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Matthew Harrison: Responding to complex healthcare issues

Helix is a design studio centred on the development of simple solutions to complex healthcare problems. >
Osteobotics is the merging of robotics and biodegradable material

Using robotics and biodegradable material, these students have sought to streamline architecture. >
Assemble

Architect

London-based studio Assemble merges art, architecture and design to create artful spaces. >
Assemble wins the Turner prize for their community-minded regeneration project in a run-down part of Liverpool

Who could ever have imagined that a derelict street in Liverpool could win the Turner Prize? Assemble, the group responsible for it, certainly didn’t. >
Alex R: Designer Craftsmen

The London-based glass artist talks about the metaphorical context of glass and the blurred line between design and craft. >
The GyroGlove reduces hand tremors by 80 per cent

An award-winning device designed to significantly improve the lives of those with tremor-related diseases. >
Animal welfare activist knits tiny sweaters for rescued chickens

Activist uses hand-knitted sweaters to rehabilitate neglected chickens. >
Kurv: The smart way to learn to play the guitar

The Kurv Guitar is a 'stringless' digital instrument that allows anyone to learn and play songs using touch, motion and gestures. >
Tiger worms run this toilet

The Tiger Worm Toilet treats both liquid and solid waste using composting worms that digest the waste. >
Sam Bompas: Designing extraordinary food experiences

Bompas and Parr’s niche approach to everyday food experiences makes them the gurus of food architecture. >
A water purifier that costs 1 cent to operate

KOHLER’s Clarity is a sustainable water purification system for developing nations. >
James Roberts: Life-saving solutions for neonatal care

Inspired by the plight of refugees, James Roberts created a low-cost incubator for babies born prematurely. >
A manmade lagoon could be the future of tidal energy

The UK is at the forefront of renewable energy with plans to launch a new era of tidal energy. >
Milkweed creates unisex garmets from thick-knit textiles

Brighton design brand Milkweed creates biodegradable, sustainable, unisex knitwear from local, organic yarn. >
King Debs raises a fist against injustice with his latest murals

Multimedia designer and Emerging Creative, King Debs responds to social unrest with his larger-than-life street art. >
Rob Hadrill: Bringing ideas to life through book design

Book Works co-founder Rob Hadrill invites us into his world of visual artistry and bookmaking. >
20 tuk-tuks transformed into moving artworks

Rickshaws made over by a collection of prominent designers in the name of India’s elephants. >
Paul Pateman’s A to Z of sex and disability

A raunchy graphic alphabet aims to dispel misconceptions about disabled people’s sex lives. >
Smart burn dressing lights up under UV light when infected

This smart burn dressing is designed to change colour when the patient’s burn wound is infected. >
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. >
Ever wonder who’s behind the sounds in your much-loved films?

“The Foley Artist” is a behind-the-scenes look at the unorthodox methods one master sound artist uses to design the sound effects for film. >
Safia Qureshi: A project to help eliminate paper cup waste in London

Safia Qureshi talks about her new, chai wallah-inspired project, Cup Club, which aims to reduce the amount of waste caused by disposable coffee cups in London. >
James Mitchell explores the potential of architectural skills to affect social change in African communities

James Mitchell discusses his humanitarian organisation and how it is building up communities with entrepreneurial and construction skills. >
Trailer: Kathryn Fleming on designing future species

RCA graduate Kathryn Fleming imagines using the endless potential of biology to create future species with unusual characteristics. >

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