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Yalan Dan’s First Aid Kit uses 3D-printed joints to mend broken furniture

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Yalan Dan’s First Aid Kit uses 3D-printed joints to mend broken furniture

Addressing the issue of quick turnover of furniture, University of the Arts London graduate Yalan Dan has designed the Furniture First Aid Kit.

Design : DIY : Eco Design And Sustainability

D Line introduces 100-year refurbishment service

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D Line introduces 100-year refurbishment service

Danish design brand D Line is offering a new refurbishment service for its architectural hardware and sanitary ware, extending the lifespan of its ...

Design : Sustainability : Society

Six Tech Brands Developing DIY Repairable Devices

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Six Tech Brands Developing DIY Repairable Devices

Spurred on by growing right-to-repair movements, tech brands are slowly meeting consumers’ long-standing demands for DIY repairable devices.

Mobile Phones : Sustainability : DIY

A fashion platform for ‘make do and mend’ mindsets

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A fashion platform for ‘make do and mend’ mindsets

Fixing Fashion is an open-source platform providing education on ways to prolong the lifespan of clothing.

Fashion : DIY : Sustainability

Next shop-in-shops dig into the gardening boom

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Next shop-in-shops dig into the gardening boom

DIY chain Homebase is partnering with fashion retailer Next to reach more customers through a shop-in-shop format.

Retail : Fashion : Nature

Heineken’s festive packaging hacks for DIY minds

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Heineken’s festive packaging hacks for DIY minds

The beer company’s latest multi-brand seasonal campaign, Holiday Hacks, offers drinkers a way to turn their bottles, cans and other packaging into ...

Drink : Food And Drink : DIY

Freitag’s inside-out, DIY retail destination

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Freitag’s inside-out, DIY retail destination

Bags and accessories brand Freitag is taking an industrial-style approach to its Kyoto store, drawing inspiration from its Zurich-based logistics w...

Retail : Fashion : Flagship

Freitag takes DIY fashion online

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Freitag takes DIY fashion online

Swiss brand Freitag is offering its micro-factory concept online, inviting shoppers to make customised bags out of recycled tarpaulins virtually.

Fashion : Retail : Customisation

Brazil’s communities are teaching brands a resilience lesson

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Brazil’s communities are teaching brands a resilience lesson

With the government failing to meet their expectations, Brazil’s informal settlements are carving their own path through Covid-19 – and brands must...

Covid-19 : Resilience Culture : Society

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Makers Market

As craft culture and the hobby renaissance build momentum, retail opportunities abound for a wave of consumer businesses founded by makers.

DIY : Retail : Craft

Stat: Isolated consumers turn to books about the home

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Stat: Isolated consumers turn to books about the home

According to research by NPD BookScan, sales of books focusing on home-life subjects are rising in America as US citizens opt to stay in to protect...

Educational : Books : Consumers

Ikea’s home-brewing kit democratises fermentation

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Ikea’s home-brewing kit democratises fermentation

Beverage maker Læsk is launching a new DIY kombucha brand made exclusively for Ikea and developed by Danish design firm Everland.

Drink : Design : Kombucha

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Bespoke beauty

New York – SheaMoisture has launched a new beauty range that is designed to be mixed at home.

SheaMoisture : Fresh Batch Beauty : Personalisation

Netflix and craft

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Netflix and craft

US – Netflix has launched a do-it-yourself personal trainer app as part of its consumer-facing Make It project.

Netflix : Brand Educators : DIY

Spring/summer 2017 Fashion Week: Part 1

Design Directions

Spring/summer 2017 Fashion Week: Part 1

Messages of female empowerment and irreverent DIY embellishments were among the themes and treatments presented by designers this season. LS:N Glob...

Fashion Week : Feminism : Gucci

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Air guitar

London – Artist Yuri Suzuki has developed an app that enables children to create their own musical instruments.

Yuri Suzuki : AR Music Kit : Generation I

Flatpack greenhouse

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Flatpack greenhouse

Sweden – Ikea is releasing its own hydroponics kit that enables urban families to grow their own vegetables at home.

Ikea : Hydroponics : Future Family

Would you like the future with that?

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Would you like the future with that?

Sweden – The Happy Meal box gets 21st-century makeover as McDonald's looks to keep the brand relevant to digital-first Generation I.

McDonald's : Happy Goggles : Virtual Reality

Open Sesame start-ups

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Open Sesame start-ups

US – The company behind children’s tv show Sesame Street has launched an investment fund to help educational technology start-ups.

Sesame Workshop : Sesame Street : EdTech

Map: Industrial Design

Design Directions

Map: Industrial Design

Map presents a new format for the design industry, where each creative decision is backed by strategic insight.

Map Project Office : Internet Of Things : SAM Labs

Preview: Tipsy Tea

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Preview: Tipsy Tea

Global – Brands are combining alcohol and tea to add an extra layer of complex flavour and a healthy twist to the drinking experience.

Tea : Alcohol : Alco-health

The people’s pub

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The people’s pub

Manchester – The Pilcrow project will revive forgotten skills to build a pub that is for the community, by the community.

The Pilcrow Pub : NOMA : The New Value Economy

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Internet of me

London – Technology company SAM and creative consultancy Map are showing that the Internet of Things (IoT) isn’t so complicated after all.

SAM : Map : Internet Of Things Toolkit

Global Beauty Market: Part 2

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Global Beauty Market: Part 2

The beauty and personal care industry has expanded to encompass an array of lucrative, previously overlooked opportunities in the male grooming, ...

Wellness : Male Grooming : Inclusive Beauty

Clerkenwell Design Week 2015 Review

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Clerkenwell Design Week 2015 Review

In its sixth year, Clerkenwell Design Week featured a range of site-specific projects, street spectacles and pop-up workshops.

Clerkenwell Design Week : London : Furniture

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