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Festival of colour
Morag Myerscough brightens the desert at Coachella Music Festival.
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Sporting goods
Wolff Olins refreshes one of the world’s biggest names in sports.
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Tree of Life
Michael Chandler’s hand-painted ceramic mural fronts an international store.
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Cool pool
The +POOL offers a clean and safe way for the public to swim in New York’s waters.
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Tech trends
The 2024 Consumer Electronics Show offers a glimpse into the future of technology.
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Design in motion
A wearable sleeve helps those with neuromuscular diagnoses gain mobility.
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Refined sugar
Sugarcane bio-waste is transformed into building materials.
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Dress to impress
Adobe’s ever-changing digital dress gives fashion dynamism a whole new meaning.
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Running with the Wolff
Iconic designer Michael Wolff’s career is explored in a new biography.
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Queer nature
‘The natural world is anything but straightforward.’
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Sweet spot
An urban landmark in Brooklyn gets a makeover.
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Match made
A ‘dating app’ connects young voters with South African political parties.
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Woman, Life, Freedom
A book chronicles the intersection of creativity and defiance in Iran.
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The power of art
The Perelman Performing Arts Center opens on the World Trade Center site.
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Pixel prowess
Never-before-seen digital drawings by Keith Haring are up for auction.
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Brick by brick
LEGO introduces new bricks that teach braille.
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Emerging ecologies
A new exhibition at MoMA explores the early days of environmentalism in the 20th century.
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Playing the game
Meet the game women never wanted to play!
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Star tech
Turn your smartphone into a telescope.
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Ken’s dream house
A life-sized Barbie dream house gets a Ken-inspired Malibu makeover.
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Brooklyn, baby
A tribute to Jay-Z takes over a public library in New York.
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In action
Four world-changing winners were announced at the 2023 UN SDG Action Awards.
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Twisted towers
A pair of unique towers offers incredible views of the skyline of Manhattan.
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Birds of a feather
Simulated bird calls overlap with the real thing in Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg’s latest installation.
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