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Critics of the excess and exploitation of traditional luxury, Matter Of Form’s What The Luxe podcast is a collection of conversations on what luxury means today and what it could look like in the future.

REFRAMING LUXURY

WHAT THE LUXE

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CEO

ANANT SHARMA

Anant has spent the last 14 years leading Matter Of Form — a futurist, innovation enthusiast and keen advocate of developing meritocratic cultures that promote ideas and learning, Anant is also a dedicated teacher and student of behavioural design; exploring what drives us to do the things we do.

Anant Sharma

CCO

FRED MOORE

Fred is the Chief Commercial Officer of Matter Of Form. Starting out his career in Fund Management, Fred’s always been drawn to the nexus of business and design, and thrives on bringing the best future-facing solutions across brand, design and technology — both internally and client-side.

Fred Moore

A series dedicated to reframing luxury, debunking convention and conducting (occasionally) gracious debate surrounding what’s next with an enviable line-up of industry leaders.

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WHAT THE LUXE S1

Kicking off with why Anant hates the word luxury, What The Luxe’s first series welcomes All Roads North founder Sam Highley; BlockBar CMO Charlotte Shaw; Dishoom’s Kavi Thakrar; CEO of Wilderness Keith Vincent; Renowned Jewellery Designer Ming Lampson; Private Drama Events founder Adam Blackwood and Julia Perowne, CEO & founder of Perowne International; all experts in category and at the heart of brands with something to say.

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‘Why I Hate The Word Luxury’

Anant Sharma, CEO of Matter Of Form

Black and white portrait of Sam Highley, Founder of All Roads North with mountains

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Beauty of Places In Between

Sam Highley, Founder of All Roads North

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The Spirit of Innovation

Charlotte Shaw, CMO of BlockBar

Black and white portrait of Kavi Thakrar, co-founder of Dishoom in a black t-shirt.

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Deepen, Don’t Dilute

Kavi Thakrar, Co-Founder of Dishoom

Black and white portrait of Keith Vincent, CEO of Wilderness in White Shirt.

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The Wild Side of Conservation

Keith Vincent, CEO of Wilderness

Black and white portrait of Ming Lampson, Renowned Jewellery Designer & Founder

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A Love Letter To Craft

Ming Lampson Renowned Designer & CEO of Ming Jewellery

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Creating Branded Experiences

Adam Blackwood, Founder of Private Drama Events

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Integrity Over Growth

Julia Perowne, Founder & CEO of Perowne International

WHAT THE LUXE S2

What The Luxe’s second series launches with The Future Laboratory co-founder Chris Sanderson, followed by conversations with citizenM CBO Robin Chadha; founder & CEO of Lapland UK Mike Battle; Natasha Franck, founder of EON; Rosie Shephard of Luxury Communications Council and consultant, speaker and author of ‘Digital Darwinism’ Tom Goodwin.

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Black and white portrait of Chris Sanderson, Co-Founder of The Future Laboratory in a white shirt

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Transformative Twenties

Chris Sanderson, Co founder of The Future Laboratory

Black and white portrait of Robin Chadha, CMO of CitizenM Hotels in a suit.

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Reinventing an Industry

Robin Chadha, Chief Brand Officer of CitizenM

Black and white portrait of Mike Battle, CEO of Lapland in black shirt.

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"Stop The Clock" Moments

Mike Battle, Founder & CEO of Lapland UK

Black and white portrait of Natasha Franck, Founder of EON in white shirt.

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Demystifying Digital IDs

Natasha Franck, Founder & CEO of EON

Black and white portrait of Rosie, Founder of Luxury Communications Council

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International Perspectives

Rosie Shephard, Founder of The Luxury Communications Council

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The Soul of Things

Tom Goodwin, Author of ‘Digital Darwinism’

s2e7

Don't Hate The Player

Perla Bloom, Lead Strategist at EA Games

S2E8

‘Destination-Last Travel’

Geordie Mackay-Lewis, Co-Founder & CEO of Pelorus

WHAT THE LUXE S3

Starting with streetwear icon and founder Jeff Staple and ending with legendary General Manager of The St. Regis Rome Guiseppe De Martino, What The Luxe S3 captures conversations with true leaders including: Wayne Bruce of Bentley Motors; President of Christie's, Anthea Peers; Paul Jones, former CEO of The Lux Collective; Black Tomato's Tom Marchant; Fromental founders, Tim Butcher and Lizzie Deshayes; as well as our very own Strategy Director James Lees.

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s3e1

Hype, Luxury & Street Culture

Jeff Staple, Streetwear icon & Founder of Staple

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'In the Moment' Travel

Tom Marchant, Co-Founder of BlackTomato

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Designing Creative Platforms

James Lees, Strategy Director, Matter Of Form

S3E4

The Pursuit of Beauty

Fromental Founders, Tim Butcher & Lizzie Deshayes

S3E5

A Lifetime in Hospitality

Paul Jones, CEO, LUX*

S3E6

"Everyday Extraordinary"

Wayne Bruce, Chief Communications and D&I Officer, Bentley

S3E7

Behind the Gavel

Anthea Peers, President, Christies

S3E8

The Art of Italian Hospitality

Guiseppe De Martino, GM of St Regis Rome

WHAT THE LUXE S4

Series 4 sees What The Luxe sit down with Melodie Leung, Director at the renowned Zaha Hadid Architects, on balancing form and function; followed by David Burke, Chief Executive at London Philharmonic Orchestra, on keeping the arts alive.

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s4e1

Balancing Form & Function

Melodie Leung, Director at Zaha Hadid

S4E2

Orchestrating Wonder

David Burke, Chief Executive, London Philharmonic Orchestra