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Shanghai

  • Join the dots
    Yayoi Kusama’s immersive exhibition features inflatable artworks on a grand scale. >
  • Way of the worm
    Architects took inspiration from worms tunnelling underground for the design of the Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre. >
  • Water park
    A dreamlike floating forest replaced a dumping ground on the Yangtze River floodplain. >
  • Neri&Hu
    Interdisciplinary architectural design practice Neri&Hu use research as a design tool
    The Shanghai-based Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu spoke at Design Indaba 2020. >
  • Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu
    Interior Designer • architects
    Founding Partners of Neri&Hu and Design Republic. >
  • Meet the A' Design Awards and Competition winners
    These are just some of the winners across nearly 100 different design categories. >
  • Pixeland is China’s pixel-inspired park
    Created for the people of Mianyang, China, this multifunctional public space looks at how digital pixels can be used as functional art. >
  • The Bund Financial Centre in Shanghai
    Curtain-like exterior gives this new building a sense of always being in motion
    The Shanghai Bund Financial Center is a collaboration between Foster & Partners and Heatherwick Studio. >
  • MobyMart
    Introducing MobyMart, the autonomous grocery store on wheels
    “It is the store that comes to you, instead of you coming to the store.” >
  • Red Hong Yi
    Watch artist Red Hong Yi create an intricate portrait from 20 000 sunflower seeds
    “The seed is a household object but at the same time it is a revolutionary symbol.” >
  • Image Source: PixaBay
    Turning plastic into fuel, an innovative way to deal with waste
    A team made up of researchers from USA and China have come up with a new way to deal with plastic waste. >
  • Dignified chaos
    The most populous city in China, Shanghai is experiencing urban development and cultural renewal on a grand scale. >
  • Han Feng
    Fashion Designer
    Han Feng is one of the most sought-after fashion designers in the world, for her clothing and accessories, as well as costume and exhibition designs. >
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