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Rhythm and hues
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1 Aug 22
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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
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Coburg University Master’s students designed a tiny house made entirely of renewable materials that adopts cradle-to-cradle principles
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Rock of ages
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26 Jul 22
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Michel Rojkind presents his immersive piece "Yoltic Seat" at Lisbon museum
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Hope floats
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26 Jul 22
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A floating wire sculpture in Prague is an ode to Ukrainian mothers
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Mother of mankind
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18 Jul 22
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MaXhosa Africa presents a new collection inspired by the late rapper and ‘muse’ Riky Rick
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Jewel In The Crown
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18 Jul 22
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Heatherwick Studio unveils a unique kinetic greenhouse in West Sussex
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Portraits in plastic
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10 Jul 22
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Established artist Mbongeni Buthelezi has exhibited widely in South Africa and abroad
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Weathering the storms
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10 Jul 22
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Bangladeshi architect and recent Soane Medal recipient Marina Tabassum’s modular houses are built to survive monsoon season
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Life through the lens
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10 Jul 22
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A Russian photographer is awarded for documenting the social transformation of the traditional ‘reindeer people’
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Design World Mourns
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7 Jul 22
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Pioneering Marcus Fairs “changed the landscape of design journalism”
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Straw men
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3 Jul 22
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A sustainable model with houses made of straw is coming to the Netherlands
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A great catch for fashion
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3 Jul 22
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A start-up is harnessing invasive species to supply the fashion industry with fish leather
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Skyfall
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1 Jul 22
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Frank Gehry reveals a striking addition to the skyline of his home city, Toronto
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The shape of water
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29 Jun 22
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Maya Lin’s sprawling installations pay homage to – and ask questions about – watery ecologies
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The presence of absence
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29 Jun 22
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The Bamiyan Cultural Centre in the Bamiyan Valley meditates on the complex history and uncertain future of Afghanistan
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It takes a village
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29 Jun 22
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Intrepid designer Lani Adeoye is inspired by the organic rhythms of the traditional society, adapting them for modern audiences
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Arbour days
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21 Jun 22
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Stefano Boeri x Timberland have created a multisensory installation to bring the scents and sensations of being in a forest into an urban waterway
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Dream, explore, discover
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21 Jun 22
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Take a seat on a Bofred masterpiece and be transported to a world where all you need do is actively observe
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Future compostable
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13 Jun 22
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Furniture designer Jonsara Ruth restores disabled pieces of furniture so they are both ecologically and ergonomically healthier
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Hold my beer
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13 Jun 22
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Daniel Ting Chong’s partnership with Local Brewery & Co. brings inclusivity and fashionable fun to craft beer
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Fast track to a modern Senegal
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13 Jun 22
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Renowned Senegalese architect Fatiya Diene Mazza, who is founder of the firm ID+EA, has been instrumental in refreshing the infrastructure of her nation
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Photographic memory
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6 Jun 22
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Influential post-war Japanese photographer’s solo exhibition highlights the pathos of the past
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Just beachy
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6 Jun 22
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Tosin Oshinowo’s Coral Pavilion embraces the traditions of tropical modernism in West Africa
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For the birds
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6 Jun 22
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Treehotel and BIG make a case for species co-habitation with their new collaboration, Biosphere
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Community living
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Mumbai-based architectural and design firm Community Design Agency is working together with community members to revitalise the Sanjaynagar slum
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Star quality
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Siviwe Jali, one of the Design Indaba Emerging Creative mentees from 2014, recently won the Best New Talent award at Decorex Cape Town 2022
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Mr Sandman
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Recent graduate Archie Read designed an off-grid, ‘flushable’ toilet that aims to provide a dignified solution to unsafe sanitary conditions
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