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Photographer captures the vulnerability in nature as it intersects with science
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Art & Photography
Ornithological Photographs explores our need to know, name and quantify diversity.
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28 Nov 16
Naked, defenseless & without glory
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Art & Photography
Sam Jinks’ hyper-real sculptures depict an unsettling human vulnerability.
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28 Nov 16
Singapore’s self-driving scooter
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Design Thinking
A driverless scooter could be the next step in autonomous transportation.
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28 Nov 16
Unsatisfying: You know this feeling
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Film & Animation
Motion design studio Parallel Studios are calling for people to submit short animations of completely unsatisfying moments in their day.
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28 Nov 16
The EMPWR coat rolls out into a sleeping bag to keep homeless people warm
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Design Activism
Water resistant, the jacket can also be converted into and worn as an over-the-shoulder bag.
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24 Nov 16
Alternative living with 21st-century hunter-gatherers
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Art & Photography
Living Wild documents modern hunter-gatherers in a movement called the Stone Age Living Project.
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24 Nov 16
Beijing’s Smog Free Tower turns polluted air into jewellery
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Creative Economy
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Design Activism
Smog-ridden Beijing is investing in new age solutions to tackle their air pollution problem.
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24 Nov 16
The Human Ivory Collection by Lucie Majerus
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Designer turns teeth into jewellery as a statement on the illegal ivory trade.
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24 Nov 16
The goofy vertical vehicle
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Product Design
Getting from A to B in a vertical, electrical transportation system that you built yourself.
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23 Nov 16
The mysterious masks of Damselfrau
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Art & Photography
Norwegian artist Damselfrau creates exotic looking masks out of found materials and textiles.
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23 Nov 16
Hollywood Kits is an illustrated tribute to the classics
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Art & Photography
Every cinephile, from your Star Wars-obsessed cousin to your hipster coworker, is sure to find something to love!
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23 Nov 16
The Growroom: Architecture that feeds the city
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Architecture & Interiors
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Growroom urban farm explores how cities can feed themselves through architecture that produces food locally.
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23 Nov 16
Cyborg insects map out disaster zones
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Design Thinking
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Interaction Design
Drawing virtual images of unsafe areas with miniature flying robots.
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23 Nov 16
Adeline Mai’s dreamy, underwater nudes
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Art & Photography
The Parisian photographer captures a delicate interpretation of aquatic submersion.
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22 Nov 16
Recyclable helmet wins International James Dyson Award
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Product Design
The collapsible EcoHelmet makes safety a convenience.
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22 Nov 16
Do insects like the way we taste?
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Design Thinking
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Food Design
To Flavour Our Tears places humans on the other end of the food chain.
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21 Nov 16
Pimp My Street Kitchen rebrands informal street food vendors
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Being Frank, a collective of three South African designers, is hoping to transform three informal food vendors into well-branded, mobile food trailers.
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21 Nov 16
Photographer Jean-Claude Moschetti documents the magic of West Africa
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Art & Photography
Parallel Worlds is French photographer Jean-Claude Moschetti's artistic portal into another dimension.
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21 Nov 16
Tackle wet weather with these creative methods of escaping the rain
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Product Design
From ‘non-wet’ umbrellas to onesies made for biking during a rainstorm, avoiding a downpour has never been this inspired.
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21 Nov 16
Meet the Cyborg Tattoo Artist
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Design Thinking
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Interaction Design
This tattoo artist creates his drawings unlike anyone else.
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18 Nov 16
Magic-making lemonade
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
Sometimes the most simple of acts can inspire wonder.
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18 Nov 16
The Homeless Studio explores how architecture can help address homelessness
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Activism
This student-led project creates innovative homes for Los Angeles’ most vulnerable.
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18 Nov 16
Fighting coastal erosion with the TetraPOT
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Design Activism
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Product Design
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Urban & Landscape Design
With ocean levels on the rise, how do we protect our seaside towns?
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18 Nov 16
We Shall See: A photographic journey from life to death
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Art & Photography
Photographer Ian Willms repairs the fractured relationship with his father in We Shall See.
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17 Nov 16
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