September 2016 Archive

Everyday episodes of an African reality

Design News • 30 Sep 16

Using photography to transform the way people view the daily lives of African people. >
Mars colonisation: Three fundamental questions

Design Frontiers • 30 Sep 16

Efforts are mounting to get us on the red planet - why, how and who? >
Generating water out of thin air

Design News • 30 Sep 16

This Israeli company is utilising the world’s largest resource of fresh water – the atmosphere. >
Challenging our understanding of waste

Design News • 29 Sep 16

Landfills could be a source of usable materials. >
Wair: A scarf that protects from air pollution

Design News • 29 Sep 16

With air pollution on the rise, this designer turns to accessories as a solution. >
Quirky map reveals the hidden gems of Addis Ababa

Design News • 29 Sep 16

Mapping Africa's dynamic cities . >
Yanweizhou Park: Harnessing nature to benefit itself

Design News • 29 Sep 16

This wetlands-architecture project absorbs floodwater instead of blocking it. >
Irish students develop new water-safety device

Next Generation • 29 Sep 16

See the tragedy-inspired invention shortlisted for the James Dyson Award. >
Border City: An integrated plan to trash the US, Mexico border debate

Design News • 28 Sep 16

Border City is an ambitious plan to rid the United States and Mexico of its divides. >
Meet Albang: The versatile vacation pods of South Korea

Design News • 28 Sep 16

Think pod hotel meets giant egg sculpture – only more durable and eco-friendly. >
This rooftop farm changes the way we think of agriculture

Design News • 28 Sep 16

Brooklyn-based urban agricultural pioneers Gotham Green built the world's largest rooftop farm. >
Snapchat enters the wearable tech market with ‘Spectacles’

Design Frontiers • 28 Sep 16

Can the social media app succeed where giants like Google Glass have failed? >
Devoted to urban planning

Design News • 27 Sep 16

Born in Kigali, Rwanda, this MIT student works to improve and provide affordable housing designs in Africa. >
Planting trees in inhospitable environments

Design News • 27 Sep 16

The Cocoon is a completely organic vessel that lets you plant trees in the worst environments. >
Student-designed bottle cap could save drought-stricken California millions of litres of water

Next Generation • 27 Sep 16

The ‘Cap the Tap’ campaign is a simple way to curtail water wastage from household taps. >
China surges forward in the space exploration race

Design News • 27 Sep 16

Three major new space programmes prove China’s cosmic ambitions. >
Raising East New York: The effect of poverty on the family unit

Design News • 26 Sep 16

Social documentary photographer Phyllis Dooney challenges the stereotype of the deadbeat dad. >
New energy material harnesses both sunlight and wind

Design News • 26 Sep 16

Eight Georgia Institute of Technology engineers pioneered a new type of hybrid textile that can harvest energy from two sources: the sun and wind. >
Solving the problem of student housing with floating dormitories

Design News • 26 Sep 16

See the unconventional, low-cost student residences recently unveiled in Copenhagen. >
The Bradley Element: A watch for the visually-impaired

Product Spotlight • 26 Sep 16

Eone’s striking timepiece indicates the time by touch alone. >
Award-winning initiative turns theory into solution

Design News • 23 Sep 16

CHHAT won the 2016 Fuller Challenge because of its ability to address real-life problems surrounding human shelter. >
Lookbook: The Grafica jewellery collection by Anna Raimondo

Lookbook • 23 Sep 16

Take a look at the new Summer collection of Cape Town, South Africa's SMITH Jewellery. >
South African fashion label conceptualises sustainable fabric made from plastic bottles

Design News • 23 Sep 16

The Joinery’s latest collection turns discarded plastic into enviable office accessories. >
Photo series explores forgiveness under impossible circumstances

Design News • 23 Sep 16

Netherlands-based visual artist Lana Mesić explores the legacy of the Rwandan genocide in the photo series “Anatomy of Forgiveness”. >

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