November 2016 Archive

Relajaelcoco: Data-driven graphics

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:03 • 17 Nov 16

Spanish graphic design studio Relajaelcoco believe that good vibes and a relaxed mind are the key to the creative process. >
‘The Crying Forest’: a striking reminder of the forces ravaging the Amazon

Design Frontiers • 17 Nov 16

Philippe Echaroux’s artistic protest against the destruction of the rainforest. >
We Shall See: A photographic journey from life to death

Design News • 17 Nov 16

Photographer Ian Willms repairs the fractured relationship with his father in We Shall See. >
Was it Made in China or Designed in China?

Design News • 17 Nov 16

The Chinese manufacturing industry is well known for its knockoffs. But what does that mean for the Chinese designer? >
This USB stick doubles as an HIV testing kit

Design Frontiers • 17 Nov 16

Scientists based in the UK have developed a USB device that can quickly and accurately determine one's HIV status. >
Biolux: Speculating on the future of indoor lighting

Next Generation • 17 Nov 16

Growing glowing architecture. >
Wire Glasses: Sustainable eyewear made in London and Harare

Product Spotlight • 16 Nov 16

These John Lennon-style Wire Glasses are made from a single wire in Harare, Zimbabwe on frames that are 3d printed in London. >
Turning the tables with the Internet of Things

Design Frontiers • 16 Nov 16

We use technology to experiment, test and customise our experiences. But what if it was the other way around? >
Plastic Bottle Village

Design News • Duration: 06:36 • 16 Nov 16

Take a look at the life of Robert Bezeau, the "plastic bottle architect". >
Athi-Patra Ruga debuts new performance piece at Performa 17 Biennale in New York

Design Frontiers • 16 Nov 16

Dismantling the myth of the ‘Rainbow Nation’ through performance art. >
A conversation with Jabu Nadia Newman: filmmaker, photographer and feminist

Next Generation • 16 Nov 16

We chat to the woman behind the explosive webseries The Foxy Five. Jabu and her cast will be speaking at Design Indaba 2017. >
Naama Schendar: Design to rethink trauma

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:20 • 15 Nov 16

The way that the world deals with trauma is not progressive enough, says Israeli-born multidisciplinary designer Naama Schendar. >
Trauma and the neuroplasticity of the human brain with Naama Schendar

Talks • Duration: 00:10:00 • 15 Nov 16

Global Graduate Naama Schendar explores identity and trauma through a design project that encourages enhanced empathy. >
Chat with Dope Saint Jude

Video Interviews • 15 Nov 16

South African rapper Dope Saint Jude has through her music challenged gender identity in the masculine realm of hip hop. >
Smart streetlights powered by pedestrian footsteps

Design Frontiers • 15 Nov 16

Clean-tech startup EnGoPlanet harnesses kinetic energy to potentially power cities around the world. >
Photographer Loes Heerink captures the beauty of Vietnam’s street trade

Design Frontiers • 15 Nov 16

‘Vendors From Above’ - a collection of aerial shots of the vivid hawkers of Hanoi. >
Turning the violent side of nature into an energy source

Design News • 15 Nov 16

Japanese engineers turn their attention to the power of typhoons. >
Contemporary ceramics capture the African heritage

Q&A • 14 Nov 16

Senegalese ceramicist Fatimata Ly creates contemporary products with a strong sense of African heritage. >
A delicious way to die

Design News • 14 Nov 16

This surreal cookbook details the most heavenly ways to enter the afterlife. >
RoboBees and the future of pollination

Design News • 14 Nov 16

Are scientists about to replace bees? >
‘Girl, girl, girl’ by Aki Inomata

Design News • 14 Nov 16

These insect-built homes are a colourful commentary on a pervasive gender dynamic. >
The untapped light & utility of plants

Design Frontiers • 14 Nov 16

Turning plants into sources of energy and light. >
Informal is the new normal with activist architect Alfredo Brillembourg

Talks • Duration: 00:43:27 • 11 Nov 16

Venezuelan architect Alfredo Brillembourg shares his thoughts on a new urban toolbox that can help us change the way growing cities are being organised. >
Standing Rock: A documentary of resistance in the US

Design News • 11 Nov 16

A fracked oil pipeline sparks the Standing Rock Sioux Nation to lead the biggest indigenous protest in 100 years. >

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