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Finally, Something Good
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Stefan Sagmeister turns shoes into wearable data visualisations for his exhibition at Paris’s Gaîté Lyrique
23 Oct 26
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AnemoSwab
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Information Design
A James Dyson award winning low-cost, 3D Printed device to test for respiratory infections
22 Oct 26
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The Harvest Season
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Architecture & Interiors
Ibrahim Mahama reimagines cultural possibilities
21 Oct 26
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Train Jazz
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Music & Sound Design
Joshua Wolk puts creates music from the New York’s subway transit
16 Oct 26
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After the Last Sip
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Product Design
Designers Chao-Chun Kung, Ching-Yu Lin and Chen-Yang Chang turn coffee grounds into interior design elements
16 Oct 26
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Reefvive
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Design Thinking
A James Dyson Award Winner 2026, Reefvive is Using Marine Waste to promote Coral Reef Restoration
16 Oct 26
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Early Lab
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Product Design
EarlyHealth launches Early Lab home kits for early detection and screenings.
2 Oct 26
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Solariski
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Urban & Landscape Design
Solar Thermal Technology as Local Infrastructure
1 Oct 26
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Wool Waste
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Architecture & Interiors
Harvard University’s Grinham Research Group has unveiled Upcycling Wool Ecologies, a project that transforms discarded wool into a rigid, bio-based cladding sys
1 Oct 26
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Dekoda
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Product Design
Kohler’s Dekoda health tracker wins Innovation by Design Award 2026
25 Sep 26
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Living Materials Laboratory
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Food Design
Found Associations Turns the Café Into a Living Materials Laboratory
25 Sep 26
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Guimo
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Product Design
A Modular Seating System Design
25 Sep 26
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Safety Shelters
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Urban & Landscape Design
Collaborative design-build establishes new relationships between community members, municipal officials and the Urban Safety Reference Group.
18 Sep 26
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Walk in the Shade
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Architecture & Interiors
Architect and artist Elsa Ponce transforms a New York street with an inspired climate responsive walkway
18 Sep 26
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Women on the Edge of Democracy
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Design Activism
Pentagram’s Paula Scher maps the space women have been granted in democracy.
18 Sep 26
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Skovsporet
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Architecture & Interiors
Europe’s Largest 3D-Printed Housing Project
10 Sep 26
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Purple Cool Aid
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Researchers develop a purple fabric that remains cool under direct sunlight
10 Sep 26
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Hissy
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Samsung Design Membership designs wearable personal cooling system
10 Sep 26
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Visualisation of Reality
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Design Thinking
Riksbyggen and creative agency BBDO Nordics makes Sweden’s housing crisis tangible
4 Sep 26
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For the City
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Architecture & Interiors
A youth centre designed to give back public space to the city
4 Sep 26
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Digital Camouflage
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Product Design
German designer Simon Weckert designs anti-AI surveillance shirt
4 Sep 26
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EyeCapture
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Design Thinking
Award winning eye examination for home use.
28 Aug 26
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Yomi Reading Companion
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Interaction Design
Award winning product design turns reading into a game with a Tamagotchi-inspired digital companion for children
27 Aug 26
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The Whale
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Architecture & Interiors
Dorte Mandrup, Danish architect, unveils The Whale, a cultural landmark dedicated to the marine giant.
27 Aug 26
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