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Artistry for the departed: The fantastic coffins of Ghana

Creative Work • 29 Aug 16

Inspired by the traditions of Ghana's Ga people, these custom-made coffins send the deceased off in imaginative style. >
Digital meets acoustic in Mune, a new kind of instrument

Creative Work • 26 Aug 16

Mune combines the power of electronic music with the expressiveness and simplicity of an acoustic instrument. >
OLO turns smartphones into portable 3D printers

Creative Work • 26 Aug 16

Anyone with a smartphone can digitally fabricate objects with this 3D-printing device. >
IDENTITY: The prosthetic replacements for fingerprint authentication

Creative Work • 26 Aug 16

Design student creates rubber fingertips to better protect your privacy. >
Robotic lifeguard designed for rapid rescue and recovery

Creative Work • 26 Aug 16

Remote-controlled buoy becomes a tool for quick and efficient sea rescue. >
Living Gadgets: What if organisms can become disposable design components?

Creative Work • 26 Aug 16

Studio José de la O contemplates the possibilities of genetically modified life forms made suitable for human convenience and comfort. >
Project Alloy: Intel reveals its “merged” reality headset

Creative Work • Duration: 3:25 • 25 Aug 16

The Californian tech company is developing a VR headset with unique versatility. >
A visual journey into Central America’s gang violence

Creative Work • 25 Aug 16

Photojournalist Donna De Cesare documents the impact of a 30-year struggle in Central America. >
XCollektiv: Resisting gentrification through art

Creative Work • 25 Aug 16

The controversial ‘Wanted’ series continues to both galvanize and provoke. >
Tired running shoes turned into slippers for school children

Creative Work • 25 Aug 16

GreenSole collects old trainers and transforms them into new shoes for rural kids. >
The Street Store: Pop-up charity for the homeless

Creative Work • Duration: 2:00 • 25 Aug 16

Cape Town’s Street Store uses public spaces to provide clothing for the homeless locally and abroad. >
Noma: A temporary place called home

Creative Work • 24 Aug 16

Filmmaker Pablo Pinedo Bóveda’s Noma looks at the struggles of a South African slum community. >
Kosovo’s visually arresting road to the Olympics

Creative Work • 24 Aug 16

These images capture the Kosovo Olympic team as they prepare to make history. >
Phlur: The new fragrance brand with socially conscious appeal

Creative Work • 24 Aug 16

Eric Korman believes the cologne industry should start taking ethical responsibility. >
A bamboo city built for communal living

Creative Work • 24 Aug 16

Penda explores the idea of a sustainable urban village made out of bamboo and rope. >
Christi du Toit’s ping-pong approach to illustration

Creative Work • 24 Aug 16

We spoke to South African illustrator Christi du Toit about honing your craft in a competitive industry. >
The Hangman: transcending expectations of the armed struggle

Creative Work • 23 Aug 16

Directed by SA filmmaker Zwelethu Radebe, “The Hangman” tells the story of a black warder faced with an impossible choice. >
The Jolt Sensor: detecting concussions in young athletes

Creative Work • 23 Aug 16

This thumb-sized, wearable sensor is making sport safer. >
China opens record-breaking transparent bridge

Creative Work • 23 Aug 16

The Hunan province is now home to the longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge in the world. >
Catch an autonomous flying drone to work

Creative Work • 23 Aug 16

Airbus shares plans to develop autonomous flying vehicles in response to land-based traffic congestion. >
TrackR Bravo: Making lost items a thing of the past

Creative Work • Duration: 1:38 • 22 Aug 16

Chris Herbert and his team at Phone Halo have designed a compact tracker device that can be used for practically anything. >
BuggyAir: A mobile air pollution tracker

Creative Work • 22 Aug 16

This air pollution testing kit helps parents make informed decisions about the type of environments they expose their children to. >
Buhle Ngaba’s The Girl Without A Sound

Creative Work • 22 Aug 16

Meet the young actress encouraging little girls to own their voice. >
Shoey Shoes made entirely from waste materials

Creative Work • 22 Aug 16

Student looks into using material offcuts to create a sustainable range of children’s shoes. >

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