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Fashion duo on turning down a McDonald’s collab proposal — and going viral afterwards

Spinnova opens first commercial factory and the only by-product is heat — which is being recycled

A new rising Finnish designer star is born

Inside Volvo Penta’s vision of sustainable and accessible boating

ART / DESIGN / TECHNOLOGY

AI can now help to decide what an ideal landscape picture looks like, Kuusta Saksi states

20+ photos from Transformation Conference in Helsinki

Finnish partnership enables biobased surfactants from industrial sidestreams in personal care

Voices

INSIGHTS / EU LEGISLATION

”We see legislation forcing the value chain to change, because of the environmental pressure in textiles”

MAURO SCALIA
On the chance to provide input to Brussels before new legislation will be put into effect

GUIDE / AALBORG

World-famous architecture and elegant pastries in Aalborg

DITTE BUUS NIELSEN
Ditte Buus Nielsen, design manager of Skagerak at Fritz Hansen, guides us through the youthful city of Aalborg.

INSIGHTS / ART & MOBILITY

”The art world is an ideal platform and playing field for companies”

THOMAS GIRST
On how the creative industries can help to build a stronger brand

Podcast

Calling in from Fashion in Helsinki

The state of Beauty Innovation

How to be a responsible beauty brand in 2023

How the Nordics are leading in textile innovations

Feature

FASHION EDITORIAL

This issue 4 editorial highlights the gap between the virtual future of fashion that we’ve expected, and the physical present we are living in.

Photography & 3D Renders RIKARD LILJA Styling ÅSA MARIA CAMNERT

The creative formula behind DangHo’s gaming and anime-infused fashion campaigns

By ploughing through 00s K-Pop fan art forums and PS2 loading screens, Julia Dang and Micky Ho have stayed in the loop of internet culture long enough to create an orbit of their own. Under the name Dang Ho, the creative duo’s expertise in digital visuals has landed them global fashion campaign gigs — and more are on their way.

Words ERIK SEDIN Photography PAUL EDWARDS Creative direction & CGI DANG HO

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