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Taste, sound and history combine to form Bompas & Parr’s British Museum of Food
Bompas & Parr showcase the most exciting elements of cooking and cuisine at the British Museum of Food.
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DIY-fridge uses dirty water to keep things cool
Emily Cummins released her design for a sustainable fridge in townships across southern Africa.
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Artist Dan Cretu’s quirky creations are made entirely out of food
Food designer, photographer, and eco-artist Dan Cretu creates zany sculptures using fruit and veg.
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A wearable translates sign language into English
Researchers are working on a high-tech wearable to bridge the gap between the deaf and those who don’t understand sign language.
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Sight Sound Soul encourages meditation in living spaces
Thailand-based designers have designed an object that encourages meditation with sight and sound.
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Photos from the frontline of South Africa's student protests
Photographer Imraan Christian documents the day a student protest over unaffordable university fees turned violent.
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India's Kothi community defies gender roles despite persecution
A Woman In My Heart by Candace Feit captures a community of men who struggle to find a way to express their feminine identities.
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Smart baby tech gives parents a jump on their kids’ education
The Starling is a smart-wearable for babies designed to early language skill development.
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Ariane Spanier: The evolution of FUKT magazine
Design director Ariane Spanier talks digital versus print and the evolution of FUKT magazine.
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Neva: the device designed to power medical equipment in an outage
Neva, designed by Nigerian scientist Louise Oduyoye, powers medical devices during an outage.
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This trashcan-inspired home is the future of urban living
From its smart home features to its mobile glass-cube structure, the Kasita is a new kind of home.
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Teen scientist's device harvests the ocean's untapped energy
A 15-year-old scientist designed a low-cost device that harvests the ocean's energy to provide power to the developing world.
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Too Young To Wed captures the haunting truth about child brides
This travelling photo series captures haunting images of child brides around the world.
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Trailer: Rosita Missoni on a life dedicated to fashion
Fashion and business icon Rosita Missoni talks about the love for her family as the driving force behind her success.
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Rosita Missoni on a life dedicated to fashion
Fashion and business icon Rosita Missoni talks about the love for her family as the driving force behind her success.
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Student-built solar motorcycles in Kenya
Kenyan university students are challenging transportation and energy problems with solar-powered motorcycles.
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This talking robot could be the future of smartphones
Japanese tech company Sharp have designed a 19 centimetre talking, dancing, waving smartphone-robot.
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ColaLife uses Coca-Cola to send anti-diarrhoea kits to remote areas
Non-profit sends life-saving treatments to remote areas of Zambia using Coca-Cola distribution techniques.
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Pollution-free energy could come from the Earth's core
Manoj Bhargava's Limitless Energy project seeks to harness the energy at the Earth's core using a graphene cable.
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The KNIT by Curver collection celebrates functional, colourful deep-texture design
The KNIT by Curver collection combines a 3D-knitted look with functional, plastic products.
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Spring-loaded high heels produce fluid, healthy movement
A Japanese designer has created a spring-loaded high-heel to take the pressure off poorly treated feet.
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Scientists have come up with a design for a real life forcefield
Researchers at defence company Boeing are working on a futuristic cloaking device to protect vehicles against the hidden battlefield killer: shockwaves.
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Trailer: Santiago Cirugeda on self-construction
Spanish architect Santiago Cirugeda talks architectural activism and self-construction.
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Santiago Cirugeda on self-construction
Spanish architect Santiago Cirugeda talks architectural activism and self-construction.
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