Scandinavian MIND
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fashion
INSIGHTS / CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
”The department stores, these big malls, need to drive young consumers — and how can they do that?”
MIKAEL SÖDERLINDH
On how to turn a Gen-Z audience into DIY designers
FASHION
Silver surfer
REPORT
The new cool — how Gen-Z redefines status through sustainability
FASHION
Calling for action and collaboration — our takeaways from Global Fashion Summit
PODCAST
What is a Digital Product Passport?
FASHION
Houdini just opened the world’s first ”circular store” — here’s what they’ve learned
PODCAST
The investor’s role in fashion’s transformation
FASHION
3 brands proving that the outdoor industry is a circular pioneer to follow
OBSERVATIONS
The need to separate fashion from the fashion industry
KONRAD OLSSON
A few thoughts after visiting the Encouragement For Action award last week.
FASHION
Spinnova and Renewcell join forces to propel circular fashion
FASHION
Zalando teams up with Highsnobiety to introduce editorial-based shopping experience
FASHION
These four fashion companies are awarded for taking action for a better industry
OBSERVATIONS
Ten Takeaways from Transformation Conference
KONRAD OLSSON
Why you need to learn about Digital Product Passport and other highlights from last week's event.
INSIGHTS / CIRCULARITY
”More energy efficient and redesigning is more efficient than recycling on fibre level”
ANNA LIDSTRÖM
On the road to becoming the first Doctor in redesign
PODCAST
Inside Transformation Conference in Stockholm
FASHION
Albin Granaas’ debut collection explores the stimulants of upcycling and scarcity
FASHION
Siri Johansen on why one person’s waste is another one’s treasure
PODCAST
EU and academia’s role in fashion’s green transformation
TECHNOLOGY / FASHION
ASUS and BAPE team up for a camo-clad laptop and accessory collection
OBSERVATIONS
Why we’re doing the Transformation Conference
KONRAD OLSSON
The case for connecting people across industries. Plus: we are turning 3!
FASHION
Material sunrise
FASHION-TECH
How Nordic Bioproducts Group’s golden formula can save the textile industry
FASHION
SNS and Stockholm Surfboard Club join forces on friendship-based clothing capsule
PODCAST
Oslo Runway: The rise of Norwegian creativity
FASHION
Can extensive customisation and fewer product alternatives fight overproduction?
FASHION
The lagoon
INSIGHTS / FASHION
”We soon realised that it takes a lot of work to avoid the pitfall of AI biases when creating AI models”
ANETTE MIWA DIMMEN
On lessons learned when creating an AI fashion campaign
FASHION
Award-winning brand Paolina Russo explains how to bring heritage handcraft into a future context
PODCAST
A special report from Copenhagen Fashion Week SS24
FASHION-TECH
Less Fashion launches circular-as-a-service solution to enable easier clothing rental
PODCAST
How cross-industry collaboration can help save fashion
THE VIRTUAL CREATIVES
The CGI and 3D programs needed to create the contemporary fashion campaign
THE VIRTUAL CREATIVES
Why traditional fashion is dependant on virtual settings, and vice versa
FASHION-TECH
Fog-collecting jacket makes the user self-sufficient in fresh water, even in the most harsh environments
FASHION
Grandpa’s co-founder on lessons learned from developing new Made in Sweden line on demand
FASHIONTECH
Biotech company looks at biomimicry to create textile fibres with DNA-programmed colour
TECHNOLOGY
How Nordic brands’ early blockchain adaption prepare them for coming EU regulations
Fashion
Five insights the fashion industry should note from Global Fashion Summit
architecture
How fashion brand Vollebak and architecture firm BIG envision a self-sustainable future
FASHION
Oslo Runway presents four design talents to watch from the Norwegian fashion scene
PODCAST
An update on fashion’s regulation reckoning
EVENT
On-demand: all talks and presentations from Transformation Conference Helsinki
FASHION-TECH
EU grants biggest funding to date to Södra and Lenzing to scale up recycling of blended textile waste
FASHION
Copenhagen Fashion Week welcomes new and innovation-driven names in SS24 lineup
DIGITAL FASHION
Photorealistic Cornerstone metaverse to host premium digital fashion event with The Fabricant
FASHION
Outdoor products to watch: ”Technical masterpiece” and pullover from production scrap
FASHION
The next wave of Norwegian fashion talent is the complete antithesis of Scandi minimalism
FASHION
Fashion duo on turning down a McDonald’s collab proposal — and going viral afterwards
FASHION-TECH
Spinnova opens first commercial factory and the only by-product is heat, which is being recycled
INSIGHTS / EU LEGISLATION
”We see legislation forcing the value chain to change, because of the environmental pressure in textiles”
MAURO SCALIA
On the chance to provide input to Brussels before new legislation will be put into effect