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Colourful foam blocks make multiple seating arrangements

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Array, a set of brightly hued foam blocks, by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tijs Gilde, can be arranged in multiple ways to create playful seating options.

12 Nov 15
00:03:01

Milton Glaser: Design to be a good citizen

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

Revered designer Milton Glaser spills design secrets, dispenses advice and explains the relationship between adverts, guns, and soda.

12 Nov 15
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Outdoor classroom grows as students learn

Design News > Design Thinking

Architecture studio AP+E has designed an evolving outdoor classroom for alternative learning.

12 Nov 15
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Low-income district on the banks of the Nile set for revival by Foster + Partners

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Egyptian government selects Foster + Partners to design the rundown Maspero Triangle District on the banks of the river Nile in downtown Cairo.

12 Nov 15
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SOS Children’s Village provides shelter for vulnerable children and their families in Djibouti

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Urko Sanchez Architects’ award-winning residential complex for children provides a safe-haven from extreme temperatures.

12 Nov 15
00:01:26

Trailer: Kathryn Fleming on designing future species

Trailers > Interaction Design

RCA graduate Kathryn Fleming imagines using the endless potential of biology to create future species with unusual characteristics.

12 Nov 15
00:07:35

Kathryn Fleming on designing future species

Talks > Interaction Design

RCA graduate Kathryn Fleming imagines using the endless potential of biology to create future species with unusual characteristics.

12 Nov 15
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Low-cost house in Mozambique features corrugated iron and wood

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Casas Melhoradas, a double storey, low-cost house by Architects Without Borders, reinterprets Mozambique’s traditional corrugated iron and wood homes.

11 Nov 15
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3 young African architects focussing on human-centred design

Next Generation > Architecture & Interiors

With our attention on shelter solutions, we highlight three young African architects committed to changing their landscapes.

11 Nov 15
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Uganda Press Photo Award up-skills photojournalists

Design News > Art & Photography

The winners of Uganda’s Press Photo Awards are the next generation of artistic photographers.

11 Nov 15
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Here is Snoggie, Uganda’s extraordinary political cartoonist

African Report > Graphic Design & Illustration

As Uganda enters election season, cartoonist Snoggie's political art becomes increasingly interesting.

11 Nov 15
00:05:06

Todd St. John: HunterGather and primitive design practices

Video Interviews > Film & Animation

Simple visuals bring complex ideas to life at Todd St. John’s studio, HunterGatherer.

11 Nov 15
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An eco-friendly textile dye made from algae

Design News > Product Design

Blond and Bieber’s Algaemy project investigates the creative possibilities of various forms of algae.

11 Nov 15
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A stool for people who can’t sit still

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Pratt Institute graduate, Megan Czaja creates a bouncing, swivelling and rocking chair to up productivity.

11 Nov 15
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Mini-washing machine powered by peddling

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Yi Jiang’s Drumi is a washing machine that uses less water than a normal washing machine and no electricity.

11 Nov 15
00:05:02

Steven Heller: Deconstructing design and the power of logos

Video Interviews > Design Thinking

The art of critiquing design from one of the leading voices in design criticism.

10 Nov 15
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Australian beekeepers now have honey on tap

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Australian beekeeping father and son have spent a decade inventing every beekeepers dream: a device that enables them to harvest honey on tap.

10 Nov 15
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Transparent solar panels: Any surface could be a power source

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Researchers are developing a completely transparent solar panel and it’s set to be a game-changer.

10 Nov 15
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Mobile app encourages creative thinking to beat cancer

Design News > Design Thinking

Cancer survivor Conn Bertish beat the disease with treatment and creative thinking and is now encouraging others to do the same.

10 Nov 15
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Muji launches three tiny, prefab houses

Design News > Product Design

In what sounds like a prefab fairytale, Muji launches three little houses – one made of cork, one of aluminium and one built out of wood.

10 Nov 15
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One ripped page from a Lauren Beukes thriller turns into 150 books

Design News > Design Activism

Pages ripped from Lauren Beukes' thriller "Broken Monsters" are being turned into once-off artworks and sold to raise money for a local literacy NGO.

10 Nov 15
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Lithuanian street artist, Ernest "ZACH" Zacharevic has been dubbed the next Banksy

Design News > Art & Photography

The Penang-based artist's unique brand of interactive street art has fans lining up for pictures.

10 Nov 15
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Morocco will be home to the world's largest solar farm

Design News > African Design

The Moroccan city of Ouarzazate will be home to the largest solar farm in the world and it will generate energy for one million homes.

10 Nov 15
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A vertical village in Singapore is the World Building of the Year

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The Interlace, an expansive interlocking network of living and communal spaces, takes the top prize at the World Architecture Festival.

10 Nov 15

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