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Living Space
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Architecture & Interiors
Architect and computational designer Manas Bhatia used AI to imagine a utopian future with symbiotic buildings.
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19 Sep 22
Veni, vidi, vici
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Design Thinking
Design Indaba alumnus Morag Myerscough built a striking fort to celebrate 1900 years of Hadrian’s Wall
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18 Sep 22
‘A’ Okay
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Design Thinking
Swedish architecture firm Naturvillan designed an A-framed ‘greenhouse’ that is entirely self-sufficient.
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9 Sep 22
Play ball
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Architecture & Interiors
The eye-catching Taipei Performing Arts Center was designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)
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5 Sep 22
Raise your glass
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Art & Photography
Berlin-based design studio Studio Other Spaces unveiled their kaleidoscopic wine-tasting pavilion in early August
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28 Aug 22
Groundwork
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African Design
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Architecture & Interiors
Madikwe-based lodge Molori Safari collaborated with South African artists to turn their masterpieces into designer rugs
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23 Aug 22
Community living
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Urban & Landscape Design
Mumbai-based architectural and design firm Community Design Agency is working together with community members to revitalise the Sanjaynagar slum
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16 Aug 22
Star quality
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African Design
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Architecture & Interiors
Siviwe Jali, one of the Design Indaba Emerging Creative mentees from 2014, recently won the Best New Talent award at Decorex Cape Town 2022
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16 Aug 22
Invented reality
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Product Design
Design Indaba alumnus Nicolás Kisic Aguirre’s latest project turns linguistic disobedience into an immersive experience
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10 Aug 22
Building sustainability
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Architecture & Interiors
Coburg University Master’s students designed a tiny house made entirely of renewable materials that adopts cradle-to-cradle principles
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1 Aug 22
All things shiny
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Award-winning designer and director Nelly Ben Hayoun’s recent installations bring the wonders of science to visitors
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26 Jul 22
Rock of ages
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Michel Rojkind presents his immersive piece "Yoltic Seat" at Lisbon museum
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26 Jul 22
Jewel In The Crown
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Architecture & Interiors
Heatherwick Studio unveils a unique kinetic greenhouse in West Sussex
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18 Jul 22
Weathering the storms
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Architecture & Interiors
Bangladeshi architect and recent Soane Medal recipient Marina Tabassum’s modular houses are built to survive monsoon season
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10 Jul 22
Design World Mourns
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Urban & Landscape Design
Pioneering Marcus Fairs “changed the landscape of design journalism”
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7 Jul 22
Straw men
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Architecture & Interiors
A sustainable model with houses made of straw is coming to the Netherlands
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3 Jul 22
Dreams in 3D
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African Design
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Lumka Jordan designs interiors that are enhanced by her own homewares and fragrances.
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3 Jul 22
Skyfall
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Frank Gehry reveals a striking addition to the skyline of his home city, Toronto
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1 Jul 22
The shape of water
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Art & Photography
Maya Lin’s sprawling installations pay homage to – and ask questions about – watery ecologies
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29 Jun 22
The presence of absence
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Bamiyan Cultural Centre in the Bamiyan Valley meditates on the complex history and uncertain future of Afghanistan
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29 Jun 22
It takes a village
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African Design
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Product Design
Intrepid designer Lani Adeoye is inspired by the organic rhythms of the traditional society, adapting them for modern audiences
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29 Jun 22
Arbour days
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Design Activism
Stefano Boeri x Timberland have created a multisensory installation to bring the scents and sensations of being in a forest into an urban waterway
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21 Jun 22
Superstructures
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African Design
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Architecture & Interiors
Mona-Lisa Mthethwa believes architecture can be used as a tool to bring about sustainable change
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21 Jun 22
Fast track to a modern Senegal
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African Design
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Renowned Senegalese architect Fatiya Diene Mazza, who is founder of the firm ID+EA, has been instrumental in refreshing the infrastructure of her nation
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13 Jun 22
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