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Artificial neurons able to learn human language

ANNABELL, a new cognitive model, is able to learn language organically, without the need for pre-coded responses. >
Trailer: Studio Formafantasma on words as a tool for design

Italian design duo Studio Formafantasma use talking and collaborating as core tools in its design process. >
Studio Formafantasma on words as a tool for design

Italian design duo Studio Formafantasma use talking and collaborating as core tools in its design process. >
Rosita Missoni: If your job is your hobby it's never tiring

Italian fashion icon, Rosita Missoni looks back on her upbringing and the inherited values that now underpin her fashion empire. >
Floating greenhouses could help solve global food security problems

Italian think tank Pnat have designed modular, floating green houses called JellyFish Barges that could help solve food security problems. >
Trailer: Rosita Missoni on a life dedicated to fashion

Fashion and business icon Rosita Missoni talks about the love for her family as the driving force behind her success. >
Rosita Missoni on a life dedicated to fashion

Fashion and business icon Rosita Missoni talks about the love for her family as the driving force behind her success. >
Graphic artist G&Sans starts every piece with a pencil

Illustrator Girolamo Giannatempo, known as G&Sans, explores the irrational world with his bright, blob-like, humanoids. >
A stage for musical improvisation puts a spotlight on reused building materials

Italian architecture company, Studio Albori, looks at “reuse and improvisation” in building with its Makeshift installation at Chicago Architecture Biennial. >
The wind turbine gets a smart tech makeover

Beauty, tech, and renewable energy generation combine to give the wind turbine a much-needed makeover. >
The Bhulk 3D-printed bike frame is made from plants

Italian design studio Eurocompositi are attempting to change the way we make bicycles. >
The twig chair: Nendo’s most recent design

Japanese studio Nendo creates a minimalist seat with a changeable backrest for designer furniture brand Alias. >
Look into your reflection and see your heart

This new mirror can reflect the health of your heart; another medical innovation that is being developed for diagnosis at home. >
The monkey-shaped Macaco paperweight

According to its creator NikyNaky, this ceramic Macaco paperweight just wants to be loved. >
The Fedora lighting range is inspired by a Russian doll

Dima Loginoff , the rising star of Russian design, plays with a traditional shape in his latest contemporary design for Italian design company Axo Light. >
Nemo’s Garden: Growing fruit and vegetables under the sea

Italian scuba-diving father and son have found a way to grow fresh food nearly 10 metres underwater in the sea. >
Eat an ice cream then grow a tree

This ice-lolly stick can be planted when you finish eating it and it will grow into a tree. >
Two Italian craftsmen create glass inspired by bubble wrap

Maya Lapp and Denis Perera subvert the irresistible desire to play with bubble wrap by casting it in glass. >
A field of wheat in the shadows of skyscrapers

After recreating Agnes Denes’ famous Wheatfield earthwork in Milan, locals are invited to reap what they sowed. >
Trailer: Stefano Giovannoni on how design is an expression of historical events

The maestro of industrial design draws a parallel between product design and major cultural and economic movements. >
Stefano Giovannoni on how design is an expression of historical events

The maestro of industrial design draws a parallel between product design and major cultural and economic movements. >
Stefano Giovannoni: The heyday of designers working with manufacturers is over

The Italian industrial designer advises young designers to think like entrepreneurs and work at creating their own signature brand identities. >
Architects will love Nendo’s new bag for Tod’s

The acclaimed Japanese studio designs a multi-purpose bag with architects’ needs in mind for Italian brand Tod’s. >
Nodus’ 2015 collection of rugs

The luxury brand’s latest collection includes designs by Maarten Baas, Matali Crasset and Studio Job. >

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