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Skovsporet
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10 Sep 26
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Europe’s Largest 3D-Printed Housing Project
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Purple Cool Aid
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10 Sep 26
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Researchers develop a purple fabric that remains cool under direct sunlight
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Hissy
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10 Sep 26
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Samsung Design Membership designs wearable personal cooling system
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Visualisation of Reality
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4 Sep 26
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Riksbyggen and creative agency BBDO Nordics makes Sweden’s housing crisis tangible
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For the City
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4 Sep 26
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A youth centre designed to give back public space to the city
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Digital Camouflage
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4 Sep 26
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German designer Simon Weckert designs anti-AI surveillance shirt
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EyeCapture
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28 Aug 26
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Award winning eye examination for home use.
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Yomi Reading Companion
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27 Aug 26
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Award winning product design turns reading into a game with a Tamagotchi-inspired digital companion for children
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The Whale
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27 Aug 26
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Dorte Mandrup, Danish architect, unveils The Whale, a cultural landmark dedicated to the marine giant.
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The Wasteland Sauna
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21 Aug 26
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A pink lithium crystal sauna Turns a Toxic Wasteland into a place of revival
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Silver Linings
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21 Aug 26
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Pentagram Turns Longevity Research into an Interactive Map of Possible Futures
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Off the Grid Ambulance
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14 Aug 26
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Stella Juva is a solar powered ambulance for off the grid health care
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YogAnimals, Nature-centred movement
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14 Aug 26
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Interactive installation that helps children discover nature, movement and well-being
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Water Saver
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14 Aug 26
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Water Saver that turns shower water usage into grey water for household use
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Symbios, the future of Seaweed Farming
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7 Aug 26
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German student designer, Aaron Mooser, has developed a new approach to seaweed cultivation in Northern Europe.
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Biological Repository
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7 Aug 26
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Snøhetta has unveiled the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora
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Big Walk
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7 Aug 26
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House House's Big Walk makes walking and talking a game mechanic.
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Bio Cells
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31 Jul 26
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University of Cambridge develop a living algae battery could transform how we power everyday devices
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Nature Prescription
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31 Jul 26
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Portugal’s first certified Therapeutic Forest
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To Be Moved
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31 Jul 26
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IKEA’s new collection is designed for a generation of young people who are always on the move.
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Can bacteria colour our fashion?
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24 Jul 26
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Neri Oxman’s practice, OXMAN, explores a future in which bacteria grows fashion’s palette
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Alpine Refuge
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22 Jul 26
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Pancalpina is a light touch, context responsive emergency shelter
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Neri&Hu’s Terracotta Hong Kong icon
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22 Jul 26
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Design Indaba Alumnus Neri&Hu breaks the monotony of Hong Kong’s glass and steel skyline with a woven façade.
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Otter neonatal care
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16 Jul 26
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Design That Matters’ award winning conductive warmer to prevent hypothermia.
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Digital muse
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Ballet production Fusion pushes the boundaries of art and technology.
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Petal power
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9 Jun 23
Snøhetta’s redesign of the Blanton Museum of Art in Texas includes lily-like canopies.
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Synth wave
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9 Jun 23
Yuri Suzuki has created a web experience celebrating the legendary Moog synthesiser.
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