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Replace pads, tampons and cups with this eco-friendly alternative
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8 Mar 18
One WUKA is said to replace 100 tampons or pads from polluting the planet.
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On the dying practice of female facial tattoos in North Africa
Design News
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8 Mar 18
Photographer Yumna Al-Arashi travelled to villages in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia to document the disappearing custom of female facial tattoos.
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Two Cape Town brothers on starting one of the world's biggest online learning platforms
Design Frontiers
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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."
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Aiming for Democratic Architecture exhibition taps into the role of architecture in democracy
Design Frontiers
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8 Mar 18
At the exhibition, held in Stockholm recently, Design Indaba chatted to MYCKET, a women-led design firm.
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Waterstudio’s Parthenon seawall doubles as natural energy generator
Design News
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9 Mar 18
This Dutch design company explores water-based solutions for urban planning.
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Nike designs shoebox made out of recycled milk containers and coffee lids
Design News
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9 Mar 18
The sportswear giant teamed up with Taiwanese architect and engineer Arthur Huang to create multi-functional shoe boxes.
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Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi awarded the 2018 Pritzker Prize
Design News
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9 Mar 18
Doshi believes the award will draw attention to the capacity for architecture to trigger social upliftment.
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Michael Candy’s 3D-printed flowers could save dwindling bee populations
Design News
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9 Mar 18
This design intervenes in the risk-prone world of pollination using robotic flowers.
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Sweden’s Self-Built City offers solutions to the country’s housing shortage
Design Frontiers
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9 Mar 18
The collaborative project seeks to turn refugees into self-sufficient builders.
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Art as an exploration of the self and an interrogation of the world with Buhlebezwe Siwani
Design News
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10 Mar 18
"I’ve always said if art doesn’t engage socially what are you making it for?"
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An industrial design graduate has created an Emotional First Aid Kit
Design News
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12 Mar 18
Rui Sun tackles the question, “Why do so many products ease physical pain and so few treat emotional stress?”
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Code artist Zach Lieberman launches Weird Type in collaboration with Design Indaba
Design News
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12 Mar 18
“How does typography change when it is spatial, when we can move around it and it exists in 3D space?”
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Food designer Chloé Rutzerveld turns waste into healthy treats
Design News
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12 Mar 18
This edible innovation addresses wastage in the food industry – with delicious results.
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Oxygene is the plant-based green tyre of the future
Design Frontiers
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12 Mar 18
Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, this innovation could become the norm for automobile design in years to come.
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27 young South African creatives to watch
Design News
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12 Mar 18
Part of our Emerging Creatives 2018, these are just some of the young designers you should have on your radar for South African talent.
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Photographer Victoria Krundysheva breaks down social media culture in latest collection
Design News
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13 Mar 18
In the age of publishing retouched moments of life online and curating our appearances, how connected to each other are we really?
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Tatsuya Honda's hairpin enables you to feel sounds
Next Generation
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13 Mar 18
This graduate of the Future University Hakode has designed a more intuitive aid for hearing impaired users that translates sound to vibration.
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How can architecture aid those who experience exclusion?
Design Frontiers
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13 Mar 18
This new initiative seeks to explore urban environments from the perspective of a teenage girl.
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Illume photographers take you on an aerial tour of Rwanda
Design News
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13 Mar 18
"There is beautiful nature in Rwanda, but it's very important to know and see the rest."
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The Paper Water Bottle sits at the intersection of branding and sustainable design
Design News
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13 Mar 18
Another product you could be using instead of plastic. Check out The Paper Water Bottle.
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David Adjaye designs Ghana’s new National Cathedral
Design Frontiers
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14 Mar 18
To be built in the city of Accra, the project marks Adjaye Associates’ first major project in the capital.
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Here's what makes this small Iranian town one of the world's most walkable
Design News
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14 Mar 18
Due to the unusual layout, no motor vehicles are permitted to enter Masuleh.
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Memphis Meats is at the forefront of kill-free meat
Design Frontiers
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14 Mar 18
As far as innovation in the agriculture sector goes, the future of food is equal parts bizarre and exciting.
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The Desert Twins create water out of dry air
Design News
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15 Mar 18
“The first three days of testing were frustrating; our own sweat was the only liquid produced.”
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