Caring for delicate garments can be difficult, often requiring a trip to the dry cleaner’s. Laundry and home care brand The Laundress offers an eco-friendly at-home alternative with innovative products that allow people to care for their precious items themselves. Is the future of laundry luxury?

For most people, chores are a necessity and rarely a pleasure; a third of Brits would rather pay to have someone else do them. But could a shift in our perception of these tasks, underpinned by thoughtfully designed products, make them more pleasant? Can beautiful brooms make sweeping fun?

A third of consumers clean every day, and as their distrust of harsh chemical detergents grows, designers and scientists are responding with high-tech solutions. How will cutting-edge innovation do away with dirt in the future, and in ways that are considerate to the environment?

Fabric softener was created in the 1960s in response to complaints about laundry being rough and scratchy after being in a washing machine. But today's high-tech machines and detergents mean clothes don’t come out hard and starchy anymore, meaning that fewer Gen Yers are buying the stuff.