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Eisuke Tachikawa
A Website with Open Designs for Survival
Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Olive

Olive is a wiki site that gathers and shares practical knowledge during a disaster. The project was named Olive, derived from the letter O (an emblem of the Japanese national flag) + Live (to live on). Ideas were quickly gathered with help from worldwide, on how to build necessities to survive in affected areas without the supplies. It achieved over one million page views within three weeks. It is still expanding today as a database of disaster countermeasures using collective intelligence.

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Tsung Wei Yang
Historical Workshop Renewal
Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Warehouse 20 21 22 23

As an appreciation to the historical structure, the purpose of Historical Workshop Reappearance design was not only to preserve but also to spotlight the structure by drawing attention to the historical element. The architect uses new steel frames that outline the space protects the original structure, and with lighting design also exhibits the structure, making the space an exhibition for the industrial architecture itself. The project brings a modern characteristic to the space that creates an overlapping relationship between modern and industrial.

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DDO design
Urban Public Space
Monday, 21 September 2026

Gaojia Garden

Gaojia Garden is a tea house and cultural space located in quiet woods by the canal under Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou. The interior covers 1200 square metres and recalls the Republic of China era. A corridor at the entrance combines new and old elements to form an art and culture passage that displays cultural relics and tells the history of the canal. The design preserves original elements of the Nanhua Building and joins them with modern techniques. Stone, cloth, wood, metal and leather are used, and a background wall of layered silk with embroidery marks the foyer.

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Mengyu Cao
Teaching Cards
Sunday, 20 September 2026

YiQi Hanzi Flashcards

Learning Chinese can be very visual. Chinese characters look like complicated drawings to people who don't know Chinese. YiQi Hanzi flashcards use design thinking and drawing to make the characters understandable to everyone to spread Chinese culture and the beauty of Chinese characters. The flashcards design also incorporates technology. The QR code on each card takes users to the YiQi Hanzi online learning center to expand the learning resources for each character. The whole experience design makes it easy for people to learn and memorize characters.

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VISANG
Math Workbook
Saturday, 19 September 2026

Gae Plus Yu

Gae Plus Yu is a mathematics workbook set designed for elementary and middle school students. The set combines a Concept book and a Drill book, which are bound together with adhesive and can be separated by light pressure. Each book carries a different color and graphic, with colors marking the level of difficulty. The covers are shaped as paired semicircles that form a single circle when placed together. Students can select the level that suits their ability and study both books at the same time. The structure separates concepts from problem types to support independent learning.

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SUNG HO NAM
Educational Calendar
Friday, 18 September 2026

Green Challenge 365

Green Challenge 365 is an educational calendar created to encourage the saving of wooden disposable products. The set includes a calendar printed with a bare tree, one leaf-shaped stamp and a green ink pad. One leaf stamp may be added each day when disposable wood items such as paper cups, wooden chopsticks and paper sleeves are avoided. As participation continues, the printed tree fills with green leaves. The growing image shows the time and effort needed to raise a tree. The calendar is distributed to educational institutions without charge.

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Design team of the day
Special Coverage
Wednesday, 16 September 2026

World's greatest design teams.

Sometimes you need a very big team of talented designers to come up with truly great designs. Everyday, we feature a distinct award-winning innovative and creative design team. Explore and discover original and creative architecture, good design, fashion, graphics design and design strategy projects from design teams worldwide. Get inspired by the original works by grand master designers.

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