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Interactive robot helps disabled children develop
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Interaction Design
Leka, the robot that changes the way children with developmental disorders learn, play and interact.
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27 Apr 17
Tapping into the limitless creativity of children
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Design Activism
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Product Design
IKEA turns strange & colourful kids’ drawings into real toys.
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27 Apr 17
An ode to making mixtapes
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Music & Sound Design
PHFAT x Mac Motel have teamed up with Cape Town director Rob Smith to launch a nostalgic new track.
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26 Apr 17
Inarchi: Lights that float against the wall
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Architecture & Interiors
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Craft
Light design firm Inarchi create elaborate chandelier light installations for projects all around the world.
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26 Apr 17
Making sneakers sustainable with the ‘Shoetopia’ project
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Craft
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Industrial Design
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Product Design
Two Polish students are challenging traditional methods of shoe production with their 3D-printed sneaker.
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26 Apr 17
The science of water sustainability by TechKnow
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Film & Animation
TechKnow is series exploring how the latest scientific and technological discoveries are changing our lives.
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26 Apr 17
Synthetic skin could return touch to amputees
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Design Thinking
Researchers have combined solar power and electronic skin for the first time.
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25 Apr 17
Bobby Rogers’ portrait series addresses anti-Black racism and Islamophobia in the United States
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Art & Photography
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Design Activism
Inspired by the viral twitter hashtag: #BeingBlackAndMuslim.
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25 Apr 17
Check out this year's A’ Design Award winners
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
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Product Design
The global platform announces its best designers and designs for 2016 to 2017.
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25 Apr 17
The bold, mixed-media collages of Kasmir Jones
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Art & Photography
The American artist’s work pays tribute to black cultural icons.
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24 Apr 17
I got garbage
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Design Activism
A human-centred approach to India’s brimming landfills.
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24 Apr 17
South Africa’s first medical thriller hits at the heart of illegal organ donation
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African Design
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Film & Animation
Enlisting somewhat unusual and controversial tactics to promote the film, the subject of illegal organ trade has everybody sitting up and taking notes.
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24 Apr 17
3D printing with Martian dust
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
A technique to aid in the development of the first Mars colony.
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24 Apr 17
This graphic novel is educating Chicago’s youth about their civic responsibility
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Art & Photography
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Design Activism
From Chicago Architecture Foundation, No Small Plans is designed to provide civic education.
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21 Apr 17
This Ain't A Eulogy: A Ritual for Re-membering
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Art & Photography
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Film & Animation
Taja Lindley captures her emotive performance art piece on film.
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21 Apr 17
Research project produces first map of Nairobi’s informal transport system
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African Design
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Information Design
Researchers are crowdsourcing data to create a transport system map for the accurate location of matatu routes – Nairobi’s informal transit system.
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21 Apr 17
A device and mobile app that lets you grow pesticide-free, fresh food 365 days a year
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Product Design
No sunshine required to grow your own healthy food. Grow and monitor yours in your home at the click of a button.
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20 Apr 17
IKEA unveils plan to provide employment for thousands
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Design Activism
The Swedish company continues to make strides with their humanitarian efforts.
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20 Apr 17
“Welcome to Resistance School. Our first class is now in session.”
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Design Activism
Designed by Harvard University students, this program teaches anyone how to be an effective activist.
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20 Apr 17
Bomma: Form, philosophy and phenomena
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Architecture & Interiors
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Craft
Bomma creates exquisite light installations from handblown glass.
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19 Apr 17
WhereIsMyTransport mapped the entire public transport network of Cape Town
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Design Thinking
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Information Design
WhereIsMyTransport has added Gauteng province, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and Kigali to the network of cities it covers.
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19 Apr 17
My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea
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Film & Animation
Directed by Dash Shaw, the film’s lo-fi quality goes against the trend of current animation.
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19 Apr 17
Digital tool tracks innovative water projects in the US
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Information Design
The US is battling against ageing infrastructure. This Living Map highlights its wins so far.
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19 Apr 17
Artwork for equity
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Art & Photography
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Design Activism
These original postcards promote inclusion, equity, liberation, and justice for all races.
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19 Apr 17
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