October 2015 Archive

Egyptians discover new, low-cost desalination technology

Design News • 1 Oct 15

Researchers at the University of Alexandria in Egypt have created a low-cost desalinate technology that filters salty water, making it drinkable in minutes. >
Silkworms are spinning a new future for Kenyan farmers

Design News • 1 Oct 15

Farmers in Kenya are turning away from maize and looking toward silk farming. It is less susceptible to erratic weather and ensures a steady income. >
Virtual reality experience sends viewers into Zdzislaw Beksinski’s paintings

Design News • 1 Oct 15

This Polish studio is pioneering virtual reality art with Zdzislaw Beksinski’s surreal paintings. >
The Travellers: Ireland’s nomads struggle to find a place in the modern world

Design News • 1 Oct 15

A German documentary photographer documented the daily life of a Traveller family, Irelands forgotten minority group. >
Queer Kenyan Narratives from The NEST Collective

Design News • 1 Oct 15

Multidiscipinary group The NEST Collective is releasing a book that contains the stories they collected from the film "Stories of Our Lives". >
Vienna gives same-sex love the green light

Design News • 2 Oct 15

Same-sex couples in the place of the ordinary traffic light figure are becoming a permanent fixture in European cities. >
Tempescope: A box of rain, clouds or sun in your living room

Design News • 2 Oct 15

The Tempescope physically creates weather conditions, letting users share the sky from anywhere in the world. >
Origami-inspired dress fits at every stage of pregnancy

Design Frontiers • 2 Oct 15

Designers have come up with a wearable flexible enough to expand with its pregnant user. >
The New Zealand flag "disaster", according to a Kiwi

Design News • 2 Oct 15

New Zealand typeface designer Kris Sowersby gives us the lowdown on New Zealand's public flag redesign, a process which hasn't involved any designers. >
Pakiet: A modular collection by Polish design studio Zieta

Product Spotlight • 2 Oct 15

Polish design studio, Zieta have just released their new collection Pakiet – a modular, flat-pack family of furniture that comes in raw plywood and steel. >
Furqan Jawed’s talking smack with a poster a day

Design News • 2 Oct 15

Indian graphic designer and illustrator Furqan Jawed celebrates the crazy conversations he overhears with "A Poster Everyday". >
Getting milk to the market is helping Rwandan genocide survivors

Next Generation • 5 Oct 15

Rwandan genocide survivors received cows from the government but were unable to sell their milk at the local market until Chantal Butare came along. >
Addis Ababa is home to sub-Saharan Africa's first light rail system

Design News • 5 Oct 15

The recent launch of Addis Metro is a move by the Ethiopian government to cure the country's commuting headache. >
The wind turbine gets a smart tech makeover

Design News • 5 Oct 15

Beauty, tech, and renewable energy generation combine to give the wind turbine a much-needed makeover. >
How to harness the brainpower of millions of minds

Design News • 5 Oct 15

Tech entrepreneur Luis von Ahn has found two ingenious ways to help computers and humans collaborate where neither could succeed alone. >
Hand Over: Radwa Rostom's answer to Egypt's slum problem

Design News • 5 Oct 15

The Hand Over initiative aims to rid Cairo of its slums using eco-friendly, human-centred design. >
A stage for musical improvisation puts a spotlight on reused building materials

Design News • 5 Oct 15

Italian architecture company, Studio Albori, looks at “reuse and improvisation” in building with its Makeshift installation at Chicago Architecture Biennial. >
Egyptian teenager designs the next generation of biofuel

Design News • 6 Oct 15

Teenager Azza Faiad is pioneering an inexpensive way to turn plastic waste into biofuel. >
Mushroom power could enhance smartphones, electric cars and more

Design Frontiers • 6 Oct 15

The ability of the Portobello mushroom to make things better has extended beyond food and into technology. >
Innovative alarm systems for SA’s most dangerous slums

Design News • 6 Oct 15

This new alarm system relies on the dedication of the community in one of South Africa’s toughest informal settlements. >
Worldbeing is a wearable with a social conscious

Design News • 6 Oct 15

The Worldbeing wearbable and app, by Benjamin Hubert of Layer Design Studio, is a system that makes consumers more aware of their personal carbon footprint. >
A look through the archives of Michael Bierut, as published in his book "How to..."

Design News • 6 Oct 15

The first book celebrating the 40 odd years of work by Michael Bierut was launched last week. Here's an exclusive look at some of the pages inside the volume. >
A new, rugged tablet is transforming Kenya's schools

Design News • 7 Oct 15

The ruggedised tablet and education kit designed by Nairobi technology company BRCK is making digital learning more accessible to Kenya's children. >
Egyptian students design honey-spun band-aids for diabetics

Next Generation • 7 Oct 15

Egyptian students designed a new silver and honey-laced material to accelerate the healing speed of diabetics’ wounds. >

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