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Knitting pretty
Design News
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2 Sep 11
Add a dash of colour and creativity to a lamp post, tree or dustbin near. Yarn Bombing is what it's all about.
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Dragon spikes
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2 Sep 11
Origami techniques are used to craft oyster paper into gorgeous lamp shades that resemble the tail of a dragon.
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Index award winners announced
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2 Sep 11
The winners of the prestigious INDEX: Award 2011 were announced in Copenhagen last night. Take a look.
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Escapism
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2 Sep 11
Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen's "Escapism" collection pushes the boundaries of fashion and technology with 3D-printed design.
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Meltdown
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2 Sep 11
Working in collaboration with materials, Tom Price presents a series of chairs made by melting everyday plastic products and moulding them into a seat.
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Soul of Asia
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1 Sep 11
Design Seoul is an intiative, guided by five principles, that has seen design employed to improve the quality of life in this Asian city.
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Kiran Bir Sethi does it for the kids
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1 Sep 11
Feel it, imagine it, do it and then share it. That’s what Kiran Bir Sethi is urging children to do to make the world a better place.
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Urban enquiry
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1 Sep 11
Realm... an urban enquiry explores the essence of certain spatial conditions.
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Space oddity
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1 Sep 11
Calling all Bowie fans - check out this children's book of the famous 1969 song "Space oddity".
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