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Cabin fever
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24 Apr 23
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This wooden cabin can be opened up to let in nature.
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The plot thickens
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17 Apr 23
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Studio Other Spaces has been developing this massive park in Ethiopia since 2013.
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Light work
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17 Apr 23
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This wind-up flashlight kit was designed in collaboration with its intended users.
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Illumination station
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17 Apr 23
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Light takes centre stage in six Milan Design Week exhibitions.
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Laying the foundations
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11 Apr 23
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This school in Tanzania is designed to respond to site-specific climatic conditions.
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Naturally synthetic
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11 Apr 23
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This low-carbon biomaterial created from plant waste and microbes is an alternative to traditional clothing fabrics.
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Making sense
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11 Apr 23
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Design Indaba alum Ai Weiwei’s new exhibition includes a piece made from 650 000 Legos.
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Raise the roof
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4 Apr 23
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The People Tree House in India incorporates sustainable water and power features.
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Fast food, slow packaging
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4 Apr 23
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Elium Studio has redesigned McDonald’s iconic red packaging to be reusable.
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The curious desert
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4 Apr 23
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The National Museum of Qatar presents a dual-site exhibition by Icelandic–Danish artist Olafur Eliasson.
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The art bias
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27 Mar 23
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The aim of this Bangalore museum collection is to reframe ideas of Indian art.
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Printed pavilion
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27 Mar 23
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This climate-adaptable pavilion is 3D-printed from recycled plastic.
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Winning formula
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20 Mar 23
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David Chipperfield has been selected as the 2023 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
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Shapeshifter
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20 Mar 23
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This New York theatre’s new branding changes for each production.
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Design for Human Rights
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13 Mar 23
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In honour of Human Rights Day on 21 March, we take a look at human-centred innovations from South Africa.
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Something fishy
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13 Mar 23
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This floating pavilion, which resembles a fish eye, is dedicated to sustainable fishing.
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Women making waves
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6 Mar 23
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For International Women's Day, we take a look at six exceptional young women in creative industries.
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Keeping the faith
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6 Mar 23
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This huge complex hosts three separate houses of worship: a mosque, a church and a synagogue.
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Stronger together
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6 Mar 23
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Four Design Indaba alums are mentoring members of the 2023 Young Climate Prize cohort.
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Baby steps
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6 Mar 23
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This ordinary-looking stroller is kitted out with all sorts of AI perks.
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Announcing Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives Class of 2023
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27 Feb 23
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Hot talent to watch – 20 rising stars are the 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creatives.
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Fossil fuels
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27 Feb 23
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An enormous hanging sculpture is made up of the amount of coal needed to power a lightbulb for a year.
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To the streets
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27 Feb 23
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Street artists participating in an international art festival ask ‘What if?’ in large-scale murals across Cape Town.
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Black and white
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27 Feb 23
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The new edition of Ernest Cole’s monumental photobook documenting the injustices of apartheid includes previously unseen material.
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A march through time
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London design studio and Design Indaba alumnus NB Studio created stamps celebrating 50 years since the first Pride march in London
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Rhythm and hues
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1 Aug 22
Tobias Bolliger of Studio Bollo turns typefaces into distorted patterns that resemble rhythmic beats
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Building sustainability
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1 Aug 22
Coburg University Master’s students designed a tiny house made entirely of renewable materials that adopts cradle-to-cradle principles
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Master of arts
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1 Aug 22
Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022 Sizani Baloyi already has impressive industry notches in his belt
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