September 2016 Archive

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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
The Setsuna: Toyota’s wooden concept car

Design News • 5 Sep 16

The Japanese car manufacturer has created a functional concept car inspired by the emotional connections we have with family vehicles. >
Step into Aquasixio’s surreal fantasy universes

Design News • 2 Sep 16

This clinical psychologist unpacks the inner workings of his world by creating new worlds. >
Body Love: The adult colouring book challenging how we see our bodies

Design News • 2 Sep 16

This Canadian artist is championing body positivity. >
The surface that turns mealtime into a balancing act

Design News • 2 Sep 16

The Sati Tala is a surface unlike any other dinner table. Built for mindfulness, it physically connects its users. >
Mapping the invisible world of microbes with bees

Design News • 2 Sep 16

How insects are helping a team of scientists and designers understand our microbial surroundings. >
Hornsea Project Two: UK’s massive new wind farm

Design News • 1 Sep 16

The British government has recently approved construction of a second, world-leading collection of wind turbines. >
Taj Francis creates Afro-Japanese portraiture

Design News • 1 Sep 16

A lyric, the emotion of a song and the instruction of a beat gives birth to illustrations meant to awaken the viewer. >
The Forest Where the Wind Returns: Hayao Miyazaki’s real-life woodland landscape

Design News • 1 Sep 16

The former spearhead of Studio Ghibli plans to give children an immersive experience of the natural world in Kumé Island, Okinawa. >
Reimagining feminism on Bitch Planet

Design News • 1 Sep 16

The patriarchy becomes a literal prison in this refreshing, feminist comic series. >

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