We are revisiting our Beauty Innovation Talks in Stockholm a few weeks go, where we hosted a great rooster of speakers form the Nordic beauty scene. 

We hear from:

Lucas Nanini, Head of Europe & Asia, The Good Face

Johanna Gillbro, Founder, Skinome

Josefin Liljeteg, Chief Innovation Officer, Hardford

Lars Fredriksson, CEO & Founder, Verso

Leo Salvi, Head of Science, KIND TO BIOME

These were wide ranging conversations we we covered a lot of topics, including: 

– The state of science-backed beauty

– The new obligations for brands, retailers, and laboratories

– The health of the skin microbiome and barrier as key purchasing criteria

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Konrad Olsson, editor-in-chief

Johan Magnusson, senior editor

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In this episode we will hear from:

Dr. Hanna Grabenhofer, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Co.

Valérie Boiten, Senior Policy Officer, Ellen MacArthur

Our editor-at-large Oliver Dahle recently traveled to Antwerp and the yearly design event Fashion talks by Flanders DC, where he met some of the fashion industry’s most forward thinking people. 

These were wide ranging conversations about the transformation in the fashion industry, covering amongst other things: 

• What new technologies you need to navigate an uncertain industry 
• A look at the recently published The State of Fashion Report 
• The new legislations from the EU, specifically eco design for sustainable products 

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We are revisiting a live talk with Gustav Winsth, a furniture designer who is exploring and pushing the boundaries for how to design, using AR and VR technology. 

In this conversation we talk about: 

• Gustav’s journey from working at truck manufacturer Scania to becoming a leading designer on the Swedish design scene, 
• His collaboration with Alexander Lervik
• How he is revolutionizing traditional prototyping and sketching processes.
• And we delve into Winsth's unique aesthetic approach

This conversation was recorded at first edition of Virtual Creatives Live, an event series we are doing in collaboration with Lynk & Co. 

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Today we will share insights from our interview series on upcycling, written by Aylin Franzon

• Lessing learned from upcycling brands ILAG, Deadwood and ARV
• The challenges and opportunities with upcycling
• Special guest is Lovisa Nolander, product manager, XV Production, a facility on the west coast of Swede, specialised in upcyclied fashion 

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

Johan Magnusson, Senior editor 

Aylin Franzon, reporter.

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We share our insights from the industry gatherings in Sweden the past week: Natural Beauty Show & Borås Textile Days. 

From Borås, we share our thoughts on the renewed sense of collaboration in the fashion industry. 

From Natural Beauty Show in Malmö, we will hear from participating experts, including: 

• Nina Drake af Hagelsrum, CEO & co-founder, Make Notion
• Olga Ringquist, co-founder, Oquist Cosmetics
• Povilas Sugintas, Senior Consultant Beauty & Fashion, Euromonitor International

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In this episode, we revisit a live talk with Katarina Håkansson, a seasoned makeup artist and 3D animator with extensive experience in the traditional fashion industry in New York and Paris.

Katarina's journey from working with top fashion photographers to returning to school for 3D animation, using tools like Meta Human, is explored. She discusses the impact of avatars on identity and beauty standards in virtual worlds, a transition that has earned her a significant social media following.

Recorded at the inaugural Virtual Creatives Live event, co-hosted by Lynk & Co in Stockholm, this conversation delves into the intersection of technology and creativity. Join Konrad Olsson, editor-in-chief and founder of Scandinavian MIND, for this insightful dialogue with Katarina Håkansson.

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After a busy week of visiting shows and panel talks, we circle back to our HQ to summarize Fashion X, the Stockholm ”fashion week” run by the Swedish Fashion Council. We discuss the main takeaways, and share field interviews with the following industry insiders:

Chloé Mukai, Senior Programme Officer, at the Ethical Fashion Initiative.

Angeline Elfström, Business Development Manager, Oncemore.

Isobel Farmiloe, Group Strategy Director, Dazed.

With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Co-Founder, Johan Magnusson, Senior Editor, and Aylin Franzon, Editorial Assistant.

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We give a rundown of Beauty Innovation Talks that we hosted in Stockholm last week, where two live interviews were conducted in front of a live audience.

Hear from Selah Rui Li, Founder, Ellure, and Miroslav Slavic, Chairman and Nordic CEO, FOREO, who discuss what new technologies to look out for in the future, and Miikka Mäkiö, Senior Vice President of EMEA, Revieve, and Marcus Fogel, Senior Director Global Digital Services, Oriflame Cosmetics on using data to power a customer-centric approach. These were wide-ranging conversations we we covered a lot of topics, including:

The next trends in the beauty industry.

Why diagnostics is a keyword to remember.

How beauty can move to made-to-order.

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We revisit the Transformation Conference in Stockholm this autumn, where we held a talk with two of the Nordics’ leading sustainability experts in fashion: Sandra Roos, Vice President Sustainability, Kappahl, and Jessica Cederberg Wodmar, EVP Global Sustainability & CSR, GANT. We talk about:

• What they are doing to prepare for the new EU legislation
• Their view on the extended producer responsibility
• The need for new tech solutions

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With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief

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For this special episode of our weekly podcast, we go behind the scenes of Scandinavian MIND Agency. We talk about.

• The importance of being insights-driven in your communication 
• What brands can do to strengthen their trust and credibility 
• The need for community building and how editorial content can be a driver
• And the story of why we built an agency in the first place

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With: Erik Olofsson Haavikko, creative director, and Konrad Olsson, editor-in-chief. 

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