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Socially suited
Design News
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16 Oct 12
"Sugar Hill" is Adjaye Associates' new low-cost housing complex in Harlem, New York, that introduces a new kind of social engagement.
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Coffee in steampunk
Design News
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16 Oct 12
Glass, copper, steel, the new Truth Coffee headquarters is steampunk inspired.
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Perfectly imperfect
Design News
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16 Oct 12
Two man band K&i Design Studio believe in designing the hands-on, handmade way and creating authentic and inspirational designs.
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Go fish
Design News
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16 Oct 12
Nendo's new Fishline Chair uses fishing line as a type of varnish to create an interesting uneven look.
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Materials imagined
Design News
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15 Oct 12
What will the future of our material culture hold? Material Matters, by Droog, at Dutch Design Week looks to material scarcity and broadens the discussion.
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Geometric in design
Design News
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14 Oct 12
Combining odd geometric shapes with a subtle emotional response, Famke Jewellery Design bridges the gap between the impersonal and the personal.
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Captured stillness
Design News
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12 Oct 12
From group exhibitor to solo exhibitor, Dillon Marsh Photography is getting bigger and better by the day.
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The Bionic Eye
FilmFestFriday
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12 Oct 12
Dr Joseph Rizzo and Prof John Wyatt have pioneered a technology for restoring sight to patients who suffer from degenerative blindness.
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Newtown Creek Digester Eggs: The Art of Human Waste
FilmFestFriday
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12 Oct 12
An unusual marriage of form and function energises the jaw-droppingly beautiful Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Brooklyn, New York.
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Extraterrestrial landing
Design News
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11 Oct 12
Ross Lovegrove has designed a UFO installation, blurring the boundaries between reality and the supernatural.
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Project life
Design News
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11 Oct 12
In a short video, produced as part of the Herman Miller Why Design series, Ayse Birsel talks about the process of deconstruction and reconstruction.
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Dressed for the kitchen
Design News
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10 Oct 12
Marcel Wanders' new designer cookware for Alessi adds a touch of glamour to everyday pots and pans.
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Coffee library
Design News
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10 Oct 12
Nendo's pop-up coffee shop for Starbucks in Tokyo resembles a library, and gives visitors the opportunity to learn more about coffee.
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Playing with type
Design News
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10 Oct 12
Hat-trick take inspiration from the graphically rich aspects of chess and redesigns a chess set in typographic style.
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Zipped up
Design News
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10 Oct 12
Ron Arad interprets feeling great, fun and fearless in his ZIPFLOP shoe designed for FitFlop.
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Departure lounge to the future
Design News
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8 Oct 12
Jason Bruges Studio's New Media Lounge at San Diego International Airport offers a glimpse into the departure lounge of the future.
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Remote Area Medical
FilmFestFriday
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5 Oct 12
Remote Area Medical, the pioneers of “no-cost” health care clinics, treated nearly 2 000 patients in just three days.
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The Invisible Bicycle Helmet
FilmFestFriday
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5 Oct 12
Fredrik Gertten profiles two idealistic young female entrepreneurs who created a revolutionary 21st century design object.
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Frosty delight
Design News
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4 Oct 12
Eco-friendly, authentic and diverse, here is a look at the 11 projects by Frost* Design shortlisted for the Sydney Design Awards.
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Seated for good
Design News
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4 Oct 12
Ineke Hans, Maarten Baas and Dirk van der Kooij are just three of the 14 Dutch designers that reimagined chairs in aid of charity.
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Lessons in leather
Design News
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3 Oct 12
Cape Town leather merchants, Woodhead's have expanded their offering with a convenient service bar where anybody can learn the tools of the trade.
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Vision for a new city
Design News
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3 Oct 12
Take a look at Dror Benshetrit's visionary proposal for creating a new island community for Istanbul, Turkey.
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Cut, Score, Create
Design News
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3 Oct 12
Funky, fun and with a touch of sand and sea. Take a look at the design projects of Urb-ski Paper Toys.
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For the nose
Design News
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3 Oct 12
Sissel Tolaas's latest and biggest project to date is a smell-based urban treasure hunt, with an iPhone app to guide you along the way!
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