March 2016 Archive

Tiny surgical tools inspired by origami

Design Frontiers • 15 Mar 16

Researchers were able to do away with bulky surgical parts and rely instead on the principles of origami. >
Electronic wastelands raise questions about sustainable design

Design Frontiers • 14 Mar 16

Photo exhibition E-waste Tsunami calls on designers to think up better ways to deal with e-waste. >
A pictorial narrative explores the estranged lives of adults

Design News • 14 Mar 16

A children’s book for adults, The Well of Being explores life through narrative and illustration. >
US digital artist talks representation of minorities in graphic design

Design News • 14 Mar 16

Jeff Manning’s work is inspired by music and informed by the need to represent minorities in graphic design. >
EduKick designs football games that teach slum kids maths

Design News • 14 Mar 16

Community project gets creative with soccer to increase children’s literacy in India. >
Asmara: Unlikely home to Modernist Architecture

Design Frontiers • 11 Mar 16

Asmara, a city in Eritrea in North East Africa, is an unlikely treasure trove of standing modernist architecture. >
Saving a font from extinction

Design Frontiers • 11 Mar 16

Reviving a forgotten font designed by Alvin Lustig, an iconic, contemporary American graphic designer. >
31 Bits’ holistic business model empowers Ugandan women

Design News • 11 Mar 16

Jewellery brand creates a sustainable income for Ugandan artisans while teaching them skills to become self-reliant. >
A new, sustainable way to make plastic

Design Frontiers • 11 Mar 16

Researchers at Stanford have found a way to create sustainable plastic using inedible plant materials. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >

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