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Sci-fi scenes
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Architecture & Interiors
Zaha Hadid Architects’ latest building is a futuristic centre of innovation and gathering.
6 Nov 23
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Fire bug
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A repurposed smartphone becomes a wildfire detection system.
6 Nov 23
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Face your fears
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Product Design
These pieces of furniture challenged visitors to confront their biggest phobias.
6 Nov 23
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Retro icon
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Sixty years of the lava lamp are celebrated with one-of-a-kind designs.
30 Oct 23
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The sound of air
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Product Design
The Vox Aeris speaker also cleans indoor air.
30 Oct 23
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Standing tall
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Architecture & Interiors
A pyramid honouring a former dictator becomes a cultural hub.
30 Oct 23
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Refined sugar
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Urban & Landscape Design
Sugarcane bio-waste is transformed into building materials.
23 Oct 23
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Dress to impress
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Craft
Adobe’s ever-changing digital dress gives fashion dynamism a whole new meaning.
23 Oct 23
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Running with the Wolff
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Craft
Iconic designer Michael Wolff’s career is explored in a new biography.
23 Oct 23
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Pieces of history
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Architecture & Interiors
This Vietnamese museum is covered in clay tiles from old houses.
23 Oct 23
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Queer nature
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Architecture & Interiors
‘The natural world is anything but straightforward.’
16 Oct 23
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Close kiln
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Design Activism
Nindya Bucktowar explores our ever-morphing ecosystems through clay.
16 Oct 23
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Sweet spot
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Architecture & Interiors
An urban landmark in Brooklyn gets a makeover.
16 Oct 23
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Reality bites
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Design Thinking
Anish Kapoor’s latest exhibition displays the artist’s lifelong interest in materiality.
16 Oct 23
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Biophilic city
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Architecture & Interiors
Singapore is an ever-growing beacon of architecture that embraces nature.
9 Oct 23
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Filling the holes
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African Design
Lady Skollie’s latest exhibition explores gaping omissions in African art history.
9 Oct 23
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Match made
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Graphic Design & Illustration
A ‘dating app’ connects young voters with South African political parties.
9 Oct 23
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Looking back
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Art & Photography
History, fashion and sustainability intersect with Khensani Mohlatlole.
9 Oct 23
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Sitting pretty
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Design Thinking
Unconventional chair designs support children’s physical and mental health.
2 Oct 23
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Woman, Life, Freedom
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Creative Economy
A book chronicles the intersection of creativity and defiance in Iran.
2 Oct 23
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In the round
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Craft
A ring of doughnut-like seats encourages the public to spend time in nature.
2 Oct 23
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Nothing happens if nothing happens
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Craft
An exhibition dedicated to circular design took place at the London Design Festival.
2 Oct 23
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The future of fashion
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Imaginative high-tech clothing innovations are shaping the future of fashion.
22 Sep 23
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The power of art
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Architecture & Interiors
The Perelman Performing Arts Center opens on the World Trade Center site.
22 Sep 23
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The new frontiers in health
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The children and education design of the future
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23 Nov 20
Here, we explore new formats for childhood learning that foster design thinking and creativity…
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Algae Window by Olafur Eliasson
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19 Nov 20
Olafur Eliasson has created an Algae Window consisting of glass spheres arranged according to the structure of diatoms.
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Yinka Ilori explores how seating systems shape human interactions
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19 Nov 20
Yinka Ilori explores how seating systems shape human interactions with his A Trifle of Colour project.
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