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This Cato Manor museum is a shining example of architectural confidence and authenticity
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Architecture & Interiors
Made up of connecting nodes, the museum space can change and adapt to suit the needs of the community.
10 Oct 17
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The Trashpresso transforms plastic bottles into stunning architectural tiles
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Industrial Design
This remarkable upcycling process turns discarded waste into something beautiful.
9 Oct 17
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Two weeks to go before the inaugural antenna event at Dutch Design Week
Next Generation
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Design Thinking
Come meet 21 of the young people shaping the future of design
6 Oct 17
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Photo series presents thought-provoking look at humanity stripped bare
Design News
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Art & Photography
The project highlights the fragility and vitality of the human body juxtaposed against the backdrop of urban architecture.
6 Oct 17
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Everything you need to know about the #ArchForArch monument
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
The project celebrates peace, empathy and the life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
4 Oct 17
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UAE reveals the Mars Science project
Design News
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Urban & Landscape Design
The project aims to build the first inhabitable human settlement on Mars.
4 Oct 17
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Baba Tjeko’s illustrations bring the Sesotho geometric art of Litema to life
Design News
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Art & Photography
He portrays African ideas and perspectives through his Litema artwork in hopes of positive change in other young designers.
4 Oct 17
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Street art as a form of mediation
Design News
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Urban & Landscape Design
He aspires to transform the city's streets to create dialogue and interaction between the environment and our experience of it.
3 Oct 17
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The Gangsta Gardener is bringing affordable and nutritious produce to California’s ‘food deserts’
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Urban & Landscape Design
Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA to offer alternative food sources.
3 Oct 17
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Photo series pokes fun at conventional glamour photography
Design News
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Art & Photography
Kolor Art Collective presents their latest tongue-in-cheek offering with Pol Kurucz at the helm.
2 Oct 17
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Holograms to be used to help heart surgeons during medical procedures
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
The device will be the first commercial system allowing clinicians a true holographic experience.
2 Oct 17
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Meet five of the young designers who will be part of Antenna
Next Generation
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Design Thinking
Antenna is a new platform for the best young designers from around the world.
29 Sep 17
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Striking masks inspired by North African culture
Design News
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Art & Photography
This Columbian artist blurs the line between photorealistic painting and surreal expression.
29 Sep 17
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UK student designs a gardening tool to help the elderly
Design Frontiers
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Interaction Design
The Greencart was recently awarded a James Dyson Award for student innovation.
28 Sep 17
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Famous artworks come to life on the streets of London
Design News
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Art & Photography
Applied upon human canvases, this project aims to communicate that art is for the masses.
28 Sep 17
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Snøhetta unveil Arch for Arch project at Design Indaba 2017
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
The Oslo-based architects designed the physical tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
27 Sep 17
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The technology that could see us 3D-printing food shortage away
Next Generation
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Food Design
Natural, healthy and sustainable food made possible by combining aspects of nature, science and technology.
27 Sep 17
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Meet Aoi Yamaguchi, the Japanese Master Calligrapher expanding the form’s possibilities
Design News
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Art & Photography
The California-based artist merges music and performance with the centuries-old tradition.
27 Sep 17
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Simon and Mary and Trevor Stuurman join forces for the fez lookbook, Ses’fikile
Design News
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The brand celebrates Ndebele beadwork elegance with their contemporary FEZ range.
26 Sep 17
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Olafur Eliasson on label-free impactful design
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Product Design
“I am more interested in the consequences that my work has than how to label my work,” said the multidisciplinary designer.
26 Sep 17
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Introducing the UnSchool of Disruptive Design
Design News
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Design Thinking
“I called it the UnSchool because we undo the damage that mainstream education has done,” says the founder.
25 Sep 17
00:02:24
Craig Dykers and Thomas Chapman discuss the Arch for Arch
Video Interviews
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Architecture & Interiors
"This project represents the power and strength of the people who overcame odds," says Dykers.
22 Sep 17
00:51:55
Learn to approach design with empathy, says co-founder of Snøhetta
Talks
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Design Thinking
"Just look at people...," says Craig Dykers. "Getting to know their faces helps you understand who you're making things for."
22 Sep 17
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Antenna is a new global scan of the world's best design graduates
Next Generation
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Design Activism
Here is a taste of what to expect at the inaugural Antenna conference taking place in October in Eindhoven.
22 Sep 17
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