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Modern art that celebrates the African heritage
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6 Sep 16
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Travel and experiences in Africa gave French artist Doline Legrand Diop an artistic mission.
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Meet the strangers in your mind with Hyde & Seek
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6 Sep 16
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Jimin Kim’s award-winning book of illustrations asks you to find the Mr Hyde to your Dr Jekyll.
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New mural by Faith47: Who will guard the guards
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5 Sep 16
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New mural by Faith47 in Downton LA, titled "Who will guard the guards themselves", asks how power can be held accountable for the behaviour it allows.
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Biovessel: An odourless compost bin for the dinner table
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5 Sep 16
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We waste around 45 per cent of the food we produce. The Biovessel is a beautiful addition to sustainable living.
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The Setsuna: Toyota’s wooden concept car
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5 Sep 16
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The Japanese car manufacturer has created a functional concept car inspired by the emotional connections we have with family vehicles.
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Retro summer scenes: Are problem-free summers behind us?
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5 Sep 16
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A greek visual designer re-visits and interrogates iconic summer days from the 50s & 60s.
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Step into Aquasixio’s surreal fantasy universes
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2 Sep 16
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This clinical psychologist unpacks the inner workings of his world by creating new worlds.
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Body Love: The adult colouring book challenging how we see our bodies
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2 Sep 16
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This Canadian artist is championing body positivity.
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The surface that turns mealtime into a balancing act
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2 Sep 16
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The Sati Tala is a surface unlike any other dinner table. Built for mindfulness, it physically connects its users.
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Mapping the invisible world of microbes with bees
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2 Sep 16
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How insects are helping a team of scientists and designers understand our microbial surroundings.
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Hornsea Project Two: UK’s massive new wind farm
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1 Sep 16
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The British government has recently approved construction of a second, world-leading collection of wind turbines.
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Taj Francis creates Afro-Japanese portraiture
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1 Sep 16
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A lyric, the emotion of a song and the instruction of a beat gives birth to illustrations meant to awaken the viewer.
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The Forest Where the Wind Returns: Hayao Miyazaki’s real-life woodland landscape
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1 Sep 16
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The former spearhead of Studio Ghibli plans to give children an immersive experience of the natural world in Kumé Island, Okinawa.
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Reimagining feminism on Bitch Planet
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1 Sep 16
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The patriarchy becomes a literal prison in this refreshing, feminist comic series.
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The quiet struggle in water scarce Pakistan
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31 Aug 16
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Water scarcity threatens the security of Pakistan’s people. Follow one photojournalist as she documents its effects.
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Breeze Yoko unveils latest work 'Boniswa'
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31 Aug 16
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The Johannesburg-based street artist's latest work is a tribute to the black girl child.
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Egypt uses sewage to grow forests in the desert
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31 Aug 16
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To tackle desertification, the Egyptian government is growing tree plantations that thrive on waste water.
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One man’s journey home with the help of Google Earth
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31 Aug 16
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Using Google Earth, Saroo Brierley found his family after 25 years. This is his story.
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Estream: A portable USB charger powered by moving water
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30 Aug 16
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Enomad’s portable power plant generates electricity using any source of running water.
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The dynamic solar shading of Kiefer Technic Showroom
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30 Aug 16
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This building reacts to the outside environment to benefit its inhabitants.
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Sculptural desalination plant imagined for Santa Monica pier
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30 Aug 16
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Pipe is a sustainable water harvesting solution that could produce 4.5 billion litres of clean water for California.
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Problem? These girls build their own solutions
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30 Aug 16
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Construction and carpentry are not readily associated with high school girls. Project H Design’s Girls Garage hopes to change that.
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50 000 murals to pay tribute to the honeybee
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29 Aug 16
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American artist Matthew Willey paints breathtaking murals to save the honeybee.
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Exploring different cultures through art
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29 Aug 16
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Inspired by various sub-cultures in and outside the city of Johannesburg, Terrence Toko Maluleke creates unique illustrations.
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Buhle Nkalashe’s powerful artworks are steeped in isiXhosa, isiZulu and Ndebele traditions
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Pool poetics
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6 Mar 22
Kanya Viljoen’s Eurydice makes use of femme narratives in a waterless pool
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6 Mar 22
Japan’s Kamakura Village pop-up eatery serves traditional fare in icy igloos for one month a year
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From dawn to dust
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Katie Paterson’s Requiem will change the way you think about dust
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