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Setting down roots
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6 Feb 22
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DRIFT’s LED-lit Tree of Ténéré finds a permanent home in Dallas, Texas
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Paying homage to the matriarchy
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6 Feb 22
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Nokukhanya Charity Vilakazi’s work explores the power of the stories African grandmothers tell their grandchildren.
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Light my wire
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6 Feb 22
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A contemporary spin on telephone wire weaving makes for a range of mesmerising pendants.
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A look into the work of Luke Rudman
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3 Feb 22
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Luke Rudman uses performance art, photography and painting to explore queerness.
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Upward mobility
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31 Jan 22
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Stefano Boeri Architectti brings urban forestry to social housing in Eindhoven
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The body eclectic
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31 Jan 22
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Queerness and environmentalism are central to the work of Luke Rudman
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Tsonga Pride
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30 Jan 22
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adidas and fashion designer Rich Mnisi unveil sizzling performance wear
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Animals crossing
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30 Jan 22
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Ardmore launches its ravishing Jabula Ceramic Collection
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Colour Pop
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21 Jan 22
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An Olimpia Zagnoli retrospective, held in her home town, pays homage to her witty creations
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Make it snappy
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21 Jan 22
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Exploring how the built environment might respond to the harsh conditions of climate change.
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Glass Act
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14 Jan 22
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Artist Kit Paulson has a heart of glass
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Block party
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14 Jan 22
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iheartblob’s Fungible/Non-fungible Pavilion paves the way for us to all become architects
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Cakes and oil
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14 Jan 22
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Four students from The Design Village in India have found a sustainable solution to packaging edible oil
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Woodkid
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14 Jan 22
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Driving a car powered by discarded wood, across forgotten parts of Germany, is performance art with a difference.
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Cool runnings
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10 Jan 22
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A simple chemical reaction powers new cooling tech that keeps things cold without electricity.
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Celebrating the Arch
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10 Jan 22
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Few South Africans have left as profound a legacy as Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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The house that LEGO built
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10 Jan 22
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Room Copenhagen launches a playful, sustainable homeware line for grown-ups
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Holding sway
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10 Jan 22
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Parametric design turns an urban office block into an object of wonder
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Rain on me
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30 Dec 21
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Tactus Design Workshop’s self-sustainable home of the future
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In the raw
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30 Dec 21
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Introducing the award-winning zero-waste Ermis chair
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Exploring interspecies art
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30 Dec 21
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Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg has developed an algorithm that caters for pollinator preferences
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From kelp to catwalk
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30 Dec 21
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Commercial-scale seaweed-based yarn can transform fashion
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Curiosity thrilled the cat
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17 Dec 21
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Meet the purrrr-fect bionic spy robot for cat lovers
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100 Beautiful Baskets
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17 Dec 21
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A curated exhibition that celebrates African weavers
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Pavilions on a pedestal
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17 Apr 22
Architectural pavilions can take creativity to the next level – but what makes a pavilion truly great?
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The sound of silence
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17 Apr 22
Two Dutch designers create 'silent rooms' where care-home inhabitants can process the experience of loss
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A virtual leap for the lab
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17 Apr 22
Self-taught game developer Mbangiso Mabaso employs augmented and virtual reality to enliven the science lab for learners
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Art across time
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17 Apr 22
Chinese-Australian artist Renee So’s exhibition at the CAMPLE LINE gallery in rural Scotland explores history in multiple forms
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