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Step into Aquasixio’s surreal fantasy universes

Creative Work • 2 Sep 16

This clinical psychologist unpacks the inner workings of his world by creating new worlds. >
Body Love: The adult colouring book challenging how we see our bodies

Creative Work • 2 Sep 16

This Canadian artist is championing body positivity. >
The surface that turns mealtime into a balancing act

Creative Work • 2 Sep 16

The Sati Tala is a surface unlike any other dinner table. Built for mindfulness, it physically connects its users. >
HI-SEAS: The NASA-funded Mars simulation project

Creative Work • 2 Sep 16

An elaborate Mars habitation research project has just closed one chapter and is preparing to embark on the next one. >
Mapping the invisible world of microbes with bees

Creative Work • 2 Sep 16

How insects are helping a team of scientists and designers understand our microbial surroundings. >
Hornsea Project Two: UK’s massive new wind farm

Creative Work • 1 Sep 16

The British government has recently approved construction of a second, world-leading collection of wind turbines. >
Taj Francis creates Afro-Japanese portraiture

Creative Work • 1 Sep 16

A lyric, the emotion of a song and the instruction of a beat gives birth to illustrations meant to awaken the viewer. >
Alex McDowell on telling stories that shape the future

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:38:20 • 1 Sep 16

A veteran of the cinematic arts, renowned designer Alex McDowell believes that storytelling has the power to influence design. >
The Forest Where the Wind Returns: Hayao Miyazaki’s real-life woodland landscape

Creative Work • 1 Sep 16

The former spearhead of Studio Ghibli plans to give children an immersive experience of the natural world in Kumé Island, Okinawa. >
Reimagining feminism on Bitch Planet

Creative Work • 1 Sep 16

The patriarchy becomes a literal prison in this refreshing, feminist comic series. >
The quiet struggle in water scarce Pakistan

Creative Work • 31 Aug 16

Water scarcity threatens the security of Pakistan’s people. Follow one photojournalist as she documents its effects. >
Egypt uses sewage to grow forests in the desert

Creative Work • 31 Aug 16

To tackle desertification, the Egyptian government is growing tree plantations that thrive on waste water. >
Breeze Yoko unveils latest work 'Boniswa'

Creative Work • 31 Aug 16

The Johannesburg-based street artist's latest work is a tribute to the black girl child. >
One man’s journey home with the help of Google Earth

Creative Work • 31 Aug 16

Using Google Earth, Saroo Brierley found his family after 25 years. This is his story. >
Solar Express: The futuristic space transit concept

Creative Work • 31 Aug 16

Montréal’s Imaginactive has put forth a design idea that would bring remote parts of the cosmos within closer human reach. >
Estream: A portable USB charger powered by moving water

Creative Work • 30 Aug 16

Enomad’s portable power plant generates electricity using any source of running water. >
Sculptural desalination plant imagined for Santa Monica pier

Creative Work • 30 Aug 16

Pipe is a sustainable water harvesting solution that could produce 4.5 billion litres of clean water for California. >
The dynamic solar shading of Kiefer Technic Showroom

Creative Work • 30 Aug 16

This building reacts to the outside environment to benefit its inhabitants. >
Problem? These girls build their own solutions

Creative Work • 30 Aug 16

Construction and carpentry are not readily associated with high school girls. Project H Design’s Girls Garage hopes to change that. >
Oneware: The one-hand only kitchenware

Creative Work • 30 Aug 16

Singaporean Industrial Design student creates a range of utensils to aid those with disabilities in the kitchen. >
50 000 murals to pay tribute to the honeybee

Creative Work • 29 Aug 16

American artist Matthew Willey paints breathtaking murals to save the honeybee. >
Exploring different cultures through art

Creative Work • 29 Aug 16

Inspired by various sub-cultures in and outside the city of Johannesburg, Terrence Toko Maluleke creates unique illustrations. >
Harvard’s squishy autonomous robot

Creative Work • 29 Aug 16

With no electronics, this revolutionary 3D printed robot moves with the help of a chemical reaction. >
AdrenaCard: the epinephrine auto-injector that fits in your pocket

Creative Work • 29 Aug 16

Student duo develop a sleek new way for patients to self-administer life-saving medicine. >

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