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Wearable robotics for Emergency Response
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Familiar Forms
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Exploring South African Indian Identity Through Design
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Telepathic Instruments
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A Unique Synth Experience
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Studio Gang
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Studio Gang's Mass Timber Building in Paris
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BIG
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19 Nov 24
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BIG designs for Museum of Paper
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Sorbet Acoustic panels
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Textile-waste to reduce noise pollution
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The How We Feel project
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18 Nov 24
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How We Feel is a non-profit initiative, dedicated to helping people de-stress and reconnect
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Adam Apple
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15 Nov 24
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Innovative and sustainable leather alternative from apple waste
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Superdupertube
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Snøhetta’s hemp light up
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DATALAND
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Refik Anadol, a designer who pioneered the use of machine learning to transform data sets into abstract visual forms
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Ruins to Museum
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6 Nov 24
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New museum in Accra Ghana uses art and architecture to promote urban regeneration.
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Apeel
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1 Nov 24
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Studio Arp transforms discarded orange peels into a leather-like material
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Waste Paper
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1 Nov 24
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Cellulose fibres from recycled paper and cardboard are transformed into sustainable wall cladding.
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Dirty Chair
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31 Oct 24
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Studio Aléa’s "Back to Dirt" project reimagines sustainable design through the use of myco-fabrication
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Populus
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25 Oct 24
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Studio Gang’s ‘eye-catching’, aspen inspired hotel
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AI.Mogen
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25 Oct 24
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Heap’s work with AI has led to the creation of Mogen
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Biomedical Stickers
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25 Oct 24
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Innovative organ stickers to assist in post-surgery monitoring
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Sister Mono
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18 Oct 24
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Pentagram has designed the visual identity for "Sister,"
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Louis Vuitton x Frank Gehry
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18 Oct 24
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A showcase celebrating the iconic Frank Gehry
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Lunar Fashion
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18 Oct 24
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Prada and Axiom collaborate for the Artemiss III mission
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Vertical Meadows
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11 Oct 24
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Transforming construction sites into biodiverse green spaces
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Regenerate Kakuma
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11 Oct 24
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Sumayya Vally designs wellness center within the Kakuma refugee settlement
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Landmark Mural
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10 Oct 24
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Dr Esther Mahlangu’s first public artwork in the UK
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South African Artists featured at Frieze 2024
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2 Oct 24
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Artists Zanele Muholi and Zizipho Poswa feature amongst 22 international artists
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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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Sumayya Vally is shaping and shifting architectural discourses for the future.
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Something fishy
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This floating pavilion, which resembles a fish eye, is dedicated to sustainable fishing.
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Full of beans
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Anish Kapoor’s latest sculpture lies ‘squashed’ under a high-rise building.
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