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Built to win
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Architecture & Interiors
The winners of the RIBA International Awards for Excellence 2024 have been announced.
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18 Jun 24
Waste to wear
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Product Design
Discarded glass beer bottles were transformed into wearables and homeware.
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17 Jun 24
Sounds of nature
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Architecture & Interiors
The multi-level artificial island was inspired by soundwaves.
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12 Jun 24
Get the picture
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Zanele Muholi’s expansive photographic career on display in a new exhibition.
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11 Jun 24
Star quality
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Architecture & Interiors
The 23rd Serpentine Pavilion opened to the public on 7 June 2024.
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10 Jun 24
Change for all
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Design Thinking
Eleven climate-focused projects have won the ‘Redesign Everything Challenge’.
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5 Jun 24
Filter fresh
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Design Thinking
Filter Caps transform a bottle cap into a complete water filtration station.
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4 Jun 24
All’s fair
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African Design
Exceptional artist talent convened in Johannesburg for the RMB Latitudes Art Fair.
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3 Jun 24
The art of speed
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Design Thinking
The 20th BMW Art Car has been unveiled.
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29 May 24
Happy by nature
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Product Design
A new exhibition explores the relationship between humans and nature.
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28 May 24
Handmade tale
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Architecture & Interiors
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A life-size ceramic sculpture takes home the annual Loewe Craft Prize.
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27 May 24
Shore thing
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Design Thinking
3D-printed seawalls support ecosystems while protecting marine infrastructure.
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21 May 24
State of the world
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Art & Photography
Artworks in Dutch wax consider the colonial legacies of Europe and Africa.
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20 May 24
Pavilion proud
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Art & Photography
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Five standout national pavilions at the 60th Venice Biennale.
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20 May 24
Culture club
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Thebe Magugu’s latest collection features 18 South African icons.
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16 May 24
Art of noise
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Design Activism
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Interaction Design
A new exhibition celebrates the designs that shape our experience of music.
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16 May 24
Designer daycare
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Architecture & Interiors
A new building by Kéré Architecture captures the playful spirit of children.
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16 May 24
Animal architecture
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Product Design
Porky Hefer’s latest collection celebrates the intelligence and ingenuity of wild creatures.
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8 May 24
Kindred spirits
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Design Thinking
Australia’s national pavilion wins the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale.
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6 May 24
Under pressure
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
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Product Design
A new range of furniture grows from a compressed sponge.
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6 May 24
A week to remember
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Creative Economy
Milan Design Week 2024 gathered the design community of the world.
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2 May 24
Ebb and flow
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African Design
The South African pavilion at the Venice Biennale explores intertwined histories of land and water.
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30 Apr 24
Timber craft
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Architecture & Interiors
The mass timber cube’s design reduces environmental impact at every step.
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29 Apr 24
The school of nature
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Architecture & Interiors
How the wisdom of the natural world informs architecture.
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22 Apr 24
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