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John Radcliffe Studios documents the regular lives of refugees
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19 May 16
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Foreigner: Migration into Europe 2015–16, is a photography series that hopes to portray a less sensationalist account of the refugee crisis.
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Y&R Paris' 3D printed animals challenge the way life is reproduced
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19 May 16
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Life can’t be reproduced. Y&R Paris' series of images shows the fragile circumstances of wildlife.
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Photographer documents the last nomadic people of Nepal
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19 May 16
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The Raute are Nepal’s last nomadic people nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas. This photo series captures their resistance to the modern word.
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Pentagram’s typographic installation draws attention to animal and plant conservation
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18 May 16
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Designed in response to a call by artists Ackroyd & Harvey, Pentagram’s typographic installation lets viewers highlight endangered species.
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21st Century farming technology to address global food crisis
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18 May 16
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Urban Produce is a sustainable vertical farming system that looks toward the future of agriculture.
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Brad Harris’ illustrations capture the innocence of everyday childhood
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18 May 16
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South African artist Brad Harris draws from childhood experience to create stories and illustrations that capture child-like innocence.
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Florine Demosthene explores the black female form using mixed media art
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18 May 16
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Inspired by her travels in Africa, Florine Demosthene has created a new black heroine.
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Now they’re 3D printing bones
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17 May 16
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a new material that can be used in bone replacement surgery.
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Livi brings nature indoors
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17 May 16
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The portable planter has a new take on interacting with nature.
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Claudia Liebenberg explores masculine themes through delicate watercolour illustration
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17 May 16
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Illustrator Claudia Liebenberg uses her passion for art to mentor some of South Africa’s disadvantaged kids.
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Edible insects: Won’t you pass the bugs?
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17 May 16
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NB Studio reimagines major food brands and chains with insects as their main ingredients.
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Open Eyes: The social ad campaign with a vision
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16 May 16
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Following the moving advertising campaign #OpenEyes, we talk to FoxP2 at about why a brand needs to make people feel something in order to be relevant.
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Wear Your Label wants a stigma-free society
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16 May 16
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Wear Your Label gets people talking about mental health through fashion and jewellery design.
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Pop-up sweatshop appears in Amsterdam
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16 May 16
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Customers face the harsh reality of where their clothes come from in this pop-up sweatshop.
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A farming and recreational space designed to bring a community together
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16 May 16
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Bottle Seedling House is a multipurpose shelter that aims to improve the quality of life for a farming community affected by HIV/AIDS.
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Oded Ezer designs the Life/Death t-shirt
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13 May 16
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Tel Aviv-based graphic design artist Oded Exer designed a t-shirt to help refugees.
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Portable surgical sterilisation suitcase
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13 May 16
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Eniware is a new sterilisation system that aims to have a positive impact on health care in developing countries.
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The Honey: Representations of blackness as power
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13 May 16
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Rendani Nemakhavhani's dynamic photo series "The Honey" turns away from blackness as struggle.
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Budapest-based brand NewFoldr champions cardboard electronics
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12 May 16
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NewFoldr aims to create a recyclable electronics movement to challenge the global e-waste issue
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"Inside Ya Body" looks inside the body for inspiration
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12 May 16
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Jack Sachs' solo installation takes a quirky, animated look at the inside of the human body.
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Artist’s mock machine guns are sculpted from old typewriters
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12 May 16
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Denver-based Ravi Zupa brings gun violence to the fore in “Mightier Than”.
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Snail shell shelter brings user closer to nature
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12 May 16
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Helix is a micro-architecture structure that can shelter one nomadic individual.
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Treating mental illness with virtual reality
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11 May 16
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An Oxford University study tested virtual simulation on sufferers of severe paranoia, with positive results.
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Swawou School for Girls finally opens its doors to students in Sierra Leone
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11 May 16
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Orkidstudio unveils its free-education school in eastern Sierra Leone after the Ebola outbreak put the project on hold.
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