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Health, Wellness & Sport

Stat: Hobbycraft and Mind study links crafts to better mental health 

A new survey from Hobbycraft and mental health charity Mind has revealed that 72% of people believe healthcare experts should recommend arts and crafts to support wellbeing.

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Fashion

Perfume is a new show exploring contemporary scent

London – The exhibition at Somerset House looks at 10 perfumes through visual, audio and tactile references.

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Food & Drink

SFF 2017: On Everyone’s Lips

Stockholm – Note has worked with Italian chef Isabella Morrone to create a temporary dining space at the Stockholm Furniture Fair.

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Retail

Material Mischief

Designers are translating the aesthetic language of desire and seduction into playful objects and spaces. Indulgent materials and bodily forms offer a sensory antidote to the hyper-sexualised digital world.

Better Together by Kegan Greenfield, London
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Marketing & Branding

Tactile typography

London – D&AD has announced the winners of the New Blood Awards, which highlight the best in young creative talent.

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Micro Trends

Visual ASMR

Can slow motion make your heart beat faster? Digital creatives are drawing on sensory phenomena such as ASMR to develop a new type of visual fetishism.

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Technology

Touch point

South Korea – Dot is the first smartwatch made specifically for the blind and visually impaired.

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Technology

Save for later

London – Interactive design studio Sennep is keeping its ideas fresh and its skills sharp with Seeds, a platform dedicated to digital experimentation.

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Culture & Media

Dial for sound

London – Designer Gemma Roper is bridging the gap between the digital and physical with Spotify interface Radio Activity.