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Tea time
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Architecture & Interiors
Tokujin Yoshioka’s Kou-An Glass Teahouse reflects the cultural value of Japanese tea ceremony practices.
8 Jun 11
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Future ready
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Design Thinking
Seymourpowell and the V&A Museum in London are facilitating workshops to educate scholars about the possibilities of design.
7 Jun 11
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Encounters with demons and icons
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The Encounters Documentary Festival is full of surprises, promising to entertain and make you think.
7 Jun 11
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The sound of bells
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Product Design
Nendo’s Bell-Orgel music box encourages interaction, while also promoting the protection of forests.
6 Jun 11
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Blog from Festarch festival: The Stargate machine - revolt!
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Architecture & Interiors
“Vomit the space out of your mind”, insightful parting words on the last day of the Festarch festival.
6 Jun 11
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Blog from Festarch festival: A real human comedy
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Urban & Landscape Design
A one-man show, a “coalition of amateurs” and real human comedy at the Festarch festival.
5 Jun 11
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Blog from Festarch festival: Urban age meets Babel Tower
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Urban & Landscape Design
The dark urban age meets the Babel Tower in a wrestling ring on top of a skyline building at the Festarch festival.
4 Jun 11
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Blog from Venice Biennale: From Venice, with love
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Art & Photography
At the Venice Biennale, the presence of artists from Africa is very refreshing.
4 Jun 11
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Light for the nations
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Architecture & Interiors
ILLUMInations is the title of the 54th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, curated by Bice Curiger.
3 Jun 11
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Old and new
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Product Design
At the Design Museum Holon, the New Olds exhibition explores the space in design between tradition and innovation.
3 Jun 11
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Mobile sauna
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Urban & Landscape Design
Keen for a steamy session? Enjoy one on the move with the Bicycle Sauna by H3T Architects.
3 Jun 11
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Future visions
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Festarch festival explores visions of a future city that prioristises civil engagement, shared spaces and an open society.
3 Jun 11
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Creative dinner party
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Design Thinking
Skaftien is a community-based project promoting experimental ideas by assisting with micro grants.
2 Jun 11
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With instructions
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The Information Blanket hopes to improve infant mortality rates by giving parents in underdeveloped areas vital health information.
2 Jun 11
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Blog: What Design Can Do conference round-up
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Dutch courage pays off at the What Design Can Do conference.
1 Jun 11
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Tea party
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Product Design
Add a touch of magic to every tea party with Yuya vs. Design’s lovely Paper Tea Set.
1 Jun 11
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Epic branding at DI2011
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Speakers at Design Indaba 2011 look at the creative opportunities in branding.
1 Jun 11
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The real Paul Ward
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Seemingly effortlessly, Paul Ward discreetly captures and expresses Cape Town’s nightlife through his photographic blog.
1 Jun 11
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Power for art’s sake
Design News
South African painter Carla Busuttil has caught Charles Saatchi’s eye among others.
31 May 11
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Making a pitch
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Graphic Design & Illustration
An idea for a new board game, The Pitch, brings out the graphic designer in everyone.
31 May 11
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Blog: Day 2 of What Design Can Do Conference
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Design Thinking
The last day of the What Design Can Do conference was a mix and match of a little bad with a whole lot of good.
31 May 11
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A place at the end of the world
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Photographer Jo Ractliffe explores the dynamic of the war-torn Angolan landscape in a body of work titled As Terras do Fim do Mundo.
31 May 11
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Interactive tree
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Interaction Design
Lit Tree is an interactive light installation that takes a new approach to 3D mapping.
30 May 11
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Types like India
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The headline typeface for an India-themed issue of Wallpaper* draws on the rich visual culture of India.
30 May 11
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