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Iwan Baan: Looking at architecture through a photographer's lens

Video Interviews > Art & Photography

Architectural photographer, Iwan Baan talks about a trip to Chicago and how he goes about capturing the essence and energy of the city and its architecture.

30 Mar 16
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Algae-based water bottle decomposes when empty

Design News > Design Activism

Product design student comes up with a 100 per cent natural alternative to the plastic water bottle.

30 Mar 16
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Collecting desalinated water through fog

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Fog harvesting is a sustainable way to harvest clean water in areas with regular mist.

30 Mar 16
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Sweet Kills: A designer’s impression of the dangers of diabetes

Design News > Design Activism

Nattakong Jaengsem’s Sweet Kills campaign takes a gory look at the dangers of sweet treats.

30 Mar 16
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New, innovative material inspired by ancient design

Design Frontiers > Product Design

The designs found in Iran’s Kharraqan towers became the unlikely inspiration for an advancement in metamaterials.

30 Mar 16
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Immersive 360-degree world drawn with a permanent marker

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Accomplished artist Oscar Oiwa exhibits “Oiwa Island 2” at the Setouchi Triennale art festival.

29 Mar 16
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FlipFlic controls your blinds for you

Design Frontiers > Product Design

An automated blind controller equipped with light sensors and thermometers controls your blinds for you.

29 Mar 16
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Power plant makes electricity out of cheese

Design News > Industrial Design

Renewable energy group Valbio built a power plant that generates clean energy from a byproduct of cheese production.

29 Mar 16
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Would you chew on meat flavoured gum?

Design News > Food Design

This is one of the meat related questions served up by a temporary conceptual butcher in The Netherlands.

29 Mar 16
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Plantable pencils challenge use-and-chuck-away culture

Design News > Product Design

The Sprout pencil grows into a plant if you place it in a pot.

29 Mar 16
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A squid bacteria lighting solution

Design Frontiers > Product Design

The nocturnal Hawaiian bobtail squid uses bacteria to help it see in the dark and so can we.

29 Mar 16
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Buy one give one: A blanket drive from Cape Town

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Umbala blankets are designed and locally manufactured by a studio that donate a blanket to a baby in need for every blanket they sell.

28 Mar 16
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3D-printed vase collection upcycles plastic bottles

Design Frontiers > Product Design

DesignLibero’s 3D-printed vase collection brings beauty to the practice of upcycling.

28 Mar 16
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Pedestrian and bicycle tunnel opens underneath Amsterdam Central station

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

A beautiful and advanced tunnel for cyclists and pedestrians has opened underneath Amsterdam.

25 Mar 16
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Cubetto: A coding tutor for kids as young as three

Design News > Product Design

Cubetto by Primo Toys is a kid-friendly, wooden robot that teaches kids to code in a way they can see and touch.

25 Mar 16
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Osborne Macharia on how storytelling can change perceptions

Inside View > Art & Photography

The Kenyan photographer touches on the power of narrative photography with his series “Melanin-0”.

24 Mar 16
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Blurring the lines between art, architecture and design

Design Frontiers > Product Design

A design studio in Italy known for their anamorphic art have painted shape changing mural.

24 Mar 16
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Cape Town set to build its first blind-friendly outdoor park

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

A park specially designed to accommodate those with impaired vision - the first of its kind in Cape Town.

24 Mar 16
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William Kentridge celebrates Rome’s history with a 550-metre frieze

Design News > Art & Photography

Using reverse graffiti, William Kentridge will wash his iconic stencils along the banks of the Tiber River in Rome.

24 Mar 16
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Notes on Blindness: A virtual reality experience

Design Frontiers > Film & Animation

“Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness” is a virtual reality film created from the audio diaries theologian John Hull kept as he went blind.

23 Mar 16
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“Kenya’s League of Extravagant Grannies”

Design News > Art & Photography

Osborne Macharia’s latest photographic narrative tells the tale of three retired ministers jet-setting around Africa.

23 Mar 16
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Bel & Bel are the leaders in supra-cycling

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Spanish design studio Bel&Bel save objects from falling into disuse by redesigning their purpose.

23 Mar 16
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Bangladesh-based start-up boasts zero-waste fashion

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Upcycling, recycling and reinvestment are the principles of this eco-friendly fashion brand.

23 Mar 16
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Andrew Merritt and Paul Smyth: Beyond the physical in experimental design

Video Interviews > Design Activism

London-based practice Something & Son is known for their collaborations with experts who share their passion for socially driven projects.

23 Mar 16

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Design News • 21 Jun 22

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Q&A • 21 Jun 22

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Design Frontiers • 21 Jun 22

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Design News • 21 Jun 22

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