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United for cleaner oceans
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United By Blue is an organisation that removes one pound of trash from the ocean for every one of their organic, vintage-inspired T-shirts sold.
3 Jan 12
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Wish to fly
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Industrial Design
Little Shining Man is a kite-like sculpture, made of 23 000 individual parts.
2 Jan 12
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Shiny & red
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Urban & Landscape Design
Thomas Heatherwick designed sleek new hybrid double-decker buses for London, and they're 15% more fuel-efficient than existing hybrids.
31 Dec 11
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Matthew Rosmarin at Design Indabar
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Design Thinking
Talking about biomimicry at COP17, Matthew Rosmarin explains how we can use nature as inspiration for human-scale challenges.
30 Dec 11
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Loving the world
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Graphic Design & Illustration
"Imagine Your World" is a zero-waste activity set that teaches children about their connection to the planet.
29 Dec 11
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Keeping watch
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Interaction Design
A public art installation in Spain employed red flashing lights to start a conversation about the role of government in a democratic society.
28 Dec 11
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Super snug
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Warm, colourful and fun. The "Thuggie" is the most comfortable must-have piece of clothing we've seen in a while.
27 Dec 11
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Oriental influences
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Anna Raimondo's SMITH Jewellery collection draws inspiration from Japanese art, trinkets and paper cuttings.
26 Dec 11
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Stretch a little
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Information Design
Airmov is an iPad app that makes it both easy and fun to take a break from clicking and typing to stretch your wrists, hands and fingers.
26 Dec 11
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Capsule shop
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Architecture & Interiors
The flowing, elegant design of a shop that sells luxury clothing in Budapest gives the space an exhibition-like look and feel.
25 Dec 11
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Parallel experiences
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Industrial Design
Science fiction or social media? The Quantum Parallelograph offers you a glimpse of your parallel life - the one you have online.
24 Dec 11
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Andrew Makin on the Green Pavilion at COP17
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Architect Andrew Makin talks about designing the look and feel of the Green Pavilion at COP17 in Durban.
23 Dec 11
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Y Tsai at Design Indabar
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Design Thinking
Speaking at Design Indabar at COP17, Y Tsai looks at design solutions from a human side.
23 Dec 11
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Christmas countdown
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Interaction Design
Eyal Burstein used a variety of vintage teacups, bowls and trinkets to create an advent calendar of different a creative calibre.
23 Dec 11
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Like what?
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Product Design
Brightly coloured and made with knotted fabric. "I like it. What is it?" you may ask...
23 Dec 11
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Quick fix
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Product Design
The Repair It Yourself kit makes it easy to fix your own shoes, drawing attention to the way we relate to the material world and consumer products.
22 Dec 11
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Bag it
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Product Design
Nendo's new ONB. collection of bags takes its name for the Japanese terms for "piggyback".
22 Dec 11
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Smile for the camera
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Interaction Design
"Follow Me" and you'll be in the picture! A new camera mount for use in adventure sport makes it easy for the photographer to be in the shot.
21 Dec 11
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Storing house
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Industrial Design
The "Under My Roof" storage system highlights the connection between iconic architectural pieces and industrial design.
21 Dec 11
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Lamp like
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Product Design
The MyLamp by Danish designers Madebywho involves the user in the process of constructing the lamp.
20 Dec 11
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10 for 1
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Industrial Design
This car-shaped bicycle rack highlights the fact that ten bicycles can be safely parked in a space that can only be used by one car.
20 Dec 11
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Nice for noodles
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Product Design
Nendo's "Cupnoodle Urushi" is a souvenir product that adds new creative value to the packaging of instant "cup" noodles.
19 Dec 11
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Brain food
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Food Design
Sara Asnaghi's brain sculptures, made from edible materials, encourages thinking about what we eat and explores notions of materiality.
19 Dec 11
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Unexpected transformations
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Architecture & Interiors
Interior designer Tracy Lynch tells of her passion for finding the unexpected, her love for junk shops and the importance of heartfelt spaces.
18 Dec 11
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