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Step into Aquasixio’s surreal fantasy universes
Design News
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2 Sep 16
This clinical psychologist unpacks the inner workings of his world by creating new worlds.
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Body Love: The adult colouring book challenging how we see our bodies
Design News
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2 Sep 16
This Canadian artist is championing body positivity.
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The surface that turns mealtime into a balancing act
Design News
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2 Sep 16
The Sati Tala is a surface unlike any other dinner table. Built for mindfulness, it physically connects its users.
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HI-SEAS: The NASA-funded Mars simulation project
Design Frontiers
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2 Sep 16
An elaborate Mars habitation research project has just closed one chapter and is preparing to embark on the next one.
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Mapping the invisible world of microbes with bees
Design News
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2 Sep 16
How insects are helping a team of scientists and designers understand our microbial surroundings.
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Hornsea Project Two: UK’s massive new wind farm
Design News
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1 Sep 16
The British government has recently approved construction of a second, world-leading collection of wind turbines.
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Taj Francis creates Afro-Japanese portraiture
Design News
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1 Sep 16
A lyric, the emotion of a song and the instruction of a beat gives birth to illustrations meant to awaken the viewer.
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The Forest Where the Wind Returns: Hayao Miyazaki’s real-life woodland landscape
Design News
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1 Sep 16
The former spearhead of Studio Ghibli plans to give children an immersive experience of the natural world in Kumé Island, Okinawa.
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Reimagining feminism on Bitch Planet
Design News
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1 Sep 16
The patriarchy becomes a literal prison in this refreshing, feminist comic series.
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The quiet struggle in water scarce Pakistan
Design News
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31 Aug 16
Water scarcity threatens the security of Pakistan’s people. Follow one photojournalist as she documents its effects.
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Breeze Yoko unveils latest work 'Boniswa'
Design News
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31 Aug 16
The Johannesburg-based street artist's latest work is a tribute to the black girl child.
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Egypt uses sewage to grow forests in the desert
Design News
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31 Aug 16
To tackle desertification, the Egyptian government is growing tree plantations that thrive on waste water.
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Solar Express: The futuristic space transit concept
Design Frontiers
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31 Aug 16
Montréal’s Imaginactive has put forth a design idea that would bring remote parts of the cosmos within closer human reach.
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One man’s journey home with the help of Google Earth
Design News
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31 Aug 16
Using Google Earth, Saroo Brierley found his family after 25 years. This is his story.
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Estream: A portable USB charger powered by moving water
Design News
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30 Aug 16
Enomad’s portable power plant generates electricity using any source of running water.
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The dynamic solar shading of Kiefer Technic Showroom
Design News
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30 Aug 16
This building reacts to the outside environment to benefit its inhabitants.
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Sculptural desalination plant imagined for Santa Monica pier
Design News
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30 Aug 16
Pipe is a sustainable water harvesting solution that could produce 4.5 billion litres of clean water for California.
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Oneware: The one-hand only kitchenware
Next Generation
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30 Aug 16
Singaporean Industrial Design student creates a range of utensils to aid those with disabilities in the kitchen.
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Problem? These girls build their own solutions
Design News
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30 Aug 16
Construction and carpentry are not readily associated with high school girls. Project H Design’s Girls Garage hopes to change that.
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50 000 murals to pay tribute to the honeybee
Design News
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29 Aug 16
American artist Matthew Willey paints breathtaking murals to save the honeybee.
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Exploring different cultures through art
Design News
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29 Aug 16
Inspired by various sub-cultures in and outside the city of Johannesburg, Terrence Toko Maluleke creates unique illustrations.
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Harvard’s squishy autonomous robot
Design Frontiers
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29 Aug 16
With no electronics, this revolutionary 3D printed robot moves with the help of a chemical reaction.
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Artistry for the departed: The fantastic coffins of Ghana
Design News
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29 Aug 16
Inspired by the traditions of Ghana's Ga people, these custom-made coffins send the deceased off in imaginative style.
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AdrenaCard: the epinephrine auto-injector that fits in your pocket
Design News
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29 Aug 16
Student duo develop a sleek new way for patients to self-administer life-saving medicine.
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OLO turns smartphones into portable 3D printers
Design News
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26 Aug 16
Anyone with a smartphone can digitally fabricate objects with this 3D-printing device.
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IDENTITY: The prosthetic replacements for fingerprint authentication
Next Generation
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26 Aug 16
Design student creates rubber fingertips to better protect your privacy.
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Robotic lifeguard designed for rapid rescue and recovery
Design News
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26 Aug 16
Remote-controlled buoy becomes a tool for quick and efficient sea rescue.
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Living Gadgets: What if organisms can become disposable design components?
Design Frontiers
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26 Aug 16
Studio José de la O contemplates the possibilities of genetically modified life forms made suitable for human convenience and comfort.
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A visual journey into Central America’s gang violence
Design News
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25 Aug 16
Photojournalist Donna De Cesare documents the impact of a 30-year struggle in Central America.
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XCollektiv: Resisting gentrification through art
Design News
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25 Aug 16
The controversial ‘Wanted’ series continues to both galvanize and provoke.
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