance and heal the planet.
Fashion : Leather : Sustainability
We Must Co-create to Decolonise Fashion

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We Must Co-create to Decolonise Fashion

Current sustainability initiatives are failing to decolonise the fashion and textiles industries. How can co-creation pave the way for holistic bet...
Society : Fashion : Sustainability
Why the Lingerie Sector must Evolve for Gen Z

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Why the Lingerie Sector must Evolve for Gen Z

Once considered aspirational, sculpted bodies clad in skimpy lingerie no longer cut it for Generation Z. How can brands shift the narrative and win...
 Lingerie : Underwear : Generation Z
How Fungi will Colour the Future of Cosmetics

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How Fungi will Colour the Future of Cosmetics

Fungi has the potential to transform cosmetics and skincare, from bio-positive pigments to functional UV-blocking properties.
Beauty : Sustainability : Material Futures
Why Brand Futures lie in Decolonising Sustainability

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Why Brand Futures lie in Decolonising Sustainability

Moussa Mchangama, co-founder of sustainable and ethical consultancy In Futurum, discusses why sustainable action must be approached from a global, ...
Sustainability : Lifestyle : Fashion
How Privatise the Mandem will Ungentrify our Cities

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How Privatise the Mandem will Ungentrify our Cities

Nabil Al-Kinani of Privatise the Mandem discusses collective ownership in cities such as London, and saving the ‘ends’ from gentrification.
Society : Health & Wellness : Scenario
Youth Culture is entering its Flat Age Future

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Youth Culture is entering its Flat Age Future

TikTok trends were once thought of as the epitome of youth culture. Now, senior creators and retirement hobbies are blurring the lines between old ...
Social Media : Youth : TikTok
How OEM is transforming the Drugstore Experience

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How OEM is transforming the Drugstore Experience

Ceilidh MacLeod and Shun Kinoshita, co-founders of healthcare brand OEM, on integrating modern care into the drugstore model.
Health : Wellness : Community
Assarée wants investors to take aim at dirty gold

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Assarée wants investors to take aim at dirty gold

Wealth advisory service Assarée is setting a new standard in gold investing. CEO Anouk Hilti-Zingg and head of communications Nathalie Widmer discu...
Luxury : Investment : Finance
Can the foodverse secure restaurants’ future?

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Can the foodverse secure restaurants’ future?

Supreet Raju, co-founder of OneRare, unpacks the potential that Web3 can offer food brands, chefs and the public by bridging digital and real-life ...
Food : Metaverse : Marketing
The future of hospitality lies in nurturing local talent

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The future of hospitality lies in nurturing local talent

Harsha L’Acqua, the founder of hospitality training venture Saira Hospitality, explores how the sector is nurturing the next generation of talent.
Travel : Travel And Hospitality : Tourism
Why Africa is the next hub for youth retail

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Why Africa is the next hub for youth retail

What does it mean to be young and African today? The co-founder of modern African lifestyle platform Dola, Yannick Do, unpacks the vast opportuniti...
Youth : Media & Entertainment : Lifestyle
Plant-based leathers will redefine luxury

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Plant-based leathers will redefine luxury

Joey Pringle, co-founder of alternative leather manufacturer Veshin Factory, explains how plant-based leathers can disrupt the luxury sector, and w...
Fashion : Sustainability : Luxury
How to remix the wellness model for Gen Z

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How to remix the wellness model for Gen Z

Stephen Mai, the founder of Woo, a next-gen media brand merging content and retail, on how wellness can be reframed as feel-good culture.
Health : Wellness : Media
Why ambience will define future homes

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Why ambience will define future homes

While technology is often associated with distraction, digitised ambience can offer subtle solutions to improving home environments.
Technology : Home : Ambient Technology
The Optimised Self: What’s next for design?

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The Optimised Self: What’s next for design?

We’re all familiar with trackers that monitor our physical health. But as we take our mental wellbeing more seriously, how will product designers r...
Health : Wellness : Technology
Selfridges’ Andrew Keith on retail’s hyperphysical future

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Selfridges’ Andrew Keith on retail’s hyperphysical future

The managing director of Selfridges examines the ways that retailers can create immersive, engaging and Hyperphysical Store experiences.
Retail : Stores : Department Stores
What’s next for luxury home ownership? Nomadism

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What’s next for luxury home ownership? Nomadism

John Andrew Entwistle, founder of premium travel network Wander, envisages a future when people will roam the world for the same price as their rent.
Travel : Hospitality : Luxury
Decentralised tech is driving LATAM’s socio-economic future

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Decentralised tech is driving LATAM’s socio-economic future

Bernardo Mendes, chief gaming officer at Druid Creative, discusses how gaming, the metaverse and Web3 will help Latin American citizens’ global pro...
Gaming : Web3 : Latin America
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