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Newsletter week 32
Future Climate Thinking
Today the landmark report of the IPCC came out and concludes that the effects of climate change could get far worse if the slim chance remaining to avert heating above 1.5C is not immediately grasped.
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Limitless Metaverse
This weekend, tens of millions watched and interacted with an Ariana Grande avatar for a concert in the video game Fortnite. Online events are not replacing concerts, they are limitless, borderless experiences that explore the possibilities of the metaverse.
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Connected Living
Morgane Sansay created Umami Lab and The Chakra House as her graduation project from UAL based on connection. Connection on an individual level and on an ecosystem level as a base for the circular economy.
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Collective Activism
All Turner Price nominees this year are activist collectives. Nominated duo Cooking Sections’ exhibition “Salmon: A Red Herring” is a critique of the industrial capture of salmon and asks us to examine how our perception of colour is changing as we are changing the planet.
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Introducing Create
Byborre has launched Create, a scalable platform, operated through an online app, that provides creators with direct access to sustainable design choices, innovations and creative tools.
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Banner image, Umami Lab and The Chakra House research by Morgane Sansay