2016 Archive

Sailing the Seine on a ferry powered by human energy

Design Frontiers • 21 Dec 16

The latest eco-design from Carlo Ratti Associati takes human efficiency to the next level. >
Cleaning up outer space with Kounotori’s electrified tether

Design Frontiers • 20 Dec 16

Scientists are testing ways to clear up the new problem of space pollution. >
Teepee-like complex serves as a haven for Japan's elderly

Design Frontiers • 16 Dec 16

Issei Suma's whimsical structures provide a calming environment for the retired. >
An interview with Ulfah Davids – the First Lady of Twobop

Design Frontiers • 15 Dec 16

In conversation with the designer behind the brand’s very first women’s collection. >
'Lost In The World' sheds light on South Africa’s corrective rape problem

Design Frontiers • 15 Dec 16

The short film is a landmark in the advent of queer, African cinema. >
An eccentric range of tools for the Guerilla Gardener

Design Frontiers • 14 Dec 16

Vanessa Harden’s brass jewellery range blurs the line between tool and accessory. >
The Dementia Simulator by Di Peng

Design Frontiers • 13 Dec 16

This Central Saint Martins grad harnesses the power of empathy. >
Watch FKA twigs’ hypnotic documentary, ‘Baltimore Dance Project’

Design Frontiers • 9 Dec 16

"When things are difficult, art always flourishes." >
3D printed cat tongue inspires Georgia Tech scientists

Design Frontiers • 7 Dec 16

The remarkably capable felines have another lesson in efficiency for their humans. >
Design your own drone

Design Frontiers • 6 Dec 16

A new MIT system allows users to customise their drones based on specific needs. >
Shabby Shabby Apartments by Raumlabor

Design Frontiers • 6 Dec 16

An artistic critique on Germany’s growing housing crisis hits the streets of Munich. >
Smart street furniture for a safer city

Design Frontiers • 1 Dec 16

Combatting air and noise pollution with Simply Grid. >
Vincent Callebaut’s eco-skyscraper takes shape in Taipei

Design Frontiers • 1 Dec 16

The green building imitates the processes of natural ecosystems. >
Bridging the gaps between human & machine

Design Frontiers • 30 Nov 16

The division between tech & biology seems more blurred now than ever before. How will this intensifying trend evolve? >
These mirrored placards give peaceful protesters a means of protection

Design Frontiers • 29 Nov 16

Nikolas Bentel’s reflective protest signs for the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters. >
Me, Myself and You is a board game to help Autistic adults make friends

Design Frontiers • 28 Nov 16

The multiplayer board game designed to facilitate social connections between those on the spectrum. >
Innovative capsule achieves long-term drug delivery

Design Frontiers • 25 Nov 16

This drug capsule offers an alternative to daily doses of medication >
New stick on patch uses sweat to monitor your health

Design Frontiers • 25 Nov 16

The soft, flexible skin patch that can inspect your perspiration while you work out. >
The Ethical Dilemma of Self-Driving Cars

Design Frontiers • Duration: 02:43 • 25 Nov 16

Researchers speculate on the murky decision-making aptitude of AI vehicles. >
Pneumatic dome turns London park into a community haven

Design Frontiers • 18 Nov 16

Madrid-based firm DOSIS creates inflatable, reconfigurable public space. >
‘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. >
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. >
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? >
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. >

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