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Artificial Intelligence and Life in 2030: Stanford’s ongoing study

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Design Thinking / Information Design

The University of Stanford assembled thinkers to measure the future ripples of AI – and their first full report has been issued. >

6 Sep 16
S’CoolBeans: the “stealth-health” sandwich spread

Next Generation > Food Design

Students develop nutritious alternative to Nutella in South Africa. >

6 Sep 16
New mural by Faith47: Who will guard the guards

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism

New mural by Faith47 in Downton LA, titled "Who will guard the guards themselves", asks how power can be held accountable for the behaviour it allows. >

5 Sep 16
Waste Not: Aliza Eliazarov turns trash food into works of art

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography

This photographer is highlighting the global food crisis with her images of salvaged food. >

5 Sep 16
Biovessel: An odourless compost bin for the dinner table

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

We waste around 45 per cent of the food we produce. The Biovessel is a beautiful addition to sustainable living. >

5 Sep 16
Retro summer scenes: Are problem-free summers behind us?

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

A greek visual designer re-visits and interrogates iconic summer days from the 50s & 60s. >

5 Sep 16
The Setsuna: Toyota’s wooden concept car

Design News > Craft / Design Thinking / Industrial Design

The Japanese car manufacturer has created a functional concept car inspired by the emotional connections we have with family vehicles. >

5 Sep 16
Step into Aquasixio’s surreal fantasy universes

Design News > Art & Photography

This clinical psychologist unpacks the inner workings of his world by creating new worlds. >

2 Sep 16
Body Love: The adult colouring book challenging how we see our bodies

Design News > Design Activism / Graphic Design & Illustration

This Canadian artist is championing body positivity. >

2 Sep 16
The surface that turns mealtime into a balancing act

Design News > Product Design

The Sati Tala is a surface unlike any other dinner table. Built for mindfulness, it physically connects its users. >

2 Sep 16
HI-SEAS: The NASA-funded Mars simulation project

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

An elaborate Mars habitation research project has just closed one chapter and is preparing to embark on the next one. >

2 Sep 16
Mapping the invisible world of microbes with bees

Design News > Design Thinking

How insects are helping a team of scientists and designers understand our microbial surroundings. >

2 Sep 16
Hornsea Project Two: UK’s massive new wind farm

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking

The British government has recently approved construction of a second, world-leading collection of wind turbines. >

1 Sep 16
Taj Francis creates Afro-Japanese portraiture

Design News > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration

A lyric, the emotion of a song and the instruction of a beat gives birth to illustrations meant to awaken the viewer. >

1 Sep 16
Reimagining feminism on Bitch Planet

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The patriarchy becomes a literal prison in this refreshing, feminist comic series. >

1 Sep 16
The Forest Where the Wind Returns: Hayao Miyazaki’s real-life woodland landscape

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The former spearhead of Studio Ghibli plans to give children an immersive experience of the natural world in Kumé Island, Okinawa. >

1 Sep 16
The quiet struggle in water scarce Pakistan

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

Water scarcity threatens the security of Pakistan’s people. Follow one photojournalist as she documents its effects. >

31 Aug 16
Breeze Yoko unveils latest work 'Boniswa'

Design News > Art & Photography

The Johannesburg-based street artist's latest work is a tribute to the black girl child. >

31 Aug 16
Egypt uses sewage to grow forests in the desert

Design News > Creative Economy

To tackle desertification, the Egyptian government is growing tree plantations that thrive on waste water. >

31 Aug 16
Solar Express: The futuristic space transit concept

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Design Thinking / Industrial Design

Montréal’s Imaginactive has put forth a design idea that would bring remote parts of the cosmos within closer human reach. >

31 Aug 16
One man’s journey home with the help of Google Earth

Design News > Film & Animation

Using Google Earth, Saroo Brierley found his family after 25 years. This is his story. >

31 Aug 16
Estream: A portable USB charger powered by moving water

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

Enomad’s portable power plant generates electricity using any source of running water. >

30 Aug 16
The dynamic solar shading of Kiefer Technic Showroom

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

This building reacts to the outside environment to benefit its inhabitants. >

30 Aug 16
Sculptural desalination plant imagined for Santa Monica pier

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Pipe is a sustainable water harvesting solution that could produce 4.5 billion litres of clean water for California. >

30 Aug 16

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