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Magic-making lemonade
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Product Design
Sometimes the most simple of acts can inspire wonder.
18 Nov 16
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The Homeless Studio explores how architecture can help address homelessness
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Design Activism
This student-led project creates innovative homes for Los Angeles’ most vulnerable.
18 Nov 16
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Pneumatic dome turns London park into a community haven
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Urban & Landscape Design
Madrid-based firm DOSIS creates inflatable, reconfigurable public space.
18 Nov 16
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Fighting coastal erosion with the TetraPOT
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Urban & Landscape Design
With ocean levels on the rise, how do we protect our seaside towns?
18 Nov 16
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Relajaelcoco: Data-driven graphics
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Information Design
Spanish graphic design studio Relajaelcoco believe that good vibes and a relaxed mind are the key to the creative process.
17 Nov 16
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‘The Crying Forest’: a striking reminder of the forces ravaging the Amazon
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Art & Photography
Philippe Echaroux’s artistic protest against the destruction of the rainforest.
17 Nov 16
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We Shall See: A photographic journey from life to death
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Art & Photography
Photographer Ian Willms repairs the fractured relationship with his father in We Shall See.
17 Nov 16
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Was it Made in China or Designed in China?
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Design Thinking
The Chinese manufacturing industry is well known for its knockoffs. But what does that mean for the Chinese designer?
17 Nov 16
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Biolux: Speculating on the future of indoor lighting
Next Generation
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Design Thinking
Growing glowing architecture.
17 Nov 16
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This USB stick doubles as an HIV testing kit
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Product Design
Scientists based in the UK have developed a USB device that can quickly and accurately determine one's HIV status.
17 Nov 16
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Wire Glasses: Sustainable eyewear made in London and Harare
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Product Design
These John Lennon-style Wire Glasses are made from a single wire in Harare, Zimbabwe on frames that are 3d printed in London.
16 Nov 16
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Turning the tables with the Internet of Things
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Design Thinking
We use technology to experiment, test and customise our experiences. But what if it was the other way around?
16 Nov 16
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Plastic Bottle Village
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Industrial Design
Take a look at the life of Robert Bezeau, the "plastic bottle architect".
16 Nov 16
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Athi-Patra Ruga debuts new performance piece at Performa 17 Biennale in New York
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Art & Photography
Dismantling the myth of the ‘Rainbow Nation’ through performance art.
16 Nov 16
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A conversation with Jabu Nadia Newman: filmmaker, photographer and feminist
Next Generation
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Film & Animation
We chat to the woman behind the explosive webseries The Foxy Five. Jabu and her cast will be speaking at Design Indaba 2017.
16 Nov 16
00:02:20
Naama Schendar: Design to rethink trauma
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Interaction Design
The way that the world deals with trauma is not progressive enough, says Israeli-born multidisciplinary designer Naama Schendar.
15 Nov 16
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Trauma and the neuroplasticity of the human brain with Naama Schendar
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Interaction Design
Global Graduate Naama Schendar explores identity and trauma through a design project that encourages enhanced empathy.
15 Nov 16
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Chat with Dope Saint Jude
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Music & Sound Design
South African rapper Dope Saint Jude has through her music challenged gender identity in the masculine realm of hip hop.
15 Nov 16
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Smart streetlights powered by pedestrian footsteps
Design Frontiers
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Urban & Landscape Design
Clean-tech startup EnGoPlanet harnesses kinetic energy to potentially power cities around the world.
15 Nov 16
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Photographer Loes Heerink captures the beauty of Vietnam’s street trade
Design Frontiers
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Art & Photography
‘Vendors From Above’ - a collection of aerial shots of the vivid hawkers of Hanoi.
15 Nov 16
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Turning the violent side of nature into an energy source
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Industrial Design
Japanese engineers turn their attention to the power of typhoons.
15 Nov 16
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Contemporary ceramics capture the African heritage
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Product Design
Senegalese ceramicist Fatimata Ly creates contemporary products with a strong sense of African heritage.
14 Nov 16
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A delicious way to die
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Food Design
This surreal cookbook details the most heavenly ways to enter the afterlife.
14 Nov 16
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RoboBees and the future of pollination
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Design Thinking
Are scientists about to replace bees?
14 Nov 16
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