July 2015 Archive

Catching poachers on a rhino-cam

Design News • 31 Jul 15

With only four northern white rhinos left, this design-oriented solution may be the answer to the catastrophic decline of rhinos due to poaching. >
A solar-powered schoolbag

Design News • 31 Jul 15

South African company Rethaka has designed a recycled bag with a solar light that charges during the day so children can study at night. >
Kids' wheelchairs become giant paintbrushes

Design Frontiers • 31 Jul 15

An artist in the US has dedicated his life to creating art tools for children with disabilities. >
The sweeter side of 3D printing

Design News • 31 Jul 15

Designer Julian Sing creates miniature sugar sculptures with a 3D printer. >
A rainbow of hope covers a drug infused district

Design News • 31 Jul 15

A perilous Mexican town has had a bright makeover, bringing colour to its walls and optimism to its residents. >
This shower turns into a monster if you use too much water

Design News • 30 Jul 15

Installation artist Elisabeth Buecher created this Tim Burton-inspired shower curtain that inflates into spikes to stop you using too much water. >
African artists are coming around for dinner

Design News • 30 Jul 15

Group exhibition “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” in New York celebrates the growing impact of African art and artists on the global stage. >
Four talents to watch on Accra’s indie art scene

African Report • 30 Jul 15

Ghanaian society traditionally regarded artists as outcasts. Now they are helping the country rebrand itself, say the founders of ACCRA [dot] ALT. >
Look into your reflection and see your heart

Design Frontiers • 30 Jul 15

This new mirror can reflect the health of your heart; another medical innovation that is being developed for diagnosis at home. >
An innovative new knit for outdoor wear brand Patagonia

Design News • 30 Jul 15

The environmentally-conscious brand has developed a new fabric that promotes sustainability in Patagonia’s grasslands. >
In conversation with illustrator Christoph Niemann

Inside View • 29 Jul 15

With his characteristic wit, the Berlin-based illustrator chats about the blur between personal and public work, social sharing and children’s books. >
Barbara Peynot proposes that the urban nomad wear their home

Next Generation • 29 Jul 15

Royal College of Art graduate Barbara Peynot has created The Urban Nomad Home Kit – a coat that turns into a shelter, complete with a window and wallpaper. >
WatchMe changes the face of the Apple watch charger

Product Spotlight • 29 Jul 15

Paris-based designer Vivien Muller wants you to have as much fun charging your Apple Watch as you do using it. >
Rent a room in Amsterdam’s UrbanCampsite art installation

Design News • 29 Jul 15

UrbanCampsiteAmsterdam is an art installation by fourteen architects, artists and designers where you can rent a room in a quirky temporary shelter. >
Turn static objects into musical instruments

Design News • 29 Jul 15

Technology company Novalia is using conductive printing to provide the common man with the tools to turn 2D surfaces into musical instruments. >
The way forward for Design Indaba Expo

Festival News • 29 Jul 15

The most important part of design is innovation, and now is our time for change. >
The next step for Design Indaba Expo FAQs

Festival News • 28 Jul 15

Frequently Asked Questions about the cancellation of Design Indaba Expo in its previous format, and what we can expect in future. >
Photos capture the rapid urbanisation of China

Lookbook • 28 Jul 15

"The Great Leap" by photographer Gabriel Murad captures how China is rapidly increasing its urban sprawl by building on its buildings. >
Abandoned golf courses in Japan are being turned into solar energy fields

Design Frontiers • 28 Jul 15

Japanese technology company Kyocera are converting abandoned golf courses into huge solar energy fields. >
These wearable structures contain living organisms and are designed for life on other planets

Design Frontiers • 28 Jul 15

Digital morphogenesis Neri Oxman has created a 3D printed wearable structure that hosts growing photosynthetic-organisms. >
The unbreakable Drop umbrella

Product Spotlight • 28 Jul 15

Royal College of Art graduate Ayca Dundar has designed an alternative umbrella that addresses the classic failings of the traditional brollie. >
Public urinators get splashback from pee-repelling paint

Design News • 28 Jul 15

San Francisco has been testing out "pee-proof" paint that sprays back pee onto an offender's feet and legs to combat the public urination problem. >
Si Maclennan creates a nostalgic illustration for the Santa Monica Pier

Design News • 27 Jul 15

The poster for California's Santa Monica Pier by South African illustrator and graphic designer Si Maclennan comes alive in this colourful gif. >
The Dutch Windwheel has been built to be a beacon of clean energy

Design News • 27 Jul 15

Rotterdam’s futuristic wind turbine will be a sustainable energy landmark as well as a unique place to live. >

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