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In 2016 she swapped in the corporate boardroom for the creative atelier. The conventional office might be crumbling, but banker-turned-entrepreneur Joanna Dai is on a mission to empower working women through their wardrobes, one high-performance garment at a time.

Trading in a career in fast fashion to reconnect with her Navajo roots, Orenda Tribe founder Amy Leung set about designing sustainably made, upcycled vintage apparel. Now she’s on a mission to uplift and support the US’s indigenous communities.

Forging the new frontier of fine dining, Copenhagen’s two-Michelin-starred Alchemist fuses molecular gastronomy with theatre and politics. Chef and co-owner Rasmus Munk lets us in on his favourite restaurants in the Danish capital, fulfilling his childhood dream and an unfortunate culinary experiment with a cow’s udder.

The Co-founder and CEO of Porter & Sail, Caitlin Zaino von During is rewriting the rules of the travel industry. We chat about how to get under the skin of a destination, post-pandemic, eco-friendly adventures and her latest initiative, Hotel Credits.

An advocate for the social issues and artistic riches of Africa, Nigerian-born entrepreneur Ooooota Adepo is on a mission to reframe our global narrative around culture, travel and race.

Demi-fine jewellery designer Monica Vinader talks travel-inspired trinkets and everyday armour.

Oscar-winning film producer and director Joanna Natasegara on taking action and how travel informs her work.

A Complexion Company is an eco-luxe African wellness and clean-beauty brand for women of colour. We chat with founder Nomshado Baca about empowering Black women, driving change in the beauty industry and her secrets behind building an inclusive, sustainable business and becoming a successful entrepreneur.

Handbag brand Yuzefi has a cult following on Instagram. Now its founder and designer Naza Yousefi lets us in on how she keeps her creativity flowing and takes us to the London hotspots that she can’t help but devour.

A street-style star turned shoe designer, Ada Kokosar is the Creative Director and Founder of Midnight 00. She steps out with SUITCASE in her infamous PVC-tulle polka-dot shoes.

The Chinese born, London-based designer Feng Chen Wang talks unisex design and studio soundtracks.

A walkabout with aeydē, the shoe brand rescuing our feet from a life of boredom. Founded in 2015 by Luisa Krogmann (now Dames) and Constantin Langholz-Baikousis, aeydē has put one foot in front of the other to become the lust-worthy accessories line it is today.

An ode to the 90s: in collaboration with Partnership Editions, BIAS has given the slip dress a 2020 revamp. We chat with founder Olivia Pope about limited runs, the call of the English countryside and how to style your slip when travelling.

Making second-hand sought after, Fanny Moizant, President and Co-Founder of Vestiaire Collective, asks us to reassess the way we shop and believes that creativity can spring from catastrophe.