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The Arctic Commons: creating a new network for future stability in the Arctic

Creative Work • Duration: 00:11:21 • 24 Jul 19

“This project looks to create composite maps which illuminate specific areas in the Arctic that offer opportunities for design intervention.” >
Friends forever – until the connection drops

Creative Work • 24 Jul 19

Just how will artificial intelligence affect the world of design and the job of the designer? It could become a win-win situation. >
Travel the world through the eyes of the Agoraphobic Traveller

Creative Work • 23 Jul 19

This curator reveals the beauty that can be found in Google Street View. >
Netflix product designer on bridging design gaps across borders

Creative Work • 23 Jul 19

Mariam Braimah talks to us about how she is using her experience to facilitate skills exchanges between Silicon Valley and Nigeria. >
Zinhle Zulu’s graphic novel is the story of Nandipha, the protector of the Zulu Kingdom

Creative Work • 22 Jul 19

“It deals with a girl who is kinda stuck between worlds like me. She is from the hood but also from suburbia.” >
These ‘Polluted Popsicles’ are drawing attention to Taiwan’s contaminated waters

Creative Work • 21 Jul 19

The fake frozen suckers emphasise the importance of clean water. >
Is Sweden’s Vittra School the future of learning?

Creative Work • 19 Jul 19

Designed by Rosan Bosch, the space challenges traditional education facilities. >
Spanish oil rig art installation criticises current affairs

Creative Work • 19 Jul 19

The installation, which was part of the Fallas festival in Valentia, also represents how politicians exploit resources. >
Designer Sanne Visser explores the potential of human hair as a raw material

Creative Work • 19 Jul 19

Her project The New Age of Trichology turns discarded hair into beautiful products. >
Jimmy Wales speaks on diversity and the value of knowledge in multiple languages

Creative Work • 19 Jul 19

"What matters is that you have knowledge in your mother tongue." >
Joyce Simbine Saiete on how architectural interventions can aid Mozambican resettlement

Creative Work • 18 Jul 19

Her thesis takes the challenges of resettlement in the region and turns them into opportunities. >
Triggerfish launches free online platform for animators

Creative Work • 18 Jul 19

“The South African animation industry is growing - and so is the demand for skilled animators globally.” >
Snøhetta reveals new Madiba-inspired "peace bench"

Creative Work • 17 Jul 19

The inspiration for the bench came from the famous Nelson Mandela quote: "The best weapon is to sit down and talk". >
Forever Emojinal

Creative Work • 17 Jul 19

Thulisizwe Mamba gives identity to the new way of talking with emojis on social media. >
Jaden Smith’s vegan pop-up truck is free for the homeless

Creative Work • 17 Jul 19

His care for people and the environment sees Smith often tackling pressing global issues. >
On bringing rural Indian women into the global conversation on feminism

Creative Work • 16 Jul 19

Deepti Asthana says her practice is influenced by the need to alter the narrative that women are weak or helpless. >
Solar Foods is growing food out of air

Creative Work • 16 Jul 19

This edible protein promises a future of meat-free lasagna or dairy-free drinks made using carbon dioxide captured from the air. >
Tandekile Mkize on unafraid self-expression using film, photography and fashion

Creative Work • 15 Jul 19

Tandekile Mkize gives us an inside look into his bold and unapologetic work, which he exhibited at Design Indaba Festival 2019 >
Designing kangas that celebrate queer love

Creative Work • 15 Jul 19

Artist and LGBTQ+ activist Kawira Mwirichia is reclaiming the culturally significant garment to celebrate queer love in Kenya. >
Argentinian artist uses 100, 000 banned books to build a monument

Creative Work • 14 Jul 19

Conceptual artist Marta Minujín has created a full-scale replica of the Parthenon – one of the world’s most famous structures. >
The Algae Dome imagines a future of architecture-powered food

Creative Work • 14 Jul 19

Where sustainable food design and public architecture intersect. >
The whimsical illusions of Moography

Creative Work • 13 Jul 19

This visual artist turns the common smartphone into an eccentric, interactive toy. >
A revival of stone architecture in Palestine

Creative Work • 12 Jul 19

This sculptural project brings together ancient stonework and cutting-edge design methods. >
Could this convenient bug harvesting design make insect-based diets popular?

Creative Work • 12 Jul 19

Living Farms is being spearheaded by Austrian multidisciplinary designer, Katharina Unger. >

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