August 2016 Archive

Shoey Shoes made entirely from waste materials

Design News • 22 Aug 16

Student looks into using material offcuts to create a sustainable range of children’s shoes. >
Buhle Ngaba’s The Girl Without A Sound

Design Frontiers • 22 Aug 16

Meet the young actress encouraging little girls to own their voice. >
BuggyAir: A mobile air pollution tracker

Design News • 22 Aug 16

This air pollution testing kit helps parents make informed decisions about the type of environments they expose their children to. >
Catch an autonomous flying drone to work

Design Frontiers • 23 Aug 16

Airbus shares plans to develop autonomous flying vehicles in response to land-based traffic congestion. >
China opens record-breaking transparent bridge

Design News • 23 Aug 16

The Hunan province is now home to the longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge in the world. >
The Jolt Sensor: detecting concussions in young athletes

Design News • 23 Aug 16

This thumb-sized, wearable sensor is making sport safer. >
The Hangman: transcending expectations of the armed struggle

Design News • 23 Aug 16

Directed by SA filmmaker Zwelethu Radebe, “The Hangman” tells the story of a black warder faced with an impossible choice. >
Christi du Toit’s ping-pong approach to illustration

Design News • 24 Aug 16

We spoke to South African illustrator Christi du Toit about honing your craft in a competitive industry. >
A bamboo city built for communal living

Design News • 24 Aug 16

Penda explores the idea of a sustainable urban village made out of bamboo and rope. >
Phlur: The new fragrance brand with socially conscious appeal

Product Spotlight • 24 Aug 16

Eric Korman believes the cologne industry should start taking ethical responsibility. >
Kosovo’s visually arresting road to the Olympics

Design Frontiers • 24 Aug 16

These images capture the Kosovo Olympic team as they prepare to make history. >
Noma: A temporary place called home

Design News • 24 Aug 16

Filmmaker Pablo Pinedo Bóveda’s Noma looks at the struggles of a South African slum community. >
Tired running shoes turned into slippers for school children

Design News • 25 Aug 16

GreenSole collects old trainers and transforms them into new shoes for rural kids. >
XCollektiv: Resisting gentrification through art

Design News • 25 Aug 16

The controversial ‘Wanted’ series continues to both galvanize and provoke. >
A visual journey into Central America’s gang violence

Design News • 25 Aug 16

Photojournalist Donna De Cesare documents the impact of a 30-year struggle in Central America. >
Living Gadgets: What if organisms can become disposable design components?

Design Frontiers • 26 Aug 16

Studio José de la O contemplates the possibilities of genetically modified life forms made suitable for human convenience and comfort. >
Robotic lifeguard designed for rapid rescue and recovery

Design News • 26 Aug 16

Remote-controlled buoy becomes a tool for quick and efficient sea rescue. >
IDENTITY: The prosthetic replacements for fingerprint authentication

Next Generation • 26 Aug 16

Design student creates rubber fingertips to better protect your privacy. >
OLO turns smartphones into portable 3D printers

Design News • 26 Aug 16

Anyone with a smartphone can digitally fabricate objects with this 3D-printing device. >
Artistry for the departed: The fantastic coffins of Ghana

Design News • 29 Aug 16

Inspired by the traditions of Ghana's Ga people, these custom-made coffins send the deceased off in imaginative style. >
AdrenaCard: the epinephrine auto-injector that fits in your pocket

Design News • 29 Aug 16

Student duo develop a sleek new way for patients to self-administer life-saving medicine. >
Exploring different cultures through art

Design News • 29 Aug 16

Inspired by various sub-cultures in and outside the city of Johannesburg, Terrence Toko Maluleke creates unique illustrations. >
Harvard’s squishy autonomous robot

Design Frontiers • 29 Aug 16

With no electronics, this revolutionary 3D printed robot moves with the help of a chemical reaction. >
50 000 murals to pay tribute to the honeybee

Design News • 29 Aug 16

American artist Matthew Willey paints breathtaking murals to save the honeybee. >

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