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3D Printed resort?
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Kisawa Sanctuary retreat, located on Mozambique’s Benguerra Island, is the first ever resort to use 3D printed technology.
28 Aug 20
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Transforming industrial waste into luxury furniture
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Furniture designer, Konstantin Grcic’s newly designed mono-bloc chair, called BELL is made from recycled polypropylen.
28 Aug 20
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Nike opened its first European House of innovation store in Paris with a sustainable focus
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As part of their ‘Move to Zero’ movement, Nike used over 85 thousand kilos of sustainable material woven into fabric.
28 Aug 20
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Get a fix on these design interventions
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Urban & Landscape Design
Is design having a Duct Tape moment? We think so. This week’s newsletter looks at design projects that apply a creative band-aid to everyday problems.
24 Aug 20
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Designer Bruce Mau’s next chapter
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Design Thinking
Design Indaba Alumnus and Massive Change author and designer Bruce Mau has brought out a new book.
20 Aug 20
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Exploring the city of Atlanta’s connection with the natural world
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An outdoor installation occupying the plaza of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, USA, references trees and the flight patterns of migratory birds.
20 Aug 20
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Waiter-less cafe?
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Interaction Design
With Covid-19 cases still rapidly increasing in most countries the future is likely to experience even more contactless customer service outlets.
20 Aug 20
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Celebrating the sport of basketball with artist Victor Solomon
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From his “literally balling line”, artist Victor Solomon has created a new interactive Japanese Kintsugi basketball court to celebrate sport and the positivity
20 Aug 20
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Burning the Museum
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Information Design
The annual Burning Man art festival is going virtual.
20 Aug 20
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Olafur Eliasson’s newly released AR App for kids
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The App is designed to conscientize children and alert them to concerns about the state of the planet and open conversation around climate change.
20 Aug 20
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Meerel Slootheer on the connection between drugs and insects
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Her Pharma project places pills at the centre of laser-cut bug sculptures to draw attention to the experience of being placed on medication.
20 Aug 20
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Marta Scarampi’s travel-ready, breathable onesie
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Her travel-ready, breathable onesie adds a protective layer while in the air.
20 Aug 20
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Stickers to identify people with disabilities on public transport
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The sticker is not only for people with disabilities but also a new tool in raising awareness amongst those who use public transport.
13 Aug 20
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Reef remedy: 3D-printed terracotta tiles
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Interaction Design
3D-printing is lighting up the plight of coral reefs by generating terracotta tiles that mimic natural coral with the intention of restoring reefs.
13 Aug 20
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The nine-year-old Kenyan is rightly causing a stir with his sanitary smarts
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The hands-free washing station was created after Stephen Wamukota saw many people in his community struggle to wash their hands.
13 Aug 20
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Use this app to minimize your food waste
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The app is free, so you won’t waste any money downloading it, either!
13 Aug 20
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Color Blind Pal app
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“Want to see all colours more clearly? Use the app to shift colours that are hard to distinguish toward colours you can easily distinguish.”
13 Aug 20
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Reskinning for beginners
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Urban & Landscape Design
Today’s designers are augmenting traditional forms by giving them an entire second skin.
12 Aug 20
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Upgrade yourself to human 2.0
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Urban & Landscape Design
This week, we look at predictive and progressive realities for the human condition.
3 Aug 20
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International Underwater Station by Yves Behar
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Architecture & Interiors
"The research station will enable the discovery of new species of marine life, create a better understanding of how climate change affects the ocean."
31 Jul 20
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Vegetable-based Nadar Gin comes with a sustainable kick
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The gin is testing climate positive, thanks to a lighter carbon footprint than conventional gins distilled from wheat.
31 Jul 20
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Muscling in on invasive species is possible – by turning them into glass
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You might soon be sipping out of a drinking vessel made from pretty cerulean-coloured glass derived from mussels.
31 Jul 20
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How Marisa Hamamoto is reshaping the future of dance
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She founded her Los Angeles-based dance company Infinite Flow Dance to integrate diversity so fully that it becomes yet another new normal.
31 Jul 20
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Bloom device: Seeing is not believing
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The device is a headpiece created by IAAC (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia).
31 Jul 20
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