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Peter Bil'ak: Designing for dance, typefaces and marginalised alphabets
Netherlands-based designer, Peter Bil'ak feeds his multi-disciplinary appetite for design by looking beyond the surface of things. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Peter Bil’ak is a...
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Dutch designer uses discarded wax-prints for a purpose other than fashion
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Simone Post is giving new life to the discarded wax prints from Vlisco by designing a series of interior products. 123456Wax-print fabric is incredibly popular in...
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Vibrant designs teach sign language in India’s iconic cabs
Taxi Fabric’s latest design by Harshit Vishwakarma seeks to teach sign language to willing cab travellers.1234567The cab was viewed by hearing impaired children from Rotary Sanskardham Academy. Images...
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Indian data company helps change makers collect on-the-ground information to...
Social Cops has grown from a Facebook campaign to a burgeoning social enterprise by giving citizens a voice through its information technology platform.123Social Cops' app is used as a tool to collect...
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Student-built solar motorcycles in Kenya
Kenyan university students are challenging transportation and energy problems with solar-powered motorcycles.Sponsored ContentPosted 19 Oct 15By Jamie MatroosAfrica Is Now• Product DesignCreative Work...
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A community centre helps Bangaldesh's "landless people" change their economic...
The Pani Community Centre in Rajarhat, Bangladesh acts as a technical school, community centre, bicycle workshop and playground for children.12345The Pani Community Centre in Rajarhat, Bangladesh acts...
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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. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Under Berlin-based designer Ariane Spanier, FUKT magazine is a...
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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. 12345A smart-wearable for kids that can boost IQ.A smart-wearable for kids that can boost IQ.A smart-wearable...
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Children from Kenya’s slums tell their own story in a DIY zine
Zinester, a social initiative, is giving children from Kenya’s biggest slum a chance to write and photograph their own narrative in a DIY zine Sponsored ContentPosted 22 Oct 15By Khumo SebamboAfrica Is...
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Tino Schaedler: Journey from the physical to the virtual
With a background in architecture and set design, Tino Schaedler is now taking on the world of virtual reality. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Optimist Design's Tino Schaedler teamed up with...
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TextielMuseum presents Fiber Futures | Art from Japan
The Netherlands-based textile museum showcases 30 Japanese artists pushing boundaries in the practice of fibre art.Sponsored ContentPosted 22 Oct 15By Kate WalkerArt & PhotographyCreative Work /...
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Six questions for Frida Escobeda - the architect who doesn't ascribe to...
We talk to the Mexican architect about the blurry definition of architecture, building for social impact, and not subscribing to labels. Sponsored ContentPosted 22 Oct 15By Kate WalkerArchitecture...
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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. Sponsored ContentPosted 22 Oct 15By Jamie MatroosArt &...
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The ReMotion Knee is a low-cost prosthetic for developing countries
D-Rev, a company focusing on providing quality healthcare to low-income populations, is launching the ReMotion Knee.12345678D-Rev, a company focusing on providing quality healthcare to low-income...
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Master of the craft: Surfboard shaper
In a photo series focusing on master artisans, we look at the hands of the makers. Today we look at a master surfboard shaper.Sponsored ContentPosted 22 Oct 15By Katie de KleeArt &...
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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.Sponsored ContentPosted 22 Oct 15By Jamie MatroosAfrica Is Now• Art &...
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Cube, the Netherlands' first design museum, opens this weekend
The Netherlands' first design museum opens this weekend with two internationally focused exhibitions: "Designing the World" and "Design Identities".123CubeContiniumColumbusPreviousPauseNextSponsored...
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Retro book covers get modern in this hypnotic animation
German designer and animator Henning Max Lederer took 55 vintage books and set the cover graphics in motion to achieve psychedelic results. Video of 141891887Circles, repeating patterns, Helvetica,...
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Fashion brand The IOU Project restores the livelihood of artisans in India
Online store pairs Indian handloomers with European designers in an attempt to change the way we make and buy clothes.Video of 2TDzoAHYk-0Millions of families in India survive on handlooming as a...
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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.1234Coth Studio designed an “atmosphere creation object” to promote relaxation, meditation and...
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