2018 Archive

“To us, the story of a street food vendor running a successful hole-in-the-wall shop is just as valid as a story about a celebrated chef." >

“Fashion has sort of given me a good foundation for construction. It has surprisingly all come together.” >

The cooker stores solar energy for cooking at any time of the day. >

In Deconstructed Anthems, he built a software that removes notes from the US national anthem at the same rate Americans have been imprisoned. >

A product developed by Dutch startup Land Life Company increases seedling survival rates up to 95 per cent. >

The artists also aim to question the word “slum” because of the ways in which it ignores the complexity and dynamism of a community. >

Changes are afoot for the acclaimed South African fashion brand. >

Ndidi Emefiele’s art addresses societal expectations of women in Nigeria. >

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. >

The Tower – A Concrete Utopia explores the social afterlives of colonialist infrastructure in the Congolese city of Kinshasa. >

Here are three key takeaways from some of our Design Commons speakers. >