OUR INVISIBLE FRIEND: HOW THE MICROBIOME & BACTERIA ARE REVOLUTIONISING DESIGN

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.

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WHY TRENDS ARE YOUR FRIEND - MY ESSAY FOR EXTINCTION REBELLION

Fashion Trends are getting a bad rep but they aren’t all bad. As the climate crisis unfolds and we outspend our planetary resource budget, seasonal and “on trend” fashion collections continue to be produced, regardless of the cost, perpetuating a fashion calendar and production cycle living on borrowed time. Read the full piece for EXTINCTION REBELLION here

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REWILDING FUTURE VISION

Back in February, the Trend Atelier community launched its Monthly future theme curation, kicking it off with "Rewilding", as part of 2021's theme for the Trend Atelier community: "The biggest innovation is philosophical". Rewilding set the tone for all of our events in February, from our Future Vision interactive presentation, our Reading club, Live Session, to our monthly workshop.

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