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Rock of ages
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Art & Photography
Michel Rojkind presents his immersive piece "Yoltic Seat" at Lisbon museum
26 Jul 22
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Hope floats
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A floating wire sculpture in Prague is an ode to Ukrainian mothers
26 Jul 22
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Mother of mankind
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
MaXhosa Africa presents a new collection inspired by the late rapper and ‘muse’ Riky Rick
18 Jul 22
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Jewel In The Crown
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Architecture & Interiors
Heatherwick Studio unveils a unique kinetic greenhouse in West Sussex
18 Jul 22
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Style and substance
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Styling and production are a form of communication for Katlego Magano
18 Jul 22
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Portraits in plastic
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Art & Photography
Established artist Mbongeni Buthelezi has exhibited widely in South Africa and abroad
10 Jul 22
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Weathering the storms
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Architecture & Interiors
Bangladeshi architect and recent Soane Medal recipient Marina Tabassum’s modular houses are built to survive monsoon season
10 Jul 22
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Life through the lens
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A Russian photographer is awarded for documenting the social transformation of the traditional ‘reindeer people’
10 Jul 22
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All the feels
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Fernado’s high-end fashion brand taps into the emotional connection we have to fashion items
10 Jul 22
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Design World Mourns
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Urban & Landscape Design
Pioneering Marcus Fairs “changed the landscape of design journalism”
7 Jul 22
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Straw men
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Architecture & Interiors
A sustainable model with houses made of straw is coming to the Netherlands
3 Jul 22
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A great catch for fashion
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Product Design
A start-up is harnessing invasive species to supply the fashion industry with fish leather
3 Jul 22
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Dreams in 3D
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Lumka Jordan designs interiors that are enhanced by her own homewares and fragrances.
3 Jul 22
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Skyfall
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Architecture & Interiors
Frank Gehry reveals a striking addition to the skyline of his home city, Toronto
1 Jul 22
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The shape of water
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Art & Photography
Maya Lin’s sprawling installations pay homage to – and ask questions about – watery ecologies
29 Jun 22
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The presence of absence
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Bamiyan Cultural Centre in the Bamiyan Valley meditates on the complex history and uncertain future of Afghanistan
29 Jun 22
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It takes a village
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Product Design
Intrepid designer Lani Adeoye is inspired by the organic rhythms of the traditional society, adapting them for modern audiences
29 Jun 22
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Subverting narratives
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Siyabonga Mtshali designs Gqom luxury apparel for the black queer body
29 Jun 22
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Arbour days
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Design Activism
Stefano Boeri x Timberland have created a multisensory installation to bring the scents and sensations of being in a forest into an urban waterway
21 Jun 22
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Superstructures
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Architecture & Interiors
Mona-Lisa Mthethwa believes architecture can be used as a tool to bring about sustainable change
21 Jun 22
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Home and away
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African Design
The new Africa Centre in Southwark is poised to unveil a permanent collection of contemporary African art, following a much-anticipated refurbishment
21 Jun 22
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Dream, explore, discover
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Product Design
Take a seat on a Bofred masterpiece and be transported to a world where all you need do is actively observe
21 Jun 22
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Future compostable
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Product Design
Furniture designer Jonsara Ruth restores disabled pieces of furniture so they are both ecologically and ergonomically healthier
13 Jun 22
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Hold my beer
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Daniel Ting Chong’s partnership with Local Brewery & Co. brings inclusivity and fashionable fun to craft beer
13 Jun 22
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The sound of silence
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Self-taught game developer Mbangiso Mabaso employs augmented and virtual reality to enliven the science lab for learners
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Art across time
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Chinese-Australian artist Renee So’s exhibition at the CAMPLE LINE gallery in rural Scotland explores history in multiple forms
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