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Future forms of concrete, plastic could be both sustainable and eco-friendly
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Industrial Design
“The polymers can be chemically recycled and reused, in principle, infinitely.”
16 May 18
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A Digital Drum is bringing computer skills to the youth in rural Uganda
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Product Design
Design without Borders has developed a way to bridge the information gap between urban and rural youth of Uganda.
15 May 18
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Rwanda-based photographer Chris Schwagga on photography as language
African Report
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Art & Photography
Burundian photographer Chris Schwagga uses photography as his language – and, just like words, an image can be very ambiguous.
15 May 18
00:19:06
Conscious fashion: Amna Elshandaweely’s take on fashion and revolution
Talks
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The Cairo designer makes a moving case for social impact with something as simple as the clothes we wear.
15 May 18
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The WikiCell: Nature-inspired edible packaging
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Product Design
WikiFoods aims to eliminate the overuse of plastic in food packaging.
14 May 18
00:03:36
On landscape architecture as the lifeblood of a city
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Urban & Landscape Design
Cees van der Veeken gives us his take on the unscripted nature of landscape design at the inaugural Design Commons.
14 May 18
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Letters from a Birmingham Girl
Design News
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Film & Animation
A documentary about intersectionality, identity and family.
11 May 18
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Go ahead and take your selfies girl
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Body-positive artist Zola Lovette is the creative behind a series of illustrations celebrating bathroom selfies.
11 May 18
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Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga celebrates Congo's Mangbetu culture
Design News
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Art & Photography
A dying warrior culture is remembered through the modern paintings created by this Congolese artist.
10 May 18
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Playgrounds that feed war-torn Syria's kids in more ways than one
Design News
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Design Activism
It’s a healthy space where children are taught how to plant, grow and harvest fruits and vegetables.
10 May 18
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How will climate change affect our eating habits in 30 years time?
Design News
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Food Design
Researchers and scientists say we'll need to intensify the use of drought-tolerant food sources such as seaweed and more.
10 May 18
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Neri Oxman wins at Cooper Hewitt 2018 National Design Awards
Design News
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Product Design
“All ten of this year’s winners present a powerful design perspective and body of work that is at once inclusive and deeply personal..."
9 May 18
00:28:41
Lebo Mashile on her life and how poetry and books became a lifeline
Talks
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Music & Sound Design
“Criss-crossing, jumping identities has been the story of my life.”
9 May 18
00:10:32
Caroline Smeenk on designing products to help pregnant women who can't access hospitals
Next Generation
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Product Design
"17% of rural Canadians live over 2 hours away from their nearest hospital."
8 May 18
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Ukubutha: A waste-to-energy solution to mobilise residents in informal settlements
Design News
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Urban & Landscape Design
Architecture graduate Nicole Moyo shares her idea on how informal communities can create their own water, energy and waste systems.
8 May 18
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Childish Gambino forcefully unpacks race and violence in America
Design News
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Music & Sound Design
The multitalented artist’s new music video delivers a striking social commentary.
7 May 18
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This shelter is a response to forced immigration
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
An eco-friendly modular shelter for displaced immigrants created by design firm DMOA.
7 May 18
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Will AI be our new co-dependent relationship?
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
Nicole Pérez’s annoying robots ponder the future of automated intimacy.
7 May 18
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Students explore bamboo as sustainable alternative to conventional building
Design News
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Design Activism
Combining traditional weaving techniques with digital design.
4 May 18
00:05:36
Brynjar Sigurðarson on the relationship between objects and stories
Talks
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Product Design
The Design Indaba #GlobalGrad alumnus has been awarded with the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize 2018.
3 May 18
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Learn how these wearables serve the hearing impaired
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
"How can the deaf and hearing-impaired community experience music, without actually hearing it?"
3 May 18
00:01:53
These Senegalese rappers found an ingenious way to report on politics
Video Interviews
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Music & Sound Design
“There is a long tradition in hip hop here [Senegal], particularly hip hop being political."
3 May 18
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This is the world's first biodegradable home pregnancy test
Design News
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Product Design
The lightweight, ultra-thin invention can be sent in an envelope and biodegrades in three months.
2 May 18
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An ostomy bag for health, beauty and function
Design News
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Product Design
We look back at some impactful design from a UK graduate who sought to combat stigma in health care.
2 May 18
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