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Thebe Magugu’s latest collection features 18 South African icons.
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Australia’s national pavilion wins the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale.
6 May 24
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A new range of furniture grows from a compressed sponge.
6 May 24
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Milan Design Week 2024 gathered the design community of the world.
2 May 24
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The South African pavilion at the Venice Biennale explores intertwined histories of land and water.
30 Apr 24
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The mass timber cube’s design reduces environmental impact at every step.
29 Apr 24
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How the wisdom of the natural world informs architecture.
22 Apr 24
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Morag Myerscough brightens the desert at Coachella Music Festival.
22 Apr 24
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Ai Weiwei’s latest exhibition explores the undefined and ambiguous.
22 Apr 24
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Bjarke Ingels Group designs a ‘Mindfulness City’ for the Kingdom of Bhutan.
16 Apr 24
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Ibrahim Mahama decks the Barbican Centre in textiles embroidered with history.
16 Apr 24
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This indoor photo bioreactor absorbs carbon dioxide and pollutants using algae.
16 Apr 24
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The Museum of Technology in Xi’an is designed to be a place of social gathering as well as a scientific and cultural hub.
9 Apr 24
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A new exhibition commemorates the recovery of Mmakgabo Helen Sebidi’s lost artworks.
9 Apr 24
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Trash to treasure
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Ananta Design Studio reimagines old office furniture into fantastical artwork.
9 Apr 24
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Blanket statement
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New exhibition in Cape Town explores 160 years’ of history.
2 Apr 24
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Old saris get a new life in a powerhouse collaboration.
2 Apr 24
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The new home of Egyptian treasures will open in 2024
2 Apr 24
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Wolff Olins refreshes one of the world’s biggest names in sports.
26 Mar 24
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Construction has begun on the tallest 3D-printed building in the world.
26 Mar 24
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One-of-a-kind vehicle combines colour-change technology with the artistic language of Esther Mahlangu.
25 Mar 24
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