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Just beachy
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Tosin Oshinowo’s Coral Pavilion embraces the traditions of tropical modernism in West Africa
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6 Jun 22
What happens at the salone…
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Architecture & Interiors
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The 60th edition of the world’s biggest furniture fair, Salone del Mobile.Milano – scheduled for June this year – is a vibrant subsidiary of Milan Design Week
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30 May 22
Walking, talking chair
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Architecture & Interiors
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A Lithuanian exhibition is inviting heart-to-hearts between historical furniture items and modern-day design objects
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16 May 22
Bioplastic fantastic
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Designer Luke Pearson closes the production loop with the collaborative product bFRIENDS
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16 May 22
Time flies
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Design Indaba alumnus Neil Harbisson is ready to live Einstein’s theory of relativity with the help of a new wing-shaped sense organ
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1 May 22
Where science and fiction meet
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Kuang-Yi Ku, a former dentist turned speculative designer and artist, explores a fictional future where termites and humans live in harmony
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1 May 22
Frugal science
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Design Indaba alumnus and Stanford bioengineer Manu Prakash rises to the challenge of inequality with his scientific inventions
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24 Apr 22
Designing with empathy
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Nifemi Marcus-Bello designs a bamboo kiosk for skater brand Wafflesncream
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20 Mar 22
Reimagining Damascus
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Craft
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Dioramas of Damascus, made from repurposed materials, tell the story of a fractured Syrian city
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13 Mar 22
Becoming the customer
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DI Alumnus NB Studio refreshes the ID of one of the world’s largest media agencies
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20 Feb 22
Dress Code
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Lalaland is scooping awards for revolutionising digital fashion via photorealistic AI models
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14 Feb 22
Flipping the script
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Pandemic lockdowns inspired Mina Kasirifar’s multifunctional sensory furniture for kids
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6 Feb 22
Setting down roots
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Craft
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DRIFT’s LED-lit Tree of Ténéré finds a permanent home in Dallas, Texas
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6 Feb 22
Make it snappy
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Exploring how the built environment might respond to the harsh conditions of climate change.
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21 Jan 22
Cakes and oil
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Four students from The Design Village in India have found a sustainable solution to packaging edible oil
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14 Jan 22
Cool runnings
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A simple chemical reaction powers new cooling tech that keeps things cold without electricity.
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10 Jan 22
The house that LEGO built
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Room Copenhagen launches a playful, sustainable homeware line for grown-ups
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10 Jan 22
In the raw
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Introducing the award-winning zero-waste Ermis chair
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30 Dec 21
From kelp to catwalk
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Commercial-scale seaweed-based yarn can transform fashion
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30 Dec 21
Curiosity thrilled the cat
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Meet the purrrr-fect bionic spy robot for cat lovers
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17 Dec 21
Tackling sanitation taboos with panache
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Industrial Design
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Jasmine Burton’s creative approach to WASH challenges can change the world for billions.
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17 Dec 21
The seeds and the sower
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Craft
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Art and design fuse effortlessly in Jan Ernst’s first solo exhibition in France
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13 Dec 21
Morag Myerscough’s #CleanPower installation brightened up COP26
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We chat to the designer about her recycled ocean plastic flags
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13 Dec 21
I, Robot
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Robot Café run remotely by differently abled workers wins top Japanese design award
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1 Dec 21
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