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Street Melodies Eternal is the chaotic exploration of street life in three major cities

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Sean Metelerkamp takes a raw, authentic look at the lives of the homeless in Cape Town, New York, and London using the sounds and visuals of the street.

16 Dec 15
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Adidas and Parley for the Ocean unveil fashion that fights pollution

Product Spotlight > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Adidas’ new 3D-printed Ocean Plastic shoe is made of recycled ocean waste.

16 Dec 15
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We Care Solar: A suitcase that powers health care in developing nations

Design News > Product Design

We Care Solar designs solar-powered systems to meet essential maternity care needs.

16 Dec 15
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This thoroughly modern French school is located in protected woodland

Design News > Design Activism

The Bartelottes school complex designed by Paris-based Nomade architects is grounded in the surrounding natural environment.

16 Dec 15
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Stephanie Rittler designs a mobile pushcart that upcycles old plastic

Next Generation > Design Activism

Streetplastic designed by Stefanie Rittler is a mobile manufacturing unit that produces new plastic bag designs out of old ones.

16 Dec 15
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How should we be responding to the migrant "crisis"?

Inside View > Design Thinking

The movement of displaced and refuged humans across the world will surely define this decade. We ask prominent design thinkers their thoughts on how to help.

16 Dec 15
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"Streets of Addis": Celebrating the many realities of Ethiopia's capital

Design News > Art & Photography

This photographic series by Ethiopian graphic designer Girma Berta celebrates Addis Ababa's people and street culture.

15 Dec 15
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This app for the visually impaired is centred on human kindness

Design News > Design Thinking

Be My Eyes is a platform that allows the visually impaired to connect with a willing volunteer.

15 Dec 15
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World's first underwater hotel to kickstart the "inner space" tourism industry

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

This 12-room, $20 million hotel will be nestled underwater. It provides a whole new meaning to "sleeping with the fishes".

15 Dec 15
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Marcus Marritt sketches from the silver screen

Next Generation > Graphic Design & Illustration

Leicester-based artist Marcus Marritt creates bold illustrations of sultry characters that are often inspired by movie scenes.

15 Dec 15
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Build the world's most iconic skylines with Lego

Design News > Product Design

Lego's architecture branch has unveiled the Skyline collection – a Lego kit that replicates city skylines with models of iconic buildings from around the world.

15 Dec 15
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Pee-powered socks: the new alternative energy source

Design News > Design Thinking

Scientists at the Bristol BioEnergy Centre have invented socks that could eventually power portable and wearable electronics.

15 Dec 15
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It doesn't look like it, but this is a massage chair

Design News > Product Design

The Roll Collection is a seating system that consists of rotatable aluminium sticks, which massage whilst sliding from left to right.

15 Dec 15
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Plascon sets the tone for 2016 with colours that tell a story

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Africa’s largest paint company introduces its new contemporary colours with four trend stories.

15 Dec 15
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Documentary uncovers the recycling habits behind Japan’s zero-waste community

Design News > Design Activism

Seeker Stories documents a small town in Japan that abides by an extremely thorough recycling system to live waste-free.

14 Dec 15
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Exhibition in New York exposes one of the world’s most contaminated rivers

Design News > Art & Photography

Artist Vibha Galhotra's ABSUR-CITY-PITY-DITY explores the impact of toxic pollution in India’s Yamuna River.

14 Dec 15
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Totohealth is a mobile solution to healthcare problems

Design News > Design Activism

Totohealth uses SMS-technology to help parents take care of themselves and their children.

14 Dec 15
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Kathryn Martin decodes ink spills into readable images

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Royal College of Art graduate Kathryn Martin’s signature drawing technique embraces an element of chance in illustrating.

14 Dec 15
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Holiday display reveals the stark reality of domestic violence

Design News > Design Thinking

This holiday display shows the ugly truth about domestic violence during a time synonymous with joy.

14 Dec 15
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Catalytic Action designed and built a playground for refugee children

Design News > Design Activism

Using input from children in Bar Elias, Lebanon, Catalytic Action designed and built a playground for a school developed to serve refugees.

14 Dec 15
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Float: A stool designed for comfort

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Float is a sustainable stool that is designed to promote healthy sitting, designed by students in Dresden.

14 Dec 15
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An online artwork dedicated to artist Faith47's peaceful urban swans

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Award-winning South African filmmaker Rowan Pybus releases "No Standing Anytime", an online artwork inspired by artist Faith47's New York City Swans.

14 Dec 15
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Julia Hasting: The unusual book designer

Video Interviews > Product Design

Julia Hasting, creative director of Phaidon Press, has designed books that come vacuum packed like ham and doodled all over like a student notebook.

11 Dec 15
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A new alternative energy that involves a small piece of paper

Design News > Product Design

Scientists in Sweden have developed a thin paper that is able to store energy.

11 Dec 15

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