July 2015 Archive

Pink Intruder builds a cardboard pavilion in Valencia’s town square

Design News • 2 Jul 15

The Ekklesia pavilion was assembled in the centre of a crossroads in the Spanish city of Valencia to coincide with the annual Falla festival. >
Lady Skollie’s latest exhibition is a manifestation of her desires

Design News • 2 Jul 15

“Ask for What You Want” is a provocative exploration of the nature of human sexual desire by Cape Town-based artist Lady Skollie. >
Ninjabreadboy confronts the dark drinking culture of the Winelands

Design News • 3 Jul 15

"Late Harvest" confronts the problem of alcohol dependency within the farming communities juxtaposed against the beautiful Cape Winelands. >
Ripe Near Me takes the local organic food market online

Design News • 6 Jul 15

Get fresh fruit and veg from the neighbours via an app that encourages homegrown food sharing. >
Light Echoes installation arrives at the Barbican Curve Gallery

Design News • 7 Jul 15

Aaron Koblin and Ben Tricklebank’s artwork “Light Echoes” envelopes the Barbican Curve Gallery in an immersive light experience. >
A novel way to listen to music by Gemma Roper

Design News • 8 Jul 15

Product designer Gemma Roper has designed a satisfyingly simple device that allows you to select music according to tempo or beats per minute. >
Young Africans show off their continent using #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou

Design News • 8 Jul 15

The hashtag #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou has gone viral on Twitter as Africans share inspiring images of their continent. >
Founder of Design Indaba receives the prestigious Sir Misha Black Medal for services to design education

Design News • 8 Jul 15

Founder of Design Indaba Ravi Naidoo receives the 2015 Sir Misha Black Medal for Distinguished Services to Design Education in South Africa. >
The first 3D-printed car for consumers

Design News • 9 Jul 15

Forget vases, jewellery and trinkets. The first street-ready 3D-printed car is imminent. >
Eleanor Lakelin’s raw wooden sculptures

Design News • 9 Jul 15

The London-based carpenter unearths nature’s wild beauty in her wooden bowls. >
Solar technology will be used to create the world’s first underground park

Design News • 9 Jul 15

The Lowline, the world’s first underground park, have raised enough money in a crowdfunding campaign to build their Lowline Lab. >
The new shoe from Adidas is rubbish

Design News • 9 Jul 15

Adidas have joined the global ocean cleanup drive with their new running shoe made almost entirely from ocean waste. >
Historical landmarks digitally narrate their own stories

Design News • 10 Jul 15

European research team meSch is collecting historical data to add clever multimedia installations to cultural sites and spaces. >
Mr Bingo's Hate Mail Kickstarter offers first class artistic abuse

Design News • 10 Jul 15

Warning: This article contains offensive content. At your request, Mr Bingo will create a unique insulting message and send it to you in the mail. >
Tales of the Dark Continent

Design News • 10 Jul 15

Maxwell Mutanda illustrates surreal scenes of Africa in a series he titled “Postcards”, which he describes to us here in his own words. >
Where Love Is Illegal: Stories from persecuted LGBTI communities

Design News • 13 Jul 15

Award-winning photographer Robin Hammond launches a platform for LGBTI communities to share stories of discrimination and courage. >
A field of wheat in the shadows of skyscrapers

Design News • 13 Jul 15

After recreating Agnes Denes’ famous Wheatfield earthwork in Milan, locals are invited to reap what they sowed. >
Buyers find Christmas gifts at annual SARCDA Retail Trade Exhibition

Design News • 13 Jul 15

Every year the SARCDA Christmas Edition attracts thousands of trade buyers to fill their shelves with South African gifts, toys, décor and design. >
Personalise your audio environment

Design News • Duration: 00:02:34 • 14 Jul 15

Doppler Labs have developed wireless earbuds and an app that allow you to control and customise what you hear in real time. >
The Zambulance is rural Africa’s answer to an ambulance

Design News • 14 Jul 15

Non-profit Zambikes is saving lives by connecting residents of remote villages in Africa to critical medical treatment. >
NATS create a colourful visualisation of the busy London skies

Design News • 14 Jul 15

Air traffic service NATS shares a striking visualisation of the flights over London’s airports in “London 24”. >
Maasai women are leading the solar revolution in rural Kenya

Design News • 14 Jul 15

A new project spearheaded by Green Energy Africa sees Maasai women delivering simple solar technology to improve the lives of rural Kenyans. >
Exhibition "Gare du Nord" offers a new perspective on anatomical theatre

Design News • 15 Jul 15

The oddly shaped de Waag building in Amsterdam is host to “Gare du Nord”, a collaboration that connects old and new perceptions of the human body. >
A new bridge across the Mzamba River connects a rural community to infrastructure

Design News • 15 Jul 15

NPO buildCollective is collaborating with Austrian thesis students to build a sustainable bridge across the Mzamba River in the Eastern Cape. >

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