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Kate Moross: How to make mess look good
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19 Dec 16
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London-based art director Kate Moross and her studio create explosive work, often for music artists or events with a certain chaotic (messy) energy.
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How do you photograph a phobia?
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19 Dec 16
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This VSCO commissioned series looks at rare phobias that disturb the mind.
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Alive by Juno Jeon
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19 Dec 16
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The Netherlands-based designer enlivens his furniture pieces through movement
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Stepping up solar efforts
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16 Dec 16
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This sidewalk converts steps into power.
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The Torturous History of the Treadmill
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16 Dec 16
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One of the world’s most common exercise machines has quite a draconian past.
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Dakar's Creatives: A photo series that captures the city's movers and shakers
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15 Dec 16
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In this photographic series by Jean Baptiste Joire we see Dakar's young creative agents in places in the city that inspire them.
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5 sustainable fashion brands
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15 Dec 16
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We highlight five brands making clothes ethically
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Constructive Interference in the mind
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15 Dec 16
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This sculpture demonstrates the ease with which our minds are mystified by optical illusions.
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Overview: A New Perspective of Earth
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14 Dec 16
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Benjamin Grant’s photographic tome shows the world from a thought-provoking angle.
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A safe, drug-free way to train your body to fight stress
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13 Dec 16
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Will we be able to control our bodies stress responses with the help of technology?
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The magical figures of the Haas Brothers
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13 Dec 16
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These LA-based artists blur the lines between nature and psychedelia.
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Seeing nature in an unusual way
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12 Dec 16
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The Flow installation of Maotik offers a unique view of the weather around us.
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Photographer captures childhood fears
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12 Dec 16
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Ghost stories and monsters brought to life in A Raven’s Dream.
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3600 panties focus attention on South Africa’s rape crisis
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9 Dec 16
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A trio of South African artists strung up 3600 donated panties in a public display against violence.
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This is Olafur Eliasson. We'll let him introduce himself
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9 Dec 16
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Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson created the vast, indoor sun at the Tate in London, made rivers run green and made a waterfall flow upwards.
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The plastic bottle artworks of Veronika Richterová
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9 Dec 16
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This Czech artist demonstrates the potential to find beauty in garbage.
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Nigerian designer celebrates friendship in a new streetwear line
Design News
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9 Dec 16
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Onwuchekwa by Chikezie Daniel is a made-in-Nigeria high street brand.
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Battling climate change with holistic solutions
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8 Dec 16
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Farmers in Guatemala are adapting to climate change using climate-smart strategies.
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Beauty is in the nostrils of the beholder (NSFW)
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8 Dec 16
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Conceptual photo series challenges our perceptions of beauty by splicing together the human body in an unnerving way.
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New photobook charts photographer Yasser Booley’s Rainbow Nation
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8 Dec 16
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"South Africa at Liberty" documents the work of prolific South African photographer Yasser Booley.
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The miniature embroidered portraits of Danielle Clough
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8 Dec 16
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The artist that reproduces the faces of strangers with needle and thread.
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The Divine Divas
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7 Dec 16
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A teen-centric approach that combines pampering with healthcare
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Salooni: A project that explores black women's hair
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7 Dec 16
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Pop-up hair salon Salooni explores the politics woven into black hair. The project has just been awarded a grant by The British Council to travel in 2017.
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3D-printed maps are a tactile solution for visually impaired students
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7 Dec 16
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A team of researchers, teachers and students are helping the blind feel their way around.
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