September 2015 Archive

A personal, portable wind turbine

Design News • 30 Sep 15

The Trinity turbine by Janulus is a lightweight, portable wind turbine means you can generate electricity wherever you go. >
Richard van der Laken is an advocate for the power of design for change

Inside View • 30 Sep 15

The cofounder of the conference What Design Can Do, Richard van der Laken, tells us about the power of design and designers to make change. >
The Polish student breaking into fashion photography with edgy imagery

Next Generation • 30 Sep 15

Polish-born Angelika Wierzbicka hasn’t even graduated and she already has a striking collection of fashion editorials with top indie magazines. >
Fold, share, and connect with this high-tech bicycle

Design News • 30 Sep 15

Designed in Argentina, the Gi FlyBike gives the daily bicycle commute a tech overhaul. >
Dr Imoh Okon’s drug resistance test kit revolutionises cancer treatment

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:43 • 30 Sep 15

Dr Imoh Okon’s tech innovation could be the difference between life and death for cancer sufferers. >
This compact device treats chronic heart disease without surgery

Design News • 30 Sep 15

A company in the United States has designed the first ever catheter-based heart pump to treat chronic heart disease. >
Trailer: Omar Victor Diop on the tradition of portraiture in Senegal

Trailers • Duration: 00:01:54 • 29 Sep 15

Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop is reviving the tradition of studio photography in Senegal, and recreating portraits of historical African leaders. >
Omar Victor Diop on the tradition of portraiture in Senegal

Talks • Duration: 00:14:12 • 29 Sep 15

Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop is reviving the tradition of studio photography in Senegal, and recreating portraits of historical African leaders. >
The Sponge Suit bikini can help clean up the oceans

Design News • 29 Sep 15

A bikini made from super-absorbent material could be used to help clear pollutants out of the oceans. >
Lifting the veil on children born of rape

Design News • 29 Sep 15

Photographer Patricia Willocq challenges the perception of men as weapons of war while empowering survivors of rape. >
How We Wear Ours:  An exhibition on jeans culture in contemporary South Africa.

Design News • 29 Sep 15

A group of young South African creatives were briefed with creating a visual exhibition that looks at jeans culture in South Africa for global brand G-Star RAW. >
Autonomous tree-planting robot to tackle forest restoration

Design Frontiers • 29 Sep 15

Two university students embarked on a labour of love to create an independent tree-planting robot. >
Make any watch a smartwatch with this smart watchstrap

Design News • 29 Sep 15

The Polish innovators at uBirds have designed unique smart straps to transform your analogue watch into a smartwatch and fitness tracker. >
Wat’bag turns old petrol cans into safe water storage

Design News • 29 Sep 15

Inspired by the silver bag inside of a wine box, the Wat’bag pouch prevents drinkable water stored in reused jerry cans from becoming contaminated. >
Omar Victor Diop: Reviving African traditions through photography

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:38 • 28 Sep 15

Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop is using his camera to revive traditional West African portraiture, adding his own creative flare. >
Robots in Uganda teach a new generation of innovators

Design News • 28 Sep 15

FundiBots, a Uganda-based organisation is using robotics training in schools to inspire young Ugandans to be the designers, makers and innovators of the future. >
Exclusive: Haroon Gunn-Salie on provoking reactions with History After Apartheid

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:06:05 • 28 Sep 15

Artist Haroon Gunn-Salie addresses racial transformation and social economic justice with disembodied colonial figures. >
Poland's renowned animator Bartek Kulas breaks into feature film

Design News • 28 Sep 15

Bartek Kulas’ hauntingly beautiful creations make their way to feature film. >
Tiny tram-like houses designed to revive an old shipyard

Design News • 28 Sep 15

Polish architecture students envision an artistic commune with their affordable housing project, Small House on Tracks. >
Israeli student designs medieval-style chainmail for urban wearers

Next Generation • 28 Sep 15

Bezalel Academy graduate Nitzan Kish is using 3D printing to make clothes that protect women from sexual assault in urban centres. >
Could drones be the answer to shortages in rural Africa?

Design Frontiers • 25 Sep 15

Foster + Partners plan to overcome rural Africa's infrastructure weaknesses using a drone delivery system. >
Pensioner graffiti-artists take over Lisbon

Design News • 25 Sep 15

Urban Art Workshops for Seniors is a programme that is putting spray cans in the hands of Lisbon's pensioners, who are now part of a group called Lata 65. >
Why Noma, one of the most famous restaurants in the world, will close its doors next year

FilmFestFriday • 25 Sep 15

In this short film, René Redzepi, founder and head chef of Noma, explains why after 12 years he's closing the doors of the best restaurant in the world. >
Piloting this underwater drone is like flying

Design News • 25 Sep 15

OpenROV is a few steps away from completing its open-source underwater drone called Trident. >

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