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Harnessing the power of urine

Design Frontiers • 20 Sep 18

Researchers designed a cheaper, more efficient way to generate power from organic waste. >
Threads of Peru shines a spotlight on traditional Quechua weaving culture

Design News • 19 Sep 18

The non-profit organisation economically empowers skilled women artisans from Peru. >
Cultivating mini farms aboard cargo ships

Next Generation • 19 Sep 18

This student-designed collapsible farm could help utilise the massive amounts of wasted space created by shipping containers. >
Indelibl wants to make art by Africans more accessible

Design Frontiers • 17 Sep 18

Both online and offline, the platform is committed to taking art beyond the gallery space. >
Five examples of great design from Singapore

Focus On • 17 Sep 18

Proof that a small island can produce big creativity. >
Acknowledging Ghana's slave trade history with sculptor Kwame Akoto-Bamfo

Design News • 14 Sep 18

“As a Ghanaian who is interested and inspired by Ghanaian and African culture, I'm a living witness to the knowledge that is being lost to time.” >
How two researchers hacked software to create a functional AI for their diabetic son

Design News • 12 Sep 18

"Not one of those companies allowed me to directly access the data that was literally coming out of my son’s body. So I hacked it." >
Woebot: A smart, accessible mental healthcare solution

Design News • 12 Sep 18

Created by a group of Stanford psychologists, WoeBot is used in over 120 countries and has generated over 2 million messages since its launch. >
Afrolitt founder Pamela Ohene-Nyako on the importance of having black literature voiced and heard

Design News • 11 Sep 18

“I feel like some works can really open up one’s imagination and help us envision inclusive and liberated futures.” >
On designing spaces with people's mental health in mind

Design Frontiers • 11 Sep 18

Siphilele Magagula on life after her conceptual Empathy Museum, fundraising to continue her studies and creating more spaces that heal. >
Two must-see projects by Design Indaba 2019 speaker Gordon Reid

Design News • 11 Sep 18

The graphic designer is among several speakers announced for our upcoming festival of creativity. >
MIT audio & text system could detect depression in everyday conversations

Design News • 10 Sep 18

A model by researchers at MIT is able to detect depression in context-free interactions. >
This speculative project seamlessly collects water from the air around it

Design News • 10 Sep 18

Design student Ivy Yan Ying Tai's concept could be easy enough to replicate in water scarce countries. >
Four literacy projects changing the world as we know it

Design News • 7 Sep 18

See how these projects use literacy as a tool for positive change. >
Self-taught Malawian photographer grapples with ancestry in new photo series

Design News • 5 Sep 18

“Who Will Bury You?” depicts a young, faceless woman ready to die. >
Two urban initiatives tackle housing & energy in Ghana

Design News • 5 Sep 18

Urban development specialist Farouk Braimah's design projects hope to make life easier for the poor. >
Designer Roba Mostafa on creating a market for interactive media in Egypt

Video Interviews • 4 Sep 18

“I believe that interactive media would become a fundamental medium used in the future. It makes the science fiction of yesterday the possibility of today” >
Nikki Gonnissen on building a united AGI in a divided world

Design News • 3 Sep 18

“Good design is not only about good form, it’s also about a better world.” >
Sebastian Gier's futuristic Xplore project nominated for Dezeen Award

Design News • 29 Aug 18

Since his presentation at Antenna in 2017, the German designer has been making big waves. >
Elaine Ramos: "A good cover captures the essence of the book.”

Design News • 27 Aug 18

The former art director at Cosac Naify, Ramos uses the production of books as an exercise in experimental design. >
Here's why the changing advertising agency hasn't scared David Droga

Design Frontiers • 24 Aug 18

“Logical people make the world go round, but creative people make it worth living in.” >
Selva Hernandez on design and independent book publishing in Mexico

Design News • 23 Aug 18

“Studying design allowed me to design books. After more than twenty years designing for cultural institutions, I decided to open my own label.” >
Here are our not-to-be-missed A’ Design Award winners

Design News • 22 Aug 18

The global platform has announced its best designers and designs for 2017 to 2018. >
Design Indaba alumni V. Sunil and Mohit Jayal are injecting creativity into India's spaces

Design News • 22 Aug 18

In what may be their most ambitious project yet, Motherland have embarked on the task of reinventing a city. >
Architect Dong-Ping Wong to speak at Design Indaba 2019

Design News • 21 Aug 18

With several companies under his belt, Dong-Ping Wong’s work represents a new wave of architecture. >
A New Zealand company is making raincoats out of recycled fibres

Design News • 20 Aug 18

The Humble Raincoat is made of recycled plastic bottles. >
What does it take to make it as a creative?

Design News • 16 Aug 18

We looked to a new book by Creative Nestlings to find some clues from women featured in the book. >
Gale Maimane on her new short film, starring Zoe Modiga, called Me

Design News • 15 Aug 18

“We wanted to make a piece that encapsulates fashion and music in a skilful way. A tender way. A femme way.” >
Rajni Perera’s embellished photography explores identity alongside surreal dreamworlds

Design Frontiers • 14 Aug 18

“After all, immigrants are the first travellers in time and space.” >
Architect Annabelle Selldorf announced as Design Indaba speaker for 2019

Design Frontiers • 14 Aug 18

The founder of Selldorf Architects’ design language is quietly classic and highly considered. >

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