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Design Similarities That Will Have you Seeing Double

Bob Caruther's collection of images will leaving you wondering just how 'new' a new idea really is.

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The London Riots: The Impact on Creative Communities

While London was engaged in a process of repeatedly kicking itself in the face, some of those hardest hit have been independent artists and small businesses.

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The Ajiro Bamboo Velobike: Grown Not Made

Design student Alexander Vittouris' all-bamboo velobike will keep both the hipsters and eco-conscious happy.

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Australian Artist Creates Perfume You Can Swallow

A scent that is not applied but taken as a pill.

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The World’s Largest Wooden Structure Appears in Seville

The recently completed Metropol Parasol marries aesthetics and functionality.

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Interview /// Concrete Playground meets webuyyourkids

Kirstie Sequitin talks to Sonny Day head of their appearance at Semi-Permanent.

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Twenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season

Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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Nine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately

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The Six Best Ways to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Melbourne

Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) in Melbourne by hitting up cultural performances, noshing on mooncakes, and gathering together a big group mates for a yum cha feed.
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Nine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming

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The 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2024 So Far

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Eight New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming

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Must-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far

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The 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2024 So Far

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The 15 Best Films of 2024 So Far

The best movies from 2024's first half include a meditative trip to Tokyo, a scorching neo-noir thriller, multiple Oscar-winners and a stunning robot story.

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Ecohol: Sustainable Alcohol Packaging Design

A German designer has developed a series of eco-friendly alcohol products made from Tetra Pak cartons.

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Realise Your Childhood Dreams with O2 Treehouses

An American company is bringing award-winning design and sustainable practices to the humble treehouse.

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Coke Creates World’s First Carbon-Friendly Billboard

Coke's advertising goes green.

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Creative Art Shelves Combine Form and Function

Creative modular shelf units that can fold up against a wall, revealing artwork on the underside.

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Prison Populations Going Through The Roof

A prison in the sky wins the 2010 Skyscraper Competition.

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David Lynch Opens Mulholland Drive Inspired Nightclub

A new nightclub designed by David Lynch and inspired by a fictional venue from his film Mulholland Drive is set to open in Paris.

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Artist Designed Hotel Without Staff Opens in Paris

Designed by artist Matali Crasset, Hi-Matic is a self-service hotel completely devoid of staff.

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Vizualize.Me Livens Up Your LinkedIn Info

Turn your life's work into an infographic.

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Steve Jobs Announces Plans for Apple’s New Mothership

Apple's new campus is a giant glass ring.

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Ice-Cream On A Boat

How did the Brits beat us to this idea?

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Shade Cloths that Generate Solar Power

Super solar solutions for your backyard.

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Discover the Beautiful World of Fonts with New Typography Application

Eye. Aperture. Descender. Spine. A weird collection of words, but for a typographer, a publication nerd like me or the owner of this new app they make perfect sense together.

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Branding That’s Friendly First Thing in the Morning

Branding to make you smile, even before your morning coffee hits home.

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Next Step for Sustainable Cities: Smog-Eating Buildings

Imagine if the materials a skyscraper is made from could eliminate the pollution it produces?

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The Next Step for Smart Phones: Paper Thin

Introducing the PaperPhone: an extremely light weight and, as the name suggests, paper-thin smart phone.

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Win One of Five Passes to Semi-Permanent Sydney

We're partnering with Semi-Permanent again this year and have 5 x two-day passes to give away (worth $310 each).

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Use Your Design Skills to Change the Way We Comprehend Nutrition

Do you have what it takes to redesign the nutrition label to make sense out of confusing percentages, milligrams, serving sizes and calorie counters?

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Nissan to Produce New York’s Taxi of Tomorrow

The iconic New York yellow taxi will be produced by Japanese manufacturer Nissan in the years to come.

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Sustainable City in United Arab Emirates

First glimpses at a sustainable city sprouting roots in Abu Dhabi.

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Floating Golf Course in the Maldives

Obscene and indulgent or responsible and socially inclusive? Maldives begins work on floating golf course.

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Vivid Let Loose Their Plans For Creative Sydney 2011

Vivid Creative Sydney has just been announced, with over 50 creative leaders lined up to keep you inspired and full of ideas.

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Heineken’s Glow in the Dark Bottle Lights up the Night

Heineken's glow-in-the-dark aluminium bottle enhances the beer drinking experience.

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The World’s Tallest Lego Tower

Brazil takes the title of building the World's Largest Lego Tower

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Ralph Lauren’s Solar-Powered Backpack

Ralph Lauren's Solar Panel Backpack can charge iPhones, iPads and iPods in a matter of hours.

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AquaNotes Create Waterproof Notepad for Shower Thinkers

Shower-thinkers now have a creative outlet with waterproof AquaNotes notepads

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Caipiroska Flavoured Vodka Comes in Peelable Bottles

Smirnoff introduces their new flavour, Caipiroska, in funky peelable skins.

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Sketch Your Own Chair

Sketch Chair allows anyone to design and build their own custom chairs.

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The Revolutionary Masterplan for Mentougou Eco Valley Development

Eriksson Architects have designed the most modern environment friendly development to date, the Mentougou Eco-Valley.

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Phoenix Bamboo Car Defies Convention

A new kind of eco-friendly car.

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Functional Wall Stickers Make Organisation Fun

Being well-organisation has never looked so good.

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Turn Your Favourite Book Into A Lamp

Designer Boris Dennler lets you highlight your book collection by turning them into functional lamps.

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Bike Helmets Get Fashionable

Designers give the lid a new look.

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‘The Cube’ Portable Restaurant

Portable restaurants to tour the landmarks of Europe.

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The Incredible, Edible Pen

If you're a pen-chewer, we have some good news.

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A Mobile that Can Recharge in your Pocket

An environmentally friendly mobile phone that can run on body heat

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Silicone Speakers for Sharing Music Anywhere

Foldable, stackable, washable and virtually indestructible, Tembo Trunks sustainable silicone speakers let you share your tunes wherever you are.

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