June 2015 Archive

Photographs capture women’s struggles to leave behind sex work

Next Generation • 8 Jun 15

Alexandra Dietz has shot a series of 20 images that will change the way you see prostitution. >
How the bindi is saving lives in India

Design Frontiers • 9 Jun 15

Iodine deficiency is one of India’s most dangerous nutritional problems, but this life-saving bindi may change that. >
Errol Morris’s ode to the Baskerville font

Design News • 9 Jun 15

The filmmaker has published a seminal study proving that typography shapes the way we see truth. >
Nivea has created a doll that suffers from sunburn

Product Spotlight • 9 Jun 15

In order to help teach kids about the importance of wearing sunscreen, Nivea has created this doll that turns red without protection. >
Swahili proverbs for the 21st century

Design News • 9 Jun 15

Nairobi-based artist Musa Omusi is bringing the truisms, witty observations and sayings of the Kenyan people to life. >
Selly Raby Kane's "Birds of Dakar" collection

Lookbook • 10 Jun 15

Birds of a feather flock with denizens of the deep in experimental fashion designer Selly Raby Kane's Fall/Winter 2015 collection. >
Nic Fiddian Green’s lifelong homage to the horse

Design News • 10 Jun 15

Britain’s best-known equestrian artist, Nic Fiddian Green, will be “in studio” during an exhibition of his work in London. >
Carpenters Workshop Gallery at Design Miami/Basel 2015

Design News • 10 Jun 15

Sculpture looms large as Carpenters Workshop Gallery showcases both never-before-seen and iconic pieces at Design Miami/Basel. >
A new breed of musical instruments

Design News • 10 Jun 15

Dutch designer Pieter-Jan Pieters and the OWOW team are putting musical controls into your hands – literally. >
What betting patterns tell us about the news

Design News • 11 Jun 15

UK-based website Betwire discovers the news in the fluctuations of online betting markets and the infographics they generate. >
BIG architects unveils 2 World Trade Centre

Design News • 11 Jun 15

Bjarke Ingels' 2 WTC is the capstone in the redevelopment of the World Trade Centre, restoring downtown Manhattan's storied skyline. >
Zakifo Muzik Festival hits Durban like a tropical storm

Design News • 11 Jun 15

Zakifo Muzik Festival makes its debut in Durban with an eclectic lineup connecting Africa with the Indian Ocean islands, Europe, India, Australia and beyond... >
Place your finger on the screen and watch this music video explode

Design News • 11 Jun 15

Interactive video maestro Masashi Kawamura’s fun new production for Japanese pop princess Namie Amuro’s “Golden Touch”. >
From tree to book to tree

Design News • 11 Jun 15

This book can be planted when you finish reading it and it will grow back into a tree. >
Hip hop artist Akon’s grand solar energy plan for Africa

Design News • 11 Jun 15

The Grammy-winning artist opens a school to train a new generation of African entrepreneurs and roll out delivery of solar energy. >
Hyko the polar bear will be your energy conscience

Product Spotlight • 12 Jun 15

The colour-changing Hyko Bear turns environmental awareness into a playful game for the family. >
Haldane Martin’s zingy interior for new medical innovation hub

Design News • 12 Jun 15

Cape Town designer Haldane Martin creates the interior for the new Innovation Hub at Groote Schuur Hospital. >
“Black Lake” by Björk is as harrowing as it sounds

FilmFestFriday • 12 Jun 15

Björk’s latest video release, set in Icelandic caves, is a mix of tech and tears. >
70 ways to repurpose the iconic Picardie glass tumbler

Design News • 12 Jun 15

5.5 designstudio mark Duralex’s 70th birthday with an exhibition of clever ideas to transform the brand’s Picardie glass. >
Cristina de Middel exhibits latest surreal photo project in Spain

Design News • 15 Jun 15

"This Is What Hatred Did" is Cristina de Middel's latest photographic project, a modern-day interpretation of a classic Nigerian novel. >
#DITakeover on Instagram: How Far From Home

Lookbook • 15 Jun 15

Chanel Cartell and Stevo Dirnberger took us with them on their creative sabbatical in a series of wanderlust-inspired photos. >
Love and electricity in "Plug & Play" game

Design News • 15 Jun 15

Michael Frei’s award-winning bizarre short animation “Plug & Play” is now an interactive game. >
Alice Stewardson’s ceramics will make your mouth water

Next Generation • 15 Jun 15

Alice Stewardson has designed and baked a collection of ceramics that look like they belong in the window display of a top French patisserie. >
Old buses become showers for the homeless

Design News • 15 Jun 15

Lava Mae is a non-profit organisation that transforms buses into mobile showers for the thousands living on the streets of San Francisco. >

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