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Herbar’s skincare combines adaptogens and ageless beauty

Adaptogens are natural ingredients that can help regulate the body’s response to stress and inflammation.

Beauty : Adaptogens : Berlin

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The Urban Dentist is a bar-inspired dental practice

The dental office was designed by Studio Karhard, the designers behind infamous nightclub Berghain.

Health : Design : Interiors

Viewpoints

How skincare can learn from the auto industry

Valentin Langen, founder of IONIQ, discusses why beauty brands should focus on cross-sector collaborations to help diversify the skin tech category.

Beauty : Health : Wellness

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Rock the house

Global – British virtual band Gorillaz has launched a series of immersive experiences with Sonos.

Virtual Reality : Futuretainment : Music

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Game on

Berlin – The Computer Game Museum has created an interactive advertising campaign that taps into gaming nostalgia.

Gaming : Museum Market : Radio

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Future threads

Berlin – Adidas has opened a pop-up store that enables visitors to design their own knitwear.

Adidas : Knitwear : Berlin

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Rooster celebration

China – Jimi Jimi is a new lifestyle collection designed as a celebration of the Year of the Rooster.

Jimi Jimi : Sinofuturism : Made In China

Communities

Anti-luxurians

Purist athletics gear, technology-driven fashion and brand subversion are the new cornerstones that represent a multifaceted future luxury consum...

Anti-luxurians : Fashion : Anti-authenticity

Micro Trends

Untrade Shows

It began with bloggers at fashion week. Once accessible only to buyers and media, trade shows and industry events are becoming more consumer-facing.

Trade Shows : B2B : Direct To Consumer

Big Ideas

Yeay for video

Germany – Yeay is a new video-only shopping app that combines retail and social media.

YEAY : Gen Viz : Video Shopping App

Communities

Fastronomic Foodies

For Fastronomic Foodies, food must be convenient and high quality. Meet the tastemakers who prepare, replace and source the best ingredie...

Convenience Culture : Fast Food : Soylent

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An unshared future

Fears are growing that the sharing economy model is not as benign as it first appeared.

The Sharing Economy : Airbnb : Uber

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Backwards and forwards

Germany – Rapper Kontra K has released his latest album with an interactive music video that lets the viewer travel through time.

Interactive : Music : Unit9

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Bricolage dining

Berlin – New bar and restaurant Panama is inspired by a classic German children’s book.

Berlin : New Bricolage Living : Restaurant

Viewpoints

Nicole Srock Stanley: Curating a destination

The creative director of Bikini Berlin explains why retail spaces constantly need to evolve and interact with their customers.

Bikini Berlin : World Retail Congress 2016 : Destination Retail

Design Directions

Zeitguised: Digital Image-making

Berlin-based Zeitguised manipulates tangible objects and textures from the physical world to create surrealist visuals that are only conceivable in...

Zeitguised : CGI : Computer Aided Design

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Through the looking glass

Berlin – Today marks the launch of The Future Chronicles, a book series that explores how the world might look decades from now.

The Future Chronicles : The Immortal Brand : Volker Trolle

Big Ideas

Bank anywhere

Europe – Mobile bank start-up Number26 has launched an app that turns retail spaces into banks.

Number26 : Banking : Fin Tech

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Snap, crackle, pop

Berlin — Faradaí is a new premium alcohol brand made from Brazilian pará cress and black tea.

Faradai : Paracress : Felix Arhelger

Micro Trends

Olfactive Menus

The worlds of fragrance and hospitality are colliding as chefs and mixologists craft new menus inspired by the perfumer’s lab.

Fragrance : Cocktail : Berlin

Big Ideas

Holiday valet

Berlin – Never be caught short abroad with Travel Butler, a smart packing app that uses weather forecasts to recommend the ideal holiday wardrobe.

Berlin : Travel Butler : PackPoint

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Ethical vending machine

Berlin – Challenging the high street's addiction to cheap goods, this interactive installation highlights the human cost of the fast-fashion industry.

Fashion Revolution : Two Euro T-shirt : Vending Machine

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Living art

Berlin – The Proposal exhibition is inviting visitors to stay overnight in a gallery showroom.

The Proposal : Sleep : Observe

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On/off Balance

Bauhaus University, Weimar – A new lamp designed to make people concentrate is among the latest products created to help us switch off from our p...

Balance Lamp : Weng Xinyu : Weimar

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Comfort couture: Soho House Berlin opens homely retail space

Berlin – The simplicity of the name of Soho House Berlin's newest retail outlet, The Store, belies the complexity that awaits visitors inside.

Berlin : Convergence Retail : Home-tail