2020 Archive

What is the new normal?

Design Frontiers • 8 Apr 20

There’s no doubt the pandemic has wrought indelible shifts. Here, we map just a few of them… >
The art of being here now

Design Frontiers • 15 Apr 20

We’re taking the ultimate journey – one of self-exploration – to equip ourselves with know-how for now. >
Artist Olafur Eliasson tackles freedom of press with new artwork

Design Frontiers • 11 Jun 20

Olafur Eliasson has teamed up with Kumi Naidoo to create artwork that highlights the collaboration between press freedom and its reader. >
BioBombola: An algae garden made for inside your home

Design Frontiers • 11 Jun 20

This project explores interaction and collaboration between high-tech cultivation and peoples' everyday lives. >
Kathryn Larsen on using kelp to create sustainable furniture and fashion

Design Frontiers • 12 Jun 20

“Using the final processed material, I am creating a puzzle lampshade series inspired by the classic IQ Light and aim to create other forms." >
The new face of collaboration #BetterTogether

Design Frontiers • 17 Jun 20

This week, we’re exploring unconventional collaborations and combinations that show how diverse partnerships can present new opportunities. >
Meet the Emerging Creatives who exhibited at Design Indaba 2020

Design Frontiers • 19 Jun 20

The Emerging Creatives programme is a product of creative inclusion created by Design Indaba and supported by the Department of Arts and Culture. >
Sustainable bricks made from recycled sand and plastic waste

Design Frontiers • 3 Jul 20

Tackling the massive waste and pollution issue in India. >
‘The search of the glow’ installation by Ling-li Tseng

Design Frontiers • 16 Jul 20

Set amidst a Taiwanese forest, “the search of the glow” is an ephemeral, spherical LED installation that illuminates its natural context. >
McDonald’s first solar panel designed restaurant

Design Frontiers • 16 Jul 20

First ever net zero energy restaurant by McDonald’s opened up at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. >
Combat Covid-19 with the world’s first smart mask

Design Frontiers • 23 Jul 20

The mask is able to deliver your voice to the smartphone and translates into eight languages. >
Using Cactus leaves as a substitute for leather

Design Frontiers • 23 Jul 20

The New startup company is bringing you an eco-friendly, vegan textile made from cactus. >
Upgrade yourself to human 2.0

Design Frontiers • 3 Aug 20

This week, we look at predictive and progressive realities for the human condition. >
Olafur Eliasson’s newly released AR App for kids

Design Frontiers • 20 Aug 20

The App is designed to conscientize children and alert them to concerns about the state of the planet and open conversation around climate change. >
Get a fix on these design interventions

Design Frontiers • 24 Aug 20

Is design having a Duct Tape moment? We think so. This week’s newsletter looks at design projects that apply a creative band-aid to everyday problems. >
ThredUP: A new age store for the era of repurposed retail

Design Frontiers • 3 Sep 20

Not just a thrift store, and not just a thrift store online, ThredUp claims to be the world’s largest online shopping destination for second hand swag. >
This non-dairy alternative is designed for people over 50

Design Frontiers • 1 Oct 20

At Perennial they use both science and nature to help elders live longer. >
In a Barbie World

Design Frontiers • 1 Oct 20

Barbie is trying to shed that all-pink, blonde, high-heels stereotype. >
3D-printed toolkit

Design Frontiers • 14 Oct 20

Enso was designed by product design student Vinh Truong of the Dublin Institute of Technology. >
Making learning new languages accessible to all children

Design Frontiers • 14 Oct 20

Bilingual books by Habbi Habbi intend to bridge the gap between first and second language. >
Maternity care project Birth Reborn looks to support black mothers in America

Design Frontiers • 18 Oct 20

Design graduate, Victoria Ayo focused her final project Birth Reborn on creating better maternity care for black mothers in America. >
Plus Minus 25: Melting curtains that could regulate room temperature

Design Frontiers • 20 Oct 20

Anna Koppmann and Esmée Willemsen are working with old technologies to create a brand-new heating and cooling system for homes. >
Meet the first smart case that records your birth control pill intake to keep you on track

Design Frontiers • 22 Oct 20

“Up to 80% of women on the pill miss at least one per month, so we designed a smart system that tracks the pill and sends reminders until it’s taken.” >
The mind-blowingNeuralink

Design Frontiers • 22 Oct 20

The first neural implant that will let you control a computer or mobile device anywhere you go. >

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