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Daan Roosegaarde’s Smog Free Bicycles clean the air as you ride
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The next phase of Smog Free Project China is almost here.
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14 Jul 17
Johannesburg designer brings boomboxes back into the future
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His unconventional portable boomboxes make it simple for those who are nostalgic for boomboxes but also appreciate slick design.
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12 Jul 17
Studio Lani's versatile Talking Tables win at the NYC WantedDesign Launch Pad
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"Hand-welded steel, hand-turned wood and woven leather unite to form the sculptural and versatile nature of these pieces."
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11 Jul 17
Yinka Ilori on telling stories through furniture design
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“If the chair you are sitting on could tell your story, would it be a dangerous or good thing?”
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10 Jul 17
These teen girls built a solar powered tent for LA's homeless people
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DIY Girls is empowering teen girls to pursue the fields of technology and engineering.
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29 Jun 17
Bare Technology uses E-waste to make accessible computers for the elderly
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The award-winning product was designed by two students with no design background
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26 Jun 17
Dough Universe: the children’s toy range inspiring future inventors
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Technology Will Save Us launches three new Electro Dough inspired activities.
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26 Jun 17
Ilya Kalimulin's Unexpected Products are a quirky jab at brands we love
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What would an air horn made by Pampers look like? How about bullet casings made by M&M?
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23 Jun 17
Students create furniture for people living with Alzheimer’s
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The collection, Design for the Mind, was created with help from medical and social experts.
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22 Jun 17
Is this the world’s cheapest solar lamp?
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UK firm designs cheap solar lamp for clean, reliable lighting.
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16 Jun 17
Dutch designers use human waste to make electricity
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The Compost Kliko Toilet could lead to people getting away from flushing potential down the toilet
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15 Jun 17
From harvesting fungi from the body to hormone infused cocktails, are these the products of the future?
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Beirut Design Week's Speculative Needs exhibition is not as far-fetched as one might think.
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12 Jun 17
Make Care products give teens with butterfly skin back their independence
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The project won Best of the Best at the Chile Design, 2017 Design Biennial.
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8 Jun 17
Minutiae: The ‘anti-social’ app gives your more mundane moments meaning
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“YOU ARE NOT YOUR TIMELINE.”
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5 Jun 17
This footwear startup is using 3D imaging technology to give you the perfect fit
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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True Gault deliberately avoids traditional sizing to ensure a truly comfortable shoe.
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31 May 17
Student 3D prints his own set of retainers to straighten his teeth
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Dudley Amos’ Orthoprint could make the production of clear braces less expensive.
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29 May 17
Detroit studio Thing Thing disrupts traditional methods of production
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Thing Thing consider their work to fall somewhere between architecture and a party.
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26 May 17
The Emma Watch
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This unique timepiece thwarts the effect of Parkinson’s disorder.
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25 May 17
5 examples of great creativity from Poland
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Known for its vast history and diverse culture, Poland also has mad artistic chops.
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17 May 17
High-tech hopes for hearing loss
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A breakthrough home-use technology for early detection of tinnitus
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16 May 17
How about human hair for mass production?
Next Generation
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Product Design
In an exploration of hair being used in the production of objects, this artist hacks an everyday Ikea china cup.
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15 May 17
Bringing back the cassette tape
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Music & Sound Design
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New tech meets the nostalgia for the humble cassette tape.
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15 May 17
Using light as a cure
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The Jeggo helps its users overcome the downsides of travelling with therapeutic music and light.
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12 May 17
Introducing the Greenhouse In a Box
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Industrial Design
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From Indian startup Kheyti, the modular greenhouse is an affordable solution for low-income farmers.
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12 May 17
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