Interview with Leonardo Avezzano from Everest Base Camp
We did not sit down with Leonardo Avezzano in the same room. In fact, the idea of “sitting down” feels slightly misplaced when the person in question is at a base camp on Mount Everest. Presence, in his world, rarely aligns with convention.
Meet Ron Keulers – CTO – From Fiber Engineering to Circular Innovation
Textiles are essential to everyday life, shaping what we wear, how we live, and the products we use. They combine function and performance, from comfort and durability to technical uses in industries like interiors and transportation.
Fiber production continues to increase
Total fiber volumes used for apparel, home textiles, footwear, and other applications show that global fiber production increased from 125 million tonnes in 2023 to 132 million tonnes in 2024.
Why Hair, Why Now
How CHIQA, Photography and the 2025 London Design Biennale came together
We won’t improve the world by measuring the amount of impact investment capital deployed.
The Nordics, with Sweden taking the lead, has for three decades built a strong innovation ecosystem for startups and investors that has brought unicorns such as Spotify, Minecraft and Klarna. It represents 7 percent of global billion-dollar tech exits, though the Nordic countries only have about 2 percent of global GDP.
Why Transparency Is Non-Negotiable for Business Survival
In a global economy increasingly shaped by regulatory pressure, consumer awareness, and reputational risk, transparency is no longer a corporate virtue—it is a survival imperative.
Essay | Black Hole Ballerina
I went to CERN and now I have quantum fever
Stoker Kou
Stoker Kou is a multidisciplinary designer, visual artist, and electronic music composer whose work is deeply rooted in research-driven concepts within media theory. Their practice revolves around crafting visual identities and intersensorial experiences that challenge and expand traditional modes of perception, engaging sight, sound, and sensation in dynamic ways. Through a nuanced exploration of language, […]
Sustainability as a trojan horse: Fashioning the illusion of change
In 2025, “sustainability” feels like fashion’s Trojan Horse insinuating business-as-usual under the banner of change. Despite greenwashing lawsuits and repealed regulations, brands cling to recycled collections and carbon pledges – because admitting failure would mean surrendering power.
Breathing life into language: The cultural exchange of words
A rich part of global cultural exchange is the adoption of loanwords, terms from languages other our own. If we take Indo-Aryan languages, that is languages originating from the Indian subcontinent, including Hindi, there are many instances of terms that have found their way into English, which include ‘pyjamas’, ‘bungalows’ and ‘shampoo’. These terms have become integrated into English and do not have to be translated for native speakers to understand them.