Month: March 2021

Upcycled denim, Christian Louboutin, and circular embroidery: Three fashion projects embracing circularity principles

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    Christian Louboutin, upcycled denim, circular embroidery and other sustainable approaches to fashion. Christian Louboutin: The Upcycled Collection Christian Louboutin launched a dedicated capsule collection as part of the Selfridges Project Earth initiative. Supporting Project Earth’s pillar on waste reduction. Christian Louboutin unveiled an exclusive capsule collection crafted from upcycled denim sourced by global … Read more

The 2021 Face: Conscious Beauty, Cocoon Factor and Other Big Beauty Ideas and Trends

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  Sustainability is, and will always be, an integral thread that runs through the pleasure we all find in beauty. Here are some big beauty ideas, product launches and beauty trends  for 2021. The Cocoon Factor There’s no denying our appetite for beauty products that can soothe the body and calm the mind has grown … Read more

AeroDelft to fly world’s first aircraft with liquid-hydrogen fuel cells this summer

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  AeroDelft team, just revealed a prototype called Phoenix PT. The brand new aircraft is bringing the team one step closer to achieving sustainable aviation. The student team AeroDelft has revealed the finished structure of their prototype airplane powered by liquid hydrogen, called ‘Phoenix PT’. The hydrogen airplane does not produce any harmful emissions to … Read more

Will the electric-powered flight be turned into an everyday reality? NASA’s X-57 Maxwell moves towards first flight

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  X-57 Maxwell, NASA’s first all-electric plane moves from the prototype phase towards first flight. NASA to Begin High-Voltage Ground Testing on All-Electric X-57. Engineers, researchers, pilots, visual artists, and many other people from the four flight centers and business partnerships work together to make the X-57 Maxwell idea a reality. What is the X-57? … Read more

A new financing round grants pre-owned luxury platform unicorn status

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  The leading global platform for desirable second-hand fashion announces a new €178m (US$ 216m) financing round. Following a strong year that saw the platform’s transaction volume grow over 100% year-on-year, this financing round grants Vestiaire Collective unicorn status and ideally positions it for its next cycle of accelerated growth.   Since its inception in … Read more

The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies Address A Society Remade By COVID-19

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  From the biotech firms behind the first mRNA vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) to a real estate developer creating high-quality affordable housing (Stablegold Hospitality), the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies list compiled by Fast Company addresses a society remade by COVID-19. “Many of them pioneered business models that are now accelerating: Peloton and Zwift, for … Read more