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THIS IS LIVING

After years of distracted escapism, automated connection and mindless consumption, we seem to have realised something important: modern life is a cocktail of fatigue and anxiety, set against the backdrop of all the damage we’ve done to our psyches and our natural environment in the process. Now, we’re wide awake and gearing up for a reset. It’s already started – many of us are tackling a sense of being overwhelmed by intentionally decluttering our spaces and our minds. We’re calling for sustainable change in the industries that demand the most of our planet, and we’re questioning the way we do almost everything in the name of living better.

The start of this new decade is a prompt for us to scrutinise our lives with a sharper eye; what we’re seeing is a return to consciousness, consideration, mindfulness and purpose. The choice to embrace this direction is actually a choice to change our lives. We know it, and so do the minds that shape our world through architecture, design, technology and commerce. Their observations provide

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