February 2016 Archive

A Danish art pavilion is in transit to a Kenyan slum where it’ll now be a school

Design News • 16 Feb 16

The pavilion designed by SelgasCano for a Danish art museum has been packed up and shipped to Africa’s largest slum, to assume its second life as a school. >
Anuj Sharma uses buttons and bands to teach fashion design

Design News • 16 Feb 16

Indian fashion designer Anuj Sharma helps others construct their own clothing with little resources. >
Enzi leather shoes are designed to raise the profile of made-in-Ethiopia

Product Spotlight • 16 Feb 16

Enzi shoes are responsibly made in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and aim to raise the profile of East African products. >
Furniture made from plant fibres and recycled plastic

Product Spotlight • 16 Feb 16

Colombian startup company, Diseclar takes waste from local industries to produce elegant furniture. >
UCT’s Shackville: Protesting the housing crisis with public art

Design News • 16 Feb 16

Students erected a shack on the grounds of the Cape’s prestigious university as a symbol of the lived experience of many of its students. >
Joel Nsadha: From Kampala to New York

Design News • 17 Feb 16

“People inspire me. Everybody has an interesting story to tell.” >
The Wonderland Project – I wonder what it could be?

Design News • 17 Feb 16

Nedbank is repurposing decommissioned ATMs into works of wonder and are calling the Design Indaba Conference and Simulcast delegates to share their ideas. >
A tool to remotely monitor and support the rehabilitation of mastectomy patients

Next Generation • 17 Feb 16

Pia Nyakairu has developed a wand-like product and app, which allows physiotherapists to monitor the progress of mastectomy patients over a digital platform. >
Christophe Guberan’s living textiles self-adapt, move, and transform

Design News • 17 Feb 16

Global graduate Christophe Guberan creates products that challenge the limits of matter. >
Day one of Design Indaba Conference 2016

Design News • 17 Feb 16

Day one of Design Indaba Conference 2016 brought audiences stories of courage, collaboration, confetti and cocks. >
Ugandan motor company unveils Africa's first solar bus

Design Frontiers • 18 Feb 16

Uganda-based Kiira Motors revealed the first solar-powered bus in Africa – the Kayoola prototype bus. >
Basia Dżaman’s carbon fibre 3D printer of the future

Design News • 18 Feb 16

Polish student Basia Dżaman modified a robotic arm using specially designed, 3D printed tools. >
The designer works as the creative catalyst, says Fred Gelli

Design News • 18 Feb 16

Focused on sustainable design, Fred Gelli believes we’ll need to redesign the way we live. >
Redesigning a product that helps you do good

Design News • 18 Feb 16

Award-winning designer Benjamin Hubert teamed up with Acts of Random Kindness to design a new ARK. >
Twins Cartoon release a comic in English

Design News • 18 Feb 16

Twins Cartoon release their comic magazine Garage in English for the first time at Design Indaba Conference. >
Day two of Design Indaba Conference 2016

Design News • 18 Feb 16

The second day of Conference 2016 took us from architecture in Japan to a kitchen in Spain ended with a heavy hit of Swedish rock. >
Beercycling transforms urine into beer

Design News • 19 Feb 16

Northern Europe’s largest festival turns festivalgoers’ urine into fertiliser for barley crops >
Tiger Maremela uses digital collage to examine black masculinities in the “Rainbow Nation”

Design News • 19 Feb 16

Joburg-based Tiger Maremela uses popular South African consumer products in their digital art to examine capitalism, modernisation and black masculinities. >
Naresh Ramchandani’s eight all-time favourite words

Design News • 19 Feb 16

“Eight Words” is Naresh Ramchandani’s ode to the words he likes best in the English language. >
Day three of Design Indaba 2016 – and that's a wrap!

Design News • 19 Feb 16

A celebration of language in eight words, four bright young designers and five songs from the wonderful Imogen Heap. And more! >
The Playtime in Africa initiative is a public space for Ghana’s children

Design News • 22 Feb 16

Mmofra Place will nurture growth, creativity, and expression in a public space designed for children. >
Nendo’s distinctive chocolates are a journey into shape, taste and texture

Design News • 22 Feb 16

Nendo, the Japanese design firm, took on something that a number of people consider perfect in its design: chocolate. >
New affordable houses in Paris leech onto existing buildings

Design News • 22 Feb 16

Stephane Malka Architects’ modular city home will sell at 40 per cent below the market price. >
Prepd Pack reimagines the lunchbox

Design News • 22 Feb 16

Modular lunchbox and app system, Prepd Pack is a convenient and healthy way to plan lunch. >

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