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The twins at the heart of comic culture in Cairo
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Take a look at this gallery of illustrations created by Egyptian identical brothers who work under the name Twins Cartoon.
13 Jan 16
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The Aerîal network uses Wi-Fi waves to track changes in your home
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Information Design
The Aerîal sensing network uses your home Wi-Fi signals to safeguard your space, focusing on security, elderly care and baby monitoring.
13 Jan 16
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SHoP Architects will build 50 resilient schools in Nepal
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Architecture & Interiors
New York-based firm ShoP Architects will build 50 schools in earthquake-damaged regions of Nepal.
13 Jan 16
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Tech-infused tights enhance the yoga experience
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Tech and sportswear merge seamlessly in these posture-correcting tights for the budding yogi.
13 Jan 16
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Flying solar farm generates energy around the clock
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Design Thinking
Solar balloons generate energy where clouds cannot interfere with their efficiency.
12 Jan 16
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Handstitched leather shoes from Ethiopia
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Product Design
Oliberté shoes, the world’s first Fair Trade certified footwear, are all handstitched in Ethiopia.
12 Jan 16
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An exhibition dedicated to contemporary fashion in Africa’s major cities
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
“Fashion Cities Africa” is the first major exhibition in the United Kingdom to celebrate and examine the growing contemporary fashion scene on the continent.
12 Jan 16
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These naughty illustrations betray truisms about human relationships
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Graphic Design & Illustration
“Les Coquins” is a book of risqué illustrations by French artist Marion Fayolle.
12 Jan 16
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Knightscope invents crime-preventative patrol bots
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Information Design
Surveillance robots roam the streets to assess potential threats and alert authorities.
12 Jan 16
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Benjamin Hubert: Holistic designs to inspire change
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Product Design
Award-winning designer Benjamin Hubert talks about using design to make things better.
12 Jan 16
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The SNIFFPHONE could revolutionise early cancer detection
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Product Design
Professor Hossam Haick at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology designed a product that pairs with a smartphone to detect lung cancer.
12 Jan 16
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MBOISA: West African patterning meets sculptural furniture design
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Product Design
Dokter and Misses’ Kassena Town Cabinets echo the traditional architecture and striking graphic artwork of the Kassena people.
11 Jan 16
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Famed photographer Walter Pfeiffer collaborates with ECAL students
Next Generation
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Art & Photography
“Choli Cholie” is a photographic book created by ECAL students in collaboration with the celebrated Swiss photographer Walter Pfeiffer.
11 Jan 16
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This Japanese home is formed by series of house-shaped towers
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Architecture & Interiors
Standing at different heights, these steel-clad towers form one playful residence in Japan’s city of Kosai.
11 Jan 16
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MBOISA: The irony and anger of beauty in South Africa
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Art & Photography
Three young South Africans from three very different backgrounds set off a journey to discover the pulse of their country 20 years into democracy.
11 Jan 16
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Syrian monuments recreated in miniature to protect their history
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Design Activism
To protect Syria’s heritage, a group of artists have built miniature replicas of the country’s most iconic sites.
11 Jan 16
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Ai Wei Wei sets up a studio on the refugee-flooded Greek island of Lesbos
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Design Thinking
Chinese artsit Ai Wei Wei has set up a studio on the Greek islands of Lesbos to make art that responds to the migrant crisis.
11 Jan 16
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A school that stands as a beacon of sustainability in New York City
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Architecture & Interiors
Architecture firm, SOM created a net-zero elementary school that is geared towards sustainable living.
11 Jan 16
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Ghetto Biennale catalogue documents the creative endeavours of Haitian artists
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Art & Photography
The Ghetto Biennale connects Haitian artists to the rest of the world; its catalogue will give the exhibition longevity.
11 Jan 16
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Jean-Paul Bourdier's work explores the human form and nature without digital enhancement
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Art & Photography
Jean-Paul Bourdier's photography poetically explores the human form as it experiences ties with the four elements - earth, air, water, light.
8 Jan 16
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MBOISA: Peas, wasabi and asparagus like they’ve never been prepared before
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Food Design
Candice Philip’s Pea Wasabi Mousse is the result of a creative eye and a refined palate.
8 Jan 16
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Hybrid tractor designed for more efficient farming in Uganda
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Industrial Design
In Kampala, a Makerere University research team unveiled a multi-purpose tractor to aid local crop cultivation.
8 Jan 16
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A poncho designed especially for cyclists
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Product Design
The Boncho, by VANMOOF, is a poncho designed especially for cyclists to use in the rain.
8 Jan 16
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MBOISA: A coat that brings tradition to a contemporary form
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Thabo Makhetha's contemporary Starburst Coat is made from a Basotho blanket, combining tradition and modernity in a unique way.
8 Jan 16
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