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Tadao Ando’s first Australian structure, MP10, is topped with a giant aluminium disc.
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Wacom Creatives: Guy Shield on using the presence of light in illustration
The Australian creative takes us through his creative process.
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Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | August 2017
We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look!
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Atkar
Architect
Originally a construction material supplier, Atkar has expanded to include an architectural division.
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A floating public pool designed to revive Melbourne’s Yarra River
London-based architects Studio Octopi proposed a floating pool to activate community interest around the cleanup of the Yarra River.
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Naked, defenseless & without glory
Sam Jinks’ hyper-real sculptures depict an unsettling human vulnerability.
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Reclaiming a feminine masculinity
Butch Is Not A Dirty Word: the publication celebrating butch identity and culture.
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BeSeens: LED imbedded, hand-signalling cycling gloves
BeSeens use motion detection and LED lighting to make indicating safer for cyclists.
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Floating bio-filtration system cleans up river litter
Melbourne-based designer Rowan Turnham builds a modular plant system that captures trash from an estuary.
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Researchers make strides towards self-cleaning textiles
Textiles that self-clean when exposed to light could be well on the way, but don’t throw out the washing machine yet.
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New technology set to give autonomous mobility to paraplegics
A small brain implant could enable paralysed people to control medical-assist equipment with their minds.
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Projects of Imagination creates a theatre of gastronomy for Melbourne’s foodie scene
Nick Cox and Dion Hall unpack the details of designing spaces for the restaurant industry.
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Super-sized graphics
Frost* Design's interior design of bright, quirky and oversized graphics for an Australian bank aims to aesthetically engage employees.
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Fabio Ongarato
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