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Meet Dutch designer, artist and entrepreneur, Joris Laarman

Design Frontiers > Product Design

“I don’t do things with a goal in my head. I just do them to discover things.” >

1 Aug 18
These ‘Polluted Popsicles’ are drawing attention to Taiwan’s contaminated waters

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography

The fake frozen suckers emphasise the importance of clean water. >

31 Jul 18
Underwater couture for an uncertain future by biomimicry designer Jun Kamei

Design Frontiers > Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

The Royal College of Art grad’s 3D-printed garments are for a world submerged in water. >

30 Jul 18
Designing for urban mobility means learning from the past and predicting for the future

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Industrial Design / Urban & Landscape Design

Trans Utopias is an exhibition which explores the way we design our transport systems in the past, present and for the future. >

25 Jul 18
Is food the next big thing in fashion?

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Agraloop Bio-Refinery produces high value bio-materials from food waste. >

20 Jul 18
Hafeez Floris captures the other side of South Africa's townships

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography

His photography shows the more childlike and creative side to people in areas like Manenberg and Soweto. >

19 Jul 18
Award-winning director Siphiwe Myeza-Mhlambi on his approach to storytelling

Design Frontiers > Film & Animation

“I want everything that l do to allow me to change the world." >

19 Jul 18
LINKUP uses design to tackle unemployment

Design Frontiers > African Design / Design Activism / Design Thinking

Devised by service designer Hazel Scrimgeour, LINKUP is a platform set to make a difference to South Africa's unemployed youth. >

17 Jul 18
Faith XLVII unveils new mural and Peace Manifesto in San Fransisco

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Urban & Landscape Design

"We formulated our own Manifesto, keeping the perspective as inclusive as possible. For me, the main objective is empathy. " >

16 Jul 18
Eliminating the enormous energy cost of mining cryptocurrencies

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Information Design

Estonian company Nordcoin is changing the game and making crypto-farms mobile >

13 Jul 18
How can we adjust our world to accommodate an ever-expanding global population?

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

These interventions could help relieve the enormous pressures felt by cities in a crowded world. >

11 Jul 18
How drones are helping in the fight against malaria

Design Frontiers > African Design

“Where do mosquitoes go in the dry season?” >

10 Jul 18
World’s largest 3D printed structure unveiled at Venice Biennale

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

The Cloud Pergola was envisioned as a paradigm for what architecture should stand for in the 21st century. It will be on show until 25 November. >

6 Jul 18
Zambian fashion entrepreneur on prints, nostalgia and the importance of finding synergy

Design Frontiers > African Design / Craft / Creative Economy / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Lucy Mulima started Aya Goods after years spent working in fashion, PR and media. >

5 Jul 18
The Connected Supper Club on dinner tables as spaces for positive change

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Graphic Design & Illustration

“London is a big city and I don’t find it surprising that people are attracted to small events centred around dinner tables." >

4 Jul 18
Developed by a Cape Town lecturer, this self-sustaining toilet turns waste into material of value

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Product Design

The innovative Sanihive took home two major prizes at the recently held UNLEASH event. >

4 Jul 18
These images are a vivid and electrifying depiction of isolation

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography

Step into Andrea Koporova’s haunting Ghost Town. >

3 Jul 18
FaceThis is doing it for the kids

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography / Design Activism / Graphic Design & Illustration

This initiative turns Indonesian kids' drawings into school funding through international collaboration. >

2 Jul 18
How 3D printing is helping to make music more accessible

Design Frontiers > Music & Sound Design / Product Design

By printing 3D instruments, designers are able to custom-fit the instrument to each musician, foregoing the usual barriers. >

28 Jun 18
The psychological effects of sound with Nicolás Kisic Aguirre

Design Frontiers > Music & Sound Design

The Peruvian designer’s open-source projects are a combination of sound, architecture, and the mind. >

27 Jun 18
SenSprout is helping farmers better understand their crops while saving water

Design Frontiers > Industrial Design / Product Design

SenSprout’s aim is to grant farmers a better understanding of how their crops consume water without using expensive technology. >

26 Jun 18
Iwo Borkowicz on creating a new model for social housing in Cuba

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

The Polish architect presents a workable solution for both residents and tourists. >

25 Jun 18
April Greiman: "If you have a good idea there aren't any boundaries."

Design Frontiers > Graphic Design & Illustration

The transmedia artist talks about designing for visual communication in multiple mediums. >

25 Jun 18
Have you ever wondered how emojis are chosen?

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Graphic Design & Illustration

Emoji activist Jennifer 8 Lee tells us what you can do to make the selection on your phone more diverse. >

22 Jun 18

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