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The Micro Wind Turbine: A portable, collapsible energy source
Product Spotlight
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9 Jan 17
This compact turbine is perfect for a nomadic lifestyle.
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Nomad Life: A kit for the modern wanderer
Product Spotlight
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18 Jan 17
Mexican designer Geraldo Osio tapped into Japanese craft to create a kit for the millennial who can’t be tied down.
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The RAGAMUF: A sustainable chair rug for the home
Product Spotlight
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1 Feb 17
Each rug is made from excess fabric from the textile industry.
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New and bold furniture designs from Siyanda Mbele
Product Spotlight
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10 Feb 17
South African interior designer Siyanda Mbele unveils new work.
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The Minimed device brings easy living to Diabetics
Product Spotlight
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10 Feb 17
This device helps to manage insulin healthily, leaving you to do more amusing things.
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The intersection of fashion, design and technology
Product Spotlight
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2 Mar 17
The Rayn Jacket is a universal waterproof coat inspired by wheelchair users.
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A patient and caregiver centred chair by Rhys Jones
Product Spotlight
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2 Mar 17
Industrial design graduate Rhys Jones and his neonatal chair.
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Get walking with stylish eco shoes made from recycled plastic bottles
Product Spotlight
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6 Apr 17
It’s the eco-friendly, super comfortable flat that’s taking off. Rothy’s flats are made from just one material: polyester fibre sourced from recycled bottles.
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A solution to childbirth related deaths in Nigeria
Product Spotlight
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4 May 17
The death of a friend inspired Adepeju Jaiyeoba’s to invent life-saving kits for pregnant women in Nigeria.
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Reinventing the djembe drum for the modern home
Product Spotlight
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10 May 17
“When the drums speak, even the kings are silent.”
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Skateboards made from hemp
Product Spotlight
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11 May 17
These unique skateboard decks are made of hemp natural fibres. Designed for cruising, these boards were built for the future.
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Bringing back the cassette tape
Product Spotlight
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15 May 17
New tech meets the nostalgia for the humble cassette tape.
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High-tech hopes for hearing loss
Product Spotlight
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16 May 17
A breakthrough home-use technology for early detection of tinnitus
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Cape Town feminist clothing brand on moving beyond t-shirts
Product Spotlight
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30 Jun 17
The founders of C(l)it on unlearning their white privilege and next steps
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First stage of Dementia gets innovative home hub
Product Spotlight
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16 Oct 17
With the push of a button, misplacing belongings in stage one Dementia might become less frustrating.
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Matsidiso makes handmade shoes for modern customers
Product Spotlight
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15 Dec 17
The Cape Town-based label makes one-of-a-kind shoes while also giving back to its workers
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