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Train Jazz
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16 Oct 26
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Joshua Wolk puts creates music from the New York’s subway transit
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After the Last Sip
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16 Oct 26
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Designers Chao-Chun Kung, Ching-Yu Lin and Chen-Yang Chang turn coffee grounds into interior design elements
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Reefvive
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16 Oct 26
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A James Dyson Award Winner 2026, Reefvive is Using Marine Waste to promote Coral Reef Restoration
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Early Lab
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2 Oct 26
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EarlyHealth launches Early Lab home kits for early detection and screenings.
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Solariski
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1 Oct 26
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Solar Thermal Technology as Local Infrastructure
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Wool Waste
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1 Oct 26
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Harvard University’s Grinham Research Group has unveiled Upcycling Wool Ecologies, a project that transforms discarded wool into a rigid, bio-based cladding sys
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Dekoda
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25 Sep 26
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Kohler’s Dekoda health tracker wins Innovation by Design Award 2026
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Living Materials Laboratory
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25 Sep 26
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Found Associations Turns the Café Into a Living Materials Laboratory
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Guimo
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25 Sep 26
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A Modular Seating System Design
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Safety Shelters
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18 Sep 26
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Collaborative design-build establishes new relationships between community members, municipal officials and the Urban Safety Reference Group.
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Walk in the Shade
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18 Sep 26
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Architect and artist Elsa Ponce transforms a New York street with an inspired climate responsive walkway
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Women on the Edge of Democracy
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18 Sep 26
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Pentagram’s Paula Scher maps the space women have been granted in democracy.
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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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Twisted towers
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17 Jul 23
A pair of unique towers offers incredible views of the skyline of Manhattan.
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Birds of a feather
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17 Jul 23
Simulated bird calls overlap with the real thing in Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg’s latest installation.
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Identity expression
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17 Jul 23
2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Riley Axon uses their creative expression to digest the way the world perceives them.
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In the round
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Las Vegas is home to the world’s largest sphere.
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