The perennial motorcycle-inspired trend seen on the catwalks and the streets is now reflecting a social shift in gender equality in sports and lifestyle. This development impacts a large array of fields such as art, fashion, retail design, lifestyle and entertainment, magnified by the growing community of female influencers on social media keen to share their passion for a traditionally male dominated world. 

From the Overshoot day to the Overies project to Google street view, here’s what got our juices flowing this past week. 

Supporting creative futures, the Textprint programme on July 5th and 6th 2017 presented a curated selection of the most talented textile designers graduating from the UK showing their pieces and creative process from weaving, knitting, print, embroidery to mixed media techniques.