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Love Letter to the Subway

Design News > Design Thinking

Giorgia Lupi in partnership with MTA and Design have transformed the Fulton Centre into a tribute to the subway system.

24 Oct 25
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Mother Vérité

Design News > Design Thinking

A monument to motherhood and the “everywoman”

24 Oct 25
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Natural Movement

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Design Award finalist revolutionising Mobility: SOLE¹ is an AI powered, soft robotic wearable to improve motion.

24 Oct 25
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Impulse Purchase

Design News > Information Design

OK Go turns a music video into an open-source playground for design and animation

17 Oct 25
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A Grand Gesture

Design News > Information Design

“Dear New York” Transforms Grand Central into a sweeping art installation.

17 Oct 25
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Urify

Design News > Information Design

Ambient health screening by Yidan Xu shortlisted for the James Dyson Awards 2025.

17 Oct 25
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Ocean Bonds

Design News > Design Activism

Designing finance for the planet, Bonds for Ocean Conservation reimagines debt as a tool for conservation.

9 Oct 25
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Upcycled Tower

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Quay Quarter Tower, The World’s First Upcycled Skyscraper

9 Oct 25
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Care-wear

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Coperni pushes the fashion boundary with new line of regenerative wear.

9 Oct 25
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Radically Human

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Thomas Heatherwick, director of the 2025 Seoul Architecture Biennale sets a provocative mission: make cities radically human.

3 Oct 25
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Lensare, wearable for harmful light stimuli

Design News > Product Design

Student designed wearable for harmful light stimuli

3 Oct 25
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Rahmah Library

Design News > Design Activism

Designed by The MAAK with support from the Rotary Club of Newlands and the Otto Foundation, the library serves 500 learners in District Six, Cape Town.

3 Oct 25
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Baghdad Sustainable Forests

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

A Master Plan for Urban Renewal & Ecology

25 Sep 25
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ZHA’s Marine Habitats

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Unveiled at the World Design Congress 2025, Nereid by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)

25 Sep 25
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Transparent Happiness

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Yinka Ilori Designs for Public Joy

25 Sep 25
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Green Island Substation

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Award winning substation design blurs boundaries between Infrastructure & ecology.

19 Sep 25
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Screen Free Processing

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Helsinki’s Computer Playground teaches to code without a screen.

19 Sep 25
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Accelerate Wind

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Turning Roofs into Energy Generators

19 Sep 25
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Climbing Amphitheatre

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Farming ladders become a stage for community bonding

12 Sep 25
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Cool Cities

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Solar-Powered Urban Cooling: KlimaKover’s Sustainable Approach to Beating the Heat

12 Sep 25
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Climate Landscapes

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Bas Smets reshapes the future of cities at LUMA Arles

12 Sep 25
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Ritual of Rebuilding

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

A timber soccer stadium designed for regeneration, community participation, and knowledge transfer

5 Sep 25
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Architecture with Hope

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The Betty Bazar Community Centre and Preschool for vulnerable communities

5 Sep 25
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Award winning Wonder Cabinet

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Bethlehem’s inspiring hub for creativity, culture and commerce

5 Sep 25

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