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Newly discovered enzyme could change the way we recycle plastic
Design News
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15 Mar 16
Kyoto University researchers are able to cultivate an enzyme that can break down plastic into harmless chemicals.
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Township: Photographs depicting life after South African apartheid
Design News
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15 Mar 16
Anne Rearick’s work documents the lives of people faced with economic hardship, poverty and racism.
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Tiny surgical tools inspired by origami
Design Frontiers
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15 Mar 16
Researchers were able to do away with bulky surgical parts and rely instead on the principles of origami.
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Electronic wastelands raise questions about sustainable design
Design Frontiers
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14 Mar 16
Photo exhibition E-waste Tsunami calls on designers to think up better ways to deal with e-waste.
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A pictorial narrative explores the estranged lives of adults
Design News
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14 Mar 16
A children’s book for adults, The Well of Being explores life through narrative and illustration.
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US digital artist talks representation of minorities in graphic design
Design News
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14 Mar 16
Jeff Manning’s work is inspired by music and informed by the need to represent minorities in graphic design.
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EduKick designs football games that teach slum kids maths
Design News
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14 Mar 16
Community project gets creative with soccer to increase children’s literacy in India.
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Asmara: Unlikely home to Modernist Architecture
Design Frontiers
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11 Mar 16
Asmara, a city in Eritrea in North East Africa, is an unlikely treasure trove of standing modernist architecture.
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Saving a font from extinction
Design Frontiers
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11 Mar 16
Reviving a forgotten font designed by Alvin Lustig, an iconic, contemporary American graphic designer.
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31 Bits’ holistic business model empowers Ugandan women
Design News
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11 Mar 16
Jewellery brand creates a sustainable income for Ugandan artisans while teaching them skills to become self-reliant.
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A new, sustainable way to make plastic
Design Frontiers
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11 Mar 16
Researchers at Stanford have found a way to create sustainable plastic using inedible plant materials.
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Experimental street art inspired by the Cape
Design News
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11 Mar 16
South African illustrator and street artist Anwar Davids aims to make his work accessible all over the world.
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Wi-Fi trashcans encourage festivalgoers to practise responsible rubbish disposal
Design News
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10 Mar 16
Indian startup ThinkScream develops a trashcan that provides Wi-Fi connection in exchange for trash.
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UNICEF bicycle initiative helps Ghanaian schoolgirls get to class safely
Design News
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10 Mar 16
Swedish brand Vélosophy teams up with UNICEF to donate its commuter bikes to girls in Ghana.
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Graffiti as a tool for liberation in Kabul
Design Frontiers
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10 Mar 16
Liberation and the fight for women's rights through contemporary art and graffiti in Kabul.
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Rope made out of plastic bottles
Design Frontiers
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10 Mar 16
A really handy tool from a runaway Kickstarter campaign.
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Multimedia project remembers the forgotten victims of political imprisonment
Design News
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10 Mar 16
Based in Austria, Christoph Lingg documents the forgotten history of political prisoners all over the world.
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Old tennis rackets become colourful works of art
Product Spotlight
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9 Mar 16
Cape Town local Danielle Clough has many inventive outlets, but her embroidery has caught the attention of the creative world.
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IKEA's next step for sustainability
Design News
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9 Mar 16
The eco-responsible furniture company is transitioning to biobased packaging made out of mushrooms.
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New supermarket in Denmark only stocks food past its sell by date
Design News
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9 Mar 16
WeFood is reducing food waste in Denmark by selling the food that mainstream supermarkets throw out.
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Enter your design to the Green Product Award
Design News
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9 Mar 16
The Green Product Award have extended their deadline exclusively for Design Indaba readers. Submissions are open until Sunday 13 March.
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This is what it's like to read with dyslexia
Design News
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9 Mar 16
Victor Widell’s interactive blog post lets the viewer experience what it’s like to be dyslexic.
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Embroidery and needlepoint give prisoners a new outlook
Design News
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9 Mar 16
The Fine Cell Work initiative has contributed to the rehabilitation of the UK’s prisoners for over a decade.
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Nigerian artist uses posters to tackle issues of climate change
Design News
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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.
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