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The Hive pavilion replicates the ways bees communicate

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Built using over 17 000 pieces of aluminium, the Hive is fitted with LED lights and sound to replicate the buzzing, tooting and quacking communication cues used

23 Jun 16
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VR technology enables crime scene visits in court

Design News > Interaction Design

A research team is developing sophisticated crime scene re-enactment technology for the criminal justice system.

23 Jun 16
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Mobile app MedRx makes healthcare accessible in Ghana

Design News > Design Thinking

As an interactive platform, MedRx solves its user’s healthcare needs by making information more accessible.

23 Jun 16
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ZERO PER STOOL exemplifies craft with a zero-waste focus

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Upcycling design studio in South Korea creates distinctive seating design without letting a single scrap of wood go to waste.

23 Jun 16
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Photo series captures the tattooed faces of a dying culture in Myanmar

Design News > Art & Photography

The Lai Tu Chin culture is disappearing. This photographic series documents the last of the dying culture.

22 Jun 16
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4 Innovative ways to locally grow food

Design News > Design Thinking

These designs hope to use less water, produce more food and bring ecology back into urban centres.

22 Jun 16
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Affordable, modular housing design comes fully fitted

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Indian architects present a prefab housing system where the storage and furnishings form part of the unit.

22 Jun 16
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Twenty-Fifty: A visualisation of the world’s food crisis

Next Generation > Graphic Design & Illustration

Designer Gemma Warriner is trying to make the global food crisis we face in 2050 accessible by representing the data in vegetables.

22 Jun 16
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Low-cost housing project harnesses existing infrastructure

Design News > Design Activism

Using sustainable materials and local labour, the Casas Melhoradas housing project is trying to eliminate city slums.

22 Jun 16
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What Design Can Do looks at what Africa can do for Europe

Design News > Design Activism

The challenges we face can be solved through international cooperation. This year’s WDCD conference looks at Africa’s solutions for Europe’s problems.

21 Jun 16
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Benjamin Hubert on how to redesign the way you work to make a bigger, better impact

Talks > Product Design

Design by numbers. British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert shares a bit of data about his journey through the design industry.

21 Jun 16
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The Tycycler provides waste-pickers with an alternative to tyre burning

Design News > Product Design

The Tycycler is on a mission to stop harmful tyre burning and assist waste workers in recycling tyre-wire.

21 Jun 16
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Designer Ying Gao creates dresses that respond to emotion

Design News > Interaction Design

The dresses imitate “microbial life” and react to the emotions of viewers.

21 Jun 16
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Turning plastic into fuel, an innovative way to deal with waste

Design Frontiers > Product Design

A team made up of researchers from USA and China have come up with a new way to deal with plastic waste.

21 Jun 16
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Are edible cups the future of tableware?

Design News > Product Design

LOLIWARE is a line of all-natural, seaweed-based cups that are completely safe to eat

21 Jun 16
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Why London's cars are like America's guns

Design News > Design Thinking

Issue 2 of Do The Green Thing, "Why London's cars are like America's guns", is a call to reduce the number of cars and protect public space and fresh air.

20 Jun 16
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Photography series focusses on the Mundari cattle herders of South Sudan

Design News > Art & Photography

Photographer Tariq Zaidi captures the life and spirit of the cattle herding Mundari tribe of South Sudan in his latest photographic series.

20 Jun 16
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Rotating veil shields medical centre from the heat

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

This plan for a medical centre in Al Ain, UAE uses a rotating veil to naturally control its temperature.

20 Jun 16
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We talk to South African ceramicist Andile Dyalvane

Q&A > Creative Economy

Andile Dyalvane’s first solo exhibition is set to open in New York’s Friedman Benda gallery this month.

20 Jun 16
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Dutch architects reveal "What a brick can do in Mali"

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Architecture firm LEVS architecten champions non-fired bricks for the design and development of Dogon, Mali.

20 Jun 16
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5 companies working toward a sustainable future

Design News > Creative Economy

Following the signing of the Paris agreement this year, sustainability is on top of everyone’s minds and it seems like global brands are leading the way.

20 Jun 16
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Margaret Calvert: Sign of the times

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

Renowned graphic designer Margaret Calvert talks tech and working against repetition.

17 Jun 16
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5 buildings rethinking what wood can do

Design News > Creative Economy

Wood is making a come-back as environmental concern and innovation pushes it to the forefront.

17 Jun 16
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Ged Palmer and the art of lettering

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

British designer Ged Palmer is a master of hand painted lettering. He works with a brush (not a keyboard and mouse) because it brings him better peace of mind.

17 Jun 16

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