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Jo-anne Kowalski rewrites the rules of the textile industry

Copenhagen-based textile designer Jo-anne Kowalski is continually learning and unlearning her way around her industry’s technologies. >
Kwamie Liv's animated video is dark, eerie and beautiful at the same time

Danish artist Baby Duka is a multi-talented – he created the beats for Kwamie Liv's low-burning track, "Pleasure This Pain" and animated the music video. >
An ocean cleanup project, innovative healthcare and vertically-grown vegetables: five designs that could revolutionise life

Celebrate designs that address serious modern challenges, this year's INDEX Awards winners include clean energy batteries and a language learning app. >
Julie Dufour: Design education for kids

Julie Dufour teaches design and architecture methods in schools because she believes it will help children set the design agenda of tomorrow. >
Mail Man Barry delivers you daily messages on paper when you have time to read them

This intuitive device filters through your digital inbox and prints out the more meaningful messages at the end of the day. >
This flower takes its own selfies

The Selfie Plant, a project by CIID students, takes photographs of itself and shares them on social media. >
Petter Thörne: A magical experience of materials

Copenhagen-based designer explores his fascination with materiality in his contemporary product and furniture designs. >
Margrethe Odgaard: Design that engages with society

Textile designer Margrethe Odgaard says success can be measured in how much a design project touches your heart. >
#DITakeover on Instagram: How Far From Home

Chanel Cartell and Stevo Dirnberger took us with them on their creative sabbatical in a series of wanderlust-inspired photos. >
#DITakeover on Instagram: Jens Martin Skibsted

Inside the world of (and some sneak peeks from) Danish designer and co-founder of both KiBiSi and Biomega, Jens Martin Skibsted. >
Bowl table lamp by New Works

The latest light by the Copenhagen design studio is a modern-day take on a portable lantern. >
Aeon Rocket pendant light by Morten Voss

The Danish designer's new light harmoniously marries rigid material and malleable plastic. >
Henrik Vibskov: Chaos in systems

We asked the Danish fashion designer how he works and plays. His answers are typically Vibskovesque – honest, profound and a little puzzling. >
Jens Martin Skibsted: Humanity needs to focus on two things

The Danish designer and creator of Biomega bicycles on his love for t-shirts and why he doesn't do sci-fi. >
South American flavours

Bjarke Ingels Group brings authentic South American inspirations into the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark. >
City skylines

Bjarke Ingels Group turns their attention from architecture to product design for a unique tableware collection. >
Vinay Venkatraman

Industrial Designer • Interaction Designer

Industrial and interaction designer Vinay Venkatraman is the CEO of Leapcraft – a design-driven innovation consultancy based in Copenhagen, Denmark. >
Henrik Vibskov

Fashion Designer

Henrik Vibskov is not just a fashion designer but also the creator of twisted and tantalising universes that accompany each of his collections. >
Nille Juul-Sørensen

Architect • Product Designer

Architect and product designer Nille Juul-Sørensen is the CEO of the Danish Design Centre. >
Mikal Hallstrup

Design Consultant • Industrial Designer

Mikal Hallstrup is the co-founder and chief visionary officer at Designit, one of the world’s largest design and innovation companies. >
Greener city

The city of Copenhagen in Denmark has developed a Climate Adaptation Plan to address issues of climate change. >
Formed by time

The shape of KiBiSi's new Pebble watch draws inspiration from the pebbles found on Scandinavian beaches. >
Scritch scratch

Runner-up in the social impact category of the Core77 Design Awards student category is Scritch by Hideaki Matsui, Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design. >
INDEX: Award 2013 finalists

From more than 1 000 nomination from 73 countries, the finalists for the 2013 INDEX: Award have been announced. >

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