We are reporting from Helsinki Design Week, one of the biggest and most significant design events in the Nordics, which we visited a couple of weeks ago. 

You will hear from:

• Teemu Kiiski, CEO, Finnish Design Shop
• Janni Vepsäläinen, Creative Director, & Stephanie Stott, Global Marketing Director, Iittala
• Jukka Savolainen, Chairman, Finnish Design Info

We talk about:

• The optimism around Finnish design explained
• Iittala’s next steps after the major brand revamp
• Why you should focus on your handprint rather than the footprint

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

Johan Magnusson, Senior Editor, 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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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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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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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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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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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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