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The Boring Collection: Lensvelt's deliberately drab furniture
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Product Design
The remarkable thing about this furniture line is that it is totally unremarkable.
7 Sep 16
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Zulu and Ndebele patterns on solid wood desks
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Product Design
These two new pieces by Siyanda Mbele show a distinctive step in his creative journey, searching for ways to bring tradition into contemporary design.
6 Sep 16
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Intimate Strangers: I don't walk alone
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Art & Photography
In the second part of her photo series Intimate Strangers, South African artist Puleng Mongale explores the yearning she has to be in touch with her ancestors.
6 Sep 16
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Modern art that celebrates the African heritage
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Craft
Travel and experiences in Africa gave French artist Doline Legrand Diop an artistic mission.
6 Sep 16
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Meet the strangers in your mind with Hyde & Seek
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Art & Photography
Jimin Kim’s award-winning book of illustrations asks you to find the Mr Hyde to your Dr Jekyll.
6 Sep 16
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Artificial Intelligence and Life in 2030: Stanford’s ongoing study
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Information Design
The University of Stanford assembled thinkers to measure the future ripples of AI – and their first full report has been issued.
6 Sep 16
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S’CoolBeans: the “stealth-health” sandwich spread
Next Generation
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Food Design
Students develop nutritious alternative to Nutella in South Africa.
6 Sep 16
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New mural by Faith47: Who will guard the guards
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Design Activism
New mural by Faith47 in Downton LA, titled "Who will guard the guards themselves", asks how power can be held accountable for the behaviour it allows.
5 Sep 16
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Waste Not: Aliza Eliazarov turns trash food into works of art
Design Frontiers
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Art & Photography
This photographer is highlighting the global food crisis with her images of salvaged food.
5 Sep 16
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Biovessel: An odourless compost bin for the dinner table
Design News
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Product Design
We waste around 45 per cent of the food we produce. The Biovessel is a beautiful addition to sustainable living.
5 Sep 16
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The Setsuna: Toyota’s wooden concept car
Design News
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Industrial Design
The Japanese car manufacturer has created a functional concept car inspired by the emotional connections we have with family vehicles.
5 Sep 16
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Retro summer scenes: Are problem-free summers behind us?
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
A greek visual designer re-visits and interrogates iconic summer days from the 50s & 60s.
5 Sep 16
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Step into Aquasixio’s surreal fantasy universes
Design News
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Art & Photography
This clinical psychologist unpacks the inner workings of his world by creating new worlds.
2 Sep 16
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Body Love: The adult colouring book challenging how we see our bodies
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Graphic Design & Illustration
This Canadian artist is championing body positivity.
2 Sep 16
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The surface that turns mealtime into a balancing act
Design News
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Product Design
The Sati Tala is a surface unlike any other dinner table. Built for mindfulness, it physically connects its users.
2 Sep 16
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HI-SEAS: The NASA-funded Mars simulation project
Design Frontiers
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Urban & Landscape Design
An elaborate Mars habitation research project has just closed one chapter and is preparing to embark on the next one.
2 Sep 16
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Mapping the invisible world of microbes with bees
Design News
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Design Thinking
How insects are helping a team of scientists and designers understand our microbial surroundings.
2 Sep 16
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Hornsea Project Two: UK’s massive new wind farm
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Design Thinking
The British government has recently approved construction of a second, world-leading collection of wind turbines.
1 Sep 16
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Taj Francis creates Afro-Japanese portraiture
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
A lyric, the emotion of a song and the instruction of a beat gives birth to illustrations meant to awaken the viewer.
1 Sep 16
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Alex McDowell on telling stories that shape the future
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Film & Animation
A veteran of the cinematic arts, renowned designer Alex McDowell believes that storytelling has the power to influence design.
1 Sep 16
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The Forest Where the Wind Returns: Hayao Miyazaki’s real-life woodland landscape
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Urban & Landscape Design
The former spearhead of Studio Ghibli plans to give children an immersive experience of the natural world in Kumé Island, Okinawa.
1 Sep 16
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Reimagining feminism on Bitch Planet
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The patriarchy becomes a literal prison in this refreshing, feminist comic series.
1 Sep 16
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The quiet struggle in water scarce Pakistan
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Design Activism
Water scarcity threatens the security of Pakistan’s people. Follow one photojournalist as she documents its effects.
31 Aug 16
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Breeze Yoko unveils latest work 'Boniswa'
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Art & Photography
The Johannesburg-based street artist's latest work is a tribute to the black girl child.
31 Aug 16
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