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Design Articles featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Art Shield

The heritage preservation of a Hungarian national monument, the Vörösmarty statue was approached with a contemporary design concept. Instead of the most frequent statue conservation solutions, e.g. plastic or textile covers, a pop-up structure was created around the artwork to protect it from the damaging effect of winter weather. The classic form keeps the monument visible, inspiring for the masses of visitors in downtown Budapest during winter seasons. The installation is reusable, it can be dismantled and stored swiftly between winter seasons.

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New Hanoi Arts House

The New Hanoi Arts House reflects the murals, paintings and images of public artworks designed by Thu Thuy since 2006. Murals featuring flora and fauna are on the first two floors. Photography highlighting Thu Thuy’s past public artworks line the stairwell. A mirror room on the fifth floor, designed by Thu Thuy and Mike Savad combine graphic imagery with an iconic symbol of Vietnam. Even the outdoor balcony serves as a flower garden. Entrance is free of charge.

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Hanyangling

Archaeological Museum of Hanyang Mausoleum is one of the national level Museums in China.This exhibition space exhibits various Han Dynasty pottery figurines unearthed from archaeological excavations. These cultural relics are beautifully modeled, and Wilbur Studio present them visually through the design of the exhibition form.Through unique visualization technology, multi-media interaction area, archaeological site representation and other powerful technical means, they show a variety of exquisite ceramic relics, providing new vitality for the ancient art heritage.

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Timeless

The owner bought Crawfordton House in Scotland in April 2013, striving to restore the original taste of the ancient Scottish nobility, and compatible with modern life. The characteristics and historical deposits of the ancient castle are preserved with original flavour. The design aesthetics and regional culture of different centuries collide with artistic sparks in the same space.

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Foxpat

Foxpat is a reusable training simulator developed to train the surgeons for Oxford Partial Knee Replacement surgery. It is a realistic simulation of a regular patient's knee, integrated with sensors to feedback on the effectiveness of the surgical procedure. With Foxpat, surgeons can individually practice multiple times before operating on a real patient. It provides a safe and realistic environment where surgeons are allowed to use actual tools that are used in the operating room and make mistakes to learn without harming a patient.

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Last Sweet

The design redefines the piggy bank and makes a paper money bag for the image of candy packaging, so that the paper bag has certain functions and expectation. When it is full and tearing open, getting a full coin is like the joy of getting a candy, giving a new psychological feeling to the money-taking behavior. The one-time material makes "carrying" and "taking" a very conflicting behavior. Once the seal is opened, the piggy bank loses its "storage" effect, leaving only a sweet feeling like candy.

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Design interview of the day

Read the latest interviews and conversations on design, creativity and innovation between design journalist and world-famous designers, artists and architects. See latest design projects and award-winning designs by famous designers, artists, architects and innovators. Discover new insights on creativity, innovation, arts, design and architecture. Learn about design processes of great designers.

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