We revisit our latest Transformation Talks and share insights about the role of fashion design in an AI-driven world.

We talk about:

• How technology can elevate the design process
• How copyrighted designs become even more valuable in the face of technology
• Lessons learned from the music industry
• and take a look at how a Swedish startup is developing “a sustainable Shein”

We will hear from:

• Neil Lewty, Chief Creative Officer, J.Lindeberg
• Sofia Green, Director of Communications, Amuse
• Oscar Hafvenstein, co-founder and CEO of Co-X
• Amanda Thorén, CEO and co-founder, Bencha
• Maria Åkergren, Founder, 3Dear
• Simon Hjelte, CEO and co-founder, NOMS.

Host: 

Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-chief, Scandinavian MIND

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We speak to the Swedish journalist and lecturer on the rise of second-hand fashion, the promise of rental solutions, and the role of consumerism in sustainability. 

Anna Blom is an experienced fashion journalist and lecturer passionate about the latest in responsible fashion. She has written for newspapers and fashion magazines like Vogue India and Damernas Värld, has appeared on Swedish television, and lectured at Lund University, Soho House in New York, and MIT Media Lab in Boston.

In this episode, we talk about:

• The role of resale, rental, and circular business models in reducing waste.
• Is secondhand fashion truly sustainable, or does it drive consumerism?
• How brands can navigate between genuine sustainable practices and greenwashing.
• The impact of EU legislation on fashion and its push for transparency and accountability.

Host: 

Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-chief & Founder, Scandinavian MIND

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Today, we are speaking with Erik Ulin, a Swedish-born, New York-based executive working at the intersection of fashion and technology. 

Erik is currently running the consultancy 0600 LLC, where he offers management consulting services to players in the fashion-tech space, including SoldThrough, Threedium, and Maison de Sabré. 

In this episode, we talk about:

• How running J.Lindeberg in the US helped Erik understand the lack of data in the fashion industry
• Why we need standardisation when it comes to technologies
• What fashion brands need to do to understand tech better
• How AI can boost a fashion brand

Host: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-chief and Founder of Scandinavian MIND. 

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This week we conduct a brand study of Nothing, the newly launched tech brand founded by the Swedish-Chinese super entrepreneur Carl Pei, and the creative juggernaut Jesper Kouthoofd.

• The brand has an outspoken mission to convert Apple users to Android, can they succeed? We talk about the strength of Apple’s walled garden.
• What do the design sensibilities of Jesper Kouthoofd and Teenage Engineering mean for the brand? We talk about the Swedish creative powerhouse that was portrayed in Scandinavian MIND issue 3.
• We look at the brand’s recent launch during London Fashion Week.
• Plus: we have used the actual product, and give a first-hand review of Nothing’s Phone (1).

Read our interview with Jesper Kouthoofd here.

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

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Finally, our weekly podcast is back from it (a bit too long) summer hiatus! This week we focus on the rise of the famed social media and entertainment platform.

• Why it’s more popular than its competition Facebook and Snapchat
• What happens when new generations start using TikTok as its primary search engine
• How should brands use TikTok to boost their engagement? Or should they? We talk about the implications of the Chinese ownership.
• We look at which Nordic brands are doing it best on TikTok.

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

Our weekly show discusses how technology is transforming the creative industries. 

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Recycling textiles should be as natural as recycling paper or plastic. Why isn’t it? We discuss the challenges of turning textile fibres into new materials, and the technologies and regulations that are leading the way. 

Speakers:

Nora Eslander, Renewcell

Petri Alava, Infinited Fiber Company

This live talk was originally held at the Transformation Conference on August 25, a half-day conference on fashion-tech during Nordic Fabric Fair. The purpose of the event is to gather innovation companies, creative talent, and investors within fashion to create new alliances.

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Erik Karlsson, VC/Impact Investor H&M Co:Lab, Nora Bavey, Founder Unconventional Ventures, and Samira Aissi, Investment manager, SEB Greentech VC, talk about what they are looking for in startups and new companies. What are the new criteria for success, both from a financial perspective, but also in terms of sustainability, diversity, and innovation.

This live talk was originally held at the Transformation Conference on August 25, a half-day conference on fashion-tech during Nordic Fabric Fair. The purpose of the event is to gather innovation companies, creative talent, and investors within fashion to create new alliances.

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Saskia Neuman Gallery represents Nordic as well as internationally based artists. The exhibition program reflects a strong focus on early and mid-career artists, often previously not exhibited in Sweden’s commercial gallery sphere. In addition, the gallery aims to host a variety of happenings, including talks, performances and other events.

Prior to opening the gallery Saskia Neuman held the position of CEO of Market Art Fair. Saskia was previously the Director of the Absolut Art Award (The Absolut Company) for seven years. During her career she has worked at neugerriemschneider gallery, KW Institute of Contemporary Art, Berlin, and the Venice Biennale, 2009. She is a monthly contributing writer to Vogue Scandinavia and contributed to publications including The New Era, Scandinavian Mind, Artlover and The Forumist, along with having written for Monocle, LOFT Magazine, 032c, Honoré Magazine and Berlin Art Journal in the past.

KONST is a show by Scandinavian MIND about contemporary and future art; the interconnection with society, culture, technology, finance and lifestyle. The outlook is primarily at the art world from a Scandinavian perspective, although taking into account the global arena of artists, exhibitions, trade fairs and other current events. The host of KONST is Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-large at Scandinavian MIND.

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How do you communicate innovation in a visual industry? We hear practical examples on creative marketing, and learn about the need for radical transparency in order to make the consumer a decision maker.  

Speakers:

Reetta Hassinen, Business Development Manager, Spinnova

Matilda Kivelä, Strategist, Reaktor

This is a panel outtake from The Transformation Conference in Helsinki in May 2022. On August 25, Scandinavian MIND is hosting the Stockholm version of the half-day conference on fashion-tech during Nordic Fabric Fair. The purpose of the event is to gather innovation companies, creative talent, and investors within fashion to create new alliances. Click here to see the full schedule and RVSP.

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Kirsi Terho, Key Account Director, Infinited Fiber, and Niklas von Weymarn, CEO, Metsä Spring, share practical tips on how brands and designers can utilise new technologies and material sciences to accelerate their sustainability practices.

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A new generation of consumers is demanding more from their brands. Taking a stand and showcasing your values are more important than ever. We look at how Finnish and Swedish values meet the task.

Speakers: 

Ekaterina Gianelli, Partner, Inventure

Ervin Latimer, Designer, Latimmier

Fredrik Ekström, Above the Clouds

Moderator:

Konrad Olsson

This live talk was originally held at the Transformation Conference on May 31. Together with Juni Communication, we invited industry executives, innovation companies, and international press to Puistokatu 4 for half a day of talks and panel discussions about how fashion-tech can drive transformation in the fashion industry.

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We invite a panel of designers to talk about how they can exchange their creativity, and sometimes radical ideas, into commercial successes while keeping an eye on the environment. As a central part of their design methodology, many use materials innovatively to create a more sustainable and responsible fashion.

Speakers:

Achilles Ion Gabriel, Creative Director, Camper

Ellen Hodakova Larsson, Designer, Hodakova

Jesse Hudnutt, Creative Consultant & Merchant 

Moderator:

Ane Lynge-Jorlén, Director, ALPHA

This live talk was originally held at the Transformation Conference on May 31. Together with Juni Communication, we invited industry executives, innovation companies, and international press to Puistokatu 4 for half a day of talks and panel discussions about how fashion-tech can drive transformation in the fashion industry.

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Thank you for tuning into the season finale of the Scandinavian MIND weekly podcast! In this episode:

• 9 highlights from Fuorisalone and Salone Del Mobile at Milan Design Week.
• Garments that can help people with deafblindness to communicate.
• Boston Consulting Group and Highsnobiety’s new whitepaper on the "Luxury 3.0”.
• A season recap quiz, with 5 quick fire questions (and a surprise for our listeners!).

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

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Christine Goulay an expert in sustainability, innovation, business development, supply chain, and thought leadership. 

She has worked for the material science company PANGAIA and has led sustainable innovation at global luxury group Kering. She is the founder of her consultancy, Sustainabelle. 

In this episode, we talk about:

•  Christine’s career as a sustainability expert in the fashion industry
• The challenges with implementing new technologies within fashion brands
• Lessons learned from working with OnceMore
• Her take on the upcoming EU regulations

This is the third episode in a series of conversations we will publish throughout 2024 in collaboration with textile innovations company OnceMore.

Host: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-chief and Founder of Scandinavian MIND. 

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Author and journalist Alec Leach released his new book The world is on fire but we’re still buying shoes earlier this year. This episode focuses on Leach’s key takeaways from his research on the fashion industry over the last couple of years.

This live talk was originally held at the Transformation Conference on May 31. Together with Juni Communication, we invited industry executives, innovation companies, and international press to Puistokatu 4 for half a day of talks and panel discussions about how fashion-tech can drive transformation in the fashion industry.

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In this episode of KONST, our host Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar sits down with Jerry Gogosian to speak on her art meme page @jerrygogosian, and the general state of the art industry. Jerry Gogosian is jet setting blonde who loves collecting expensive blue chip art, outbidding her enemies at auction, and working remotely from St. Tropez in the summer and Gstaad in the winter. 

Jerry Gogosian is jet setting blonde who loves collecting expensive blue-chip art, outbidding her enemies at auction, and working remotely from St. Tropez in the summer and Gstaad in the winter. Jerry is also a frequent visitor to all the world's most important art fairs where she rubs shoulders with and goes under the skin of industry insiders.

If you want to learn more about Jerry, read three of her most recent articles on The Persistence of Beauty, Venice Biennale 2022, and Millionaire’s Mall.

KONST is a show by Scandinavian MIND about contemporary and future art; the interconnection with society, culture, technology, finance and lifestyle. The outlook is primarily at the art world from a Scandinavian perspective, although taking into account the global arena of artists, exhibitions, trade fairs and other current events. The host of KONST is Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-large at Scandinavian MIND.

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Thank you for tuning in to our weekly podcast! This week we discuss:

• The best fashion-tech initiatives in the Nordics.
• A new EU rule will require all phones and electronics to use a standard charger.
• Our visit to Iceland Innovation Week and Nordic Startup Awards in Reykjavik, and speaking with Björn Orvar, co-founder of ORF Genetics.

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Erik Sedin, Junior Editor, and Johan Magnusson, Senior Digital Editor.

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Thank you for tuning into the Scandinavian MIND weekly podcast! This time around we discuss:

• The opportunities, and challenges, with text-to-image AI deep learning (click this link to see our artworks!)
• How Biorestore’s innovative laundry solution restores and revives garments to a new state
• Key takeaways from our Transformation Conference in Helsinki, with insights from Dal Chodha, Wallpaper, and Yasmin Jones-Henry, Financial Times.
• Our extensive guide to Helsinki from Artek store manager Annika Tammi.

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

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In this episode we discuss:

The upcoming design weeks.

Our favourite Beckmans College of Design’s graduation projects.

The coming Transformation Conference in Helsinki.

Playing artificial intelligence tennis with Swingvision, an Apple Watch and iPhone app which tracks and records your playing in real-time. 

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This is the third part of our new podcast series Values in the Metaverse. In this series, we will interview designers, experts, and entrepreneurs working with digital fashion, metaverse, and NFTs. When we’re creating a new digital universe, what kind of values do we want in it? This is the Nordic perspective.

In this episode, our editor-in-chief Konrad Olsson shares a Q&A session he held with the menswear departement at the H&M headquarters in Stockholm.

The Scandinavian Mind podcast is a bi-weekly show, about the intersection of lifestyle and technology. Every Wednesday, we publish an in-depth interview with an innovator from the worlds of design, fashion, beauty, mobility, and tech. And every Friday, we publish a panel talk or other behind the scenes content from the world of Scandinavian MIND. 

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In this episode we discuss:

• Einride’s Mesh event and the newly launched autonomous trailer.
• Inside fashion education’s digital makeover

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Erik Sedin, Junior Editor, Oliver Dahle, Fashion contributor, and Saina Koohnavard, fashion lecturer.

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This is the second part of our new podcast series Values in the Metaverse. In this series, we will interview designers, experts, and entrepreneurs working with digital fashion, metaverse, and NFTs. When we’re creating a new digital universe, what kind of values do we want in it? This is the Nordic perspective.

This time we're guested by Laura Olin, the COO and partner of the Finnish virtual reality studio ZOAN. As digital worlds takes hold, Laura Olin underscores the importance of Nordic values. 

The Scandinavian Mind podcast is a bi-weekly show, about the intersection of lifestyle and technology. Every Wednesday, we publish an in-depth interview with an innovator from the worlds of design, fashion, beauty, mobility or tech. And every Friday, we publish a panel talk or other behind the scenes content from the world of Scandinavian MIND. Sign up to our newsletter for instant access to all our content.

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In this episode of Scandinavian MIND weekly we discuss:

• Developments in fashion-tech and sustainability — our key takeaways from e-P Summit — Scandinavian MIND
• The Future of Fashion: From design to merchandising, how tech is reshaping the industry — CB Insights
• Instagram to start testing NFTs with select creators this week — TechCrunch
• Svenskarnas syn på NFT — Samsung Nordics

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

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In this episode of KONST, our host Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar meets with Jonas Kleerup and Edin Kjellvertz. We discuss:

• The intersection of art and design.
• Have the (white cube) galleries outplayed their role?
• The new art and design fair and platform Cream.

Jonas Kleerup is an art consultant and advisor based in Stockholm. He works mainly with larger corporate clients like Hufvudstaden, The Absolut Company, Electrolux, NCC, Björn Axén and many others. Projects include everything from curating shows, and developing strategies concerning art to acquisitions and developing collections of contemporary art. He also works with a few selected private clients with building collections. Previously he ran a gallery under his own name before switching over to consulting and advising.

Ten years ago, Edin Kjellvertz started Dusty Deco together with his wife Lina; one of Sweden's most stylish and eclectic vintage stores with carefully selected design furniture, interior accessories and art that attracted buyers from all over the world. By the turn of 2020, they closed down their shop operations and moved to Mallorca to focus on the family but also build their own brand with their own design. The showroom in Palma is a mix of their own collection, vintage pieces and art the couple collected.

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We are reporting from the quintessential Norwegian fashion event that took place last week. 

We will hear from:

• David Wilkinson, Executive Director, Steen & Strøm
• Anette Miwa Dimmen, founder, AWAN
• T-Michael and Alexander Helle, co-founders, Norwegian Rain
• Jonas Vebner, Project Manager, Munch Live

We talk about:

• Using a pandemic to elevate a business model
• Creating a meeting point between art and fashion
• Using technology to create newness in a new way

Host: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-chief and Founder, Scandinavian MIND. 

Johan Magnusson, Senior Editor, Scandinavian MIND. 

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In this episode we discuss:

Our recent survey on educating digitalisation at fashion universities.

How The Vatican will create a NFT gallery to ‘democratize art’

Spotify’s new Roblox platform

Finnish tech company Polar’s 45 year journey of leading the wearable space

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

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In this episode we discuss:

• The Fabricant secures $14 million series a funding to build the wardrobe of the metaverse
• Meta to open first physical retail shop for virtual reality products
• Konrad’s debut on the audio app Anyone
• Our decentralized selves: creating in a post-identity future

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

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This is the first part of our new podcast series Values in the Metaverse. In this series we will interview designers, experts, and entrepreneurs working with digital fashion, metaverse, and NFTs. When we’re creating a new digital universe, what kind of values do we want in it? This is the Nordic perspective.

Our first guest is Kerry Murphy, founder of digital fashion house The Fabricant and the cover star of our recently published Issue 3.

The Scandinavian Mind podcast is a bi-weekly show, about the intersection of lifestyle and technology. Every Wednesday, we publish an in-depth interview with an innovator from the worlds of design, fashion, beauty, mobility or tech. And every Friday, we publish a panel talk or other behind the scenes content from the world of Scandinavian MIND. Sign up to our newsletter for instant access to all our content.

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In this episode we discuss:

• Roland’s visit to the first weekend at Coachella.
• The Absolut metaverse experience.
• Our ongoing Digital Fashion Special series online.
• Observations from Biennale Arte 2022 and looking forward to Stockholm Art Week next week.

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

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In today’s episode, we give our listeners an ultimate guide to Stockholm Art Week 2022, taking place April 27 - May 1.

Joanna Sundström joins as co-host. She is a central figure in the world of Scandinavian art, as the founder of Stockholm Art Week and advisor to galleries, curators and collectors.

Stockholm Art Week is a platform showcasing leading Nordic art fairs alongside many of Stockholm’s prominent museums, institutions, and art spaces that will arrange special programs, events, and pop-up exhibitions throughout the duration of the week.

This episode is also guested by Sylvia Rynell, Marketing Director at Wetterling Gallery, one of the Swedish capital's most iconic art galleries.

Also joining us is Sara Berner Bengtsson, Director of Market Art Fair, the leading contemporary art fair in the Nordic region Initiated in 2006 by galleries representing the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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In this episode we discuss:

• The crypto club phenomenon and if they can match the likes of Soho house
• Stealing crypto and how to launder it
• Our cover story with Nora Bavey
• A little easter egg and exclusive invite for our podcast listeners!

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

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The Water Innovation Talks panel discussion features BE WTR’s CEO Emilia Molin and Initiativ Utö’s CEO Robert Cederlund. The panel discusses how businesses can collaborate with NGOs to further develop innovation within water health.

The podcast also features snippets from two keynotes presentations that we’re conducted at the Swedish pavilion’s presentation stage at Expo 2020 Dubai.

The first is from Mike Hecker, founder of BE WTR, who shares the nitty-gritty of how the Swiss-Swedish startup can eliminate single-use plastic bottles.

The other is from Robert Cederlund, CEO of Initiativ UTÖ, who explains how wetlands can help to restore the baltic sea.

This podcast is part of Changemakers, a series of podcasts, panel talks, and live interviews produced in collaboration with the Swedish partcipation at Expo 2020 Dubai.

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In today’s episode, we discuss our boots on the ground visit to Metaverse Fashion Week! Talking points:

• Designing your avatar and finding your digital identity.
• Street style from visitors.
• Checking out runway shows and stores.
• Takeaways and improvement tips.

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Oliver Dahle, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

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In today’s episode, Lina Aastrup joins as co-host. She is a curator and writer with a particular interest in contemporary photography and New Media Art that deals with political and environmental issues of our time. She recently finalised her MA thesis where she investigated the intersection of medium specific qualities of XR and its potential for disruptive art experiences.

We discuss:

• Disruption of the intersection between art and academia
• Digitalisation of art and the role of Extended Reality (XR)
• Political storytelling in the intersection between art and technology

This episode’s special guest is Solenne Tadros, a Jordanian Palestinian creative technologist & artist. She has a Design and Technology degree from Parsons School of Design. Solenne is a storyteller whose works reflect on social, political, and environmental matters. Her VR work has been exhibited in film festivals & exhibitions and featured in magazines like Vogue US, Vogue Espanìa, and many more.

Solenne Tradros will exhibit April 27–30 in Stockholm, Sweden: PRE-EXODUS VR experience and artist talk at Accelerator. 

Leila Khoury Nimry was thirteen years old when she fled her home in Haifa, Palestine during the Nakba in 1948. In PRE-EXODUS she shares the memories of her childhood bedroom, illustrated and developed into a virtual reality experience, created by Jordanian artist Solenne Tadros (b. 1996). The work activates questions of memory, intergenerational trauma, forced displacement and loss of land. PRE-EXODUS will be installed at Accelerator April 28-30, with an artist talk on the evening of April 27at 6 PM to introduce the work and open up a conversation on its related themes

KONST is a show by Scandinavian MIND about contemporary and future art; the interconnection with society, culture, technology, finance and lifestyle. The outlook is primarily at the art world from a Scandinavian perspective, although taking into account the global arena of artists, exhibitions, trade fairs and other current events. The host of KONST is Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-large at Scandinavian MIND.

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We hear our conversation with Achim Berg, recorded live at Transformation Conference in Copenhagen earlier this month. 

We talk about:

• The current state of the global fashion and luxury market
• Lessons learned from running The State of Fashion report for eight years
• And his upcoming book, Future of Fashion

Hosted by Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-chief and Founder, Scandinavian MIND. 

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In today’s episode, we discuss our newly launched issue 3!

• The two cover stories with Nora Bavey of Unconventional Ventures and Kerry Murphy of The Fabricant.
• Our big special on the digital fashion industry.
• Metahumans made in Unreal Engine and the uncanny valley.
• Fashion stories on the baltic sea.

Pre-order your copy from Papercut now!

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Erik Olofsson, Creative Director, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

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In today’s episode:

• New report: Last year, Swedish startups secured a record €7,8 billion in VC investments — Scandinavian MIND
• Unique exhibition gathers four young designers combining high fashion and upcycling this week — Scandinavian MIND
• Web 2.0 investors aren’t cut out for the web3 world — The Information
• Is this the real reason Epic Games acquired Bandcamp? — Music Business Worldwide
• Gallery: The Mandalorian special — Disney

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors. Sign up to our newsletter here.

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In this episode we discuss:

• Our visit to the NFT festival Otherlands.
• Key technology trends in resilience.
• How beauty brands need to operate in digital worlds, and how gamers are not only interested in gaming.

This episode is guested by Nick Buckley, chief digital & marketing officer at L'Oréal Nordics.

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors. Sign up to our newsletter here.

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In today’s episode:

• Michel Elmenbeck, joins as co-host. He is the founder of CFHILL Art Space and Bon Magazine, a renowned art advisor, collector and trend expert.
• OVRs (online viewing rooms); all major auction houses, art trade fairs and blue chip galleries seem to take away the option to view art online. What are the implications?
• NFTs and artist estates; what role will digitalisation of art and assets play for the future of artists and also dead artists’ estates? 
• Special guest: Destinee Ross-Sutton, International Curator, Artist Advocate, Art Advisor, and Gallerist.

Independently, she advises several private institutions and international collectors with an emphasis on responsible acquisitions of contemporary art. With a focus on African and African American art and a commitment to cohesive storytelling, Ms. Ross-Sutton has repeatedly demonstrated her ability to unify diverse subjects and styles within her curatorial projects. She is also making a name for herself as being a curator that discovers new talents and starting artist’s international careers. As artist manager, she acts as steward, guiding artists careers to fruition and to take control of their markets. See more on her website!

This episode was recorded Feb 22, prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

KONST is a show by Scandinavian MIND about contemporary and future art; the interconnection with society, culture, technology, finance and lifestyle. The outlook is primarily at the art world from a Scandinavian perspective, although taking into account the global arena of artists, exhibitions, trade fairs and other current events. The host of KONST is Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-large at Scandinavian MIND

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In today’s episode:

• How Scandinavian fashion and tech communities are supporting Ukraine.
• High-end fashion’s hits and misses in their support.
• Are the big tech companies doing enough?
• The launch of our new podcast KONST, launching next week.

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors. Sign up to our newsletter here.

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In today’s episode:

• Sneak-peeks into our third printed issue, being sent to the printer this weekend.
• Inside the new Avicii tribute museum — Scandinavian MIND
• LinkedIn debuts its own podcast network — Tech Crunch

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors.

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In today’s episode:

• Fashion and art photographer Elizaveta Porodina’s new exhibition at Fotografiska in Stockholm
• Roland’s hands-on review of Kanye West’s Stem Player.
• We talk about Generation Mute – why silence is worth more than gold.
• Also special guest: Olof Lindh, founder and CEO of the Swedish startup Kive, an AI powered library for creators.

Shownotes:

Stem Player

Kive AI

Generation Mute: when silence becomes a trend

Elizaveta Porodina — окна

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founde and Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large.

Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors.

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In today’s episode:

• Our boots on the ground observations from Copenhagen Fashion Week.
• The joint design and fashion week running in Stockholm right now.
• Sneak peek on our virtual fashion special in the coming issue 3.

Shownotes:

Standout local talents, diversity and Nordic collabs — 8 takes from our visit to Copenhagen Fashion Week

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors.

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Today is a special episode in collaboration with NOMS, a newly launched impact-tech startup that challenges the way we produce, deliver, and experience fashion. NOMS is is a digital platform where consumers can order contemporary, fair trade garments, produced on-demand around the corner from where they live.

In this episode we talk to the founders of NOMS: Siri Vikman, CEO, and Rodrigo Gutierrez Benavente, Creative Director.

Exclusively, listen to the podd to get early access to the debuting drop from NOMS at nomsglobal.com.

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In today’s episode:

• How will a metaverse fashion week actually work?
• Our observations from Copenhagen Fashion Week
• The Nordic fashion prize winners
• Highlighting 5 phenomena from The Meta Trend Report of 2022
• Inviting Karolina Lisslö Gylfe, secretary general at Ekomodernisterna, to talk car-free cities, nuclear power, and more.

Shownotes:

• UNXD and Decentraland to host virtual Fashion Week in March
• The Meta Trending Trends: 2022
• Boram Yoo wins the Designers’ Nest Award 2022
• Svenska Ekomodernisterna

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors.

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We are back from summer and report from the latest editions of Copenhagen Fashion Week and CIFF—Copenhagen International Fashion Fairs. 

We are speaking with:

• Anne Marie Mondrup, Co-Founder and COO, BetterChoice
• Daniel Di Benedetto, Regional Director Euro North, Centric Software.
• Kata Börönte, XR Project Manager, MANND

We talk about:

• Using tech to get rid of greenwashing
• The rise of the data debt — and how to handle it
• A "no bullshit" VR experience shedding light on the unethical fast fashion industry

Host: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-chief and Founder, Scandinavian MIND. 

Johan Magnusson, Senior Editor, Scandinavian MIND. 

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In today’s episode:

• Gucci and Superplastic’s use of ”animated synthetic celebrities” like Guggimon and Janky to push their new NFTs.
• Our observations on Scandinavian fashion, digital speakeasy afterparties, and more at Paris Fashion Week.
• Kanye West’s Stem Player.
• Andrew Tuck, editor-in-chief of Monocle, guests us to discuss The Monocle Book of the Nordics.

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.

Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors.

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Thank God it’s Friday, and we’re back from our Christmas hiatus! In this episode we discuss:

• Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard’s exciting approach to NFTs
• Visiting a metaverse rave
• Microsoft’s 68 billion dollar acquisition of Activision Blizzard
• The nasty logistics of returning online purchases

With:

Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder

Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large for future and digitisation

Erik Sedin, Junior Editor

Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors.

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On the season finale, we discuss:

• Nike acquires the french digital sneaker brand RTFKT
• Chanel invests heavily in craftsmanship and artisans
• Swedish developer Hazelight wins Game of the Year with It Takes Two
• We wrap up our mobility special, looking at innovations on rail and road
• And we talk about what’s in store for Scandinavian MIND in 2022

Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors.

With:

Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder

Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large for future and digitisation

Erik Sedin, Junior Editor

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.