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Urban & Landscape Design
Lina Ghotmeh’s 2023 Serpentine Pavilion has arrived in Kensington Gardens.
19 Jun 23
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20/23 vision
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Product Design
Apple introduces a new era of spatial computing with its ‘mixed reality’ headset.
19 Jun 23
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Perfect pair
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Craft
This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creatives duo share a love of creativity, craft and collaboration.
19 Jun 23
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Rhythm and hues
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Craft
The new Philharmonie Luxembourg logo responds to music.
19 Jun 23
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Digital muse
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Design Thinking
Ballet production Fusion pushes the boundaries of art and technology.
9 Jun 23
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Petal power
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Architecture & Interiors
Snøhetta’s redesign of the Blanton Museum of Art in Texas includes lily-like canopies.
9 Jun 23
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Synth wave
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Art & Photography
Yuri Suzuki has created a web experience celebrating the legendary Moog synthesiser.
9 Jun 23
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Hands on
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Craft
Rejoice Kunene aims to ‘foster a deeper appreciation for African heritage and its relevance in contemporary society’.
9 Jun 23
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Fairest of them all
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Art & Photography
The first edition of a Johannesburg art fair dazzled visitors with local and international artworks.
5 Jun 23
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Sky mountain
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Architecture & Interiors
A coastal pavilion in China echoes the sky, the hills and the ocean.
5 Jun 23
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Water wings
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Craft
This luxurious vessel takes emission-free transport from the road to the water.
5 Jun 23
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To the walls
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Graphic Design & Illustration
‘Murals have a unique ability to connect with a community,’ says this member of the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives class of 2023.
5 Jun 23
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Architects in Venice
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Architecture & Interiors
The pavilions defining the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale.
29 May 23
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Counting sheep
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Art & Photography
This exhibition shows how wool is more than just a raw material.
29 May 23
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The hills are alive
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Urban & Landscape Design
This winery building forges a symbiotic relationship between architecture and nature.
29 May 23
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Material boy
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Craft
This contemporary artist loves challenging notions of understanding and breaking the rules.
29 May 23
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Keep it cool
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Urban & Landscape Design
This sustainable cooler uses ancient geothermal techniques to chill drinks without electricity.
22 May 23
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Woven stories
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Craft
The artistic practice of this 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative examines memory, identity and inheritance.
22 May 23
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Pretty in pink
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Craft
A 7,6-metre-tall fluorescent tree decorates New York’s High Line.
22 May 23
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Dreams come true
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Architecture & Interiors
Adjaye Associates transformed a former ice warehouse in Harlem into a public school.
22 May 23
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Finding hope
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Craft
Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2023 Oteng Hope Kopiso applies no limits to her craft.
12 May 23
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House of memories
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Design Activism
A memorial dedicated to earthquake victims traces the natural paths on a hill.
12 May 23
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To-do list
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Design Thinking
Ayse Birsel’s latest book guides readers in designing their own long, happy lives.
12 May 23
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Bathroom break
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African Design
Tom Dixon collaborates with Cosentino on a bold new vision for bathrooms.
12 May 23
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A march through time
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London design studio and Design Indaba alumnus NB Studio created stamps celebrating 50 years since the first Pride march in London
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Tobias Bolliger of Studio Bollo turns typefaces into distorted patterns that resemble rhythmic beats
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Building sustainability
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Coburg University Master’s students designed a tiny house made entirely of renewable materials that adopts cradle-to-cradle principles
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