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13. Noah fibre glass shelter in Japan : In response to the huge earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in 2011, Japanese company Cosmo designed and built Noah - the survival shelter that can hold up to four people, has both a lookout window and breathing holes on top and is guaranteed to float. -
9. Ocean Sole in Kenya : Plakkies is one of the biggest causes of pollution in the ocean. It is collected on Asian rubbish dumps and the tides bring them to the east coast of Africa. Ocean Sole recycles about 400 000kg of these into colourful sculptures and cheery household items -
15. A Growing Pile of Work in Iceland : Composed of 400 individual pieces -
2. Burning Man in the Nevada Desert : This year approximately 61 000 people formed part of this self-sufficient, week long, art festival. Unbelievable installations, wooden carvings and architectural sculptures are made and then burnt in the middle of the desert as the grand finale each year. -
7. Trash Art in London : Spanish artist, Francisco de Pajaro, makes comical art out of the trash bags that lay on London's streets. Due to the fleeting nature - street cleaners collect and dispose of the art every day - it has gained increasing popularity. -
12. Shark Repellent wetsuits in Australia : Two Australians have just released wetsuits designed to deter sharks. The blue-and-white Elude-suit acts as a camouflage in the waves while the black-and-white striped Diverter-suit mimics nature to indicate that the prey tastes terrible. -
18. Marcel Wanders tableware for KLM : If there ever was a reason to fly KLM's World Business Class, it's to be served in their tableware specially created by designer Marcel Wanders. Besides the beautiful delicate patterns, the tableware is also lighter, resulting in less fuel consumption. -
8. Gardens by the Bay in Singapore : With 16-storey high supertrees that have photovoltaic cells to harvest solar energy and an indoor Cloud Forest with the highest manmade waterfall, this is like a science-fiction movie come to life! -
4. Cape Town is World Design Capital 2014 : The Mother City is gearing up for the biggest New Year's party ever to usher in a year long feast of discovering, celebrating and promoting design in Cape Town. -
10. Dubai city silhoette : Known as the "Disney World of architecture", Dubai not only boasts the world's highest manmade structure by Burj Khalifa, but a rotating fin-shaped skyscraper on a manmade island and many other mega buildings by renowned architect Zaha Hadid as well. -
1. Museo Subacuatico de Arte in Mexico : Off the coast of Cancun lies one of the largest and most ambitious underwater artificial art attractions in the world. Consisting of more than 500 permanent life-size sculptures by English sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, it aims to promote coral life. -
1. Museo Subacuatico de Arte in Mexico : Off the coast of Cancun lies one of the largest and most ambitious underwater artificial art attractions in the world. Consisting of more than 500 permanent life-size sculptures by English sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, it aims to promote coral life. -
1. Museo Subacuatico de Arte in Mexico : Off the coast of Cancun lies one of the largest and most ambitious underwater artificial art attractions in the world. Consisting of more than 500 permanent life-size sculptures by English sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, it aims to promote coral life. -
14. Eternity of Eternal Eternity in Japan : The artist with the bright red bob, Yayoi Kusama - or Louis Vuitton's dotty-muse, was born in Matsumoto, a small city in Nagano in Japan. Her Eternity of Eternal Eternity exhibition is now touring museums in Japan and is attracting record visitor numbers. -
11. Mine Kafon in Afganistan : Designed by Massoud Hassini to detonate and help clear lands of land mines, of which there are about 110 million scattered across 70 countries that kill about 20 000 people a year. -
11. Mine Kafon in Afganistan : Designed by Massoud Hassini to detonate and help clear lands of land mines, of which there are about 110 million scattered across 70 countries that kill about 20 000 people a year. -
6. Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London : Every year a temporary seminar area is erected by a well-known architect in the galley's park. This year Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto created what looks like a white matchstick house. Contrary to first glance, it is quite stable and weather safe. -
3. Sushi chair by the Campana brothers : Humberto and Fernando Campana are the trailblazers of repurposed materials such as plastic and children's plush toys which are then transformed into playful chairs and sofas among others. -
5. Lego Tower in Delware : Assembled by a group of high school learners during their summer vacation, more than 50 000 lego blocks gained them the title of the highest freestanding LEGO structure to date. It is approximately 11 storey's or 24m high. -
1. Museo Subacuatico de Arte in Mexico : Off the coast of Cancun lies one of the largest and most ambitious underwater artificial art attractions in the world. Consisting of more than 500 permanent life-size sculptures by English sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, it aims to promote coral life. -
1. Museo Subacuatico de Arte in Mexico : Off the coast of Cancun lies one of the largest and most ambitious underwater artificial art attractions in the world. Consisting of more than 500 permanent life-size sculptures by English sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, it aims to promote coral life. -
14. Eternity of Eternal Eternity in Japan : The artist with the bright red bob, Yayoi Kusama - or Louis Vuitton's dotty-muse, was born in Matsumoto, a small city in Nagano in Japan. Her Eternity of Eternal Eternity exhibition is now touring museums in Japan and is attracting record visitor numbers. -
4. Cape Town is World Design Capital 2014 : The Mother City is gearing up for the biggest New Year's party ever to usher in a year long feast of discovering, celebrating and promoting design in Cape Town.
Creativity is transforming the everyday into the extraordinary and while beauty is always a winner, ingenuity, usefulness, and longevity is just as important. We celebrate Cape Town’s World Design Capital 2014 title by putting together this fun snapshot of design worldwide.
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