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Design Indaba Alumnus Unveils a Large-Scale Conceptual Installation at Design Miami
16 Jan 25
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Coffee Briefcase
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An ergonomic and sustainable briefcase design for hot beverage deliveries.
13 Jan 25
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Landmark Water Tower design
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The coastal city of Varberg, Sweden has unveiled a monumental water tower
13 Jan 25
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Human Powered Wearables
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Power-Over-Skin Technology: A Leap Forward for Wearables
2 Dec 24
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Designing Reform
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Transforming one of California’s most notorious correctional facilities into a rehabilitation centre.
2 Dec 24
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Wearable robotics
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Wearable robotics for Emergency Response
2 Dec 24
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Familiar Forms
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Exploring South African Indian Identity Through Design
26 Nov 24
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Telepathic Instruments
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A Unique Synth Experience
26 Nov 24
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Studio Gang
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Studio Gang's Mass Timber Building in Paris
26 Nov 24
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BIG
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BIG designs for Museum of Paper
19 Nov 24
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Sorbet Acoustic panels
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Music & Sound Design
Textile-waste to reduce noise pollution
18 Nov 24
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The How We Feel project
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Music & Sound Design
How We Feel is a non-profit initiative, dedicated to helping people de-stress and reconnect
18 Nov 24
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Adam Apple
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Product Design
Innovative and sustainable leather alternative from apple waste
15 Nov 24
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Superdupertube
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Snøhetta’s hemp light up
14 Nov 24
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Edible Waste
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Food Design
Chef-turned-chemist explores how fungi can turn food waste into flavorful ingredients
14 Nov 24
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DATALAND
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Information Design
Refik Anadol, a designer who pioneered the use of machine learning to transform data sets into abstract visual forms
6 Nov 24
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Ruins to Museum
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Art & Photography
New museum in Accra Ghana uses art and architecture to promote urban regeneration.
6 Nov 24
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Apeel
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Product Design
Studio Arp transforms discarded orange peels into a leather-like material
1 Nov 24
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Waste Paper
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Cellulose fibres from recycled paper and cardboard are transformed into sustainable wall cladding.
1 Nov 24
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Dirty Chair
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Architecture & Interiors
Studio Aléa’s "Back to Dirt" project reimagines sustainable design through the use of myco-fabrication
31 Oct 24
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Populus
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Architecture & Interiors
Studio Gang’s ‘eye-catching’, aspen inspired hotel
25 Oct 24
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AI.Mogen
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Music & Sound Design
Heap’s work with AI has led to the creation of Mogen
25 Oct 24
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Biomedical Stickers
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Design Thinking
Innovative organ stickers to assist in post-surgery monitoring
25 Oct 24
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Sister Mono
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Pentagram has designed the visual identity for "Sister,"
18 Oct 24
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