April 2016 Archive

New strategies to improve the consumer experience

Design News • 8 Apr 16

The needs of consumers are ever-changing and designers will need to respond. >
Smart thermometer crowdsources info for real-time health tracking

Design News • 11 Apr 16

Kinsa’s Smart Thermometer is able to help individuals and communities map diseases before they spread. >
Campaign reconnects refugees with their moms

Design News • 11 Apr 16

Refugee Phones turns commercial radio into personal media for refugees to contact their mothers. >
The Kofe Club Collection: Uniquely Nigerian furniture

Design News • 11 Apr 16

Product designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello believes small-scale operations can lead to unique, Nigerian designs. >
Green Product: From PET bottles to this range of chairs

Product Spotlight • 11 Apr 16

The LJ series by Dutch studio De Vorm is a range of chairs and stools that feature a strong, soft felt material that is made of recycled PET bottles. >
Eco-friendly trap designed to stop spread of virus-carrying mosquitoes

Design News • 12 Apr 16

An innovation made from old car tyres helps contain mosquito-related virus outbreaks in Guatemala. >
The UK’s first transparent solar bus shelter

Design News • 12 Apr 16

Energy-generating bus shelter sets the standard for solar glass infrastructure in city spaces. >
A fossil-fuel-free houseboat from an apocalyptic future

Design Frontiers • 12 Apr 16

Tshepo Mokholo is an architect-turned-designer and his goal is to bring about inner-city change through better design. >
Skin: The next step in wearable tech

Design Frontiers • 12 Apr 16

SkinHaptics is a new innovation that sees the palm of your hand as the next display surface for wearable tech. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
Microbots absorb pollutants from industrial wastewater

Design News • 18 Apr 16

New nanotechnology innovation addresses heavy metal contamination of natural water sources. >
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. >

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