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This designer uses bacteria to make colourful silk scarves
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Industrial Design
Are microorganisms even more useful than we previously thought?
5 Apr 18
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Thandiwe Msebenzi uses photography to expose the consequences of misogyny
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Art & Photography
"I am harassed at least five times a day, 35 times per week...Now imagine what that must do to one psychologically.”
5 Apr 18
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Plenty aims to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city
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Urban & Landscape Design
Plenty’s mission is to give each city a hub to grow organic herbs and vegetables locally and indoors.
5 Apr 18
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Meet the Congolese designer who has worked with Kanye, Jay Z & Rihanna
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The designer talks about her new label, shaking up stereotypes and creating jobs over charity in Kinshasa.
4 Apr 18
00:10:27
Meet the world's first drone costume designer
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Product Design
Before industrial designer, Léa Pereyre, started working at Verity Studios the job description of "drone costume designer" did not exist.
4 Apr 18
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Scientists design liquid barrier to protect coral reefs from UV damage
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Design Thinking
As the world’s temperatures rise, a threat to marine life is mounting in the form of sun bleaching. These researchers may have the solution.
4 Apr 18
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13 crafty creatives of product, interiors and industrial design
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Product Design
Insects, bottle caps, shapes and colours, are just some of the inspirations behind the work of these 2018 Emerging Creatives.
2 Apr 18
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Photographs capture the dangerous practice of wine collecting in Namibia
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Art & Photography
The palm wine collectors in Namibia risk their lives for their cultural practice.
1 Apr 18
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Empathy Bridge for Autism is a toolkit for building meaningful connections
Design News
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Product Design
The social challenge for people with autism is that it can make it difficult to form meaningful connections, often leading to isolation.
1 Apr 18
00:08:46
This Polish designer created a book that puts you in the shoes of someone with dementia
Next Generation
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Design Thinking
The Polish photographer and communication designer turned her frustration into art.
31 Mar 18
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Smart glasses help kids with autism recognise facial expressions and emotions
Design News
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Product Design
Stanford researchers develop artificially intelligent glasses for autistic children using Google Glass technology.
31 Mar 18
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Employ Me helps those on the autism spectrum on the journey to finding a job
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Design Activism
The uniquely designed set of learning materials aims to correct a shameful employment imbalance.
30 Mar 18
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On the future of food, fashion and eating our environmental problems away
Next Generation
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Product Design
The world is changing rapidly, this means our fashion and food choices need to keep up.
30 Mar 18
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Photographer documents a French community living completely off the grid
Design News
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Art & Photography
They started living here as a resistance movement against plans to build an airport on the land.
30 Mar 18
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6 young visual artists on our radar
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Film & Animation
Photography and Filmmaking from the eyes of this years Emerging Creatives.
30 Mar 18
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Norway announces plans for a sustainable, smart city near the country’s major airport
Design Frontiers
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Urban & Landscape Design
The ‘energy positive’ Oslo Airport City will be the first of its kind.
29 Mar 18
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Tony Brook on his recent collaboration with BBC Creative
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Graphic Design & Illustration
“At its best, graphic design can be thought provoking, beautiful, memorable and leave a lasting impression."
29 Mar 18
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The Beecosystem brings the art and science of beekeeping straight into your home
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
Its size means that it is ideal for use in the home, the classroom and other important educational spaces.
29 Mar 18
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The Unmasked Women project tackles mental health among black women
Design News
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Creative Economy
The creative project is prioritising the work of young black women artists.
28 Mar 18
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A new preservative-free way to protect food from spoiling
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Food Design
This plant-based food design can extend the freshness of fruits and vegetables up to four times.
28 Mar 18
00:02:51
Using textile design to track the history of nutmeg
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Marta Velasco Valesco on what inspired her #Antenna2017 project, Pulau Banda.
27 Mar 18
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Spaces designed not for cars, but for people
Design Frontiers
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Urban & Landscape Design
Is an underground, automated road tunnel the answer to the nightmare that is traffic congestion?
27 Mar 18
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Feather sculpture honours bond between Ireland and a Native American nation
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Urban & Landscape Design
Towering 20 feet into the Irish sky, Kindred Spirits recognises the Choctaw Nation for their generosity during Ireland's Great Famine.
27 Mar 18
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Jacque Njeri’s vibrant graphic art reimagines the Maasai people in outer space
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The Kenyan artist’s MaaSci series is a vivid example of Afrofuturism.
27 Mar 18
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