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In conversation with illustrator Christoph Niemann

Inside View > Graphic Design & Illustration

With his characteristic wit, the Berlin-based illustrator chats about the blur between personal and public work, social sharing and children’s books.

29 Jul 15
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Barbara Peynot proposes that the urban nomad wear their home

Next Generation > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Royal College of Art graduate Barbara Peynot has created The Urban Nomad Home Kit – a coat that turns into a shelter, complete with a window and wallpaper.

29 Jul 15
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WatchMe changes the face of the Apple watch charger

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Paris-based designer Vivien Muller wants you to have as much fun charging your Apple Watch as you do using it.

29 Jul 15
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Rent a room in Amsterdam’s UrbanCampsite art installation

Design News > Design Thinking

UrbanCampsiteAmsterdam is an art installation by fourteen architects, artists and designers where you can rent a room in a quirky temporary shelter.

29 Jul 15
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Turn static objects into musical instruments

Design News > Interaction Design

Technology company Novalia is using conductive printing to provide the common man with the tools to turn 2D surfaces into musical instruments.

29 Jul 15
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Photos capture the rapid urbanisation of China

Lookbook > Art & Photography

"The Great Leap" by photographer Gabriel Murad captures how China is rapidly increasing its urban sprawl by building on its buildings.

28 Jul 15
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Abandoned golf courses in Japan are being turned into solar energy fields

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

Japanese technology company Kyocera are converting abandoned golf courses into huge solar energy fields.

28 Jul 15
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These wearable structures contain living organisms and are designed for life on other planets

Design Frontiers > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Digital morphogenesis Neri Oxman has created a 3D printed wearable structure that hosts growing photosynthetic-organisms.

28 Jul 15
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Trailer: Selly Raby Kane on otherworldly fashion in Dakar

Trailers > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Senegalese fashion designer Selly Raby Kane is going beyond regular aesthetics and redefining the creative energy in Dakar.

28 Jul 15
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The unbreakable Drop umbrella

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Royal College of Art graduate Ayca Dundar has designed an alternative umbrella that addresses the classic failings of the traditional brollie.

28 Jul 15
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Public urinators get splashback from pee-repelling paint

Design News > Design Thinking

San Francisco has been testing out "pee-proof" paint that sprays back pee onto an offender's feet and legs to combat the public urination problem.

28 Jul 15
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Selly Raby Kane on otherworldly fashion in Dakar

Talks > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Senegalese fashion designer Selly Raby Kane is going beyond regular aesthetics and redefining the creative energy in Dakar.

27 Jul 15
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Yodit Eklund: Bantu, a surf brand for Africa

Video Interviews > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Bantu Wax, founded by Yodit Eklund, is an African surf brand that breaks the clichés of blonde, blue-eyed surf babes with images from Africa's own surf culture.

27 Jul 15
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Si Maclennan creates a nostalgic illustration for the Santa Monica Pier

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The poster for California's Santa Monica Pier by South African illustrator and graphic designer Si Maclennan comes alive in this colourful gif.

27 Jul 15
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The Dutch Windwheel has been built to be a beacon of clean energy

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Rotterdam’s futuristic wind turbine will be a sustainable energy landmark as well as a unique place to live.

27 Jul 15
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Studio Ayaskan's indoor ecosystem mimics the sensory experience of nature

Next Generation > Urban & Landscape Design

The twin designers at London's Studio Ayaskan have designed Flow, an indoor ecosystem that captures the sensory experience of Mother Nature

27 Jul 15
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This house turns inside out in summer

Design News > Interaction Design

The D*Dynamic shape-shifting house was built using a mathematical puzzle in order to store energy in summer and provide maximum insulation in winter.

27 Jul 15
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Guerilla art installations by Luzinterruptus

Design News > Design Activism

Two recent guerilla light installations by anonymous artists Luzinterruptus highlight some issues with European democracies.

27 Jul 15
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Tara Rice’s photos capture the Mundari tribe of South Sudan

Lookbook > Art & Photography

Tara Rice photographs the nomadic cattle-herding tribe of South Sudan, where land mines are a lethal daily threat.

24 Jul 15
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Joy McKinney's new work "Armed Forces" looks at issues of race and injustice

Design News > Art & Photography

New York-based artist Joy Mckinney's new photographic series, "Armed Forces", focuses on race and injustice within African American communities.

24 Jul 15
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Radioactive bugs and the beautiful bayou in Ryan Gillis’ mysterious short film “Palm Rot”

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation

Inspired by Florida, palm trees and a mysterious yellow crate, Ryan Gillis releases the short film that’s made a big splash on the awards circuit.

24 Jul 15
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Hearing aids are enhanced by wearable technology

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Scientists have created hearing aids for the digital age, using wearable technology.

24 Jul 15
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India-based Ducere Technology launches smart navigational footwear

Design News > Product Design

Lechal is a technology-enhanced shoe that can help the visually impaired navigate any route more easily.

24 Jul 15
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Does this milk smell bad to you?

Design Frontiers > Product Design

A lid that changes colour when milk is starting to spoil saves the family member nominated for the “sour milk” smell test.

23 Jul 15

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