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Fashion

Need to know | 19 : 10 : 17

In today’s daily digest: Jigsaw confronts immigration issue, Dubai launches cryptocurrency, the growing wellness homes sector and other stories.

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Luxury

Nicolas Le Moigne on the future of luxury design

The head of MAS in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship at École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL) on why high-end brands should invest in augmented storytelling.

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Fashion

Need to know | 13 : 10 : 17

In today’s daily digest: The future of online grocery shopping, HBO enables users to influence tv narrative, a mixed-reality fashion experience and other stories.

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Design

Workbays Village imagines the future workplace as a 3D animation

Switzerland – Inspired by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec’s customisable office furniture, students of the École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL) envisage the future work environment.

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Luxury

Milan Salone 2017: Design Directions

At this year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile, designers unashamedly celebrated low-value materials and interpreted shifting energy fields by creating reactive objects.

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Luxury

A matter of time

Geneva ­– École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ÉCAL) and Vacheron Constantin have collaborated to present a number of projects based around the themes of astrology and telling the time.

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Design

Milan Salone 2016: Design Directions Part 1

Designers presenting at this year’s Salone explored a tongue-in-cheek, flamboyant aesthetic that elevated plastic finishes and bright synthetic materials.

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Technology

Milan Salone 2016: Form and function

Milan – Students at École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne created prototypes for a range of functional household electronics.

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Design

Milan Salone 2016: Subversive dreamers

Milan – Can objects dream? Students from the Media & Interaction Design course at ECAL consider the hidden aspects of everyday products.