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256 Pairs of shoes
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Product Design
Shoe fetish delight - MyShoe256 is a playful system whereby 16 modular parts can be turned into 256 pairs of shoes.
26 Sep 11
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Melting illusions at London2011
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Product Design
Philipp Aduatz’s Melting Chair looks like it's melting away, capturing that fleeting moment of transition into a useable object.
26 Sep 11
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Wanders-ful surprise
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Product Design
The “Marcel Wanders for M&S” collection is a new range of luxurious accessories for the British retailer Marks & Spencer.
26 Sep 11
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Wool dyed
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Architecture & Interiors
Not Tom's Dyed In The Wool installation in London is a colourful demonstration of the wool dyeing process.
26 Sep 11
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Garden charm
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Urban & Landscape Design
An indoor garden concept uses the soil below the house to bring a bit of greenery into the living space.
26 Sep 11
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Just imagine
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Product Design
Nendo have created a range of birdhouses that use a non-slip material for the Can You Imagine exhibition in Rome.
26 Sep 11
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From Russia with investments
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Design Thinking
Droog Lab's Fantastical Investments projects explores the contradicting consumption habits of Russians.
25 Sep 11
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Ever young
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James Barnor's portraits speak to his passionate interest in people and societies in transition.
25 Sep 11
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Partners at London2011
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Product Design
Ilse Crawford's Sidekicks and Companions are the ideal home partners and great in a support role for daily life.
23 Sep 11
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Post digital at London2011
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Interaction Design
From digital to post-digital, Alpha-ville at the London Design Festival explores the social and cultural effects of the humanising of technology.
22 Sep 11
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Local collection at London2011
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Maxim Velčovský's "Local Collection" of vessels at the London Design Festival is inspired by the local identities of his native Czech Republic.
22 Sep 11
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Abstract retrospective
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“Colour, stripes, planes and curves” celebrates the 50-year career of abstract artist Bridget Riley.
22 Sep 11
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Silver linings at London2011
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Silver-where? at the London Design Festival looks to finding the silver amid a "mass of stuff".
22 Sep 11
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Art engagement
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The FNB Joburg Art Fair celebrates the work of established artists and newcomers from Africa.
22 Sep 11
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City ceramics at London2011
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Craft
From delicate porcelain pieces to functional objects in earthy stoneware, Ceramics in the City presents the work of the UK's foremost potters.
22 Sep 11
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Gothic colour at London2011
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Product Design
Studio Job's Gothic Chairs at the London Design Festival are decidedly un-Gothic, rather bright and colourful.
21 Sep 11
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Interior tracings at London2011
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Architecture & Interiors
Nendo’s installation for Established & Sons uses copies of London maps to interpret the brand’s vision of a creative London.
21 Sep 11
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Elegantly wasted at London2011
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Design Thinking
The Enlightened Waste exhibition at the London Design Festival shows how plastic waste can be turned into luxury designs.
21 Sep 11
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Urban suspension
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Urban & Landscape Design
A colourful urban "spiderweb" in New York City was made using more than 4000 laser-cut panels.
21 Sep 11
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Happy flow
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Lists, flowcharts and illustrations. Stefan G Bucher has designed a self-help manual for the creatively minded.
21 Sep 11
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Pray, Demetrios and Hustwit on film and its role in design
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Film & Animation
Filmmakers Gary Hustwit, Doug Pray and Eames Demetrios engage in dialogue with Michael Bierut about making movies that deal with design and its possibilities.
20 Sep 11
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Ron Arad recognised at London2011
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Architecture & Interiors
Ron Arad is the 2011 winner of the coveted London Design Medal.
20 Sep 11
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Algae energy at London2011
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Interaction Design
Design meets science: A concept project looks at creating renewable energy through the photosynthesis of algae and moss
20 Sep 11
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Los Angeles angels
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Design Thinking
A community initiative in Los Angeles turns weapons into angel-like statues that recognises the work of local leaders.
19 Sep 11
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