April 2018 Archive

Six creative crowdfunding projects worth supporting this April

Take Five • 12 Apr 18

From a wordless graphic novel to a project to turn an olive farm into a retreat for creatives and even a project turning plastic into homeware. >
Industrial design student introduces a refillable, more sustainable mascara

Design News • 11 Apr 18

The refillable mascara that can be applied using a 3D printed fingertip, saving an estimated 25 mascara bottles from landfill per person over ten years. >
Joshua Kissi on disrupting and diversifying stock photography

Design News • 11 Apr 18

The photographer and co-founder of TONL tells us why he decided to make images of the unrepresented his priority. >
Myles Loftin on the importance of representing black masculinity differently

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:13 • 11 Apr 18

The #antenna2017 speaker takes us through the inspiration behind his multimedia project: Hooded. >
This film explores the legacy of colonial architecture in the Congo

Design News • 11 Apr 18

The Tower – A Concrete Utopia explores the social afterlives of colonialist infrastructure in the Congolese city of Kinshasa. >
Designer Ying Gao uses fingerprint recognition to identify strangers

Design Frontiers • 10 Apr 18

These ‘smart’ garments form part of her Possible Tomorrows project. >
Salooni creates a judgement-free space at festivals to discuss black hair

Design News • 10 Apr 18

"We want women who leave the Salooni to feel beautiful and to feel celebrated." >
Alexandra Fruhstorfer uses design to find creative solutions for environmental problems

Design Frontiers • 9 Apr 18

She explores the impact of alien species through food as well as how to make clothes more sustainable through a different kind of yarn. >
Three unique factors that are important to building a modern city

Design News • 9 Apr 18

Here are three key takeaways from some of our Design Commons speakers. >
This centre offers a safe haven for Rwandan women who’ve escaped the unthinkable

Design News • 7 Apr 18

Inspired by Rwandan architecture, the Women’s Opportunity Centre is home to about 300 women. >
Cellphones hold a solution to infant mortality in Cameroon

Design News • 6 Apr 18

Gifted Mom is a low-tech, m-health platform that aims to reduce the number of deaths of pregnant women and infants in Cameroon. >
The People’s Fridge is an effort to reduce food waste and combat hunger

Design Frontiers • 6 Apr 18

The city’s first community fridge is where the needy can help themselves to fresh food at zero cost. >
On how South Africa's small, forgotten towns inspired Five Fingers for Marseilles

Design News • 6 Apr 18

"The idea of a South African Western was probably sparked from the numerous road trips we were doing around the country at the time.” >
This architect is helping to rebuild health facilities in disaster-hit areas

Design News • 6 Apr 18

Partners In Health offer high-tech facilities where there would otherwise be very little care options in places like Haiti and Liberia. >
Thabisa Mjo on using bold product design to tell stories

Design News • 5 Apr 18

"I consider design a form of story-telling and design is the medium through which those stories are told." >
Dutch designer Anton Karlsson on the importance of using humour to make people think

Design News • 5 Apr 18

He recently won a Rising Star award at the 2018 Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair for his range that is modelled on the digestive system. >
Thandiwe Msebenzi uses photography to expose the consequences of misogyny

Design News • 5 Apr 18

"I am harassed at least five times a day, 35 times per week...Now imagine what that must do to one psychologically.” >
This designer uses bacteria to make colourful silk scarves

Design Frontiers • 5 Apr 18

Are microorganisms even more useful than we previously thought? >
Plenty aims to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city

Design News • 5 Apr 18

Plenty’s mission is to give each city a hub to grow organic herbs and vegetables locally and indoors. >
Meet the Congolese designer who has worked with Kanye, Jay Z & Rihanna

Design News • 4 Apr 18

The designer talks about her new label, shaking up stereotypes and creating jobs over charity in Kinshasa. >
Meet the world's first drone costume designer

Design Frontiers • Duration: 00:10:27 • 4 Apr 18

Before industrial designer, Léa Pereyre, started working at Verity Studios the job description of "drone costume designer" did not exist. >
Scientists design liquid barrier to protect coral reefs from UV damage

Design Frontiers • 4 Apr 18

As the world’s temperatures rise, a threat to marine life is mounting in the form of sun bleaching. These researchers may have the solution. >
13 crafty creatives of product, interiors and industrial design

Design News • 2 Apr 18

Insects, bottle caps, shapes and colours, are just some of the inspirations behind the work of these 2018 Emerging Creatives. >
Empathy Bridge for Autism is a toolkit for building meaningful connections

Design News • 1 Apr 18

The social challenge for people with autism is that it can make it difficult to form meaningful connections, often leading to isolation. >

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