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Readers were thrilled to discover Nigerian artist Karo Akpokiere, who is showing at an exhibtion called All the World’s Futures at the Venice Biennale. And to think that a few moths ago he only had a vague sense of the event’s real significance.
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Readers were curious about the win-win innovation behind the isabelo bench in Maboneng, Johannesburg. The bench provides free wifi in exchange for users completing a quick questionnaire that delivers data to clients.
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Our Lookbook of furniture prototypes by 11 young designers at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York was a timely hit.
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Spanish artist Bea Crespo’s humorous illustrations tickled and toyed with readers’ imaginations.
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Another timely, popular feature was our pick of favourite design projects on Kickstarter for #DesignMonth.