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These designers are merging tech and product design for more inclusive products
Design Frontiers
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30 Sep 19
We look at the work of designers who are trying to make products that tackle access for those with disabilities.
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Biodesign, tech and the future of sustainable fashion
Design Frontiers
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26 Sep 19
We look at some of the designers working at the intersection of technology, biology and fashion to make more sustainable garments.
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On building African smart cities
Design Frontiers
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25 Sep 19
Sénamé Koffi Agbodjinou: "The problems we will face tomorrow in Africa are so big that we can’t count only on the politicians and experts to find solutions."
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On designing resilient African cities
Design Frontiers
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25 Sep 19
Award-winning Cameroonianian architect, Hermann Kamte, was recently named as one of Quartz' African Innovators for 2019.
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Tiffany Chu on redesigning the way cities build their transport routes
Design Frontiers
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22 Sep 19
"If you’re trying to help a city, you need people who are from there and who are invested in the city over time."
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Pili is using bacteria to make a more sustainable dye
Design Frontiers
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21 Sep 19
Could this spell a more sustainable solution to using petrochemical dyes in the textile industry?
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Vietnamese designers create sneakers from coffee beans
Design Frontiers
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20 Sep 19
Rens Originals is the sneaker brand that is taking your ground coffee waste and turning it into some of the freshest sneakers out there.
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BioSolar Leaf is cleaning the air and putting food on the table
Design Frontiers
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20 Sep 19
Experimenting with alternative ways to grow food, Arborea is tackling climate change one BioSolar Leaf at a time.
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April Greiman: "If you have a good idea there aren't any boundaries."
Design Frontiers
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18 Sep 19
The transmedia artist talks about designing for visual communication in multiple mediums.
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Carlo Ratti's juice bar ensures that no drop goes to waste
Design Frontiers
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18 Sep 19
Italian innovation and design firm Carlo Ratti Associati’s ‘Feel the Peel’ juice bar creates bioplastic cups made from oranges.
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The DisOrdinary Architecture Project is creating inclusive urban spaces
Design Frontiers
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17 Sep 19
“People are only disabled when they are confronted with a barrier. If those barriers are removed, the disability ceases to exist.”
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How AeroDelft is saving the skies
Design Frontiers
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16 Sep 19
Student researchers from the Delft University of Technology are making aviation a little greener by trading in jet fuel for hydrogen-powered cells.
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Here are the five shortlisted candidates for the DUNDEED competition
Design Frontiers
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13 Sep 19
One of these projects will walk away with £5,000 to further develop their project.
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This glue seals wounds in 60 seconds
Design Frontiers
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12 Sep 19
MeTro is a super adhesive, elastic glue that works faster than common staples or sutures.
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Paloma Strelitz on collective agency
Design Frontiers
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11 Sep 19
The Design Indaba Future Cities Residency talked to UCT architecture students about the power of creativity and collective action.
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Alia Youssef’s The Sisters Project disrupts tired perceptions of Muslim women
Design Frontiers
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11 Sep 19
The photographer explores the diverse narratives of the Canadian Muslim community.
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First ever global scientific eating plan forgets the world’s poor
Design Frontiers
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11 Sep 19
A team of 37 world-leading scientists from 16 countries have just released the world’s first ever scientific eating plan, but how inclusive is it?
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Typeface as a tool for empowerment, with Bruno Maag
Design Frontiers
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10 Sep 19
“We, as graphic designers, should strive to make sure that information processing can be done easily for everyone.”
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Is food the next big thing in fashion?
Design Frontiers
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10 Sep 19
Agraloop Bio-Refinery produces high value bio-materials from food waste.
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Festivals can transform cities by making space for overlooked people and cultures
Design Frontiers
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4 Sep 19
Beth Perry and Rike Sitas explore the transformative role festivals can have on a society.
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