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Information Design
This thermo-responsive gel has the potential to stop coral bleaching.
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28 Aug 23
Bridge of steel
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Architecture & Interiors
Sculptural steel arches protect this bridge from extreme weather conditions.
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28 Aug 23
Eye of the beholder
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Craft
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This hand-painted video game took seven years to complete.
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28 Aug 23
Women in art
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Nada Baraka is the winner of the 2023 ANNA Award recognising women artists from Africa.
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20 Aug 23
Let the light in
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Architecture & Interiors
A cross cut into the roof of this meditation pavilion allows sunlight to gently bathe the interior.
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20 Aug 23
Es-sential reading
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Graphic Design & Illustration
A colossal book captures Design Indaba alum Es Devlin’s 30-year multidisciplinary career.
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11 Aug 23
Second chances
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Architecture & Interiors
Adaptive reuse breathes new life into old buildings.
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11 Aug 23
Guiding light
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Design Thinking
The Olympic torch for the 2024 games has been unveiled.
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11 Aug 23
Let them eat cake
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Architecture & Interiors
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Craft
This spectacular wedding-cake pavilion is a celebration of love.
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11 Aug 23
Threads that bind us
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Craft
A hand-embroidered South African scene was transformed into a wallpaper.
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7 Aug 23
Hard at work
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The world’s biggest office building is a one-stop destination for over 60 000 professionals.
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7 Aug 23
Star tech
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Product Design
Turn your smartphone into a telescope.
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7 Aug 23
Ken’s dream house
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A life-sized Barbie dream house gets a Ken-inspired Malibu makeover.
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7 Aug 23
Brooklyn, baby
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Product Design
A tribute to Jay-Z takes over a public library in New York.
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30 Jul 23
Goal oriented
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Art & Photography
Design Indaba Emerging Creative alum Thebe Magugu designed the new Orlando Pirates kit.
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30 Jul 23
In action
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Architecture & Interiors
Four world-changing winners were announced at the 2023 UN SDG Action Awards.
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30 Jul 23
Seeing stars
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Architecture & Interiors
Architecture firm Snøhetta designed a spiralling planetarium and observatory in France.
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30 Jul 23
An architecture icon
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Architecture & Interiors
Pakistan’s first female architect has shown us how architecture can change lives for the better.
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24 Jul 23
Running wild
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These running shoes help spread plants and seeds in the city.
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24 Jul 23
Designing for good
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Information Design
Unique collaboration including 600 designers creates solutions for clean water and sanitation.
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24 Jul 23
Twisted towers
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Architecture & Interiors
A pair of unique towers offers incredible views of the skyline of Manhattan.
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17 Jul 23
Birds of a feather
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Design Thinking
Simulated bird calls overlap with the real thing in Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg’s latest installation.
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17 Jul 23
Identity expression
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Riley Axon uses their creative expression to digest the way the world perceives them.
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17 Jul 23
In the round
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Las Vegas is home to the world’s largest sphere.
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17 Jul 23
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