The Future Laboratory

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The Future Laboratory discusses functional health at London Packaging Week

On 17 September 2026, The Future Laboratory’s chief creative officer Chris Sanderson took to the stage at London Packaging Week. He took part in the panel Meet the new consumer: packaging for the age of functional health, hosted by Jono Wylie, strategy director at Eatbigfish.

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Retail

China pilot turns cinema tickets into city commerce passes

China – The National Film Administration and Ministry of Commerce in China have selected 16 cities and districts for a three-year ‘film-plus’ consumption pilot designed to grow moviegoing, expand film-related spending and connect film creativity with local economies.

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Climate Adaptation and Resource Scarcity

Stat: Climate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study finds

A new study warns that ‘feedback loops’ – nature-based events that add to global warming – are amplifying the climate crisis beyond what current models account for.

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Travel & Hospitality

Not A Hotel unveils giant Poké Ball guest room in Japan

Hotelier Not A Hotel has revealed a three-metre-diameter guest room shaped like a giant Poké Ball, set on a lakeside in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido.

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Fashion

Foresight Friday: Rose Coffey, senior strategic foresight analyst

Every Friday, we offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about.

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Fashion

Stat: Why brands need to teach consumers how to care for their clothes

A **new survey** from British fashion brand FatFace shows that 45% of UK consumers have never found a perfect pair of jeans, with 52% citing inconsistent sizing between brands as their biggest obstacle.

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Luxury

Dior and A24 launch a two-year creative partnership

Dior has announced a two-year creative partnership with entertainment company A24, becoming the main partner of New York’s historic Cherry Lane Theatre, recently renovated and now owned by A24.