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a unique classroom in south africa, made with a shipping container
this beautiful recycled shipping container by tsai design studio in south africa was crafted for underprivileged children living just outside of cape town.
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the village store: bringing the urban market to rural india
the village store sources authentic handmade village craft products directly from artisan groups spread all over India and markets them in urban india.
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toybank: delivering your toys to kids in need
toybank is an organization whose mission is to deliver happiness to underprivileged street kids, and to give them the opportunity to have a childhood.
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tube city: a sustainable water-purifying city for delhi
tube city is a design for a 21 km long tube running over the yamuna river in the city of delhi.
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gilberto gil: a brazilian artist who is a tech trendsetter
gilberto gil is a brazilian artist who’s using iphone/ipad apps to allow his fans to interact with him more.
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brazilian creates a real-life version of ‘minesweeper’, played via GPS
guided by a virtual map, the player attempts to navigate an area between two points in a given amount of time without stepping on hidden virtual mines.
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young chinese designer comes up with fascinating concept eyewear which helps people in expressing their emotions
a young chinese designer yunfan tan has come up with ‘magic emotion’ concept, an eyewear which helps people in expressing their emotions and brings some fun to face-to-face communication.
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in indonesia, recycled newspaper flip-flops create sustainable jobs
the creative workshop creates various unique handmade products made from recycled and up-cycled newspapers and other natural materials.
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the sahrawis of algeria recycle plastic bottles into beautiful jewellery to raise awareness about their displacement
florie salnot is working with the sahrawis of algeria to find a creative yet economic solution to raising awareness about their displacement.
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Made in MIMBRE: handcrafted sustainable furniture from chile
Made in MIMBRE is a lighting and furniture collection designed from chilean woven wicker and fast-growing materials such as bamboo.
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mobiCINE: taking film distribution to rural africa…using motorcycles equipped with laptops
a new mobile cinema project, is planting roots in a few african countries, with the goal being to, essentially, bring the theatrical experience to areas in which theatrical exhibition doesn’t exist for any number of reasons – mostly economic.
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mexican designers and artists bring innovation to the pottery tradition of oaxaca
a group of designers are teaming up with artisans from the oaxaca region of mexico to host a program that will provide training, collaboration, promotion and fair commercialization of their work.