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Streetfood Furniture
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Architecture & Interiors
Design studio Jhanyar has introduced a collection of "street food furniture attachments" to elevate the streetfood dining experience.
20 Mar 25
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Empowering Urban Design
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Architecture & Interiors
Urban-Think Tank Empower has unveiled their Empower Upgrade model for housing
20 Mar 25
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Next Generation Passport
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Information Design
Switzerland has unveiled its next-generation passport, a blend of innovative visual design and advanced security.
20 Mar 25
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Disappearing Fashion
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Templa in collaboration with ALLIED Feather + Down design Biodegradable Outerwear
14 Mar 25
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Smiley Socket
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Product Design
India Mahdavi and 22 System take a charming approach to redesigning the electrical socket.
14 Mar 25
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Stadium District
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Architecture & Interiors
Foster + Partners unveils designs for the Stadium District at Manchester United
14 Mar 25
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Lagos to Stockholm
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Product Design
Lagos based Omi Collective has become a breakout star from Stockholm Furniture Fair 2025
7 Mar 25
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In the Light of Recent History
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Product Design
A Unique Glass Sculpture by Edyta Barańska at the Supreme Court in Warsaw
7 Mar 25
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Modular Dorms
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Architecture & Interiors
FullStack, Steinberg-Hart and California Polytechnic State University partner to address the student housing crisis in California.
7 Mar 25
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BIG x FREEDOM
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BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) partnered with Lonestar Data Holdings
28 Feb 25
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Butlr
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Design Thinking
Privacy first sensors for smart buildings
28 Feb 25
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Mindful Browsing
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Information Design
Opera launches Opera Air, the first browser designed for mindfulness
28 Feb 25
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Life Chariot
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Product Design
An award winning all-terrain MEDEVAC traile
20 Feb 25
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A New Dawn
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Interaction Design
The Netherlands Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka aims to establish Common Ground
20 Feb 25
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Kéré designs tribute to visionary leader
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Architecture & Interiors
Pritzker Prize-winning architect , Design Indaba Alumnus, Francis Kéré designs a memorial tribute to the revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara
20 Feb 25
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Wild fire early detection
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Product Design
Pyri, a low-cost early warning system for wild fires.
13 Feb 25
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Wood City
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Architecture & Interiors
World’s largest timber city is underway in Sickla, Sweden
13 Feb 25
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Heart Spaces for Compassionate Care
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Architecture & Interiors
Compassionate care facility design by Bjarke Ingels
13 Feb 25
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Tatami Inspired Social Housing
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Architecture & Interiors
The award winning Modulus Matrix social housing project.
7 Feb 25
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A Capsule in Time
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Architecture & Interiors
A Capsule in Time by Marina Tabassum
7 Feb 25
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Nesting Water Tower
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Architecture & Interiors
Water Reservoir that serves as a Bird and Mammal Shelter
7 Feb 25
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Mass Timber Data Centers
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Architecture & Interiors
Microsoft aims to reduce carbon emissions associated with data centres through sustainable construction practices.
30 Jan 25
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Sensing Nature
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Interaction Design
Design studio unveils bioacoustic communication system to foster a deeper connection with nature
30 Jan 25
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Cosmic Observatories
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Urban & Landscape Design
James Turrell showcases upcoming installation in AlUla
30 Jan 25
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