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Luxury

The Rise of Inclusive Travel 

From inclusive cultural learning to accessible work and play, successful travel design must have people with disabilities at the forefront.

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Technology

Swift Creatives brings colourful design to outdoor monitoring devices

In February 2024, Scandinavian design and innovation studio Swift Creatives, renowned for collaborations with LG, Panasonic and Samsung, introduced Sculptural Surveillance, an avant-garde concept that challenges traditional outdoor monitoring devices.

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Sustainability

Stat: Shared mobility market in urban areas could reach £319bn

Unveiled during Web Summit Lisbon in November 2023, a new report on the future of urban transport suggests that shared mobility will expand in the 2020s to make up 7% of all urban transport journeys globally by 2030.

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Luxury

Burberry’s luxe take on eco-urban mobility

Targeting younger city-dwellers, the Concept-E bike is a near-silent electric vehicle that boasts eco-credentials.

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Luxury

Louis Vuitton is rewilding a London neighbourhood

In a bid to restore biodiversity and bolster natural areas in London’s Chelsea, the luxury brand is creating a pocket forest close to its Sloane Street store.

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Urbanised World

Flock Together inspires Gen Alpha urban birdwatchers

Nature collective Flock Together's latest educational venture encourages urban Generation Alpha to partake in birdwatching.

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Health, Wellness & Sport

Stat: Green spaces are inaccessible for many Britons

Analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals that almost one in eight British families has no access to a private or shared garden.

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Technology

Clip transforms bicycles into commuter e-bikes

Clip is an electronic device that can be attached to any bicycle, instantly converting it into an e-bike fit for commuting.

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Urbanised World

Shanghai’s Runway Park used to be an airfield

Global design firm Sasaki has unveiled its latest project, converting an airport runway into a linear park.