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Recrafting Waste

Tasmanian designer Brodie Neill sits down with LS:N Global to discuss making sustainability accessible, regenerative materials and pioneering circu...

Design : Sustainability : Art

News

Mall of the Emirates reveals new arts hub with musicals, plays and shows in mind

Mall of the Emirates is set to debut New Covent Garden, a cultural landmark for Dubai’s thriving arts scene.

Retail : Entertainment : UAE

News

Friendswithyou, fuzzy AI robots exhibition opens at Cleveland Public Library

Art duo FriendsWithYou has unveiled The BAND, a playful installation of five fuzzy, autonomous robots at Cleveland Public Library.

Design : Technology : Youth

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CJ Hendry opens immersive plush flower market in New York

Renowned contemporary artist CJ Hendry unveiled an immersive installation of 100,000 plush flowers at FDR Four Freedoms State Park on New York’s Ro...

CJ Hendry : US : US Market

Podcasts

Podcast: Dr Tasha Golden on the Impact of Art on Mental Health

In our latest Back to the F**kture podcast, author and innovator Dr Tasha Golden discusses the impact of art on mental health with The Future Labor...

Podcast : Back To The F**kture : Mental Health

News

ByoWave unveils highly customisable controller for gamers with disabilities

ByoWave and the Designed for Xbox team have joined forces to launch the Proteus Controller, a modular device tailored for gamers with disabilities.

Gaming : Technology : Design

News

France debuts scratch-and-sniff baguette-scented stamps

La Poste, the national postal service of France, has introduced a novel stamp featuring an iconic symbol of French culture: la baguette.

Design : Food : Scent

News

The Viewpoint: Black art matters in Web3

British artist Nubianizm explains how a new generation of Black visual artists find solace, community and compensation on the blockchain.

NFTs : Web3 : Identities

Viewpoints

AOI’s Ocean of Ideas Crafted to be Collected

Farah Marafie discusses how her luxury label AOI is not catering for clients or consumers but for collectors of wearable artworks.

Luxury : Fashion : Art And Design

Design Directions

Synth-aesthetic Evolution

From dystopia to delight, an AI-aesthetic Revolution is transforming how we perceive and embrace artificial intelligence.

Design : AI : Artificial Intelligence

Big Ideas

Dutch Design Week 2022: Expedition Æqualis by Dutch Invertuals

We round up the five best research projects exhibited at design collective Dutch Invertuals’ Expedition Æqualis, which aims to rebalance society’s ...

Dutch Design Week 2022 : Society : Sustainability

News

Selfridges introduces NFTs to the department store

Merging digital assets with physical displays, department store Selfridges is combining bricks-and-mortar retail with NFTs.

NFT : Selfridges : Retail

Podcasts

Podcast: Ariane van de Ven on Art, Artists and Why We Connect

A deep dive into art, artists and why we connect with future forecaster and French cultural analyst, Ariane van de Ven.

Podcast : Art And Design : Ariane van De Ven

News

Omnipollo brings craft beer to the art world

Omnipollo, a Swedish craft brewer, has opened its first permanent brewery as a cultural hub to reflect the creative output of its founders.

Drinks : Craft Beer : Brewery

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Packaging waste as an art form

A new exhibition at Hugo Michell Gallery in Australia is shedding light on existing views around packaging, and questioning the potential of waste ...

Packaging : Alternative Packaging : Design

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Film series explores future of luxury and sustainability

London – Luxury x Sustainability is a collaborative project between students from Central Saint Martins and digital platform Nowness.

Art And Design : Digital : Luxury

News

Installation uses artificial intelligence to visualise archive material

Istanbul – Designed by artist Refik Anadol, the installation uses machine learning to establish new connections between documents.

Design : Digital : Technology

News

Why the psychology of eating is visual

The Netherlands – In Volumes, artist Marije Vogelzang explores the importance of what we see on the plate when eating.

Food & Drink : Hospitality : Art And Design

Big Ideas

V&A Museum launches art and design education initiative

UK – DesignLab Nation was developed to support the new Design and Technology GCSE.

Design : Education : Culture

News

Digital society

Helsinki – A new exhibition examines the impact of digital technology on the world from a human-interest angle.

Digital Technology : Video Games : Neo-kinship

News

Milan Salone 2017 Preview: Life cycles

Milan – Age of Man explores humanity’s destructive impact on the earth as a new geological era.

Milan Salone 2017 : Whole-system Thinking : Product Design

News

Friend or foe?

Weil am Rhein, Germany – A new exhibition at Vitra Design Museum uses design to explore the evolving relationship between humans and robots.

Vitra Design Museum : Artificial Intelligence : The E-motional Economy

News

A Spanish vision

Madrid – The Barceló Torre de Madrid hotel has a modern new look influenced by the city’s cultural heritage.

Barceló Torre De Madrid Hotel : Hospitality : Marvelology

Big Ideas

Countering cuts

London – Central Saint Martins and the Tate Exchange programme have recently collaborated to explore what the future of art education in the UK mi...

Art : Education : CSM

Big Ideas

The Long Progress Bar 2016: Review

Artists and thinkers gathered to discuss radical responses to a world dominated by disruption and dislocation.

The Long Progress Bar 2016 : Dislocated World : Neutral Culture