August 2015 Archive

A researcher has designed a textile coating that analyses the body’s sweat content to warn against dehydration. >

London-based photographer Francesca Allen captures the strength and fragility of female adolescence in her five-year-long series "Girls! Girls! Girls!" >

London-based illustrator Jenni Sparks creates hand-drawn maps that capture the character of the place they describe. >

Look good and save the world, says planet-friendly company I Scream & Red as it launches its new multipurpose product, Cleva Lapie. >

Design students in Sao Paulo, Brazil have designed a milk container that radically reduces the costs of recycling traditional milk cartons. >

Hotel Verde was awarded a second LEED Platinum Green Building Certification for its ongoing commitment to running an environmentally friendly hotel. >

The South African artist discusses film and art as mediums of creative expression. >

This plug enables you to use solar power in your home without installing your own solar panels. >

YouTube star and engineer Colin Furze has built a bedframe that rockets you out of bed before you get a chance to hit the snooze button. >

Artist and illustrator Marta Menacho creates delicate watercolour and ink drawings of imagined works by anonymous artist group Luzinteruptus. >

MOVE Systems have designed a food cart that aims to cut harmful emissions by 95 per cent, and they'll be populating the streets of New York soon. >