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How to help refugees feel at home
Design News
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8 May 17
Innovators, creatives and philanthropists around the world are working on apps and online platforms that help refugees feel at home in unfamiliar places.
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Pop-up Happiness
Design News
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8 May 17
Could there be a design solution for unhappiness?
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Zandile Tisani’s upcoming web series People You May Know resonates with a global audience
Design News
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8 May 17
The South African series was recently nominated at a premier international festival
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Visualising Human Rights with Benjamin Dix’s PositiveNegatives
Design News
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8 May 17
The UK-based nonprofit produces comics to educate the masses.
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Marianne Fassler’s latest lookbook is #FASSLERFABULOUS
Design News
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5 May 17
Check out the newest editorial from the South African fashion label.
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Scientists fight malnutrition with super-shake
Design News
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5 May 17
Peanut butter, chickpeas and a bit of oil can go a very long way in saving a life.
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The twisted and wonderful illustrations of Shaun Hill
Design News
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4 May 17
“It’s not so important to try to find inspiration, but rather to grab it when it comes naturally.”
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A tribute to the gourd
Design News
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3 May 17
This designer reimagines the traditional calabash for the contemporary home.
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A photographer and a chef collaborate on this series of deconstructed dishes
Design News
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3 May 17
“A good menu is a story, with its own narrative arc. Tension is built and released, emotions are evoked and questions are raised.”
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Giorgia Lupi and Kaki King on the value of beauty in design
Design News
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3 May 17
Beauty or functionality? We ask the designers who helped us feel data and see music.
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International graphic design campaign combats malaria
Design News
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2 May 17
This cross-continental project advocates for malaria prevention with colourful designs.
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Bug poop apparel
Design News
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2 May 17
The Clean Colour Collection is the latest trend in eco-friendly fashion.
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