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Combining fungi and willow to create functional furniture
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Product Design
Sebastian Cox and Ninela Ivanova’s collaboration investigates the potential of mushrooms as a raw material.
25 Jul 19
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A robot-made habitat for Mars could bring sustainable building down to Earth
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Urban & Landscape Design
How a speculative project for another planet is uncovering solutions for better building practices.
25 Jul 19
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The Arctic Commons: creating a new network for future stability in the Arctic
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Urban & Landscape Design
“This project looks to create composite maps which illuminate specific areas in the Arctic that offer opportunities for design intervention.”
24 Jul 19
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Friends forever – until the connection drops
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Information Design
Just how will artificial intelligence affect the world of design and the job of the designer? It could become a win-win situation.
24 Jul 19
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Journal Safar: A window into Beirut
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Urban & Landscape Design
How Journal Safar, an art and design magazine, connects Beirut’s art scene to the rest of the world.
24 Jul 19
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Travel the world through the eyes of the Agoraphobic Traveller
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Art & Photography
This curator reveals the beauty that can be found in Google Street View.
23 Jul 19
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How this low-cost, modular machine is tackling malaria
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Industrial Design
Octopi is the latest tech that’s revolutionising malaria detection.
23 Jul 19
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Netflix product designer on bridging design gaps across borders
Design Frontiers
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Information Design
Mariam Braimah talks to us about how she is using her experience to facilitate skills exchanges between Silicon Valley and Nigeria.
23 Jul 19
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Zinhle Zulu’s graphic novel is the story of Nandipha, the protector of the Zulu Kingdom
Next Generation
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Graphic Design & Illustration
“It deals with a girl who is kinda stuck between worlds like me. She is from the hood but also from suburbia.”
22 Jul 19
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These ‘Polluted Popsicles’ are drawing attention to Taiwan’s contaminated waters
Design Frontiers
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Art & Photography
The fake frozen suckers emphasise the importance of clean water.
21 Jul 19
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Designer Sanne Visser explores the potential of human hair as a raw material
Design News
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Design Thinking
Her project The New Age of Trichology turns discarded hair into beautiful products.
19 Jul 19
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Is Sweden’s Vittra School the future of learning?
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Architecture & Interiors
Designed by Rosan Bosch, the space challenges traditional education facilities.
19 Jul 19
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Jimmy Wales speaks on diversity and the value of knowledge in multiple languages
Design News
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Information Design
"What matters is that you have knowledge in your mother tongue."
19 Jul 19
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Spanish oil rig art installation criticises current affairs
Design Frontiers
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Urban & Landscape Design
The installation, which was part of the Fallas festival in Valentia, also represents how politicians exploit resources.
19 Jul 19
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Scientists and artists are reviving lost scents
Design Frontiers
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Music & Sound Design
In a collaborative effort between artists and scientists, smell molecules from extinct flowers were extracted and their aromas recreated.
19 Jul 19
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Joyce Simbine Saiete on how architectural interventions can aid Mozambican resettlement
Design Frontiers
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Architecture & Interiors
Her thesis takes the challenges of resettlement in the region and turns them into opportunities.
18 Jul 19
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Triggerfish launches free online platform for animators
Design Frontiers
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Film & Animation
“The South African animation industry is growing - and so is the demand for skilled animators globally.”
18 Jul 19
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Snøhetta reveals new Madiba-inspired "peace bench"
Design Frontiers
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Urban & Landscape Design
The inspiration for the bench came from the famous Nelson Mandela quote: "The best weapon is to sit down and talk".
17 Jul 19
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N'GOLÁ Biennial Presents Talks in collaboration with Design Indaba
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Urban & Landscape Design
The N'GOLA Biennale, in collaboration with Design Indaba, presents a series of talks that shine a light on some of Africa's phenomenal creatives.
17 Jul 19
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Forever Emojinal
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Thulisizwe Mamba gives identity to the new way of talking with emojis on social media.
17 Jul 19
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Nigerian artist Victor Ehikhamenor explores the responsibility of the African artist
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
"I am an artist first, before anything else."
17 Jul 19
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Jaden Smith’s vegan pop-up truck is free for the homeless
Design News
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Product Design
His care for people and the environment sees Smith often tackling pressing global issues.
17 Jul 19
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The 600: a story of courage and sacrifice
Design News
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Film & Animation
The film The 600 documents the bravery and self-sacrifice of 600 Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) soldiers during the Rwandan genocide.
16 Jul 19
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On bringing rural Indian women into the global conversation on feminism
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Design Activism
Deepti Asthana says her practice is influenced by the need to alter the narrative that women are weak or helpless.
16 Jul 19
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