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Conflict Ecology
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Design Thinking
The Geospatial research studio who is using radar technology to reveal the hidden impact of conflict.
3 hours 23 min
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Led by Donkeys
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Satire, activism and creative resistance
6 hours 54 min
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Joy through resistance
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Art & Photography
Yinka Ilori’s latest exhibition showcases his deeper roots of joy
7 hours 12 min
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Sound and Light Soother
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Product Design
Motorola’s S1 Soother Brings Emotional Design to the Nursery
5 Jun 26
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A Bracelet That Translates Sign Language
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Product Design
Nura’s bracelet design wins the 2026 Rimowa Design Prize
5 Jun 26
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Ratchu Vaan Surajaras
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Architecture & Interiors
Designing Flood Resistant Cities
28 May 26
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Jakob Trollbäck
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Design Activism
Beauty and Logic of design
28 May 26
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Enni-Kukka Tuomala
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Design Thinking
Radical Empathy
28 May 26
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Wave Energy
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Design Thinking
Spanish engineering company IDOM launches MARMOK-A-5, a floating wave energy converter.
28 May 26
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Kinya Tagawa
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Techno-progressivism
28 May 26
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Freeway Park
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Architecture & Interiors
Designed by HKS and SWA, Halperin Park is a “cap park” built over a 14 lane freeway to repair social fabric.
28 May 26
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Antya Waegemann
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Product Design
Designing response systems
22 May 26
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As Seen Below
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Architecture & Interiors
James Turrell’s new Skyspace Opens at ARoS in June 2026
21 May 26
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Sacha Buliard
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Design Thinking
Unlearn
20 May 26
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Floating Futures
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Food Design
Studio Malu explores a new relationship between food, climate and territory
19 May 26
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Alexandra Genis
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Food Design
Speculative Gastronomy
19 May 26
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Ananya Khaitan
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Design Activism
Justice Communication
18 May 26
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Spiritual District
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Architecture & Interiors
Stefano Boeri Architetti, the project reimagines the monastery as a civic space.
15 May 26
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Patrick Thomas – Design for Activism
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Patrick Thomas shows how graphic design can empower activism and enable collective action in a time shaped by protest and collaboration.
15 May 26
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Jeanne Gang – Actionable Idealism
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Architecture & Interiors
Jeanne Gang demonstrates how architecture can strengthen communities, restore ecosystems, and shape more resilient, inclusive and future-ready cities.
15 May 26
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Microplastic capturing Algae
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Design Thinking
Scientists at the University of Missouri have developed a genetically engineered algae capable of removing microplastics from polluted water.
15 May 26
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Elissa Brunato: Eco-Sequins
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Design Thinking
Reimagining embellishment, Elissa Brunato creates bio-based sequins from cellulose, proving sustainability and beauty can coexist without plastic or waste.
11 May 26
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Communal Spirit
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Architecture & Interiors
Kéré Architecture’s first built work in South America
8 May 26
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Climate Tech Map
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Design Activism
The new Climate Tech Map by Pentagram, led by Giorgia Lupi,
8 May 26
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