August 2016 Archive

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. >
Oneware: The one-hand only kitchenware

Next Generation • 30 Aug 16

Singaporean Industrial Design student creates a range of utensils to aid those with disabilities in the kitchen. >
Problem? These girls build their own solutions

Design News • 30 Aug 16

Construction and carpentry are not readily associated with high school girls. Project H Design’s Girls Garage hopes to change that. >
The dynamic solar shading of Kiefer Technic Showroom

Design News • 30 Aug 16

This building reacts to the outside environment to benefit its inhabitants. >
Sculptural desalination plant imagined for Santa Monica pier

Design News • 30 Aug 16

Pipe is a sustainable water harvesting solution that could produce 4.5 billion litres of clean water for California. >
Estream: A portable USB charger powered by moving water

Design News • 30 Aug 16

Enomad’s portable power plant generates electricity using any source of running water. >
Solar Express: The futuristic space transit concept

Design Frontiers • 31 Aug 16

Montréal’s Imaginactive has put forth a design idea that would bring remote parts of the cosmos within closer human reach. >
One man’s journey home with the help of Google Earth

Design News • 31 Aug 16

Using Google Earth, Saroo Brierley found his family after 25 years. This is his story. >
Breeze Yoko unveils latest work 'Boniswa'

Design News • 31 Aug 16

The Johannesburg-based street artist's latest work is a tribute to the black girl child. >
Egypt uses sewage to grow forests in the desert

Design News • 31 Aug 16

To tackle desertification, the Egyptian government is growing tree plantations that thrive on waste water. >
The quiet struggle in water scarce Pakistan

Design News • 31 Aug 16

Water scarcity threatens the security of Pakistan’s people. Follow one photojournalist as she documents its effects. >

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