September 2016 Archive

The enigmatic EmDrive rises through scientific ranks

Design Frontiers • 9 Sep 16

The 2000 brainchild of Roger Shawyer gains research momentum as a viable space engine. >
Keep your glasses in place with Nerdwax

Product Spotlight • 9 Sep 16

This Tennessee startup is making slippery spectacle frames a thing of the past. >
Replantable: The start-up striving to make an urban farmer out of anyone

Design Frontiers • 9 Sep 16

See the novel solution to maintaining fresh produce without garden space. >
The Skate Girls of Kabul

Design News • 8 Sep 16

This photo series by Jessica Fulford-Dobson portrays “Skateistan”, the skateboarding initiative for Afghan youths. >
DJ Steloo on creating an electronic music scene in Accra

African Report • Duration: 00:03:50 • 8 Sep 16

"I decided to take the responsibility to create a scene and to inspire people to the genre of electronic music." >
Reverse-design with quirky illustrator Domenic Bahmann

Design News • 8 Sep 16

From an office marker-turned-swan, to a fire truck putting out burnt toast, these illustrations celebrate the quirky side of design. >
BoneAid: An innovative approach to healing bone fractures

Next Generation • 8 Sep 16

These Taiwanese students have designed an adaptable splint to aid in medical care during disaster relief efforts. >
Diasporadical Trilogia: Celebrating the beauty of African spirituality

Design News • 8 Sep 16

Ghanaian-American rapper and filmmaker Blitz the Ambassador celebrates the beauty and power of traditional African spiritual beliefs. >
Cairo’s future Science City: Weston Williamson & Partners win design bid

Design News • 8 Sep 16

This London-based architecture firm has won the opportunity to design Egypt’s science hub. >
The Hashima Island series memorialises South Korea’s forced labourers

Design News • 7 Sep 16

The award-winning series is a sensitive take on a the Hashima Island’s dark history. >
Design Indaba announces Senegalese fashion designer Selly Raby Kane as creative director

Festival News • 7 Sep 16

For the first time in the event’s 21-year history, the 2017 Design Indaba Festival is taking on an external creative director in the form of Selly Raby Kane. >
Indian scientists create device to collect solar energy more efficiently

Design Frontiers • 7 Sep 16

This new CSIR development may pose a solution to land restraints and solar energy production in India. >
Instabitions: The appeal of no gatekeepers on social media for young artists

Design News • 7 Sep 16

A Johannesburg-based digital artist uses Instagram to exhibit work that speaks directly to censored voices, experiences and representation of black women. >
The Boring Collection: Lensvelt's deliberately drab furniture

Design News • 7 Sep 16

The remarkable thing about this furniture line is that it is totally unremarkable. >
Zulu and Ndebele patterns on solid wood desks

Product Spotlight • 6 Sep 16

These two new pieces by Siyanda Mbele show a distinctive step in his creative journey, searching for ways to bring tradition into contemporary design. >
Intimate Strangers: I don't walk alone

Design News • 6 Sep 16

In the second part of her photo series Intimate Strangers, South African artist Puleng Mongale explores the yearning she has to be in touch with her ancestors. >
Modern art that celebrates the African heritage

Design News • 6 Sep 16

Travel and experiences in Africa gave French artist Doline Legrand Diop an artistic mission. >
Meet the strangers in your mind with Hyde & Seek

Design News • 6 Sep 16

Jimin Kim’s award-winning book of illustrations asks you to find the Mr Hyde to your Dr Jekyll. >
Artificial Intelligence and Life in 2030: Stanford’s ongoing study

Design Frontiers • 6 Sep 16

The University of Stanford assembled thinkers to measure the future ripples of AI – and their first full report has been issued. >
S’CoolBeans: the “stealth-health” sandwich spread

Next Generation • 6 Sep 16

Students develop nutritious alternative to Nutella in South Africa. >
New mural by Faith47: Who will guard the guards

Design News • 5 Sep 16

New mural by Faith47 in Downton LA, titled "Who will guard the guards themselves", asks how power can be held accountable for the behaviour it allows. >
Biovessel: An odourless compost bin for the dinner table

Design News • 5 Sep 16

We waste around 45 per cent of the food we produce. The Biovessel is a beautiful addition to sustainable living. >
Waste Not: Aliza Eliazarov turns trash food into works of art

Design Frontiers • 5 Sep 16

This photographer is highlighting the global food crisis with her images of salvaged food. >
Retro summer scenes: Are problem-free summers behind us?

Design News • 5 Sep 16

A greek visual designer re-visits and interrogates iconic summer days from the 50s & 60s. >

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