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Denouncing plastic, hair as art, African spirituality & the Bouroullec Brothers’s latest…
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7 Jul 21
Design for people, by people.
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The high-speed Hyperloop by Zaha Hadid Architects will revolutionise land-based travel
Design Frontiers
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21 Jun 21
Hyperloop and Zaha Hadid Architects on track to transport us into the future.
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Archi’s latest: BIG’s news, Sir Adjaye sculpts, Serpentine launches & Snøhetta redesigns cement
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16 Jun 21
News and views from the world of architecture.
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Communicating with the Ancestors: Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative and MBOISA Nominee Thebe Magugu Draws on African Spirituality for his Alchemy AW21 Collection
Design Frontiers
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7 May 21
Acclaimed fashion designer Thebe Magugu’s AW21 garments, campaign and short film explore African spirituality and global textile traditions.
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Architecture’s New Wonder Material
Design Frontiers
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25 Mar 21
This new sustainable material has been engineered with a better future in mind.
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Pivoting the Peninsula
Design Frontiers
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4 Mar 21
Gansevoort Peninsula Park set to be the largest single green space in Hudson River Park.
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Say Bye-Bye to the High Street
Design Frontiers
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4 Mar 21
The project has drawn up by Ryder Architecture and was unveiled in early February 2021.
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Range of playground-inspired installations
Design Frontiers
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25 Feb 21
Conscious Actions, includes a swing with fins along its spine that move as the swing oscillates and more.
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Tattoo stonework
Design Frontiers
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25 Feb 21
Artist Fabio Viale has experimented with new forms of tattoo and stonework, applying designs created in collaboration with creative director Marcelo Burlon.
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Meet me on the surface of Jupiter
Design Frontiers
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25 Feb 21
Home to a range of world-class sculptures.
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Flower Power Installation
Design Frontiers
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24 Feb 21
"The work consists of 272 hollow stainless steel balls as structural locating nodes."
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Weaving art
Design Frontiers
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24 Feb 21
View artwork by the Romanian artist.
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Artificial Island
Design Frontiers
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18 Feb 21
The new artificial island is set to reduce greenhouse gas by 70% by 2030.
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Playful plastic
Design Frontiers
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18 Feb 21
The popular toy brand is making vast strides towards a more sustainable future.
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What's next in behavioural design?
Design Frontiers
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18 Feb 21
MAKE and STREAT host accelerated learning workshops on Behavioural Design for Positive Impact
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Warka Water
Design Frontiers
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18 Feb 21
Warka Water developed a water purification station for rural communities.
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2021 Design Impact Prize™
Design Frontiers
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18 Feb 21
Submissions will close 30 April and the project showcasing will begin in May.
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The Climate crisis font
Design Frontiers
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11 Feb 21
The OpenType variable font visualises the effect of climate change on Arctic sea ice
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Cleaning up the ocean
Design Frontiers
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11 Feb 21
“The Ocean Cleanup, a non-profit organization, is developing advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic."
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Drone design reaches new heights
Design Frontiers
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29 Jan 21
Tech Radar’s top 10 for 2021.
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