From the moment we are born, we are coated with rich bacteria that protects us from life-threatening pathogens and this becomes the basis of our own unique microbiome which will shape our future health.

Cecile Poignant is a Future Trends “Guru” working across industries for several decades. She started her career when trend forecasting was still a very obscure role, unknown to most people.

Cecile and I discuss how we think Trend Forecasting is changing… and MUST change. The cycle of trends is out of step with the stewardship of a healthy planet and urgent detoxification of the fashion industry.

What is our role as forecasters? What does the designer of the future look like? And which mindset change is needed? Design is about questioning. Find out more as we navigate some fundamental issues and solutions.

In our new interview series we sit down with Tina Gorjanc, an interdisciplinary designer whose futuristic work sits at the cross roads of Speculative Design, Fashion, Science and Sustainability.