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Hail to Heatherwick
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Architecture & Interiors
Thomas Heatherwick is the latest recipient of the coveted London Design Medal.
3 Oct 10
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Now and forever
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Victorian lady or South African house maid? Mary Sibande's mixing of the two results is powerful social commentary.
2 Oct 10
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Needle & thread
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Simple yet effective. Pentagram designed the identity for the new Fashion Law Institute.
2 Oct 10
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Music makeover
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Architecture & Interiors
The Frits Philips Concert Hall in Eindhoven has undergone a transformation: Introducing the music centre of the future!
1 Oct 10
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Welcome to Residence 2.0
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Design Thinking
Residence 2.0 might be the most energy-efficient home ever. It's setting the pace for green homes, and its rather beautiful.
1 Oct 10
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Well balanced
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Architecture & Interiors
The "Balancing Barn" sounds like a playroom for children, and is colourful too, but its allowing Joe Soap to enjoy top-notch architecture.
1 Oct 10
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Enabling communication
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Architecture & Interiors
UNStudio's Youturn Pavilion is part artwork, part architecture and part installation that encourages diverse forms of communication.
30 Sep 10
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Watershed photography
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Araminta de Clermont's exhibition, A New Beginning, explores the outer transition newly initiated young men go through.
30 Sep 10
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20Q: Wendren from Wren Design
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Product Design
Making your life simpler, more organised and just more wonderful. That is what Wendren Milfrod of Wren wants her designs to do.
30 Sep 10
00:35:42
Tucker Viemeister: it always costs more not to design
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Industrial Design
For Tucker Viemeister, design is about persuasion, inspiration and trust.
29 Sep 10
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Kitchen cool
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Information Design
The new AlessiTab designed by Stefano Giovannoni is the ideal interactive, multimedia device for domestic spaces.
29 Sep 10
00:43:13
Jasper Morrison on designing from personal experience
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Product Design
Designers are often responsible for making atmospheres, but they must steer away from visual pollution says Jasper Morrison.
28 Sep 10
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Rock, string, machine
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It was the search for his authentic voice that resulted in Justin Fiske becoming a fine artist who makes kinetic sculptures.
28 Sep 10
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Ark-inspired art
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The biblical story of Noah's Ark is the metaphoric reference for the Ark Exhibition featuring Justin Southey, Paul Senyol and Bruce Mackay.
28 Sep 10
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Blown away
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Design Thinking
Renewable energy solutions are a key concern for designers across the world. See the world's largest offshore wind farm in the UK.
28 Sep 10
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What happens next
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Interaction Design
Further Instructions, a critical design show by Revital Cohen and Tuur van Balen, explored the complexity of multiple urban narratives.
27 Sep 10
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Graphic recognition
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The 2010 Art of Design Awards delivered an original and inspiring selection of creative work - a slap on back for the local industry.
27 Sep 10
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The other side of Africa
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African Design
Africa, through the eyes of architect David Adjaye, presents some interesting insights into the continent’s built environment.
27 Sep 10
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The forgotten province
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Creative Economy
The architectural richness of the Free State province is often forgotten or overlooked, but a new book succeeds in capturing the highlights.
25 Sep 10
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Fairground furniture
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Product Design
Marcelo Rosenbaum's latest collection of furniture, Caruaru, is inspired by one of the oldest cultural fairs in Brazil.
25 Sep 10
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Creative makeover
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Urban & Landscape Design
The healing power of art and creativity is helping to uplift and empower teen boys living on the streets of Cape Town.
24 Sep 10
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Journey through Jo'Burg
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Urban & Landscape Design
Jo'burg is a place of harsh contrasts and with fast pace. But it's also full of hidden treasures, as the Wallpaper* guide points out.
24 Sep 10
00:41:04
Maxim Velčovský on communist philosophy and design
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Product Design
Influenced by his "nice totalitarian childhood", Czech designer Maxim Velčovský talks about how this philosophy inspire his designs.
23 Sep 10
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Viva vuvuzela!
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Product Design
Creativity knows no bounds and all of that, but this notion really comes to life with ideas for the reuse of the much-loved vuvuzela.
23 Sep 10
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