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The physicist who folds
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Design Thinking
Physicist Robert lang left NASA to practice origami. Great Big Story tells us why.
17 Mar 17
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Stories of feral children told through photography
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Art & Photography
This photographer sheds light on the cruelty faced by children as they are abandoned by society absolutely.
17 Mar 17
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A conceptualised take on gendered domestic bliss
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Art & Photography
Photographer Patty Carroll’s Anonymous Women addresses our gendered view of domesticity.
17 Mar 17
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The Iota Project: blending bespoke furniture creation with social upliftment
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Industrial Design
These beautiful handmade objects are creating jobs for unemployed women.
17 Mar 17
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A look into the volume of the internet
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Information Design
How much do you know about the design of the worldwide web?
16 Mar 17
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Data Oruwari: Master of the micropen
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Graphic Design & Illustration
“Creativity is my religion, so I’m always finding new ways to bring things to life.”
16 Mar 17
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South African photographer shortlisted in 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
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Art & Photography
Cole Ndelu’s arresting entry was inspired by the #FeesMustFall movement.
16 Mar 17
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Using technology to reimagine the documentation of human suffering
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Art & Photography
Photographer Richard Mosse’s latest work opens at the Barbican.
16 Mar 17
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RiverBlue
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Film & Animation
This film documents the unspoken cost of the global fashion industry.
15 Mar 17
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Eco-friendly digs for the modern nomad
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Creative Economy
The University of Porto (UPTEC), Portuguese startup Ecocubo created a prefab perfect for travellers.
15 Mar 17
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Nana Oforiatta – Ayim and the encyclopaedia of African art and culture
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African Design
African art, advancements, innovations and magic all in one place.
15 Mar 17
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Reframing assumptions about ‘African art’
Next Generation
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Graphic Design & Illustration
A young illustrator who celebrates international influences rather than confined fidelity.
15 Mar 17
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StelooLive: An experimental, electronic soundscape in Accra
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Music & Sound Design
In this live mix of fashion, art and sound, Accra-based trail-blazer Dj Steloo creates an experimental soundscape using glass, spoons and cans as instruments.
14 Mar 17
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A step closer to stretchable, soft electronics
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Design Thinking
Stanford University researchers use a soup additive to create the next generation of flexible electronics.
14 Mar 17
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Permanent Alien focuses on stories from the Asian American diaspora
Design Frontiers
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Art & Photography
“What if we made a comic featuring people who looked like us for people who look like us?”
14 Mar 17
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Falling: Representing depression through art
Design News
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Art & Photography
This artist depicts her longstanding experience of mental disorder in disturbing style.
13 Mar 17
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New subversive hip hop from Kenyan artist Muthoni Drummer Queen
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Music & Sound Design
Kenyan rapper and singer, Muthoni Drummer Queen’s latest song is hip-hop activism at its finest.
13 Mar 17
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The Scene of Childhood
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Art & Photography
Photographer Lionel Jusseret captures the magical ways that autistic children communicate.
13 Mar 17
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The carbon cost of your cocaine
Opinion
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Design Thinking
In the sixth edition of Do The Green Thing, the eco-warriors reveal the carbon footprint associated with every line of cocaine.
13 Mar 17
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This tampon packaging brings an important part of menstruation out of hiding
Design News
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Product Design
Thinx Tampons has gone where no tampon maker has dared go before.
13 Mar 17
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Young, fashionable and made in Dakar
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Three young fashion designers on being creative and running fashion houses in Dakar.
10 Mar 17
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The Five Fields Play Structure by Matter Design
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Design Thinking
This playground stimulates the imagination and encourages creativity.
10 Mar 17
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Panâh: An ethical fashion production house in Kenya
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
This African production house produces high quality clothes for international brands.
10 Mar 17
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Using soybeans to create vegan leather
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Design Thinking
We can now add soybeans to the list of cruelty-free leather alternatives.
9 Mar 17
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