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Cool runnings
A simple chemical reaction powers new cooling tech that keeps things cold without electricity.
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Archi’s latest: BIG’s news, Sir Adjaye sculpts, Serpentine launches & Snøhetta redesigns cement
News and views from the world of architecture.
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#DI Speaker Sir David Adjaye Showcases his Sculpture alongside Painting by Adam Pendleton
Pace Gallery’s dynamic two-person show explores identity and language.
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The Coral Farm allows you to grow algae at home
Hyun Seok An's project was inspired by a UN World Food Conference that named algae ‘the most ideal food for mankind.’
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Six creative crowdfunding projects worth supporting this April
From a wordless graphic novel to a project to turn an olive farm into a retreat for creatives and even a project turning plastic into homeware.
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Abandoned spaces in Hong Kong
South African artist Faith47 shares the third installment of Aqua Regalia – a video set in the grimy, semi-abandoned spaces of Hong Kong.
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Viniga Limited
Fashion Designer
Style, because it's your first impression.
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Sohofama: Farm to table in Hong Kong
At Sohofama restaurant urban farming meets Chinese comfort cuisine with a menu inspired by Chinese doctors and farmers.
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LIVIN Farm’s Hive lets you grow and farm your own mealworms
A desktop hive for the kitchen allows users to feed, farm then eat their own mealworms.
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Design Indaba 2012: South African showcase turns 17
South African showcase turns 17
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Place specific
Thomas Heatherwick renovated a luxury shopping and entertainment complex in Hong Kong to give it a more contemporary look and feel.
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Design Indaba
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Cape Town's big design caper
South Africa's Design Indaba Expo 2010, staged in February attracted more than 35 000 visitors over three days.
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IdN
IdN (International Designers' Network) is an international publication for creative people on a mission to amplify and unify the design community.
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