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Holograms to be used to help heart surgeons during medical procedures
Design Frontiers
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2 Oct 17
The device will be the first commercial system allowing clinicians a true holographic experience.
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Photo series pokes fun at conventional glamour photography
Design News
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2 Oct 17
Kolor Art Collective presents their latest tongue-in-cheek offering with Pol Kurucz at the helm.
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The Gangsta Gardener is bringing affordable and nutritious produce to California’s ‘food deserts’
Design News
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3 Oct 17
Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA to offer alternative food sources.
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Street art as a form of mediation
Design News
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3 Oct 17
He aspires to transform the city's streets to create dialogue and interaction between the environment and our experience of it.
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Baba Tjeko’s illustrations bring the Sesotho geometric art of Litema to life
Design News
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4 Oct 17
He portrays African ideas and perspectives through his Litema artwork in hopes of positive change in other young designers.
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UAE reveals the Mars Science project
Design News
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4 Oct 17
The project aims to build the first inhabitable human settlement on Mars.
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Everything you need to know about the #ArchForArch monument
Design News
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4 Oct 17
The project celebrates peace, empathy and the life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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Photo series presents thought-provoking look at humanity stripped bare
Design News
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6 Oct 17
The project highlights the fragility and vitality of the human body juxtaposed against the backdrop of urban architecture.
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Two weeks to go before the inaugural antenna event at Dutch Design Week
Next Generation
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6 Oct 17
Come meet 21 of the young people shaping the future of design
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The Trashpresso transforms plastic bottles into stunning architectural tiles
Design News
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9 Oct 17
This remarkable upcycling process turns discarded waste into something beautiful.
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This Cato Manor museum is a shining example of architectural confidence and authenticity
Design Frontiers
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10 Oct 17
Made up of connecting nodes, the museum space can change and adapt to suit the needs of the community.
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Calling concrete artists: Entries for the 2018 PPC Imaginarium Awards are now open
Design News
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11 Oct 17
The PPC Imaginarium Awards is now accepting entries from both South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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The inaugural Antenna promises to be an unforgettable experience
Next Generation
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12 Oct 17
Get your tickets and come see the future of design on stage during Dutch Design Week.
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Buitenkant takes a look at homelessness in Cape Town
Design News
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16 Oct 17
This homeless woman discovers a set of keys in a muddy puddle of water.
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First stage of Dementia gets innovative home hub
Product Spotlight
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16 Oct 17
With the push of a button, misplacing belongings in stage one Dementia might become less frustrating.
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Speak up, speak out, speak back: Africa Architecture Awards 2017
Design News
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17 Oct 17
"What is African architecture? What makes architecture work on this continent?," asks Mark Olweny, a judge at this year’s Africa Architecture Awards.
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Self-taught inventor powers a village in West Africa using hydro energy
Design News
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18 Oct 17
He built a micro-hydroelectric dam for his village using his savings of about R78 000.
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Urban trees as sustainability power tools for cities
Design News
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19 Oct 17
If trees are providing so many benefits, why are cities letting this natural resource dwindle?
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Angolan visual artist on opening up the conversation about a new African identity
Design News
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20 Oct 17
Kiluanji Kia Henda is the first African artist to receive the Frieze Artist Award.
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Scientists say they’ve overcome one of the final barriers to making lifelike robots
Design Frontiers
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20 Oct 17
“It’s the closest artificial material equivalent we have to a natural muscle.”
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David Adjaye, Ron Arad to design new Holocaust Memorial in London
Design News
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24 Oct 17
The National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre will honour victims and survivors of Nazi persecution.
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The smart bicycle dock by engineering student Mardu Swanepoel
Next Generation
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26 Oct 17
The South African student designed a docking station to keep your bicycle safe in theft-prone areas.
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Sketchcase transforms your Laptop into a portable whiteboard
Design Frontiers
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26 Oct 17
The perfect laptop skin for creatives.
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Space10’s pop-up brings microgreens to congested urban spaces
Design News
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27 Oct 17
This integrated salad bar could popularise hydroponic food farming where traditional agriculture is unavailable.
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