March 2016 Archive

Experimental street art inspired by the Cape

Design News • 11 Mar 16

South African illustrator and street artist Anwar Davids aims to make his work accessible all over the world. >
The Venus Bushfires: Two worlds collide in a Pidgin English opera

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:46 • 10 Mar 16

Nigerian-born Helen Isibor-Epega, otherwise known as The Venus Bushfires, is a singer-songwriter who explains why she likes to tick the "other" box. >
Wi-Fi trashcans encourage festivalgoers to practise responsible rubbish disposal

Design News • 10 Mar 16

Indian startup ThinkScream develops a trashcan that provides Wi-Fi connection in exchange for trash. >
UNICEF bicycle initiative helps Ghanaian schoolgirls get to class safely

Design News • 10 Mar 16

Swedish brand Vélosophy teams up with UNICEF to donate its commuter bikes to girls in Ghana. >
Graffiti as a tool for liberation in Kabul

Design Frontiers • 10 Mar 16

Liberation and the fight for women's rights through contemporary art and graffiti in Kabul. >
Rope made out of plastic bottles

Design Frontiers • 10 Mar 16

A really handy tool from a runaway Kickstarter campaign. >
Multimedia project remembers the forgotten victims of political imprisonment

Design News • 10 Mar 16

Based in Austria, Christoph Lingg documents the forgotten history of political prisoners all over the world. >
Barrett Nash: Innovations in East African motorcycle transport

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:45 • 9 Mar 16

Safe Motos is helping to give motorcycle taxis in East Africa a better reputation. >
Old tennis rackets become colourful works of art

Product Spotlight • 9 Mar 16

Cape Town local Danielle Clough has many inventive outlets, but her embroidery has caught the attention of the creative world. >
IKEA's next step for sustainability

Design News • 9 Mar 16

The eco-responsible furniture company is transitioning to biobased packaging made out of mushrooms. >
New supermarket in Denmark only stocks food past its sell by date

Design News • 9 Mar 16

WeFood is reducing food waste in Denmark by selling the food that mainstream supermarkets throw out. >
Enter your design to the Green Product Award

Design News • 9 Mar 16

The Green Product Award have extended their deadline exclusively for Design Indaba readers. Submissions are open until Sunday 13 March. >
This is what it's like to read with dyslexia

Design News • 9 Mar 16

Victor Widell’s interactive blog post lets the viewer experience what it’s like to be dyslexic. >
Embroidery and needlepoint give prisoners a new outlook

Design News • 9 Mar 16

The Fine Cell Work initiative has contributed to the rehabilitation of the UK’s prisoners for over a decade. >
Nigerian artist uses posters to tackle issues of climate change

Design News • 8 Mar 16

Nigerian artist Fred Martins uses art to trigger an emotional response in the viewer and to convey a serious message about climate change. >
Perfect man-made waves

Design Frontiers • 8 Mar 16

Kelly Slater's high-performance, man-made wave pool has been met with scepticism in the industry. >
Sideways driving with Goodyear’s latest concept tyre

Design Frontiers • 8 Mar 16

International tyre company Goodyear has revealed the spherical-shaped, smart tyre of the future. >
Accra-based Swedish fashion brand creates street couture in collaboration with Ghanaian tailors

Lookbook • 8 Mar 16

HI ON LIFE is a fashion brand driven by sustainable design, Ghanaian culture and a Scandinavian appreciation of form. >
Leaving design up to chance

Design News • 8 Mar 16

Origami-inspired game randomises the textile design process, encouraging the creation of new knowledge. >
Hello Tractor brings African farmers equipment on demand

Design News • 7 Mar 16

Nigerian technology startup Hello Tractor is an on-demand farming machinery service for farmers in rural Africa. >
Jua Kali interprets the ingenuity of Nairobi's informal sector

Q&A • 7 Mar 16

Kenyan artist Tahir Carl Karmali's photomontage series deconstructs hacker culture in Kenya. >
High-tech repository for the dead

Design Frontiers • 7 Mar 16

Ruri Den is an alternative to burial sites for space-starved cities like Tokyo >
A massive eco-village with a utopian take on sustainable living

Design News • 7 Mar 16

Agroecologist Amlankusum’s conceptual designs combines natural elements with controlled construction to create a 36-storey paradise. >
Maheder Gebremedhin: Traditional Ethiopian architecture and modern radio shows

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:45 • 7 Mar 16

Addis Ababa-born architect Maheder Gebremedhin looks at where architecture is and where it’s going in his city. >

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