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Tackling sanitation taboos with panache
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17 Dec 21
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Jasmine Burton’s creative approach to WASH challenges can change the world for billions.
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Dazzling with design
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17 Dec 21
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How Yinka Ilori’s technicolour storytelling is taking over the world
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African storytelling comes of age in CODA
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14 Dec 21
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The urban documentary delves into how we mark the passing of time
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Out of this world
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13 Dec 21
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Ghanaian artist Steloo channels Zambian ‘Afronaut’
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The seeds and the sower
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13 Dec 21
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Art and design fuse effortlessly in Jan Ernst’s first solo exhibition in France
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Morag Myerscough’s #CleanPower installation brightened up COP26
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13 Dec 21
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We chat to the designer about her recycled ocean plastic flags
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Vigil for Virgil
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8 Dec 21
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We pay tribute to creative polymath and trailblazer Virgil Abloh
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Cannabis-inspired book redefines the stoner aesthetic
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7 Dec 21
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This homage to pot will amuse and delight anyone interested in this unique sub-culture.
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Edel Rodriguez illustrates children’s book on rock icon Jimi Hendrix
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6 Dec 21
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Edgy artwork captures the iconoclastic musician’s rise to fame in the psychedelic Sixties
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Bicycle parking garage scoops major design award
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6 Dec 21
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An 8 000m² “space-age airport for cyclists” boosts The Hague’s transport hub
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I, Robot
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1 Dec 21
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Robot Café run remotely by differently abled workers wins top Japanese design award
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Louis Vuitton unwraps first vegan sneakers
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30 Nov 21
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The sustainable footwear is made from 90% recycled and bio-based materials
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Bringing wind turbines into urban spaces
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29 Nov 21
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Joe Doucet’s Wind Turbine Wall is a kinetic sculpture that harnesses the power of the wind
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Adrift in wonder – discover Expo 2020 Dubai’s eco-friendly Italian Pavilion
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29 Nov 21
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Construction materials include coffee grounds, orange peels and spirulina algae
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Bjarne Mastenbroek’s new book explores earth-bound architecture
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23 Nov 21
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Dig it! Building Bound to the Ground sees buildings as an extension of the planet’s crust
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Our highlights from New York Design Week 2021
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23 Nov 21
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New York’s design scene reflects the city’s rich diversity
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Former Design Indaba Speaker, Es Devlin presented her Conference of the Trees at COP26
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22 Nov 21
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The iconic stage designer planted a space for climate change conversations
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Design Indaba Emerging Creatives at Expo 2020 Dubai UAE!
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17 Nov 21
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We are thrilled to be representing South Africa at this World Expo
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OPEN’s Chapel of Sound is a concert hall like never before
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15 Nov 21
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The rock-like structure offers panoramic views of the valley alongside the Great Wall of China
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How 10 tech start-ups selected by COP26 will help us reach net zero targets
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10 Nov 21
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From combating climate change via AI, to Apps that reduce food wastage, these 10 companies champion tech for our planet
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Nine climate-conscious fashion designers showcase at COP26
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9 Nov 21
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Fashion Open Studio showcases designers who are responding to climate issues
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Subline lets New Yorkers reclaim disused subways
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8 Nov 21
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Pietro Quintino Sella’s conceptualises new transportation routes for cyclists and pedestrians in abandoned subway lines
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antenna 2021 design graduate Rosana Escobar redefines the value of materials with her project, Unravelling the Coffee Bag
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3 Nov 21
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Tracing a global product back to its local context and raw state
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antenna 2021 graduate Anandita Ayesha Rangarajan’s Hate, Spaces, Ghettos project uses architecture as a means of political and social critique
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2 Nov 21
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Commenting on ghettoisation and spatial segregation in cities
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From the Archives
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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