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Can we use our own data to become better human beings?
Data designer Giorgia Lupi talks us through her experience of painstakingly collected personal data.
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Andile Dyalvane, gt2P on creating The Wishing Wall
The Chilean design group and the South African ceramicist on their unlikely partnership.
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Africa could be the leapfrog continent, says Sir David Adjaye
The way we’re designing cities is changing. Here’s some advice from a leading architect at the inaugural Design Commons.
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Comms designer Arjun Harrison-Mann on dialogue, design and activism
When the UK cut benefits to disabled people, this RCA graduate found a way to give those affected their own platform.
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#RightsNotGames makes protesting accessible for disabled people
Arjun Harrison-Mann talks ethical design at the Design Indaba Festival 2017.
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This pen detects cancer in seconds
This handheld device detects cancer so that doctors can remove tumors with greater accuracy during surgery.
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The global addressing system, what3words continues to garner international attention
What3words ensures that basic services can reach even the most remote places.
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Isis Schiffer’s EcoHelmet might get even more people interested in bike sharing
The Pratt Institute design graduate spoke at Design Indaba Conference 2017.
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How Isis Schiffer made the foldable bike helmet
The EcoHelmet made international headlines and won numerous awards.
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Sir David Adjaye and Tiffany Chu among the nine speakers at the inaugural Design Commons
The deconstructed conference puts global heavyweights in design at the same table as the audience.
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Should you be putting your website to bed?
Sleep debt facts say yes.
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Furniture designer Stefan Diez on the value of designing process
The renowned German designer does not shy away from age-old materials and techniques.
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Wasted reimagines how we deal with urban trash
Amsterdam-based CITIES Foundation has used plastic as currency for two years. Now they’ve added paper, textiles and glass.
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The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has found a novel way to share its vast artwork
US art lovers can text keywords or an emoji and receive matching pictures from the museum's database
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New vertical residences in Eindhoven to be designed by MVRDV
This mosaic-like structure combines urban farming, housing and more in the Eindhoven city centre.
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Living canopy changes its appearance throughout the day
This responsive design merges biology, architecture and maths to form a canopy that responds to light.
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ULTRACONTEMPORARY Exhibition explores political art and its function in society
This collection of “emergency” art pieces is based on the fast pace at which our world changes.
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This music festival has the perfect solve for flat batteries
Students at Australia’s UniSA designed a bespoke solar phone charging stand for the WOMADelaide Festival.
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Add Colour teaches design thinking to South Africa’s youth
A pilot project by Sk8 for Gr8 aims to uplift through creativity in some of South Africa’s historically disadvantaged areas.
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Design Commons is a new kind of bespoke, global, portable conference
The deconstructed conference where design is the tool with which to face the challenges in our cities.
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The way you draw a circle depends on where you’re from
This study analysed 100 000 circles to determine what their creators have in common.
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This futuristic cultural centre is inspired by the sea
Vincent Callebaut Architects’ latest conceptual project draws inspiration from the manta ray to make a floating cultural hub in Seoul.
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15 Southern African artists tell us what it's like to be Young Now
Johannesburg’s Hazard Gallery is hosting a number of prolific, young African artists in their latest exhibition.
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Photographer Imraan Christian teams up with Faith XLVII
South African artists Imraan Christian and Faith XLVII deconstruct a pivotal moment in the country’s 2015 student uprising.
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