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Watch artist Red Hong Yi create an intricate portrait from 20 000 sunflower seeds
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Art & Photography
“The seed is a household object but at the same time it is a revolutionary symbol.”
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23 Feb 17
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault
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Design Thinking
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Food Design
This facility safeguards the building blocks of agriculture.
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5 Jan 17
An eccentric range of tools for the Guerilla Gardener
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Vanessa Harden’s brass jewellery range blurs the line between tool and accessory.
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14 Dec 16
20Q: Karlssonwilker
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Read graphic design duo Karlssonwilker's thoughts on creative success, inviting Einstein and Kafka for a drink and dealing with failure.
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27 Aug 12
Camping out
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Design Thinking
In 2009 some 43 million people were assigned refugee status. Justin Kim is exploring ways of using design to make their lives bearable.
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20 Oct 10
Safe as seeds
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Food Design
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Product Design
Marti Guixé’s piggy bank-inspired Seed Safe has the potential to make the world rich – with food.
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13 Jul 10
Eco treasures
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Craft
Design Indaba Expo 2010: The African Queen Studio are launching a new range of truly inspirational lighting.
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8 Feb 10
Garden variety
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Design Thinking
Reconquestea by Flavia Lucantoni is a special package of green guerrilla tea.
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2 Oct 09
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