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The global addressing system, what3words continues to garner international attention
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4 Sep 17
What3words ensures that basic services can reach even the most remote places.
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From dreaming up stories to starting a movement with Buhle Ngaba
Design News
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1 Sep 17
We catch up with the woman taking stories to where they're needed most.
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The 2017 Beazley Design of the Year finalists include Kanye West, IKEA and architect Sir David Adjaye
Design News
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29 Aug 17
The nominees feature more than 60 projects that span six categories – architecture, digital, fashion, graphics, product and transport.
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Sir David Adjaye and Tiffany Chu among the nine speakers at the inaugural Design Commons
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28 Aug 17
The deconstructed conference puts global heavyweights in design at the same table as the audience.
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The Maitland Institute is changing perspectives on how audiences engage with art
Design News
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25 Aug 17
This Cape Town space is departing from the clinical, one-way-communication aspect of the modern art gallery.
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On Nathan Reddy, one of the leading design specialists in the ad industry
Design News
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24 Aug 17
The founder of GRID Worldwide Branding and Design, was inducted into the Loeries Creative Hall of Fame.
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Should you be putting your website to bed?
Design News
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24 Aug 17
Sleep debt facts say yes.
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See these custom tributes to the iconic Prince
Design News
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23 Aug 17
The icon’s passing was a shock to many, but at least we’ll be able to replicate his purple hue.
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A return to our primordial roots with Stanislaw Trzebinski
Design News
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23 Aug 17
“In spite of our total reliance on the natural world, we have become almost blind to it,” says the artist.
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From outmoded storage cylinder to innovative knowledge hub
Design News
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22 Aug 17
This storehouse will be transformed into a dynamic information centre on sustainable energy for the city of Heidelberg.
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Wacom Creatives: Benjamin Von Wong on his brand of visual engineering
Design News
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22 Aug 17
"If social media didn't exist I probably wouldn't be doing photography," says the photographer.
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Testing the bounds of modular home design with DD16
Design News
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21 Aug 17
This architecture prototype caters for intrepid voyagers and nomadic fishermen with utmost economy in its design.
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Diversifying media imagery to include more ethnicities with TONL
Design News
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15 Aug 17
This agency works to arm advertisers and designers with the tools to represent all races in their campaigns, not just one.
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Dutch artist Thirza Schaap reveals the delicate beauty that can be found in garbage
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11 Aug 17
Instead of a bombastic crusade, this project raises awareness of marine pollution in a gentle, considered style.
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The deformed realities of graphic artist Anxo Viscaíno
Design News
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10 Aug 17
"I would rather focus more efforts on developing art and culture than spending too much time protecting my copyright," he says.
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Desktop bioengineering by Amino Labs
Design News
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10 Aug 17
The small-scale kits empower the scientists and innovators of tomorrow.
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An affordable, open-source home
Design News
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9 Aug 17
As part of the push toward sustainable design, Studiolada released plans for the Open Source House.
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This new exhibition calls on feminism to be diverse
Design News
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9 Aug 17
Feminisms x The Arab and Muslim Diaspora to open at London’s Protein Studios.
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Crystal Kung on bringing warm feelings to life through her illustrations
Design News
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8 Aug 17
The Taipei-based illustrator “I don’t think my drawing skills comes from talent. They come from hard work”.
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The Big Trash Animals project of Bordalo II
Design News
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8 Aug 17
This Portuguese installation artist creates animal sculptures in urban spaces from the very materials that cause their destruction in nature.
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Holograms from Syria reveals the horrors of war to the average American
Design News
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8 Aug 17
Asad J. Malik’s augmented reality project communicates the real-life experience of the Syrian Civil War to Western audiences.
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Katy Pyle’s Ballez is the inclusive dance studio you’ve been waiting for
Design News
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7 Aug 17
The New York City-based studio reimagines what ballet can be.
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The creators of Krotoa on leading an all-women team in a male dominated industry
Design News
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4 Aug 17
The South African creative team debut their film, Krotoa in the country after winning a string of international awards.
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On creating an alternative to voyeuristic travel narratives
Design News
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2 Aug 17
Carribean-American storyteller uses art-focussed web-series to weave tales about countries like South Africa and Mexico
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