April 2016 Archive

Material girls: We look at two local textile designers

Design Frontiers • 19 Apr 16

Megan Smith and Luhandra Vorstman live on opposite sides of South Africa but share a similar approach to textile design and production. >
Thai architects develop a building typology for disaster-resistant schools

Design News • 19 Apr 16

Vin Varavarn Architects, a Bangkok-based firm, developed a new architectural typology for earthquake resistant schools. >
Illustrator Carla Latsky doesn't like to pigeonhole her craft

Design News • 19 Apr 16

South African illustrator Carla Latsky is addicted to the details. Her work, which is infused with nostalgia, is created in a variety of mediums. >
Artist’s small studio is a canvas for her surreal worlds

Design News • 19 Apr 16

JeeYoung Lee taps into her dreams and memories to create enchanting worlds in her studio. >
Seminas Hadera: Designing a positive identity for Ethiopia

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:40 • 18 Apr 16

Addis Ababa-based creative agency uses visual communication to shape an image of Ethiopia that is true to its culture. >
Microbots absorb pollutants from industrial wastewater

Design News • 18 Apr 16

New nanotechnology innovation addresses heavy metal contamination of natural water sources. >
Sleepwear doesn't have to look like something you'd only wear to bed

Design Frontiers • 18 Apr 16

Alexia Hechter, one of our Design Indaba 2016 Emerging Creatives, creates high-end sleepwear out of wool. >
Off-grid library encourages education in remote Tanzania

Design News • 18 Apr 16

Humanitarian architect Patricia Erimescu designed an off-grid library built with recycled and locally sourced materials. >
Art as a tool for integration in India

Design News • 18 Apr 16

The Aravani Art Project’s painted murals work to integrate India’s transgender community. >
Sorry to the other metropoles, but London is the design capital of the world

Q&A • 15 Apr 16

Future London Academy bring together design enthusiasts, students and professionals from everywhere in the world to learn from their design-immersive courses. >
Rosine Urujeni: Empowering women in Rwanda

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:30 • 15 Apr 16

Indego Africa supports women in Africa through economic empowerment and education. >
NeuroLife: A chip that gives movement back to the paralysed

Design Frontiers • 15 Apr 16

Researchers have created a prototype for a medical device that allows a paralysed person to perform basic tasks. >
Electric fork simulates salty taste in food

Design News • 15 Apr 16

Japanese researcher develops a fork that adds a salty taste to sodium-free food. >
Artificially intelligent furniture of the future

Design News • 15 Apr 16

Carlo Ratti Associati unveils a digitally transformable sofa that morphs into different forms. >
Jean Paul Uzabakiriho: Inspiring a new generation of Rwandan architects

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:52 • 14 Apr 16

Working in the Rwandan office of MASS Design Group, JP Uzabakiriho explains how the MASS philosophy is to encourage people to think differently about buildings. >
Illustrations show the twists and turns of modern society

Design News • 14 Apr 16

Polish illustrator Igor Morski uses mixed media and photo manipulation to explore the ills of the world. >
PIXO changes the way we use our tablets

Design News • 14 Apr 16

Oscar Diaz designs a solution for an everyday tech-related problem we didn’t even know we had. >
Innovative origami material paves the way for shape-shifting architecture

Design News • 14 Apr 16

Foldable material designed by Harvard engineers can change its shape, size, and volume. >
Moeketsi Lebakeng’s minimal illustrations pay tribute to Africa’s women

Design News • 13 Apr 16

Moeketsi Lebakeng uses illustration to celebrate his everyday heroes – African women. >
Lessons in design from Michael Wolff

Inside View • 13 Apr 16

A designer’s strength lies in their potential to bring noticing, observation and imagination to the world, according to branding legend Michael Wolff. >
Standing wheelchair developed to improve the reach and mobility of a paraplegic person

Design News • 13 Apr 16

Rehabilitation team designs an adjustable wheelchair to help paraplegic people be more productive in daily activities. >
Water, energy, and internet all in one system

Design News • 13 Apr 16

The Watly system aims to bring the necessities to the developing world using one device. >
Korean artist explores “hysteria” in mixed media paintings

Design News • 13 Apr 16

Confronted with something terrifying, the characters in Yeom Ji-Hee’s work must face their fears. >
TippyTalk: Tech that bridges the gap between the disabled and their caregivers

Design News • 12 Apr 16

Rob Laffan created an app that helps his autistic daughter communicate from anywhere at anytime. >

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