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VR tool takes viewers inside Gaza to create empathy for those affected by oppression and war
Design News
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16 May 18
"By leveraging breakthrough technologies, such as virtual reality, we can create solidarity with those who are normally excluded"
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Future forms of concrete, plastic could be both sustainable and eco-friendly
Design Frontiers
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16 May 18
“The polymers can be chemically recycled and reused, in principle, infinitely.”
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A Digital Drum is bringing computer skills to the youth in rural Uganda
Design Frontiers
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15 May 18
Design without Borders has developed a way to bridge the information gap between urban and rural youth of Uganda.
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The WikiCell: Nature-inspired edible packaging
Design News
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14 May 18
WikiFoods aims to eliminate the overuse of plastic in food packaging.
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Letters from a Birmingham Girl
Design News
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11 May 18
A documentary about intersectionality, identity and family.
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Go ahead and take your selfies girl
Design News
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11 May 18
Body-positive artist Zola Lovette is the creative behind a series of illustrations celebrating bathroom selfies.
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Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga celebrates Congo's Mangbetu culture
Design News
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10 May 18
A dying warrior culture is remembered through the modern paintings created by this Congolese artist.
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Playgrounds that feed war-torn Syria's kids in more ways than one
Design News
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10 May 18
It’s a healthy space where children are taught how to plant, grow and harvest fruits and vegetables.
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How will climate change affect our eating habits in 30 years time?
Design News
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10 May 18
Researchers and scientists say we'll need to intensify the use of drought-tolerant food sources such as seaweed and more.
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Neri Oxman wins at Cooper Hewitt 2018 National Design Awards
Design News
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9 May 18
“All ten of this year’s winners present a powerful design perspective and body of work that is at once inclusive and deeply personal..."
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Caroline Smeenk on designing products to help pregnant women who can't access hospitals
Next Generation
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8 May 18
"17% of rural Canadians live over 2 hours away from their nearest hospital."
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Ukubutha: A waste-to-energy solution to mobilise residents in informal settlements
Design News
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8 May 18
Architecture graduate Nicole Moyo shares her idea on how informal communities can create their own water, energy and waste systems.
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Childish Gambino forcefully unpacks race and violence in America
Design News
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7 May 18
The multitalented artist’s new music video delivers a striking social commentary.
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This shelter is a response to forced immigration
Design News
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7 May 18
An eco-friendly modular shelter for displaced immigrants created by design firm DMOA.
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Will AI be our new co-dependent relationship?
Design Frontiers
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7 May 18
Nicole Pérez’s annoying robots ponder the future of automated intimacy.
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Students explore bamboo as sustainable alternative to conventional building
Design News
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4 May 18
Combining traditional weaving techniques with digital design.
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Learn how these wearables serve the hearing impaired
Design Frontiers
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3 May 18
"How can the deaf and hearing-impaired community experience music, without actually hearing it?"
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This is the world's first biodegradable home pregnancy test
Design News
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2 May 18
The lightweight, ultra-thin invention can be sent in an envelope and biodegrades in three months.
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An ostomy bag for health, beauty and function
Design News
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2 May 18
We look back at some impactful design from a UK graduate who sought to combat stigma in health care.
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A photo series on colourism in Haiti, the first black republic
Design News
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1 May 18
“They used to put me down so much because I was this dark and now, I fucking love myself.”
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