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Sustainability at the Olympics? Here are Tokyo 2020’s winning design projects

Design Wanted

This year’s ceremonial relay will feature a torch crafted from aluminium waste taken from temporary housing that was built in the aftermath of the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami in 2011. They were designed by Japanese artist Asao Tokolo and made from 24.5 Each different section resembles a separate petal on the flower.

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How luxury travel brand Scott Dunn caters to ultra-high-net-worth customers

Inside Retail

That manifests in the form of giving back to communities in destinations where we send guests, through working with locally owned properties or businesses and offering experiences that foster inclusion and understanding, our trips aim to support local communities at every possible level.

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From Tumi to Birkenstock, here are six cool new stores in Asia

Inside Retail

The ground-floor Tumi Asia-Pacific flagship store spans more than 186sqm and features a range of artistic design elements, inspired by Tumi’s 19 Degree collection which includes an aluminium backpack. The store’s main focal point is a 19 Degree Aluminium Sculpture by pioneering perceptual artist Michael Murphy.

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Prince Philip: “An incredible ambassador of design”

Design Week

In those 52 years, the organisation says that he helped with its goal of “achieving recognition for the profession of design” CSD initially formed in 1930 as the Society of Industrial Artists in London’s Fleet Street. ” Prince Philip Designers Prize.

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NFTs: The next significant (brand) direction?

T Insights

They can be bought and sold like any other piece of property, even if – breaking with traditions stretching back thousands of years – they have no tangible form of their own. The advanced technology that enables new forms of digital ownership also ensures scarcity and uniqueness.

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NFTs: The next significant (brand) direction?

T Insights

They can be bought and sold like any other piece of property, even if – breaking with traditions stretching back thousands of years – they have no tangible form of their own. The advanced technology that enables new forms of digital ownership also ensures scarcity and uniqueness.

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