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Sustainable tower

Design News > Design Thinking

The Bionic Arch by Vincent Callebaut Architects proposes a multi-purpose sustainable tower for the Taichung Gateway City in Taiwan.

8 Oct 11
00:07:07

Arno Mathies on luxury and industrial design

Talks > Product Design

Arno Mathies talks about luxury, industrial design and the influences in his own work.

7 Oct 11
00:07:30

Jon Stam: designing for and from personal memory

Talks > Product Design

Jon Stam shares six projects he created that all have the common theme of “designing for and from personal memory”.

7 Oct 11
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School centre

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

SAOTA's Mankgaile Primary School in Limpopo actively involved the community in the building of a school that also serves as a community centre.

7 Oct 11
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Imperial branding

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Hat-trick worked on the rebranding of the Imperial War Museum in the UK, aiming to make the visitor experience more engaging.

7 Oct 11
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Digital brawn smackdown

Design News > Creative Economy

Digital Edge Live on 14 October will see local mavericks debating the future of marketing and digital platforms. Bob Garfield delivers the keynote.

6 Oct 11
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Alarming relief

Design News > Product Design

Sales of Jasper Morrison's limited-edition red-and-white AC01 Punkt Alarm Clock to aid reconstruction of earthquake-affected Japan.

6 Oct 11
00:14:50

Roger Smythe: imagining dreams and ideas into reality

Talks > Design Thinking

Roger Smythe explains that when Masters and Savant Worldwide was established, they wanted to give both their clients and team an incredible experience. Roger Sm

5 Oct 11
00:33:50

Piyush Pandey on his Ministry of Fun in advertising

Talks > Creative Economy

In his hilarious presentation, Piyush Pandey pays tribute to the greatest design of all – the heart – and talks about using humour and emotion.

5 Oct 11
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Visualising the city

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Experimenting with data and transport route design, Black Hat and Nimbus show that there’s more to an urban environment than architecture.

5 Oct 11
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Blog: Day 2 of AGI Open Barcelona

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Questions, answers and happiness were considered on the final day of the AGI Open in Barcelona. There was even a song and dance to end it off.

5 Oct 11
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Bamboo electric

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

A bamboo bicycle is souped up with a small motor, resulting in a sustainable alternative to urban mobility.

5 Oct 11
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Wooden structure

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The largest wooden structure in the world, in the city of Seville, serves as a museum and community centre.

5 Oct 11
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Blog: Day 1 of AGI Open Barcelona

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Maps, books, processes and asking “how, what, why?” were some of the themes to emerge on day one of the AGI Open in Barcelona.

4 Oct 11
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Forgotten failures at EXD2011

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The Utilitas Interrupta exhibition at Experimentadesign 2011 shows what abandoned infrastructure reveals about society.

2 Oct 11
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Menagerie of menageries at EXD2011

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Sidelines at Experimentadesign 2011 is a curated exhibition of collections from a variety of sources, ranging from curators to children.

2 Oct 11
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Coasting to kill

Design News > Industrial Design

“Quietly in my sleep” is a common answer to “how would you like to die?” But how about dying on a roller coaster? Euthanasia style.

1 Oct 11
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Picture/portrait

Design News

Ross Garrett’s work explores the boundary between fine art and fashion photography.

1 Oct 11
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From sea to school

Design News > Design Thinking

Woolworths and Safmarine challenged high-school learners to come up with a concept for turning shipping containers into classrooms.

1 Oct 11
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Sleep easy

Design News > Design Thinking

Leaf Supply's modular cardboard bed was designed for emergency situations, though it can also be used as a stool or table.

1 Oct 11
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Curious times

Design News

Saatchi & Saatchi's Curious Times animation highlights the importance of asking questions in an executive context.

1 Oct 11
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Ways of living

Design News > Product Design

The Way We Live Now is an exhibition exploring the work of Sir Terence Conran, in celebration of his 80th birthday.

1 Oct 11
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Art stolen from JAG

Design News

Johannesburg Art Gallery appeals to the public for information regarding three valuable bronze sculptures that have been stolen.

30 Sep 11
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Kevlar skin

Design News > Interaction Design

The Bulletproof Skin concept takes personal safety to a whole new level with a bulletproof superhuman skin.

30 Sep 11

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Pavilions on a pedestal

Design News • 17 Apr 22

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The sound of silence

Design News • 17 Apr 22

Two Dutch designers create 'silent rooms' where care-home inhabitants can process the experience of loss >
A virtual leap for the lab

Q&A • 17 Apr 22

Self-taught game developer Mbangiso Mabaso employs augmented and virtual reality to enliven the science lab for learners >
Art across time

Design News • 17 Apr 22

Chinese-Australian artist Renee So’s exhibition at the CAMPLE LINE gallery in rural Scotland explores history in multiple forms >

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