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100 Years After Geneva, Modern Slavery Is Still Invisible By Design
The Freedom Fund hosted a community of practice meeting from 3-6 July where we brought together our partners to share best practice. During this time, there were also two site visits to our partners, Indonesian Migrant Workers' Union (SBMI) and…
What does it mean to be a chief design officer?
If you pitched the job of “chief design officer,” 20 years ago, you might've been laughed out of the boardroom. Now, design can be found in the C-suite. The U.S. government even has its own chief design officer now—Airbnb…
Can Huawei's breakthrough help China's chip design software firms catch US rivals?
China's chip design software industry is rallying behind Huawei Technologies' ambitious new architecture aimed at producing chips that can rival leading global products, but analysts warn a steep uphill climb remains before local players can break…
Grenfell memorial will honour ordinary Londoners, designers say
The design team for the Grenfell Tower memorial has said it aims to create a memorial 'shaped by many hands, by many voices' to honour the 72 people who died in the devastating fire in 2017. Survivor and bereaved relative Hanan Wahabi sits on the…
Designing High-Trust AI Agents For The Modern Enterprise
By Brijesh Prabhakar, CXO and AI strategist with over three decades of technology leadership experience. I was about 10 years old when my dad took me to watch a late release of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope in Bangalore's cinema halls. I was…
What Do Belgian Designers See as the Future of Fashion?
In 1986, a group of unknown designers drove from Belgium to Great Britain to show their work during London Fashion Week. They weren't given a stage, and few locals could pronounce their names. Along with Martin Margiela (the unofficial seventh)…
Inside Equinox's New West Palm Beach Club-Where Luxury Fitness Meets Hospitality And Design
Equinox opens up in West Palm Beach With 116 locations worldwide, Equinox remains one of the most recognizable names in luxury fitness. So it comes as little surprise that the brand has expanded into one of Florida's most affluent and fast-growing…
Legendary Menswear Designer Nigel Cabourn Dies at 77
The global fashion community is mourning after legendary British designer Nigel Cabourn passed away at the age of 77. Renowned for his uncompromising dedication to heritage garments, functional utility, and military-inspired aesthetics, the…
Nigel Cabourn, Designer, Collector With a Passion for 20th Century Military Uniforms, Dies at 76
LONDON – Nigel Cabourn, the cult British menswear designer whose muse was the military uniform and whose archive of vintage clothing is among the largest in the world, has died aged 76, his company confirmed. Cabourn made his name creating…
Heat as a Design Partner: Trees, Soil, and Wind Corridors as Cooling Infrastructure
'By 2050, almost every child in the world — nearly 2.2 billion children — will be exposed to frequent heat waves.' UNICEF's warning is often read as a public health forecast, but it is also a challenge to architecture and the way…
Smocked dresses are the flattering, easy-to-wear summer staple - get the look with H&M's £18 on-trend design
Of all the summer dress trends we're embracing this season, few are as reliable as the smocked dress. When temperatures rise, our sartorial requirements centre on pieces that are light and breezy to wear for an effortless outfit. But if you want a…
The Luxurious Designer Saree Guide: Trends, Styling Tips & What to Look for in 2026
There is something profoundly enduring about a saree. Across centuries, political shifts, and the relentless churn of global fashion, the saree has held its ground – not as a relic, but as a living, evolving expression of identity, artistry…
BIG to Design Three-Building STEM University Campus in Arkansas, United States
BIG–Bjarke Ingels Group was selected to design the campus of a new STEM university in Arkansas, United States, on a site located near Bentonville's downtown, formerly home to Walmart's headquarters. The project comprises three buildings…
TheatreDNA, 10 Years In, Is Changing How Performing Arts Venues are Planned, Designed & Operated
Over the past decade, the definition of a performing arts venue has shifted. No longer singular-purpose destinations, today's cultural facilities are expected to operate as flexible, revenue-generating, community-centered ecosystems. This evolution…
Fynd Wants UK Fashion Brands to Use AI to Design New Collections Faster
An AI retail tech company in India wants fashion brands in the U.K. to use its AI to design new collections faster, as it launches a platform that combines product creation with logistics. Mumbai -based Fynd, backed by India's largest retailer…
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