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Cherbourg fires up with reborn ceramic venture
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The Indigenous community of Cherbourg in Queensland's South Burnett region works to rebuild one of Australia's first Aboriginal art ventures, the Barambah Potters.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, people, human-interest, ceramic, design, arts-and-entertainment, cherbourg-4605, qld, australia, toowoomba-4350
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The story of those iconic soy sauce bottles
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The iconic and ubiquitous Kikkoman soy sauce bottle draws its Japanese design principles from war and peace.
Topics: art-and-design, industrial-design, design, food-and-beverage, japan
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What influences Trump's gaudy taste? Look to King Louis XIV
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The opulent tastes of US President Donald Trump are well known, and their influences can be traced back to French aristocracy and the splendour of Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles.
Topics: donald-trump, design, history, person, canberra-2600, act, australia, united-states
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3D printed fashion a new look for the future of the industry
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When you think of high fashion, you probably don't think of 3D printing. But one young Canberran is shaking up fashion conventions, taking her digital dreams to the 2017 Vancouver Fashion Week.
Topics: fashion, design, arts-and-entertainment, science-and-technology, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Australia's oldest bridge to get much-needed works
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Australia's oldest bridge, which many believe is haunted by a notorious ex-convict, is getting some TLC to help it last into the future.
Topics: architecture, design, history, community-and-society, richmond-7025
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Architect's memoir imagines Syria after the war (photos)
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Syrian architect Marwa al-Sabouni has watched her hometown of Homs reduced to rubble, but says the future lies empowering local communities.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, architecture, design, books-literature, perth-6000, syrian-arab-republic
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Princess Diana's dresses go on display in London, 20 years after her death
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Gowns worn by Princess Diana for everything from meeting diplomats to dancing with movie stars feature in an exhibition celebrating the fashion of one of Britain's favourite royals.
Topics: fashion, design, royal-and-imperial-matters, human-interest, united-kingdom
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Topics: university-and-further-education, architecture, design, australian-national-university-0200, act, australia
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The bizarre bus stops of the Soviet Union
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Architects working in the Soviet Union transformed simple bus stops into pieces of art and acts of defiance.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, books-literature, architecture, design, russian-federation, azerbaijan, armenia, georgia, uzbekistan
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How holidays inspire scratch-it designs
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What inspires the designs that offer people the chance of early retirement or money for life all with the swipe of a coin?
Topics: gambling, design, human-interest, brisbane-4000
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Superhero sculptures help mould young artists
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Superheroes are being used to inspire young students to discover and develop their artistic powers.
Topics: sculpture, popular-culture, children, human-interest, offbeat, design, craft, art-and-design, murwillumbah-2484
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BNE Girls book celebrates Brisbane's creative ladies
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A new book shines a light on the talented female creatives working across fashion, music and art in Brisbane.
Topics: books-literature, design, arts-and-entertainment, visual-art, fashion, women, human-interest, brisbane-4000
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This Aussie cowgirl's boots are made for walking, all the way to Hollywood
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A Pilbara woman is swapping the red dirt of Western Australia's north for the bright lights of Hollywood, to showcase her Western-style boots at this year's Oscars.
Topics: fashion, design, academy-awards-oscars, paraburdoo-6754, wa
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Vogue Italia director Franca Sozzani dies aged 66
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Vogue Italia editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani, who championed Italian fashion in the magazine she ran for 28 years, dies at the age of 66.
Topics: death, fashion, arts-and-entertainment, design, italy
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Topics: fashion, design, arts-and-entertainment, death, italy
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Lego exhibition displays 50 wonders of the world
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A new Lego exhibition showcasing the 50 wonders of the world opens in Sydney with the creators hoping it will inspire more Australian children to learn about the world's most famous landmarks and masterpieces.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, design, nsw, sydney-2000
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'Ugliest' building at Sydney University heritage-listed
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Following rumours their brutalist building was to be demolished, staff at the University of Sydney successfully apply to the National Trust to have it recognised.
Topics: architecture, design, university-and-further-education, people, human-interest, sydney-2000
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Fashion house Dior's Australian connection on display in upcoming exhibition (photos)
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An ambitious exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria next year will celebrate Dior's 70th anniversary, and highlight the fashion house's connections to Australia.
Topics: fashion, design, arts-and-entertainment, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Topics: design, architecture, lifestyle, sustainable-living, castlemaine-3450
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Tackling sustainable design in the mass housing market
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Castlemaine architect Simon Disler thinks there is a crucial missing step when designing more sustainable houses for the mass housing market and the key is flexibility.
Topics: housing, design, architecture, sustainable-living, castlemaine-3450
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Iconic Australian Houses on display in Canberra amid 'world of renovation'
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Some of the nation's most artistically significant homes go on show in a new multimedia exhibition at the National Archives of Australia.
Topics: house-and-home, industrial-design, design, library-museum-and-gallery, canberra-2600, act, australia
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56km of packing tape provides endless fun at Ipswich Art Gallery Video
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An art installation built using 56 kilometres of packing tape has been constructed at Ipswich Art Gallery — the largest of its kind in the world.
Topics: library-museum-and-gallery, arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, design, ipswich-4305
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