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Cube, the Netherlands' first design museum, opens this weekend
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Design Thinking
The Netherlands' first design museum opens this weekend with two internationally focused exhibitions: "Designing the World" and "Design Identities".
23 Oct 15
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Photos from the frontline of South Africa's student protests
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Art & Photography
Photographer Imraan Christian documents the day a student protest over unaffordable university fees turned violent.
22 Oct 15
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Master of the craft: Surfboard shaper
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Art & Photography
In a photo series focusing on master artisans, we look at the hands of the makers. Today we look at a master surfboard shaper.
22 Oct 15
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The ReMotion Knee is a low-cost prosthetic for developing countries
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Design Activism
D-Rev, a company focusing on providing quality healthcare to low-income populations, is launching the ReMotion Knee.
22 Oct 15
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India's Kothi community defies gender roles despite persecution
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Art & Photography
A Woman In My Heart by Candace Feit captures a community of men who struggle to find a way to express their feminine identities.
22 Oct 15
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Six questions for Frida Escobedo - the architect who doesn't ascribe to architectural trends
Inside View
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Architecture & Interiors
We talk to the Mexican architect about the blurry definition of architecture, building for social impact, and not subscribing to labels.
22 Oct 15
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TextielMuseum presents Fiber Futures | Art from Japan
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Art & Photography
The Netherlands-based textile museum showcases 30 Japanese artists pushing boundaries in the practice of fibre art.
22 Oct 15
00:04:45
Tino Schaedler: Journey from the physical to the virtual
Video Interviews
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Interaction Design
With a background in architecture and set design, Tino Schaedler is now taking on the world of virtual reality.
22 Oct 15
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Children from Kenya’s slums tell their own story in a DIY zine
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Design Thinking
Zinester, a social initiative, is giving children from Kenya’s biggest slum a chance to write and photograph their own narrative in a DIY zine.
22 Oct 15
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Smart baby tech gives parents a jump on their kids’ education
Design News
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Product Design
The Starling is a smart-wearable for babies designed to early language skill development.
22 Oct 15
00:03:47
Ariane Spanier: The evolution of FUKT magazine
Video Interviews
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Design director Ariane Spanier talks digital versus print and the evolution of FUKT magazine.
21 Oct 15
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NubianVR's "Pandora" is a first for African virtual reality
African Report
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Film & Animation
Techno-progressive virtual reality studio NubianVR has created a 360-degree film called "Pandora", set in a dreamlike, virtual version of Accra.
21 Oct 15
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Neva: the device designed to power medical equipment in an outage
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Product Design
Neva, designed by Nigerian scientist Louise Oduyoye, powers medical devices during an outage.
21 Oct 15
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UNICEF's Kid Power wearable saves lives
Design News
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Product Design
UNICEF have brought out a wearable that encourages kids to get active in exchange for points that save the lives of starving children in developing countries.
21 Oct 15
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This trashcan-inspired home is the future of urban living
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
From its smart home features to its mobile glass-cube structure, the Kasita is a new kind of home.
21 Oct 15
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Riding the Bird of Prey Bicycle
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
The designer behind the Bird of Prey Bicycle, which the user rides prone like a superhero, says it is the fastest, most comfortable bike ever.
21 Oct 15
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Grassroots Cactivism could solve California's drought problems
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Urban & Landscape Design
Grassroots Cactivism, a speculative project designed by Ali Chen, uses cacti as a source of food, water purification and animal fodder.
20 Oct 15
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Teen scientist's device harvests the ocean's untapped energy
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
A 15-year-old scientist designed a low-cost device that harvests the ocean's energy to provide power to the developing world.
20 Oct 15
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One Heart One Tree plants a virtual forest on the Eiffel Tower
Design News
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Design Activism
Artist Naziha Mestaoui is planning to grow a virtual forest on the Eiffel Tower that will be matched by a real one in the soil.
20 Oct 15
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Too Young To Wed captures the haunting truth about child brides
Design News
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Design Activism
This travelling photo series captures haunting images of child brides around the world.
20 Oct 15
00:01:40
Trailer: Rosita Missoni on a life dedicated to fashion
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Fashion and business icon Rosita Missoni talks about the love for her family as the driving force behind her success.
20 Oct 15
00:24:00
Rosita Missoni on a life dedicated to fashion
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Fashion and business icon Rosita Missoni talks about the love for her family as the driving force behind her success.
20 Oct 15
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An industrial design student’s expiry label could tackle the global food wastage problem
Design News
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Industrial Design
A bio-reactive, food expiry label trumps unreliable sell-by-date stamps on packaged food.
20 Oct 15
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Katharina Grosse paints herself an imaginary world
Design News
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Art & Photography
This Berlin-based artist uses colour to distort surfaces and objects, creating otherworldly installations.
20 Oct 15
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