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Must-sees at Expo 2020 Dubai UAE!
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From fascinating pavilions to installations by #DI Alumni, there’s no shortage of enthralling innovations
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6 Oct 21
Beauty distilled from darkness: Former #DI Emerging Creative, Rich Mnisi presents Nyoka
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Mnisi’s first solo exhibition of collectable furniture runs until 4 February 2022
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4 Oct 21
No Waste Challenge winner, R creates sustainable conversations in Japan
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R approaches sustainability holistically with its multiple sub-projects
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27 Sep 21
#DI takes London Design Festival 2021
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This year’s festival features former #DI Speakers and an array of sustainable projects
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19 Sep 21
Exclusive: Nerea Amorós Elorduy on creating more liveable environments in Refugee Camps
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Elorduy embodies a better world through creativity
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14 Sep 21
We’re now inviting entries for Design Indaba Emerging Creatives 2022
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The search for SA’s next design mavens is on!
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1 Sep 21
ODA reinvents New York City
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Beyond the Streets sees New York’s citizens and economy flourishing
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31 Aug 21
Our media partner ARTSTHREAD & GUCCI join forces to showcase the world’s design graduates
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Following the success of the 2020 Global Design Graduate Show, ARTSTHREAD is ready for another round
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9 Aug 21
A Gold Medal for design at the Tokyo Olympics
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Some of the greatest moments of the Tokyo Olympics will prove to be design-related
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2 Aug 21
A changing landscape
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This week: Design takes Gold in Tokyo; the war on waste; and artists changing norms…
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29 Jul 21
Exploring Woven Cosmos, Kenyan biophilia, music’s mavericks, & our newest multimedia-ists
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15 Jul 21
Kéré Architecture’s Startup Lions Campus is set to inspire future achievers
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Former #DI Speaker Diébédo Francis Kéré designs a new nature-inspired landmark in Kenya.
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12 Jul 21
Why KoolKiel’s cool, Kenya’s new CAMO-flage, proud LGBTQIA+ garb, & more!
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A shot of Expression
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8 Jul 21
Denouncing plastic, hair as art, African spirituality & the Bouroullec Brothers’s latest…
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Design for people, by people.
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7 Jul 21
#DI Speaker Winy Maas’s latest MVRDV project, KoolKiel, is a community-engaged, resident-designed building
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For its new building project in Germany, MVRDV has asked the community what they want.
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5 Jul 21
Tadao Ando, NeM and Bouroullec Brothers transform La Bourse de Commerce
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La Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection bridges past and present.
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28 Jun 21
Reframing specs, a sustainable high-speed train, and adaptable materials
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Seeing into the future.
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23 Jun 21
The high-speed Hyperloop by Zaha Hadid Architects will revolutionise land-based travel
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Hyperloop and Zaha Hadid Architects on track to transport us into the future.
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21 Jun 21
Archi’s latest: BIG’s news, Sir Adjaye sculpts, Serpentine launches & Snøhetta redesigns cement
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News and views from the world of architecture.
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16 Jun 21
#DI Speaker Bjarke Ingels’ O-Tower Combines Architectural Prowess and Cutting-Edge Sustainability
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This future landmark by BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) embodies design elegance and innovative technology.
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14 Jun 21
South African Firm Counterspace’s Much-Anticipated Serpentine Pavilion Finally Opens to the Public
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Postponed to 2021, Counterspace’s 2020 Serpentine Pavilion celebrates places of meeting.
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14 Jun 21
Get design’s latest: Louvre’s 1st female leader, PoAD opens, & Heatherwick floats Little Island…
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Innovation, engagement, and leadership are our watchwords this week.
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10 Jun 21
Souped Up Salone – Milano’s Innovative Response to a Year without its Furniture Fair
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Salone del Mobile announces the ‘Supersalone’ for September 2021.
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7 Jun 21
All the news from Biennale Architettura, NIROX, and more!
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A Better Built Environment
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