August 2017 Archive

This electricity generating yarn could change the face of wearable tech

Design Frontiers • 31 Aug 17

The carbon nanotube yarn generates electricity with just a tug. >
The inflatable garden that could sustain life on Mars and beyond

Design Frontiers • 29 Aug 17

This NASA project would see astronauts on a self-sustaining vegetarian diet for longer trips across the cosmos. >
Kolor Art Collective’s latest work questions what it means to be ‘normal’

Design Frontiers • 23 Aug 17

Photographed by Pol Kurucz, the brazenly avant-garde series defies conventionalities. >
Meet Carolyn Davidson, the woman behind the iconic Nike Swoosh

Design Frontiers • 21 Aug 17

The retired graphic designer created the logo while she was still a student at Portland State University. The job earned her $35 back then. >
Exhibiting photography at roadhouses to celebrate this fading social culture

Design Frontiers • 18 Aug 17

Night By Roadhouse brings local and international photography to a wide, non gallery-going audience in Johannesburg. >
SaveArtSpace turns billboards into public art canvasses

Design Frontiers • 17 Aug 17

The initiative aims to empower artists from all walks of life and inspire a new generation of young creatives. >
A 30 foot warship made from plastic debris is hoping to draw attention to ocean pollution

Design Frontiers • 14 Aug 17

The Surfers Against Sewage initiative is highlighting the world’s largest ocean garbage site. >
This wearable sticker set could help prevent sexual assault

Design Frontiers • 3 Aug 17

Developed by a researcher at MIT, Intrepid can detect if somebody is taking off your clothes. >
Coline Mauroy’s Homemade project investigates ‘self-building’ in high-density environments

Design Frontiers • 1 Aug 17

“Architecture is not only about making a building beautiful, it’s more about thinking about a space that can provide a better way of living". >

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