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5 innovations in the fight against malaria
Design News
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24 Apr 18
We take look at some of the devices being developed to fight malaria.
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It’s all hands on deck in the fight against malaria
Design News
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25 Apr 18
“If there is one lesson we have learned … it’s that we have to keep innovating to control malaria, because conditions evolve.”
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Imagine if you never had to complain about missing socks ever again?
Design News
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25 Apr 18
These Danish entrepreneurs are redesigning socks to make them more sustainable.
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This children's home enables residents to be part of the construction process
Design News
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26 Apr 18
Langbos makes use of a simplified building process that ensures that anyone can build, eliminating heavy, expensive equipment and hard labour.
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Edel Rodriguez on how the South African protest art influenced his work
Design News
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26 Apr 18
Rodriguez has a noted history of creating irreverent, illustrated depictions of the controversial US President Donald Trump.
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Taiwanese students design foldable bone-fracture boards for disaster relief
Design News
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26 Apr 18
Unlike traditional bone rehabilitation boards, BoneAid can be applied to multiple body parts with different folding methods.
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George Gibbens is using design to tackle South Africa's social problems
Design News
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26 Apr 18
The industrial designer has designed a VR device to help the visually impaired, a portable machine to fight shack fires and more.
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The Freedom Day reading list
Design News
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27 Apr 18
These projects highlight the complicated matter of South Africa's "freedom" through the eyes of creatives.
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Aboubakar Fofana on the hypocrisy of the fashion industry
Design News
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27 Apr 18
The textile designer, artist and natural dyer calls out the trend forecasters and designers to take more responsibility.
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This device can keep opened wine fresh for 12 days
Design News
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29 Apr 18
“It was my urge to solve the problem through design, coupled with my love of wine, that first prompted me to create Eto,” says the designer.
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Plastic-infused concrete could cut cement industry’s carbon emissions
Design News
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30 Apr 18
After water, concrete is the second most widely used material on Earth.
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A photo series on colourism in Haiti, the first black republic
Design News
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1 May 18
“They used to put me down so much because I was this dark and now, I fucking love myself.”
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An ostomy bag for health, beauty and function
Design News
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2 May 18
We look back at some impactful design from a UK graduate who sought to combat stigma in health care.
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This is the world's first biodegradable home pregnancy test
Design News
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2 May 18
The lightweight, ultra-thin invention can be sent in an envelope and biodegrades in three months.
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Students explore bamboo as sustainable alternative to conventional building
Design News
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4 May 18
Combining traditional weaving techniques with digital design.
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This shelter is a response to forced immigration
Design News
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7 May 18
An eco-friendly modular shelter for displaced immigrants created by design firm DMOA.
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Ukubutha: A waste-to-energy solution to mobilise residents in informal settlements
Design News
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8 May 18
Architecture graduate Nicole Moyo shares her idea on how informal communities can create their own water, energy and waste systems.
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Neri Oxman wins at Cooper Hewitt 2018 National Design Awards
Design News
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9 May 18
“All ten of this year’s winners present a powerful design perspective and body of work that is at once inclusive and deeply personal..."
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Playgrounds that feed war-torn Syria's kids in more ways than one
Design News
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10 May 18
It’s a healthy space where children are taught how to plant, grow and harvest fruits and vegetables.
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How will climate change affect our eating habits in 30 years time?
Design News
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10 May 18
Researchers and scientists say we'll need to intensify the use of drought-tolerant food sources such as seaweed and more.
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Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga celebrates Congo's Mangbetu culture
Design News
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10 May 18
A dying warrior culture is remembered through the modern paintings created by this Congolese artist.
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Go ahead and take your selfies girl
Design News
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11 May 18
Body-positive artist Zola Lovette is the creative behind a series of illustrations celebrating bathroom selfies.
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Letters from a Birmingham Girl
Design News
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11 May 18
A documentary about intersectionality, identity and family.
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The WikiCell: Nature-inspired edible packaging
Design News
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14 May 18
WikiFoods aims to eliminate the overuse of plastic in food packaging.
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