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In the Light of Recent History
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A Unique Glass Sculpture by Edyta Barańska at the Supreme Court in Warsaw
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7 Mar 25
Coffee Briefcase
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Food Design
An ergonomic and sustainable briefcase design for hot beverage deliveries.
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13 Jan 25
Handmade tale
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Architecture & Interiors
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Product Design
A life-size ceramic sculpture takes home the annual Loewe Craft Prize.
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27 May 24
Visions from the future
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Product Design
Concept T explores the future of communications and connectivity.
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14 Mar 24
Africa is now
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
‘African design is reshaping the world’s cultural stage and sport shows us how.’
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22 Feb 24
Sitting pretty
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Design Thinking
Unconventional chair designs support children’s physical and mental health.
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2 Oct 23
Woman, Life, Freedom
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Craft
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Creative Economy
A book chronicles the intersection of creativity and defiance in Iran.
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2 Oct 23
Breast in class
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Art & Photography
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Craft
These nipple prosthetics are created from hair lost in chemotherapy.
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20 Aug 23
Tectonic forces
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Architecture & Interiors
This massive museum emulates the forms created by shifting tectonic plates.
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27 Jun 23
Meet and greet
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Urban & Landscape Design
Lina Ghotmeh’s 2023 Serpentine Pavilion has arrived in Kensington Gardens.
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19 Jun 23
Keep it cool
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Urban & Landscape Design
This sustainable cooler uses ancient geothermal techniques to chill drinks without electricity.
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22 May 23
Inside out
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Architecture & Interiors
Artist and photographer Roger Ballen’s non-profit arts centre has opened in Johannesburg.
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2 May 23
EX ASTRA
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Art & Photography
This set of woodcut prints celebrates the months of the year.
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27 Mar 23
Full of beans
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Design Thinking
Anish Kapoor’s latest sculpture lies ‘squashed’ under a high-rise building.
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13 Mar 23
A step ahead
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Architecture & Interiors
Multinational architecture firm BDP built a giant standalone staircase for students at the University of London.
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9 Jan 23
Home and away
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African Design
The new Africa Centre in Southwark is poised to unveil a permanent collection of contemporary African art, following a much-anticipated refurbishment
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21 Jun 22
Igloo eatery
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Food Design
Japan’s Kamakura Village pop-up eatery serves traditional fare in icy igloos for one month a year
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6 Mar 22
Paper towns
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African Design
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Architecture & Interiors
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Art & Photography
One architectural drawing a day for 365 days has culminated in the exhibition RSA 365
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27 Feb 22
Announcing Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives Class of 2022
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African Design
This unique developmental programme offers gifted young creatives a platform to gain exposure and grow their careers
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25 Jan 22
Unmissable monographs
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Art & Photography
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Graphic Design & Illustration
We celebrate two titles by designers in the service of joy and collective wellbeing
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21 Jan 22
Denouncing plastic, hair as art, African spirituality & the Bouroullec Brothers’s latest…
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Design for people, by people.
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7 Jul 21
The high-speed Hyperloop by Zaha Hadid Architects will revolutionise land-based travel
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Hyperloop and Zaha Hadid Architects on track to transport us into the future.
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21 Jun 21
Archi’s latest: BIG’s news, Sir Adjaye sculpts, Serpentine launches & Snøhetta redesigns cement
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News and views from the world of architecture.
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16 Jun 21
Communicating with the Ancestors: Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative and MBOISA Nominee Thebe Magugu Draws on African Spirituality for his Alchemy AW21 Collection
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Acclaimed fashion designer Thebe Magugu’s AW21 garments, campaign and short film explore African spirituality and global textile traditions.
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7 May 21
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