We report from Europe’s biggest startup and tech event in Paris.

We hear from:

• Raphael Slama, Commercial Director, Fruggr
• Nathalie Seyler, head of Episkin
• Karl Pärtel, co-founder, Raiku
• Pascal Le Melinaire, President, Sweetch Energy

We talk about:

• The major misconceptions regarding sustainable packaging, after substantial lobbying
• Bio-printed skin — no longer science fiction
• The rise of digital sustainability, and why it matters
• The hunt for the next renewable energy source

Hosted by:

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

Johan Magnusson, Senior editor, Scandinavian MIND

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This is the second episode in our conversation series, which we will publish throughout 2024 in collaboration with textile innovations company OnceMore.

We are speaking with:

• Maria Persdotter, Industrial policy specialist at Södra.
• Åsa Degerman, Manager, OnceMore® at Södra.

In this episode we talk about:

• The upcoming EU regulations for the textile industry
• What brands can do to prepare
• How OnceMore is helping their customers navigate this upcoming transformation
• and the need for collaboration throughout the value chain

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

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We revisited a panel discussion from the Transformation Conference in Helsinki a few weeks ago, where we discussed the opportunities and challenges for designers in a more fragmented fashion landscape.

We will hear from:

• Jenny Hytönen, designer
• Anna Semi, designer and teacher, Aalto University
• Ervin Latimer, designer & founder of Latimmier
• Alice Bouleau, Principal & Head of Creative Pole, Sterling International.

We also share a short introduction to the article “Nordic fashion needs a new north star,” by authors Evie Kivi and Maria Ervast.

Host:

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

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We report from Finland’s fashion week, where shows, exhibitions, awards, and our very own Transformation Conference took place last week.

We share three conversations:

• Jani Niipola, Executive Director, Fashion Finland
• Laura Juslin & Lilli Maunula, founders of the design studio Juslin Maunula
• Sara Martinsen, Exhibition Producer and Co-curator, Designmuseo and Sofia Ilmonen, designer

We talk about:

• The importance of building bridges between commercial fashion and creatives
• How to turn ugly materials into something beautiful
• The rise of a Finnish repair movement

Hosts:

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

Johan Magnusson, senior editor

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We are reporting from the fashion’s biggest sustainability conference that took place in Copenhagen last week.

Fashion brands, sustainability experts, and policymakers gathered in the Danish capital to discuss our industry’s pressing issues.

We were on the ground, conducting interviews and listening to the talks.

In this episode, we will give our key takeaways from the event and discuss with Faith Robinson from Global Fashion Agenda, the organisation behind the event.

We talk about:

• What issues were most important
• How do they select their guests, and why
• Faith’s own highlights highlights

Hosts:

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

Oliver Dahle, Editor-at-large

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We are revising the latest edition of Virtual Creativity Live, which we recorded in front of a live audience at the Lynk & Co showroom in Stockholm.

In this episode, you will hear from:

• OLOF LINDH, Founder, Kive
• LINDA PIMMESHOFER, Founder, Change Retail
• THOMAS HANA, Co-Founder, Naughty Society

We talk about:

• How a brand will evolve in the age of artificial intelligence
• How creatives should use generative AI in their marketing material
• And the opportunities available for retail

Hosted by:

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

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We are speaking with Christopher Morency and Tom Garland, founders of the London-based brand consultancy Edition Partners and the insights platform and newsletter State of the Art.

We talk about:

• The need to build a brand universe
• What community actulally menas
• Their best examples from global fashion and entertainment brands
• As well as their personal favourites from the Nordics

Hosted b:

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

Erik Olofsson Havikko, Creative Director, Scandinavian MIND

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

We are speaking with:

Alexander Granberg, Senior Project Specialist Sustainability & Innovation, at the Danish fashion company Bestseller

Angeline Elfström, Business Development Manager, OnceMore.

We talk about:

• Why working more sustainably is a cross-disciplinary practice within a fashion company
• Lessons learned from implementing textile innovations
• How the collaboration between Bestseller and OnceMore started
• The need to educate the fashion industry in new technologies

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

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