Articles

South African youth culture according to Thulisizwe Mamba

Design News • 6 Aug 15

Thulisizwe Mamba, the swank Durban-based illustrator, gives us a preview of the illustrations to expect from his self-published web zine, “Co. Issue.”. >
Illustrator sketches the ghosts of projects yet to come

Design News • 5 Aug 15

Artist and illustrator Marta Menacho creates delicate watercolour and ink drawings of imagined works by anonymous artist group Luzinteruptus. >
Robert Brunner tells us what goes into designing a great product

Inside View • 5 Aug 15

Robert Brunner, former Apple industrial design director and founder of design studio Ammunition, offers some insight into what he does best. >
Eco-friendly food carts on the move in the US

Design News • 5 Aug 15

MOVE Systems have designed a food cart that aims to cut harmful emissions by 95 per cent, and they'll be populating the streets of New York soon. >
This wearable uses your skin to enhance your body awareness

Next Generation • 5 Aug 15

Flair is a wearable that uses the sensors in your skin to enhance your perception of your body and the world around you. >
Mumbai's iconic cabs used to showcase emerging designers

Design News • 5 Aug 15

Young designers are using Mumbai's taxis to take art to the people with the Taxi Fabric project. >
Le Dessien empowers women through educated fashion

Design News • 4 Aug 15

Socially minded fashion label Le Dessien raises money to help underprivileged girls pay for an education. >
Create 3D photographs with your smartphone or tablet using Bevel

Design News • 4 Aug 15

Bevel is the first accessory capable of turning a smartphone or tablet into a 3D camera. >
"Garage" is a new comic magazine from a collective of Arabic artists

Design News • 4 Aug 15

Egyptian twin-artists Haitham and Mohamed Raafat El-seht are releasing a comic magazine created by an Arabic-comics' collective. >
MOM is designed to save “the lost generation” of refugees

Design Frontiers • 4 Aug 15

A British student has designed an inflatable incubator specifically to save the lives of premature babies born in refugee camps. >
MBFWCT 2015: The future of SA fashion is looking bright

Next Generation • 3 Aug 15

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town (MBFWCT) raised the local fashion pulse and showed the world what to expect next from South Africa. >
The twig chair: Nendo’s most recent design

Product Spotlight • 3 Aug 15

Japanese studio Nendo creates a minimalist seat with a changeable backrest for designer furniture brand Alias. >
Meet Dot, the braille smart watch for the visually impaired

Design News • 3 Aug 15

Created by a South Korean start-up Dot, this Braille smart watch could help unlock the digital world for visually impaired people. >
Turn air into water as you ride your bike

Design Frontiers • 3 Aug 15

A Viennese industrial designer has created a solar-powered device that collects up to 500ml of condensation per hour as you ride your bike. >
The BillBed means a good night's sleep for Pakistan's homeless

Design News • 3 Aug 15

The award-winning MoltyFoam campaign turns a billboard into a bed for those sleeping on the streets. >
Catching poachers on a rhino-cam

Design News • 31 Jul 15

With only four northern white rhinos left, this design-oriented solution may be the answer to the catastrophic decline of rhinos due to poaching. >
A solar-powered schoolbag

Design News • 31 Jul 15

South African company Rethaka has designed a recycled bag with a solar light that charges during the day so children can study at night. >
Kids' wheelchairs become giant paintbrushes

Design Frontiers • 31 Jul 15

An artist in the US has dedicated his life to creating art tools for children with disabilities. >
The sweeter side of 3D printing

Design News • 31 Jul 15

Designer Julian Sing creates miniature sugar sculptures with a 3D printer. >
A rainbow of hope covers a drug infused district

Design News • 31 Jul 15

A perilous Mexican town has had a bright makeover, bringing colour to its walls and optimism to its residents. >
This shower turns into a monster if you use too much water

Design News • 30 Jul 15

Installation artist Elisabeth Buecher created this Tim Burton-inspired shower curtain that inflates into spikes to stop you using too much water. >
African artists are coming around for dinner

Design News • 30 Jul 15

Group exhibition “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” in New York celebrates the growing impact of African art and artists on the global stage. >
Four talents to watch on Accra’s indie art scene

African Report • 30 Jul 15

Ghanaian society traditionally regarded artists as outcasts. Now they are helping the country rebrand itself, say the founders of ACCRA [dot] ALT. >
Look into your reflection and see your heart

Design Frontiers • 30 Jul 15

This new mirror can reflect the health of your heart; another medical innovation that is being developed for diagnosis at home. >
An innovative new knit for outdoor wear brand Patagonia

Design News • 30 Jul 15

The environmentally-conscious brand has developed a new fabric that promotes sustainability in Patagonia’s grasslands. >
In conversation with illustrator Christoph Niemann

Inside View • 29 Jul 15

With his characteristic wit, the Berlin-based illustrator chats about the blur between personal and public work, social sharing and children’s books. >
Barbara Peynot proposes that the urban nomad wear their home

Next Generation • 29 Jul 15

Royal College of Art graduate Barbara Peynot has created The Urban Nomad Home Kit – a coat that turns into a shelter, complete with a window and wallpaper. >
WatchMe changes the face of the Apple watch charger

Product Spotlight • 29 Jul 15

Paris-based designer Vivien Muller wants you to have as much fun charging your Apple Watch as you do using it. >
Rent a room in Amsterdam’s UrbanCampsite art installation

Design News • 29 Jul 15

UrbanCampsiteAmsterdam is an art installation by fourteen architects, artists and designers where you can rent a room in a quirky temporary shelter. >
Turn static objects into musical instruments

Design News • 29 Jul 15

Technology company Novalia is using conductive printing to provide the common man with the tools to turn 2D surfaces into musical instruments. >

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