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Photo series presents thought-provoking look at humanity stripped bare
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6 Oct 17
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The project highlights the fragility and vitality of the human body juxtaposed against the backdrop of urban architecture.
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Everything you need to know about the #ArchForArch monument
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4 Oct 17
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The project celebrates peace, empathy and the life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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UAE reveals the Mars Science project
Design News
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4 Oct 17
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The project aims to build the first inhabitable human settlement on Mars.
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Baba Tjeko’s illustrations bring the Sesotho geometric art of Litema to life
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4 Oct 17
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He portrays African ideas and perspectives through his Litema artwork in hopes of positive change in other young designers.
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Street art as a form of mediation
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3 Oct 17
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He aspires to transform the city's streets to create dialogue and interaction between the environment and our experience of it.
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The Gangsta Gardener is bringing affordable and nutritious produce to California’s ‘food deserts’
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3 Oct 17
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Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA to offer alternative food sources.
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Photo series pokes fun at conventional glamour photography
Design News
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2 Oct 17
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Kolor Art Collective presents their latest tongue-in-cheek offering with Pol Kurucz at the helm.
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Holograms to be used to help heart surgeons during medical procedures
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2 Oct 17
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The device will be the first commercial system allowing clinicians a true holographic experience.
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Meet five of the young designers who will be part of Antenna
Next Generation
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29 Sep 17
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Antenna is a new platform for the best young designers from around the world.
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Striking masks inspired by North African culture
Design News
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29 Sep 17
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This Columbian artist blurs the line between photorealistic painting and surreal expression.
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UK student designs a gardening tool to help the elderly
Design Frontiers
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28 Sep 17
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The Greencart was recently awarded a James Dyson Award for student innovation.
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Famous artworks come to life on the streets of London
Design News
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28 Sep 17
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Applied upon human canvases, this project aims to communicate that art is for the masses.
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Snøhetta unveil Arch for Arch project at Design Indaba 2017
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27 Sep 17
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The Oslo-based architects designed the physical tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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The technology that could see us 3D-printing food shortage away
Next Generation
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27 Sep 17
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Natural, healthy and sustainable food made possible by combining aspects of nature, science and technology.
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Meet Aoi Yamaguchi, the Japanese Master Calligrapher expanding the form’s possibilities
Design News
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27 Sep 17
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The California-based artist merges music and performance with the centuries-old tradition.
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Simon and Mary and Trevor Stuurman join forces for the fez lookbook, Ses’fikile
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26 Sep 17
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The brand celebrates Ndebele beadwork elegance with their contemporary FEZ range.
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Olafur Eliasson on label-free impactful design
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26 Sep 17
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“I am more interested in the consequences that my work has than how to label my work,” said the multidisciplinary designer.
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Introducing the UnSchool of Disruptive Design
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25 Sep 17
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“I called it the UnSchool because we undo the damage that mainstream education has done,” says the founder.
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Craig Dykers and Thomas Chapman discuss the Arch for Arch
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• Duration: 00:02:24
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22 Sep 17
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"This project represents the power and strength of the people who overcame odds," says Dykers.
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Learn to approach design with empathy, says co-founder of Snøhetta
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• Duration: 00:51:55
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22 Sep 17
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"Just look at people...," says Craig Dykers. "Getting to know their faces helps you understand who you're making things for."
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Antenna is a new global scan of the world's best design graduates
Next Generation
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22 Sep 17
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Here is a taste of what to expect at the inaugural Antenna conference taking place in October in Eindhoven.
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Pearl Recycling is turning Nigeria’s discarded waste into stunning furniture and home décor
Design News
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22 Sep 17
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The waste upcycling company is creatively solving one of Nigeria’s most pressing issues – waste management.
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This Belgian-Zimbabwean concept uses mushrooms as a bridge when crossbreeding chicken and camelids
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:04:30
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21 Sep 17
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What do you get when you combine a mushroom, chicken and a camel? We talk to Koen Vanmechelen and Chido Govera about their planetary community chicken project.
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Africa could be the leapfrog continent, says Sir David Adjaye
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• Duration: 00:03:24
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21 Sep 17
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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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