March 2018 Archive

Sarah Waiswa explores the persecution of those with albinism

Design News • 1 Mar 18

Called Stranger In a Familiar Land, her photo series addresses the treatment of those with the condition in Africa. >
9 Design Indaba speakers that told us more about the future of architecture

Design News • 1 Mar 18

How can the built world be improved? Take a look at the different approaches to architecture innovation presented by our speakers this year. >
Meet the women who are leading by design

Design News • 2 Mar 18

Design Indaba 2018 had the biggest contingent of women speakers and this is what they had to say. >
Morag Myerscough turns concrete jungles into spaces of belonging

Design News • Duration: 00:02:30 • 5 Mar 18

The artist talks us through her giant centrepiece for Design Indaba Festival 2018, Embrace The Unknown. >
In pictures: The Tolerance Traveling Poster Show at Design Indaba 2018

Design News • 5 Mar 18

The idea behind the nomadic exhibition is to spread a simple message of humanity and reach the maximum amount of people. >
Côte d'Ivoire-based artist, Kadarik uses pop art as social commentary

Design News • 5 Mar 18

Pop Art that analyses modern society using, the Joker, Spiderman and Wonder Woman. >
How do you tackle piracy, the refugee crisis and learning new language using design?

Design News • 6 Mar 18

These Design Indaba 2017 speakers are leading the way. >
Nixie Girl rethinks menstrual cups for a new generation

Design News • 6 Mar 18

Redesigning menstrual products to appeal to a younger market. >
The Ki Ecobe shoe doesn’t use a single drop of glue

Design News • 6 Mar 18

The revolutionary, modular footwear can be self-assembled in less than five minutes. >
This enhanced man-made skin graft helps burn victims heal

Design News • 6 Mar 18

By combining collagen skin grafts with healthy skin cells, an MIT researcher created a scaffold that heals burn victims faster. >
This stylish and smart clothing range stretches as your children grow

Design Frontiers • 7 Mar 18

Redesigning children's garments to lower costs and minimise environmental impact. >
Here are some highlights from Design Indaba 2018!

Design Frontiers • 7 Mar 18

This year's Design Indaba was a multi-sensory event that brought together creatives from all over the world. >
Yannis Davy Guibinga interrogates the colour black and its relation to death

Design News • 7 Mar 18

The artist’s new photo series unpacks the colour black as a symbol of darkness, mourning and death. >
Swedish design gallery celebrates the monumental failures of the product design world

Design News • 7 Mar 18

We so often learn about the breakthroughs, the triumphs and innovations of creativity – what about the blunders? >
Lebo Mashile breathes inner life into the story of Saartjie Baartman

Design News • 7 Mar 18

“For the first time, Saartjie's life as an artist and as a performer – because she defined herself as an artist – made a lot of sense to me." >
Replace pads, tampons and cups with this eco-friendly alternative

Design News • 8 Mar 18

One WUKA is said to replace 100 tampons or pads from polluting the planet. >
On the dying practice of female facial tattoos in North Africa

Design News • 8 Mar 18

Photographer Yumna Al-Arashi travelled to villages in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia to document the disappearing custom of female facial tattoos. >
Two Cape Town brothers on starting one of the world's biggest online learning platforms

Design Frontiers • Duration: 00:02:43 • 8 Mar 18

"Rather than tearing down the structures that exist, it is far better to use the best of the old and the best of the new." >
Aiming for Democratic Architecture exhibition taps into the role of architecture in democracy

Design Frontiers • 8 Mar 18

At the exhibition, held in Stockholm recently, Design Indaba chatted to MYCKET, a women-led design firm. >
Waterstudio’s Parthenon seawall doubles as natural energy generator

Design News • 9 Mar 18

This Dutch design company explores water-based solutions for urban planning. >
Nike designs shoebox made out of recycled milk containers and coffee lids

Design News • 9 Mar 18

The sportswear giant teamed up with Taiwanese architect and engineer Arthur Huang to create multi-functional shoe boxes. >
Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi awarded the 2018 Pritzker Prize

Design News • 9 Mar 18

Doshi believes the award will draw attention to the capacity for architecture to trigger social upliftment. >
Michael Candy’s 3D-printed flowers could save dwindling bee populations

Design News • 9 Mar 18

This design intervenes in the risk-prone world of pollination using robotic flowers. >
Sweden’s Self-Built City offers solutions to the country’s housing shortage

Design Frontiers • 9 Mar 18

The collaborative project seeks to turn refugees into self-sufficient builders. >

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