Create Tomorrow, The WGSN Podcast
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Episodes: 165
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What’s next – and how do you act on it?
Join Cassandra Napoli, Head of Consumer Insight at WGSN, the world’s leading trend forecaster, as she talks with inspiring industry voices about emerging trends and how they become real products and services, helping designers, product developers, buyers and marketers stay ahead.
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164. Beyond the Glazed Donut – How Playful Marketing is Reshaping Beauty
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May 19, 2026 |
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163. No Place Like Space – The Final Frontier For Design
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May 05, 2026 |
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162. Trace It, Prove It, Profit: The Rise of Digital Product Passports
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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161. Why Are We Renting Our Clothes?
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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160. What Makes Radiant Earth the Colour of 2028?
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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159. How GLP-1 Drugs Are Reshaping Fashion
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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158. Hot off the Runway – WGSN Unpacks the Fashion Weeks
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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157. AI x Human: Who's Doing the Thinking Anymore?
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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156. Going for Gold with Electric Skis
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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155. From Rheumatoid Arthritis to Runway – Inspiring Accessible Design
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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154. How Gen Z is Game-Changing Sports Culture
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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153. Life Through the Lens – What's Coming in 2026
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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152. Anyone for Salmon Sperm? WGSN’s Top Trends for 2026
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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151. Influence Redefined - Trust, Authenticity and the Future of Marketing
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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150. From Runway to Reality – The Digital Fashion Revolution
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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149. Getting on Board with the Movers and Shapers of Surf Culture
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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148. Fandoms & Franchises – The Future of Cultural Connections
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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147. The Rise of 'If You Know, You Know' Shopping Networks with Lizzie Wheeler
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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146. From Towels to Treasures – Royal Native’s Upcycling Story
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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145. Launderette NYC and its Fresh Spin on Third Spaces
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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144. How Gob’s Mycelium Earplugs are Breaking the Mould
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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143. Rural Art for Urban Hearts
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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142. First a Human, Then a Parent
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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141. Beauty & the Beef – Vegan Reversal in Food & Beauty
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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140. Sparking Socially Conscious Connections
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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139. Stitching Together Fashion and Wellness
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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138. Turning on Sexual Wellness with Audio Erotica
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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137. What’s next for the Phygital Experience?
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May 27, 2025 |
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136. Changing the Course: Golf’s Big Cultural Swing
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May 13, 2025 |
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135. Under the Covers of Cosmopolitan and Seventeen
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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134. Climate Storytelling for Trust and Transparency
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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133. From Dua Lipa to Diwali – Welcome to WGSN Events + Culture
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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132. Say Yes to the Vintage Dress
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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131. NFL’s Fashion Touchdown
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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130. Rolling in Soft Adventure with GrlSwirl
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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129. What 12-Year Olds Can Teach the Creative Industry - with Gabriel Araujo, Creative Director at Havas Lynx
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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128. Welcome Generation Beta!
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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127. NRF Big Show Speaker Meghan Hurley from Claire’s on How to Win Over Tweens and Teens
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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126. Forever Young Adult, Day-jamas & Therapeutic Laziness – WGSN’s Top Trends of 2025
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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125. WGSN’s Colour of the Year 2025: Future Dusk
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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124. How WGSN Forecasts the Future
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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123. Decoding Slanguage for Cultural Capital
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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122. Meet WGSN Create Tomorrow’s New Host Cassandra Napoli
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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121. Planet-positive Leather Tanning
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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120. Body Hair, Men’s Health & Glimmers in Personal Care
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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119. Early Discounts – The Gift that Keeps on Giving
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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118. Home is where Mindful Purchases are
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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117. Making Sense of the Catwalk with WGSN
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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116. Soft Yellows, 3D Printing Lego Parts, and Funflation Spending – Get Ready for Maison & Objet
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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115. Fashion Buying – from Rachel from Friends to TikTok Trends
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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114. Soft Adventure, Digital Brights and Rugged Luxury – WGSN’s Sports & Outdoor Trends
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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113. Paris Olympics 2024 Uniform Collections
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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112. The Future of the Dinner Party
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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111. Surfing the Green Wave
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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110. Festival Fashion with WGSN
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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109. How Tech Can Build an Inclusive Future For Everyone
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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108. Hand Luggage Only: WGSN Unpacks Future Travel-wear Trends
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May 20, 2024 |
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107. Mall Rats, Magic Mirrors and the Great Retail Revival
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May 07, 2024 |
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106. Milan Design Week 2024: Swings, Vibrating Bathtubs and Optimising the Senses
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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105. Cosmoprof Unveiled with WGSN: AI, Beauty Glimmers, and ‘Tweakment Adjacent’ Skincare
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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104. WGSN Live From SXSW
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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103. Illuminating Nocturnal Living with Dutch Artist Daan Roosegaarde
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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102. Collectible Figurines and Parasols with Passementerie - The Latest Decor Trends from Maison & Objet
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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101. Why Apricot Crush is WGSN’s Colour of 2024
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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100. Olympic Breakdancing, Election Fever and Collective Effervescence – WGSN’s 2024 preview
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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99. Pack Your Totes – WGSN’s Top Three Cities to Watch in 2024
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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98. Top Trends for 2024 - From the Multi-Species Home to Meals as Drinks
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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97. Snow Globes, Teatails and Pudding Extinction… WGSN’s Festive Table Trends
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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96. Faux Nipples and Leak-Proof Knickers – Underwear Trends Uncovered
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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95. Lounge Car – Why Electric Vehicles Are the Relaxation Pods Of the Future
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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94. The Rise of Beauty’s Age-Positive Movement
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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93. Must-Have Decor Trends for the Festive Season
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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92. Scenarios of the Future with Climate Fiction Writer Kim Stanley Robinson
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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91. Exploring Inclusive Design with Lekker Architects at Singapore Design Week
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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90. London Design Festival Special #3 - Materials are the Message
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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89. London Design Festival Special #2 - Colourful, Convivial Design Collaborations
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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88. London Design Festival Special #1 – Building Regenerative Futures
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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87. Will AI Become Your New Design Superpower?
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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86. Slime Moulding the Future with ecoLogicStudio
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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85. Low & No Alcohol: The Sober-Curious Movement
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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84. Inspiring coastal destinations from Rio to Margate
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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83. Building a Timber Future with Waugh Thistleton
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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82. Festival Style – What’s Headlining Now & Next
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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81. Designing Joy into Luxury Retail with Architects Sybarite
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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80. The Snacking Revolution: From Hype Treats To It-Desserts
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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79. Dressed up for Mars (or Netflix!) with Vollebak
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May 19, 2023 |
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78. Milan Design Week Special #4 - Materials Focus
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May 09, 2023 |
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77. Milan Design Week Special #3 - Sustainability and Design
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May 09, 2023 |
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76. Milan Design Week Special #2 - Outdoor Lifestyles
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May 09, 2023 |
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75. Milan Design Week Special #1 - A Sense of Optimism
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May 09, 2023 |
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74. The Male Make-up Movement: Celebrity Gamechangers, Eyebrow Tattoos and Blending Gender Norms
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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73. Growing a biomaterial future with Jen Keane from Modern Synthesis
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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72. The Ultimate SXSW 2023 Recap From Woolly Mammoths to Gamifying Surgery
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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71. Why the Virtual Influencer Revolution Matters to Brands with Christopher Travers
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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70. Giant lamps, Moodboosting Colours and Scentscaping – the Latest Interiors Trends from Maison et Objet
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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69. Why Digital Lavender is the Colour of 2023
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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68. Cities to Watch 2023: Voodoo Heritage to Vegan Cuisine
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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67. Top Trends for 2023 - From Sea Moss to Sweaters For Your Armchair
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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66. Soil Health to Gut Health and the Future of Farming with Andy Cato
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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65. Brand Survival Strategies for the Cost-of-Living Crisis
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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64. How Materiality will Define the Future of Home Tech with Layer Design
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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63. Designing for Life in the Home in 2025
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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62. The Radical Need for Diversifying What we Eat with WhatIF Foods
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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61. Celebrity Skincare - Beyond the Hype
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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60. Denim Trends: Y2K Festival Styles to the Skinny vs Baggy Debate
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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59. Drink Trends – Cocktail Nostalgia to Mindful Drinking
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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58. A New Heyday of the Country House Hotel with The Pig Chairman Robin Hutson
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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57. In The Black Fantastic with Ekow Eshun
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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56. Milan Design Week Special #4 - Craft Renaissance
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Jul 02, 2022 |
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55. Milan Design Week Special #3 - Inclusivity & Wellbeing
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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54. Milan Design Week Special #2 - Updated Icons
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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53. Milan Design Week Special #1 - Nature First
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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52. The Future of Hybrid Working
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Jun 11, 2022 |
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51. Why Possibilism is the Future with Architect Michael Pawlyn
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May 26, 2022 |
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50. Unwrapping the Future of Sustainable Packaging
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May 17, 2022 |
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49. Listen Better with Kitty Suidman of Sonos
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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48. The Opportunities for Digital Fashion
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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47. Exploring Cryptocurrencies, NFTs and Web3
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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46. Talking Alt-Choc with Dr Johnny Drain, The Walter White of Fermentation
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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45. Care-Taking for the Future: Bathfluencers, Mood Foods and Daily Home Healthcare
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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44. Designing Wow with Ramdane Touhami, Founder of Beauty Brand Buly 1803
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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43. The Rise of Gorpcore & the Social Sports Boom
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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42. Quick Commerce, Data and the Meta-Economy - Looking Ahead to 2022
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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41. Top Trends for 2022 - From Flying Taxis to Waterless Washing
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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40. Intimate Hedonism for the Holiday Season
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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39. Regenerative Design: Repairing the World with Carole Collet
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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38. What's in Store for IRL Retail?
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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37. Create Better: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Future
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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36. Diversity, Desire and Teledildonics – Inside the Consumer Sex Revolution
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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35. Creating a Sustainable Fashion Week with Cecilie Thorsmark
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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34. Into the Metaverse
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Sep 11, 2021 |
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33. The Future of Social Robots with Carla Diana
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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32. Introducing Consumer Tech at WGSN
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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31. Challenging Masculinities – Redefining Identities
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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30. The Growing Appetite for Plant-Based Products with Bryt Life Foods
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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29. The Pandemic Pet Boom – Giving Brands Paws For Thought
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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28. Reimagining our Relationship with Nature with Superflux
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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27. Material Gains for the Future with Mylo
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May 29, 2021 |
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26. The Captivating Power of Nostalgia
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May 15, 2021 |
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25. Defining the new luxury with Nanushka
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May 02, 2021 |
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24. Sustainability Branding in a Sceptical Age
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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23. A Design for Life with Yves Béhar
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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22. Fashion's New Comfort Zone
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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21. The Value of Truth in Beauty with Deciem CEO Nicola Kilner
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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20. Retail Disruption - Designing an Omnichannel Future
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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19. The Future of Homeware Rental with Harth Co-Founder Henrietta Thompson
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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18. Rebranding Wellness - Staying Healthy in 2021
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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17. Talking Key Trends for 2021 and Beyond
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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16. Reflecting on a Year of Acceleration, Connectivity and Innovation
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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15. Exploring Consumer Trends Holiday 2020
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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14. New Visions of the City
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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13. Adapting to Future Consumer Behaviours
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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12. Making Home – Lifestyles of the Future
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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11. The Value of Beauty
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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10. Serving the Recessionary Consumer
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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9. Preserving the Future of Food
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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8. Touch in a Contactless World
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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7. Reimagining the Home for Work, Rest and Play
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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6. Global Strategies for a Local World
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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5. Prioritising Diversity & Inclusion in Business
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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4. The Optimism Episode
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Feed Drop - Progress Through Creativity | Bozoma Saint John
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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3. The New Attitudes Towards Food & Drink
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May 26, 2020 |
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2. The Home Sanctuary: Driving Design Trends in a Post-Coronavirus World
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May 12, 2020 |
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1. The Beauty Industry in a Post-Coronavirus World
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Apr 25, 2020 |