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“Empowers communities and applies design outside of the design bubble to global issues that matter. Project H Design uses the power of the design process to catalyse communities and public education from within. They are a team of designers and builders engaging in their own backyards to improve the quality of life for all. Within […]
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In December 2006 Brad Pitt convened a group of experts in New Orleans to brainstorm building green affordable housing on a large scale to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Having spent time with community leaders and displaced residents determined to return home, Pitt realised that an opportunity existed to build houses that were not only […]
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4ormfunction is a group of talented designers, engineers and dedicated collaborators. With their expertise at creating product experience and delivering design excellence their mission is to
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I get a real kick out of finding a treasure among the oddments of a second-hand shop or an Estate sale. It’s the fact that these things have been pre-loved. I love that they have their own story to tell and hearing it can be so humbling.
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The building blocks of design are: line, direction, shape, size, texture, value, colour and
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