The Future Laboratory

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Porsche is localising automotive retail

Porsche, the luxury car manufacturer, has opened a range of new retail formats to elevate customer experiences and entice brand enthusiasts. Comprising the Porsche Studio in Oslo and Porsche Now pop-ups on Jeju Island in South Korea and Zurich in Switzerland, these branded spaces also reflect the local interests of regional consumers.

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Beauty

Stripped-back skincare

New York – Meant is a new streamlined bodycare range that includes only a few products but with greater functionality.

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Food & Drink

Breakfast bowls: Social club combines food and activities

Nashville – As multi-purpose spaces become the norm, new venues have to work hard to stand out. Pinewood Social in Nashville is not just a café and restaurant, it’s also a bowling alley, karaoke bar and meeting place.

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Technology

Clever cap: Top turns a bottle into a humidifier

South Korea – Product designers Amazing Grace have developed a screw-top attachment that transforms any water bottle into a humidifier.

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Fashion

Fabric revival: A modern take on an old cloth

Japan – Furoshiki, a type of traditional Japanese wrapping cloth, is being revived as a multi-purpose fabric that can be made into a range of items from scarves to bags.