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Lookbook: The Grafica jewellery collection by Anna Raimondo
Lookbook
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23 Sep 16
Take a look at the new Summer collection of Cape Town, South Africa's SMITH Jewellery.
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Award-winning initiative turns theory into solution
Design News
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23 Sep 16
CHHAT won the 2016 Fuller Challenge because of its ability to address real-life problems surrounding human shelter.
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The Bradley Element: A watch for the visually-impaired
Product Spotlight
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26 Sep 16
Eone’s striking timepiece indicates the time by touch alone.
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Solving the problem of student housing with floating dormitories
Design News
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26 Sep 16
See the unconventional, low-cost student residences recently unveiled in Copenhagen.
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New energy material harnesses both sunlight and wind
Design News
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26 Sep 16
Eight Georgia Institute of Technology engineers pioneered a new type of hybrid textile that can harvest energy from two sources: the sun and wind.
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Raising East New York: The effect of poverty on the family unit
Design News
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26 Sep 16
Social documentary photographer Phyllis Dooney challenges the stereotype of the deadbeat dad.
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Student-designed bottle cap could save drought-stricken California millions of litres of water
Next Generation
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27 Sep 16
The ‘Cap the Tap’ campaign is a simple way to curtail water wastage from household taps.
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China surges forward in the space exploration race
Design News
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27 Sep 16
Three major new space programmes prove China’s cosmic ambitions.
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Planting trees in inhospitable environments
Design News
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27 Sep 16
The Cocoon is a completely organic vessel that lets you plant trees in the worst environments.
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Devoted to urban planning
Design News
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27 Sep 16
Born in Kigali, Rwanda, this MIT student works to improve and provide affordable housing designs in Africa.
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Snapchat enters the wearable tech market with ‘Spectacles’
Design Frontiers
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28 Sep 16
Can the social media app succeed where giants like Google Glass have failed?
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This rooftop farm changes the way we think of agriculture
Design News
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28 Sep 16
Brooklyn-based urban agricultural pioneers Gotham Green built the world's largest rooftop farm.
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Meet Albang: The versatile vacation pods of South Korea
Design News
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28 Sep 16
Think pod hotel meets giant egg sculpture – only more durable and eco-friendly.
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Border City: An integrated plan to trash the US, Mexico border debate
Design News
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28 Sep 16
Border City is an ambitious plan to rid the United States and Mexico of its divides.
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Irish students develop new water-safety device
Next Generation
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29 Sep 16
See the tragedy-inspired invention shortlisted for the James Dyson Award.
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Yanweizhou Park: Harnessing nature to benefit itself
Design News
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29 Sep 16
This wetlands-architecture project absorbs floodwater instead of blocking it.
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Quirky map reveals the hidden gems of Addis Ababa
Design News
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29 Sep 16
Mapping Africa's dynamic cities .
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Wair: A scarf that protects from air pollution
Design News
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29 Sep 16
With air pollution on the rise, this designer turns to accessories as a solution.
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Challenging our understanding of waste
Design News
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29 Sep 16
Landfills could be a source of usable materials.
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Generating water out of thin air
Design News
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30 Sep 16
This Israeli company is utilising the world’s largest resource of fresh water – the atmosphere.
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Mars colonisation: Three fundamental questions
Design Frontiers
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30 Sep 16
Efforts are mounting to get us on the red planet - why, how and who?
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Everyday episodes of an African reality
Design News
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30 Sep 16
Using photography to transform the way people view the daily lives of African people.
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