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Pichulik looks to Japan for inspiration behind her latest range

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Flower arrangements created in the Japanese art of Ikebana make striking combo next to her latest range

14 Jun 17
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An art invention to encourage more silence in our cities

Design Frontiers > Design Activism

The Silent Room invites people to come in, for up to 30 minutes and “not perform or achieve anything, but just to be”.

13 Jun 17
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Photographer Imraan Christian teams up with Faith XLVII

Design News > Design Activism

South African artists Imraan Christian and Faith XLVII deconstruct a pivotal moment in the country’s 2015 student uprising.

12 Jun 17
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From harvesting fungi from the body to hormone infused cocktails, are these the products of the future?

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Beirut Design Week's Speculative Needs exhibition is not as far-fetched as one might think.

12 Jun 17
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Anti-Trump patrons put their money where their politics are

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

This New York bar donates 100 per cent of their profit to causes that are fighting Trump

9 Jun 17
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This web-series tackles social justice through the eyes of a 9-year old girl

Design News > Film & Animation

Little Apple takes on racism, sexism and gentrification in this sci-fi drama.

9 Jun 17
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Wacom Creatives: A look into the experimental digital art of Miss Led

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

“If you want something really badly, then you don’t feel like you’re making sacrifices.”

9 Jun 17
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LocoL provides community support through food

Design News > Food Design

Roy Choi’s revolutionary fast food joint is changing what it means to be a great restaurant.

8 Jun 17
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Make Care products give teens with butterfly skin back their independence

Design News > Product Design

The project won Best of the Best at the Chile Design, 2017 Design Biennial.

8 Jun 17
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A look inside the new island museum in Abu Dhabi

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Louvre Abu Dhabi combines breathtaking architecture that is at once futuristic yet informed by ancient Arabian practices.

6 Jun 17
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Haunting black and white images capture forced removals in Johannesburg

Design News > Art & Photography

Behind urban renewal is often the untold stories of poor families who are put out with nowhere else to go.

6 Jun 17
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Atang Tshikare collaborated with Lesotho weavers to revive an old tradition

Design News > Craft

Multidisciplinary artist and designer Atang Tshikare has gone from murals to furniture to exploring African mythology through weaving

6 Jun 17
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Is wearing jeans bad for the environment?

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

According to researchers, the answer is a bit more complicated than that

5 Jun 17
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A photographer is building a photographic ark of animals before they go extinct

Design News > Design Activism

National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore's project The Photo Ark currently holds photos of over 6500 distinct animal species.

5 Jun 17
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Minutiae: The ‘anti-social’ app gives your more mundane moments meaning

Design Frontiers > Product Design

“YOU ARE NOT YOUR TIMELINE.”

5 Jun 17
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Ads Imitating Life exhibit explores not-so-progressive media representation

Design News > Art & Photography

American artist Hank Willis Thomas takes a critical view of ‘Adland’ in this collection.

2 Jun 17
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Native Nation captures Mexico’s forgotten cultures

Design News > Art & Photography

Uncover the indigenous communities of Mexico with photographer Diego Huerta.

2 Jun 17
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The striking interpretation of an age-old Senegalese legend

Design News > Art & Photography

Translating an old adage into striking visual art.

2 Jun 17
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Airbnb is tapping into its network to help resettle refugees

Talks > Design Thinking

Co-Founder & CPO Joe Gebbia announces that over 16,000 Airbnb hosts have already signed up to host refugees for free.

1 Jun 17
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Combatting Algeria’s harsh weather conditions with houses made from plastic bottles

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

These durable homes are safely housing the region’s refugee population.

1 Jun 17
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Guerilla art collective Luzinterruptus pays tribute to the march of time

Design News > Interaction Design

Spanish art collective has personalised 5000 recycled paper notebooks into a work of art

31 May 17
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This footwear startup is using 3D imaging technology to give you the perfect fit

Design Frontiers > Product Design

True Gault deliberately avoids traditional sizing to ensure a truly comfortable shoe.

31 May 17
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Cinismo Ilustrado: Illustrated Cynicism

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

An artist with a tongue-in-cheek approach to life’s disappointments.

31 May 17
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Scientists have found a way to give you more pasta for less money

Design News > Food Design

With programmable pasta, scientists have found an easier way to reduce shipping costs by manipulating its size

31 May 17

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