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5 ways IKEA is innovating sustainably

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

Today is IKEA’s annual Democratic Design Day. We take a look at how the progressive retailer is leading ready-to-assemble furniture towards sustainability. >

8 Jun 16
Dirk van der Kooij on 3D printing and recycling

Talks > Industrial Design / Product Design

Dirk van der Kooij taught a robot to make comfortable chairs using 3D printing techniques and recycled plastic from discarded fridges. >

1 Dec 11
Reggie Watts on performance, space, sound and culture

Talks > Music & Sound Design

Performance and space can go a long way towards expressing thoughts and ideas, said Reggie Watts at the Design Indaba Conference 2007. >

22 Nov 10
Blossoming furniture

Design News > Product Design

Klein Dytham Architecture designed, developed and produced this outdoor cherry blossom party furniture. >

2 May 08
Phantom limbs

Opinion > Fashion & Jewellery Design

With science fiction turning into reality on a daily basis, what will our bodies look like in the future, asks Christoph Zellweger. >

1 May 08
New old solutions

Design News > Design Thinking

Despite his collection of restored Alvar Aalto furniture classics, Tom Dixon has no pretensions of getting green right just yet. >

1 Aug 07
Home comforts

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

Providing the right solution between cool design and peace of mind, ZenKaya is a new local concept for prefab living and working space. >

1 Nov 06

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