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Modern day Dracula and the plight of immigrants
Design News
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28 Dec 16
Artists adapt the classic tale of Dracula to explore the immigrant rights in the United States.
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The adventures of unconventional women
Design News
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26 Dec 16
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is a collection of alternative bedtime stories for girls.
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How an artist is helping rebuild Haiti
Design News
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23 Dec 16
The Konbit Shelter is a sustainable building project in Haiti
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Smokeless cooking in Kenya
Design News
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23 Dec 16
Fighting lower respiratory infection with innovative design.
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Things we learnt in 2016
Design News
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23 Dec 16
We share a few of the interesting, incredible and sometimes unbelievable things we learnt on Design Indaba this year.
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Minerae: Another way to touch light
Design News
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23 Dec 16
This conceptual designer thinks of ways to make new connections between us and our environment.
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Spying on a thief in this fascinating documentary
Design News
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21 Dec 16
Film student Anthony van der Meer made a documentary tracking his stolen phone and the thief who stole it
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Sailing the Seine on a ferry powered by human energy
Design Frontiers
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21 Dec 16
The latest eco-design from Carlo Ratti Associati takes human efficiency to the next level.
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Anti-Human: An avant-garde photo series from the Kolor Art Collective
Design News
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20 Dec 16
Rio de Janeiro’s Kolor Art Collective present their latest photo series highlighting animal abuse
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Cleaning up outer space with Kounotori’s electrified tether
Design Frontiers
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20 Dec 16
Scientists are testing ways to clear up the new problem of space pollution.
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What does flatpack furniture have to do with love?
Design News
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20 Dec 16
Assisted intimacy: How to build flat-pack furniture and bond with your loved ones.
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How do you photograph a phobia?
Design News
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19 Dec 16
This VSCO commissioned series looks at rare phobias that disturb the mind.
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Alive by Juno Jeon
Design News
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19 Dec 16
The Netherlands-based designer enlivens his furniture pieces through movement
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Teepee-like complex serves as a haven for Japan's elderly
Design Frontiers
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16 Dec 16
Issei Suma's whimsical structures provide a calming environment for the retired.
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Stepping up solar efforts
Design News
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16 Dec 16
This sidewalk converts steps into power.
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Dakar's Creatives: A photo series that captures the city's movers and shakers
Design News
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15 Dec 16
In this photographic series by Jean Baptiste Joire we see Dakar's young creative agents in places in the city that inspire them.
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An interview with Ulfah Davids – the First Lady of Twobop
Design Frontiers
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15 Dec 16
In conversation with the designer behind the brand’s very first women’s collection.
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5 sustainable fashion brands
Design News
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15 Dec 16
We highlight five brands making clothes ethically
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'Lost In The World' sheds light on South Africa’s corrective rape problem
Design Frontiers
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15 Dec 16
The short film is a landmark in the advent of queer, African cinema.
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An eccentric range of tools for the Guerilla Gardener
Design Frontiers
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14 Dec 16
Vanessa Harden’s brass jewellery range blurs the line between tool and accessory.
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Overview: A New Perspective of Earth
Lookbook
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14 Dec 16
Benjamin Grant’s photographic tome shows the world from a thought-provoking angle.
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A safe, drug-free way to train your body to fight stress
Design News
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13 Dec 16
Will we be able to control our bodies stress responses with the help of technology?
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The Dementia Simulator by Di Peng
Design Frontiers
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13 Dec 16
This Central Saint Martins grad harnesses the power of empathy.
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The magical figures of the Haas Brothers
Design News
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13 Dec 16
These LA-based artists blur the lines between nature and psychedelia.
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