The Future Laboratory

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The Viewpoint: The New Youth Club

Opened in April 2025, Moot is a membership-based youth space in northwest London redefining the concept of youth clubs for a generation seeking real-world connection beyond screens.

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Health, Wellness & Sport

Soho House taps into Formula 1 with the launch of House 44

Soho House is entering the world of Formula 1 through a strategic partnership with Lewis Hamilton and the F1 Paddock Club.

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Luxury

Sober living meets social connection at NYC’s new members’ club The Maze

New York City is set to welcome its first alcohol-free members’ club, The Maze, in autumn 2025.

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Luxury

Podcast: Peter Cole on the Future of Membership Clubs

As private membership clubs try to regain their privacy and mojo, on this week’s Back to the F\*\*kture podcast The Future Laboratory’s co-founder Martin Raymond talks with hospitality entrepreneur Peter Cole about how they could go about doing it – and at scale.

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Luxury

Thom Browne serves tennis retail in St Tropez

Catering for a growing global generation of Sportive Affluents, luxury label Thom Browne is offering exclusive access to tennis wear.

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Culture & Media

Latte leisure

London – SL28, a members-only coffee shop, offers a low-cost remedy to office cabin fever.

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Marketing & Branding

Iron man: Grooming products for the modern fellow

Brooklyn, New York – The Iron Society is a private barber’s club in Greenpoint run by Chris DeSanty. Having grown up in machine shops, DeSanty’s aesthetic is old-school barber mixed with mechanic, and his line of pomades show it.