2017 Archive

First stage of Dementia gets innovative home hub

Product Spotlight • 16 Oct 17

With the push of a button, misplacing belongings in stage one Dementia might become less frustrating. >
Speak up, speak out, speak back: Africa Architecture Awards 2017

Design News • 17 Oct 17

"What is African architecture? What makes architecture work on this continent?," asks Mark Olweny, a judge at this year’s Africa Architecture Awards. >
Self-taught inventor powers a village in West Africa using hydro energy

Design News • 18 Oct 17

He built a micro-hydroelectric dam for his village using his savings of about R78 000. >
Urban trees as sustainability power tools for cities

Design News • 19 Oct 17

If trees are providing so many benefits, why are cities letting this natural resource dwindle? >
Angolan visual artist on opening up the conversation about a new African identity

Design News • 20 Oct 17

Kiluanji Kia Henda is the first African artist to receive the Frieze Artist Award. >
Scientists say they’ve overcome one of the final barriers to making lifelike robots

Design Frontiers • 20 Oct 17

“It’s the closest artificial material equivalent we have to a natural muscle.” >
David Adjaye, Ron Arad to design new Holocaust Memorial in London

Design News • 24 Oct 17

The National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre will honour victims and survivors of Nazi persecution. >
The smart bicycle dock by engineering student Mardu Swanepoel

Next Generation • 26 Oct 17

The South African student designed a docking station to keep your bicycle safe in theft-prone areas. >
Sketchcase transforms your Laptop into a portable whiteboard

Design Frontiers • 26 Oct 17

The perfect laptop skin for creatives. >
Space10’s pop-up brings microgreens to congested urban spaces

Design News • 27 Oct 17

This integrated salad bar could popularise hydroponic food farming where traditional agriculture is unavailable. >
Fernando Laposse wins at the Future Food Design Awards

Design Frontiers • 28 Oct 17

The awards, which were held during Dutch Design Week, had a total of 73 projects from 24 different countries. >
Eindhoven University of Technology unveils world’s first 3D printed bridge

Design Frontiers • 30 Oct 17

Built with cyclists in mind, the bridge can withstand loads up to two tonnes. >
Yami-Ichi disrupts how the price of art is valued

Design News • 31 Oct 17

Here, money is powerless and instead the public is invited to barter skills, services and objects for a piece of art. >
Morag Myerscough on giving spaces character and sensitivity through the use of colour

Design News • 1 Nov 17

The Design Indaba Festival 2018 speaker will turn the Artscape Piazza into a wonderland with her colourful structure. >
A new hydroelectric canal reuses fresh and marine water to provide electricity

Design Frontiers • 1 Nov 17

This Hydroelectric project reconnects and reuses fresh and marine water systems. >
Researchers develop EDCC, a new earthquake-resistant concrete

Design News • 2 Nov 17

The malleability of this eco-friendly concrete aims to withstand earthquake pressure. >
Enough White Tea Cups: a documentary that examines solutions for global challenges

Design News • 2 Nov 17

The film highlights the work of the INDEX: Design to Improve Life® organisation and will be screened at Nightscape 2018. >
Fixperts connects designers to those in need of their expertise

Design News • 3 Nov 17

"The idea behind Fixperts is to connect designers with people who could do with a little help in their lives." >
It’s time to start pumping for groundwater – but at what cost?

Design Frontiers • 6 Nov 17

As Cape Town reaches a critical stage of drought, we look at whether tapping into groundwater is a viable alternative. >
Direct air capture plant aims to filter carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Design News • 6 Nov 17

A Zurich-based removal company have presented a way to extract carbon dioxide directly from the air. >
On the inaugural Antenna and why the future of design is in safe hands

Next Generation • 7 Nov 17

Here is a taste of what young designers from around the world have up their sleeves. >
Japanese artist repurposes broken skateboards to create sculptures

Design News • 8 Nov 17

Haroshi tried to make every piece unique, like putting an iPod inside an apple sculpture. >
Biomega’s new bike is a perfect alternative for the urban commuter

Design News • 8 Nov 17

Where lightweight bicycle design, efficient moped power and comfortable ergonomics come together for a stylish ride. >
Dubai Design Week highlights the best in student innovation

Design News • 9 Nov 17

Those from the top university design programmes worldwide will be gathered together in a single space. >

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