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Testing the bounds of modular home design with DD16
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Architecture & Interiors
This architecture prototype caters for intrepid voyagers and nomadic fishermen with utmost economy in its design.
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21 Aug 17
Exhibiting photography at roadhouses to celebrate this fading social culture
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Film & Animation
Night By Roadhouse brings local and international photography to a wide, non gallery-going audience in Johannesburg.
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18 Aug 17
SaveArtSpace turns billboards into public art canvasses
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The initiative aims to empower artists from all walks of life and inspire a new generation of young creatives.
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17 Aug 17
Diversifying media imagery to include more ethnicities with TONL
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Art & Photography
This agency works to arm advertisers and designers with the tools to represent all races in their campaigns, not just one.
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15 Aug 17
A 30 foot warship made from plastic debris is hoping to draw attention to ocean pollution
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Design Activism
The Surfers Against Sewage initiative is highlighting the world’s largest ocean garbage site.
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14 Aug 17
Dutch artist Thirza Schaap reveals the delicate beauty that can be found in garbage
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Art & Photography
Instead of a bombastic crusade, this project raises awareness of marine pollution in a gentle, considered style.
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11 Aug 17
The deformed realities of graphic artist Anxo Viscaíno
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Design Thinking
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Graphic Design & Illustration
"I would rather focus more efforts on developing art and culture than spending too much time protecting my copyright," he says.
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10 Aug 17
Desktop bioengineering by Amino Labs
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Product Design
The small-scale kits empower the scientists and innovators of tomorrow.
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10 Aug 17
An affordable, open-source home
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Architecture & Interiors
As part of the push toward sustainable design, Studiolada released plans for the Open Source House.
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9 Aug 17
This new exhibition calls on feminism to be diverse
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Design Activism
Feminisms x The Arab and Muslim Diaspora to open at London’s Protein Studios.
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9 Aug 17
Crystal Kung on bringing warm feelings to life through her illustrations
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Creative Economy
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The Taipei-based illustrator “I don’t think my drawing skills comes from talent. They come from hard work”.
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8 Aug 17
The Big Trash Animals project of Bordalo II
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Art & Photography
This Portuguese installation artist creates animal sculptures in urban spaces from the very materials that cause their destruction in nature.
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8 Aug 17
Holograms from Syria reveals the horrors of war to the average American
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Interaction Design
Asad J. Malik’s augmented reality project communicates the real-life experience of the Syrian Civil War to Western audiences.
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8 Aug 17
Katy Pyle’s Ballez is the inclusive dance studio you’ve been waiting for
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Design Activism
The New York City-based studio reimagines what ballet can be.
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7 Aug 17
The creators of Krotoa on leading an all-women team in a male dominated industry
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African Design
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Film & Animation
The South African creative team debut their film, Krotoa in the country after winning a string of international awards.
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4 Aug 17
This wearable sticker set could help prevent sexual assault
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Product Design
Developed by a researcher at MIT, Intrepid can detect if somebody is taking off your clothes.
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3 Aug 17
On creating an alternative to voyeuristic travel narratives
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Art & Photography
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Film & Animation
Carribean-American storyteller uses art-focussed web-series to weave tales about countries like South Africa and Mexico
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2 Aug 17
The Reshape initiative: Developing skills and recycling plastic for a good cause
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Craft
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Design Activism
A 7-day workshop that tackles the problem of unemployment and pollution in one fell swoop.
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1 Aug 17
Coline Mauroy’s Homemade project investigates ‘self-building’ in high-density environments
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Architecture & Interiors
“Architecture is not only about making a building beautiful, it’s more about thinking about a space that can provide a better way of living".
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1 Aug 17
Haitian photographer challenges modern masculinity
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Art & Photography
Zarita Zevallos used vivid contrasts and strained threads to represent the personal histories of black men.
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31 Jul 17
Children’s book This Is How We Do It celebrates diversity while encouraging empathy
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Design Thinking
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Graphic Design & Illustration
“See what makes us different and what unites us.”
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27 Jul 17
Could the future of mobility lie in 3D-printing?
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Design Thinking
The folks over at Michelin imagine a future of adaptive, airless wheels with the Visionary Tyre concept.
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27 Jul 17
UK student designs a device that makes it easier for wheelchair users to tackle hills
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Design Activism
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Product Design
"The future of design lies in collaborating with users to create unique solutions engineered and customised to fit their specific needs,” says Dell.
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26 Jul 17
Michael Zee’s breakfasts are as beautiful as they are delicious
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Food Design
The beautifully plated meals are curated on the popular Instagram account, SymmetryBreakfast.
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26 Jul 17
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