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Korean artist explores “hysteria” in mixed media paintings
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13 Apr 16
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Confronted with something terrifying, the characters in Yeom Ji-Hee’s work must face their fears.
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TippyTalk: Tech that bridges the gap between the disabled and their caregivers
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12 Apr 16
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Rob Laffan created an app that helps his autistic daughter communicate from anywhere at anytime.
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Skin: The next step in wearable tech
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12 Apr 16
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SkinHaptics is a new innovation that sees the palm of your hand as the next display surface for wearable tech.
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A fossil-fuel-free houseboat from an apocalyptic future
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12 Apr 16
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Tshepo Mokholo is an architect-turned-designer and his goal is to bring about inner-city change through better design.
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The UK’s first transparent solar bus shelter
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12 Apr 16
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Energy-generating bus shelter sets the standard for solar glass infrastructure in city spaces.
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Eco-friendly trap designed to stop spread of virus-carrying mosquitoes
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12 Apr 16
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An innovation made from old car tyres helps contain mosquito-related virus outbreaks in Guatemala.
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Green Product: From PET bottles to this range of chairs
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11 Apr 16
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The LJ series by Dutch studio De Vorm is a range of chairs and stools that feature a strong, soft felt material that is made of recycled PET bottles.
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Illume Creative Studio: Illuminating Africa through creative communication
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11 Apr 16
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Rwandan communications agency helps Rwanda’s growing brands and businesses express themselves.
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The Kofe Club Collection: Uniquely Nigerian furniture
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11 Apr 16
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Product designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello believes small-scale operations can lead to unique, Nigerian designs.
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Campaign reconnects refugees with their moms
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11 Apr 16
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Refugee Phones turns commercial radio into personal media for refugees to contact their mothers.
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Smart thermometer crowdsources info for real-time health tracking
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11 Apr 16
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Kinsa’s Smart Thermometer is able to help individuals and communities map diseases before they spread.
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New strategies to improve the consumer experience
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8 Apr 16
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The needs of consumers are ever-changing and designers will need to respond.
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Grotesque sculptures comment on food waste and production
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8 Apr 16
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Japanese artist Ayako Fudamoto creates lifelike sculptures of deformed livestock using fake food samples.
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Floating bio-filtration system cleans up river litter
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8 Apr 16
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Melbourne-based designer Rowan Turnham builds a modular plant system that captures trash from an estuary.
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3D-printed robots are able to move immediately after printing
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8 Apr 16
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MIT researchers developed a way to print both liquids and solids, building a robot faster and with immediate results.
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Eva Mynsberghe: Making products that tell stories
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8 Apr 16
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Jewellery and interiors designer Eva Mynsberghe emphasises the importance of telling stories with design.
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Redesign Meat at the Slagerij de Hamvraag
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7 Apr 16
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Food designers rethink the meat industry in a series of talks and discussions at the Slagerij de Hamvraag pop up butchery in the Netherlands.
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Architects designing for social improvement
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7 Apr 16
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billionBricks project manager Astrid Hugo shares advice on how to design for the homeless.
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Artist invites humans to bond with worms
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7 Apr 16
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Amy Youngs’ exhibition educates people about the benefits of worm composting at home.
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Smart tampons could be the future of home diagnostics
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7 Apr 16
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Researchers are creating a tampon testing system that helps women monitor their own health and fertility.
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Gau Gas creates energy from animal waste
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7 Apr 16
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Cooking with fossil fuels over an open flame is harmful to people and the environment, SustainEarth offers a biogas alternative.
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Harnessing creativity in the workplace
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6 Apr 16
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Creativity on demand: Some lessons in how to channel your creative energy in a more productive way.
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Dave Hakkens’ DIY plastic recycling machines
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6 Apr 16
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Industrial designer shares blueprints for recycling machines so that anyone can make plastic products at home.
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Backpacks made from traditional Sotho blankets
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6 Apr 16
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Sibusiso Mokhachane makes backpacks from blankets to celebrate his heritage and help the world unlearn African stereotypes.
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