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5 ways IKEA is innovating sustainably
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Creative Economy
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Design Thinking
Today is IKEA’s annual Democratic Design Day. We take a look at how the progressive retailer is leading ready-to-assemble furniture towards sustainability.
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8 Jun 16
Dirk van der Kooij on 3D printing and recycling
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Industrial Design
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Dirk van der Kooij taught a robot to make comfortable chairs using 3D printing techniques and recycled plastic from discarded fridges.
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1 Dec 11
Reggie Watts on performance, space, sound and culture
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Music & Sound Design
Performance and space can go a long way towards expressing thoughts and ideas, said Reggie Watts at the Design Indaba Conference 2007.
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22 Nov 10
Blossoming furniture
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Product Design
Klein Dytham Architecture designed, developed and produced this outdoor cherry blossom party furniture.
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2 May 08
Phantom limbs
Opinion
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
With science fiction turning into reality on a daily basis, what will our bodies look like in the future, asks Christoph Zellweger.
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1 May 08
New old solutions
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Design Thinking
Despite his collection of restored Alvar Aalto furniture classics, Tom Dixon has no pretensions of getting green right just yet.
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1 Aug 07
Home comforts
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Thinking
Providing the right solution between cool design and peace of mind, ZenKaya is a new local concept for prefab living and working space.
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1 Nov 06
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