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Brynjar Sigurðarson on the relationship between objects and stories
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The Design Indaba #GlobalGrad alumnus has been awarded with the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize 2018.
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3 May 18
Nike designs shoebox made out of recycled milk containers and coffee lids
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The sportswear giant teamed up with Taiwanese architect and engineer Arthur Huang to create multi-functional shoe boxes.
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9 Mar 18
Functionality is key to the notion of beauty
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South African celebrity chef Siba Mtongana tells us why she nominated a unique wooden backpack for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017.
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1 Feb 17
Backpack-cum-tent designed for urban camping
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Melina is a portable tent designed to inspire nomadic city living.
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5 Apr 16
Barbara Peynot proposes that the urban nomad wear their home
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Royal College of Art graduate Barbara Peynot has created The Urban Nomad Home Kit – a coat that turns into a shelter, complete with a window and wallpaper.
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29 Jul 15
Material twist
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Inga Gubeka's Umtwalo Wooden Backpack is an exploration of using unconventional materials when designing accessories.
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18 Apr 14
Carry it
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"Dror for Tumi" is a new range of exclusive luggage, designed by Dror Benshetrit, that easily transforms to suit the needs of the modern traveller.
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2 Apr 12
Paradox
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Creative Economy
Our world is a great paradox that turns around in the universe, writes Eduardo Galeano.
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1 May 03
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