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This new process could create emission-free cement
Design Frontiers
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31 Oct 19
This electrochemical process developed by MIT researchers could eliminate the current fossil-fuel-dependent system
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Temple graffiti reveals stories from ancient Sudan
Design News
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31 Oct 19
Researchers discover ancient graffiti believed to belong to the powerful ancient Kush civilisation.
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Generative design creates new ways to form a brand's identity
Design Frontiers
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30 Oct 19
From wine, dance and even voice, designer Patrik Hübner chats us through how he uses creative algorithms to tell new stories.
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These awards recognise excellence in design, architecture and interiors
Design News
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30 Oct 19
We take you through some of the 2019 Dezeen Award winners working to create a better world through creativity.
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How this stroke survivor inspired a new typeface
Design News
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30 Oct 19
Kristina.Bold is the typeface developed from the handwriting of Kristina Hellgren.
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3 projects that predict the future of food, travel and architecture
Design Frontiers
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30 Oct 19
These three young graduates formed part of the inaugural Antenna event organised by Design Indaba and Dutch Design Week.
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Two artists use video and sculpture to explore perceptions of history and memory
Design News
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30 Oct 19
Kyu Sang Lee and Martin Wilson talk to us about their project, Still-life with Three Suspended Bodies.
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How data science in and for Africa can blaze new trails
Design Frontiers
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30 Oct 19
The new School for Data Science and Computational Thinking argues that locals should take the lead in developing data-driven solutions to local challenges.
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Sakhile Cebekhulu on weaving stories through his designs
Design News
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29 Oct 19
“My ethos is to tell authentic and real South African stories using clothing and product.”
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A fresh perspective on the traditional practices of sustainability
Design Frontiers
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27 Oct 19
How can a chair and a shoebox contribute to a more ecologically sustainable future?
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Shani Crowe turns hair into art
Design News
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25 Oct 19
These mesmerising braids celebrate the beauty of black femininity.
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Meet the artist behind America's only museum dedicated to African beads
Design News
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25 Oct 19
Olayami Dabls says he wanted to enable residents to better understand the immense power of their African heritage.
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This Swedish firm builds multiple-storey homes entirely from wood
Design Frontiers
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24 Oct 19
Folkhem is leading the charge when it comes to this environmentally-minded mandate.
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This memorial honours the lives of victims of gun violence
Design Frontiers
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22 Oct 19
An average of 700 lives are lost each week due to gun violence in the United States.
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Bright Dimba on turning wire weaving into luxury products
Design News
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21 Oct 19
The 2017 Design Indaba Emerging Creative collaborates with weavers from his hometown in KwaZulu-Natal to produce handwoven goods.
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Social housing project wins Britain's most prestigious architecture award
Design Frontiers
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18 Oct 19
The purpose of the Goldsmith housing project was to present a new model of high-quality low-income houses.
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The future of food according to six antenna conference speakers
Design News
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17 Oct 19
These graduates are reimagining the future of food with their innovative projects.
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The women putting Nigerian creativity on the world map
Design Frontiers
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16 Oct 19
As the creativity season kicks off in Nigeria, we highlight the women making things happen in the art and design sector.
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Joana Choumali on identity, tradition and dealing with trauma
Design Frontiers
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16 Oct 19
“I always try to engage with the concepts of the African identity, in relation to history, especially the ways the black body is being represented.”
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How can designers address the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
Design News
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15 Oct 19
#antenna2019 speakers have developed forward-thinking projects with this question in mind.
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Ditiro Mashigo on creating products that speak to her essence
Design Frontiers
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15 Oct 19
The 2017 Design Indaba Emerging Creative talks to us about her textile and fashion design business that she started after being retrenched.
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The designers combating air pollution
Design News
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14 Oct 19
From smog eating roof tiles to sweatshirts that react to different kinds of pollution and more.
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Redesigning cities based on the words of hip hop greats
Design News
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14 Oct 19
The Hip Hop Architecture Camp introduces kids to architecture using a medium they love.
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Here is what to expect at the #antenna2019 exhibition
Design News
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12 Oct 19
Come see innovative projects including ones looking at redesigning hearing aids, photography and converting waste into ink.
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