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70 ways to repurpose the iconic Picardie glass tumbler
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5.5 designstudio mark Duralex’s 70th birthday with an exhibition of clever ideas to transform the brand’s Picardie glass.
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12 Jun 15
Hyko the polar bear will be your energy conscience
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The colour-changing Hyko Bear turns environmental awareness into a playful game for the family.
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12 Jun 15
From tree to book to tree
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This book can be planted when you finish reading it and it will grow back into a tree.
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11 Jun 15
A new breed of musical instruments
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Dutch designer Pieter-Jan Pieters and the OWOW team are putting musical controls into your hands – literally.
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10 Jun 15
Carpenters Workshop Gallery at Design Miami/Basel 2015
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Sculpture looms large as Carpenters Workshop Gallery showcases both never-before-seen and iconic pieces at Design Miami/Basel.
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10 Jun 15
Nivea has created a doll that suffers from sunburn
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In order to help teach kids about the importance of wearing sunscreen, Nivea has created this doll that turns red without protection.
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9 Jun 15
#DITakover on Instagram: Studio Formafantasma
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Italian design duo Studio Formafantasma took us on a strange and wondrous journey through their creative process in their takeover of our Instagram account.
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8 Jun 15
The MOTI rules out all excuses for bad habits
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The MOTI is a personable smart accessory that helps you train yourself into good habits.
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8 Jun 15
Focus On: Luxury
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Luxury may have always been a relative thing but its definition is shifting more than ever in our time-starved, media-saturated world.
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5 Jun 15
Southern Guild at Design Miami/Basel 2015
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The South African gallery Southern Guild has put together a collection that bristles with raw texture.
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5 Jun 15
Bureo turn old fishing nets into skateboards
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The team behind Bureo skateboards is working with fishing communities to upcycle discarded nets.
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5 Jun 15
Cocoon Light by Clarisse Design
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Durban-based studio Clarisse Design launches a light inspired by the silk web of a cocoon.
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4 Jun 15
Dutch students upcycle old KLM interior into new products
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Students for the Design Academy Eindhoven turn discarded material from the KLM cabins into inventive new travel items.
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4 Jun 15
Matali Crasset’s “We Trust In Wood” project supports local craftsmen in France
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Matali Crasset collaborates with craftsmen in the rural French woodland of La Muese.
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4 Jun 15
A cell phone designed to be used as little as possible
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The Lightphone is a thoughtfully designed phone that allows you to be more connected to the moment.
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2 Jun 15
30 Weeks supercharges entrepreneurial training for designers
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A team of New York design schools in collaboration with Google have created 30 Weeks, a hybrid between a tech incubator and design school.
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2 Jun 15
Buzz lamp by The Artisan
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A rugged copper-pipe lamp from Ingrid Auret and Jovan Geldenhuys of The Artisan launches today.
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1 Jun 15
Tri-light standing lamp by Dark Horse
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Cape Town studio Dark Horse launches a minimal lamp with their signature angular aesthetic.
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28 May 15
#DITakeover on Instagram: Jens Martin Skibsted
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Inside the world of (and some sneak peeks from) Danish designer and co-founder of both KiBiSi and Biomega, Jens Martin Skibsted.
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26 May 15
Deanne Viljoen: Playing with furniture
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The owner of De Steyl tells us about the furniture design studio's shift to creating modular furniture that invites the user to intertact with it.
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25 May 15
LABEL/BREED launches its first collection
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Cast-iron lamps and a chair made of flax and wool are some of Dutch project LABEL/BREED’s first collaborative designs.
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22 May 15
Juno blanket by Mungo Designs
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Mungo Design have revived an age-old tradition of giving the gift of warmth.
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21 May 15
Our top 10 design projects on Kickstarter
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It’s #DesignMonth on Kickstarter! We select our favourite new inventions – from a toothbrush made of bioplastic to an inside-out umbrella.
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20 May 15
Jasper Morrison’s first retrospective opens
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Superlative, seamless, simple – a new exhibition pays homage to Jasper Morrison’s work from the 1980s to the present day.
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19 May 15
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