Scandinavian MIND

09/01/2025

This week, we take Manhattan!

Join us for Nordic Retail Innovation Talks in New York City. An evening of talks and networking in New York City on how to future-proof retail through technology, sustainability, and regulatory compliance. 

Speakers:
Greg Merrill, Strategist & Advisor. Former Global Head of Digital Transformation at Nike.
Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief, Scandinavian MIND
Linda Pimmeshofer, Founder, Change Retail
Amar Sanghera, Supply Chain & Pan-Amazon Supply Chain GTM Leader for Consumer Industries, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Steven Bakker, CEO & Co-founder, New Black
Reid Swanson, Vice President Americas F&B CPC Sales, Centric Software. 
Debra Langley, Partner, CAPTIS Ventures
Jenny Wärn, Director of Product Operations, TrusTrace.
Samuel Sapire, VP Digital Commerce Sweden / Senior Advisor, Columbus.
Hilbert Dijkstra, General Manager of iD Cloud, Nedap

Partners:

New Black

Nedap
Infor

27/09/2024

In this week’s podcast episode, we are reporting from Helsinki Design Week, one of the biggest and most significant design events in the Nordics.

You will hear from Teemu Kiiski, CEO, Finnish Design Shop, Janni Vepsäläinen, Creative Director, & Stephanie H.L. Stott, Global Marketing Director, Iittala, and Jukka Savolainen, Chairman, Finnish Design Info.

We talk about the optimism around Finnish design explained, Iittala’s next steps after the major brand revamp, and why you should focus on your handprint rather than the footprint.

Hosts: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-chief and Founder, and Johan Magnusson, Senior Editor, Scandinavian MIND.

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20/09/2024

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, and how AI can boost a fashion brand
Host: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-chief and Founder of Scandinavian MIND.

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18/09/2024

Finland has, yet again, presented a new generation of innovators, exploring new ways of utilising several of the most predominant waste streams. We speak to Susanna Björklund and Harri Kalliomäki, Senior Lecturers at LAB University of Applied Sciences, about the eye-catching Habitare exhibition.

Finnish design profile and Senior Lecturer at LAB, Susanna Björklund, had an idea, that the LAB Institute of Design and Fine Arts would create a sustainability exhibition for the country’s leading design event, Habitare. She reached out to the second-, third-, and fourth-year students at the ...

03/09/2024

As we prepare to publish all the content from our events in Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen, editor-in-chief Konrad Olsson reflects on his highlights from this year’s Transformation Conferences.

”Fashion needs to learn how to speak tech. One common comment from all the tech companies present is how hard it is to find people to speak to at fashion companies. Is it the sustainability person? The commercial department? The CFO? CEO? Hardly ever is there a Chief Technology Officer present at fashion companies.”

As the dust settles after the 2024 season of Transformation Conference, I wanted to clarify the multiple insights gathered at our flagship activity. Having done it now for four years, expanding from Stockholm to Helsinki to – most recently – Copenhagen, it has become a tent pole event, not just ...

30/08/2024

In this week’s podcast episode, 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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30/08/2024

We gathered fashion industry stakeholders at the eighth edition of our flagship event in for panel talks, keynotes, and round table discussions, on the topic ”Can data save fashion?” Thank you all for coming!

30/08/2024

We gathered fashion industry stakeholders at the eighth edition of our flagship event for panel talks, keynotes, and round table discussions, on the topic ”Can data save fashion?” Thank you all for coming!

30+ photos from Transformation Conf. Stockholm

23/08/2024

The podcast is back from summer! We report from the latest editions of Copenhagen Fashion Week and CIFF.
We are speaking with: Anne Marie Mondrup, Co-Founder and COO, BetterChoice, Daniel di Benedetto, Regional Director Euro North, Centric Software, and 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, and a “no bullsh*t” VR experience shedding light on the unethical fast fashion industry
Hosts: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-chief and Founder, and Johan Magnusson, Senior Editor, Scandinavian MIND

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22/08/2024

CHART Director Julie Quottrup Silbermann chooses the new names to watch, and highlights the growing awareness of how the art industry can be more sustainable ahead of three intense days in Copenhagen.

Next weekend, in the heart of the Danish capital, CHART welcomes 36 galleries from the region to the 12th edition of the leading Nordic art event. — Ever since when the fair was established, in 2013 by five Danish galleries, the idea has been to create an entrance point to the Nordic art scene, Di...

20/08/2024

According to Oscar Rundqvist, co-founder of eComID, it’s a matter of driving positive change and making a real difference for brands, and customers.

The challenge of managing product returns in the fashion industry is one I’ve witnessed firsthand during my tenure leading the digital customer experience at H&M. This persistent issue, plaguing nearly every brand, motivated me to seek a comprehensive solution, culminating in the founding of eComI...

19/08/2024

Don’t miss our flagship event Transformation Conference, which once again takes place at Stockholm Fashion District on 27 August.

Learn about innovative solutions, get an update on upcoming EU legislation, and network with leading minds in the fashion and tech industries. More info and RSVP here: t.ly/qedDM

Speaker list:

Anna Berne/Filippa K , Emma Stjernlöf/Syre, Erik Lagerblad/H&M Group Ventures, Daniel di Benedetto/Centric Software, Linda Pimmeshofer/Change Retail, Jenny Wärn/TrusTrace, David Thunmarker/Impulso, Staffan Olsson/GS1 Sweden, Simon Hjelte/NOMS, Marja-Liisa Niinikoski/Suomen Tekstiili & Muoti ry, Amanda Thorén/Bencha, Fashion researcher Nayara Moià, Fredrik Ekström/Above The Clouds, and Konrad Olsson/Scandinavian MIND

14/08/2024

Sofie Dolva and Konrad Olsson on stage at CIFF during the first-ever Transformation Conference Copenhagen last Friday. Thank you all for coming!
We’re looking forward to the third edition of Transformation Conference Stockholm on August 27. Schedule and signup are now available online, visit scandinavianmind.com.

01/07/2024

Together, PaperShell and STILFOLD can enable the production of everything from sustainable façade panels to design objects for both indoor and outdoor use.
— They have a process for folding steel to create load-bearing 3D structures. We have a paper technology where we use traditional metal forming technologies. Quite natural to merge! PaperShell founder Anders Breitholtz says.
— This partnership gives us an opportunity to further develop our technology and production capacity, says Jonas Nyvang, co-founder and CEO of Stilfold.

Many so-called bio-based materials have fossil-based binders often exceeding 50%. The Swedish innovation PaperShell, however, is 100% bio-based, which makes founder Anders Breitholtz call it groundbreaking. — It’s poised to revolutionise sustainability and innovation, he states. It’s pressable...

20/06/2024

In this week’s podcast episode, we revisit 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, and Alice Bouleau, Principal & Head of Creative Pole, Sterling International.
Host: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-chief and Founder, Scandinavian MIND.

We will hear from: 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. 

19/06/2024

Oliver Dahle reports from the biggest and most influential men’s fashion trade show which gathered nearly 800 brands in Florence. Read and hear from Raffaello Napoleone/Pitti Immagine, Anna Sofie Dolva/CIFF, Giorgia Cantarini, Molebo by Bosswik, Eton Shirts, Robert Talbott , and more.

In the last few years, the fashion and clothing industry has met many difficulties. First came COVID, followed by a changing geopolitical situation, that has led to a pressing economy globally. In the last years a slew of retailers — department stores, etailers, mono-brand- and multibrand stores ....

18/06/2024

Trend expert Stefan Nilsson shares his highlights after intense days in Copenhagen. Read about initiatives from Toogood & Faye Toogood, Vitra, Noma, Massproductions, and Juslin Maunula, and the state of 3daysofdesign and the design industry in 2024.

According to Nilsson, the 2024 edition was even stronger than previous ones, with ”nicer experiments and more innovation.” — I give it a ten out of ten. I like how they maintain a Scandinavian focus but still allow international players to be part of this. The overall conversation was about n...