July 2019 Archive

This museum preserves Brazil's cultural and craft memory

Design Frontiers • 1 Jul 19

The A CASA Museum of the Brazilian Object has dedicated 21 years to preserving the rich cultural history of the Brazilian people. >
Six designers tackle sustainability from food, waste and even death

Design Frontiers • 2 Jul 19

These Design Indaba 2019 speakers are working to design more sustainable methods and products. >
Colourful totems in Poland carry strong message about climate change

Design Frontiers • 5 Jul 19

Totemy by Alicja Biała and former Design Indaba speaker, Iwo Borkowicz, symbolises the relationship between people and the forces of nature. >
How floating homes will help people in flood-prone countries

Design Frontiers • 8 Jul 19

Dream Homes is a project by Dundee University in which they co-designed with local Bangladeshis to create resilient floating homes. >
This lightweight, flexible shoe is made from ‘algae foam’

Design Frontiers • 8 Jul 19

VIVOBAREFOOT and Bloom team up on the world’s first shoe made with the material. >
Atolye on creating a space where community and strategic design meet

Design Frontiers • 9 Jul 19

"There are many untapped markets as well as industries that need radical interventions" says architect Nesile Yalcin. >
Grow edible algae in your home

Design Frontiers • 9 Jul 19

The Coral is an indoor micro-algae farm designed to welcome algae into our everyday lives. >
Les Chaises Koubeyni is an artistic response to the concept of hospitality

Design Frontiers • 10 Jul 19

In Niger's capital city, Niamey, artists from the city as well as those from Madrid got together to build an amulet to reflect on hospitality. >
Skip the trip to the fertility clinic with Yo Home Sperm

Design Frontiers • 11 Jul 19

In just a few minutes, this app offers men valuable reproductive information. >
Hafeez Floris captures the other side of South Africa's townships

Design Frontiers • 12 Jul 19

His photography shows the more childlike and creative side to people in areas like Manenberg and Soweto. >
Why Mexican squares may be the best public spaces in the world

Design Frontiers • 12 Jul 19

Plaza Ciudadela won’t win any design awards, but it accomplishes something far more important: it draws a crowd of all ages. >
Could this convenient bug harvesting design make insect-based diets popular?

Design Frontiers • 12 Jul 19

Living Farms is being spearheaded by Austrian multidisciplinary designer, Katharina Unger. >
The Algae Dome imagines a future of architecture-powered food

Design Frontiers • 14 Jul 19

Where sustainable food design and public architecture intersect. >
Designing kangas that celebrate queer love

Design Frontiers • 15 Jul 19

Artist and LGBTQ+ activist Kawira Mwirichia is reclaiming the culturally significant garment to celebrate queer love in Kenya. >
Solar Foods is growing food out of air

Design Frontiers • 16 Jul 19

This edible protein promises a future of meat-free lasagna or dairy-free drinks made using carbon dioxide captured from the air. >
On bringing rural Indian women into the global conversation on feminism

Design Frontiers • 16 Jul 19

Deepti Asthana says her practice is influenced by the need to alter the narrative that women are weak or helpless. >
Snøhetta reveals new Madiba-inspired "peace bench"

Design Frontiers • 17 Jul 19

The inspiration for the bench came from the famous Nelson Mandela quote: "The best weapon is to sit down and talk". >
Triggerfish launches free online platform for animators

Design Frontiers • 18 Jul 19

“The South African animation industry is growing - and so is the demand for skilled animators globally.” >
Joyce Simbine Saiete on how architectural interventions can aid Mozambican resettlement

Design Frontiers • 18 Jul 19

Her thesis takes the challenges of resettlement in the region and turns them into opportunities. >
Scientists and artists are reviving lost scents

Design Frontiers • 19 Jul 19

In a collaborative effort between artists and scientists, smell molecules from extinct flowers were extracted and their aromas recreated. >
Is Sweden’s Vittra School the future of learning?

Design Frontiers • 19 Jul 19

Designed by Rosan Bosch, the space challenges traditional education facilities. >
Spanish oil rig art installation criticises current affairs

Design Frontiers • 19 Jul 19

The installation, which was part of the Fallas festival in Valentia, also represents how politicians exploit resources. >
These ‘Polluted Popsicles’ are drawing attention to Taiwan’s contaminated waters

Design Frontiers • 21 Jul 19

The fake frozen suckers emphasise the importance of clean water. >
How this low-cost, modular machine is tackling malaria

Design Frontiers • 23 Jul 19

Octopi is the latest tech that’s revolutionising malaria detection. >

Pages