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DIY-fridge uses dirty water to keep things cool
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Emily Cummins released her design for a sustainable fridge in townships across southern Africa.
26 Oct 15
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Artist Dan Cretu’s quirky creations are made entirely out of food
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Food designer, photographer, and eco-artist Dan Cretu creates zany sculptures using fruit and veg.
26 Oct 15
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Are dogs the future of frail care?
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Design Thinking
Design Academy Eindhoven student Archibald Godts considers the future of frail care where dogs become helpers to those too frail to care for themselves.
26 Oct 15
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New Ethiopian superfood creates employment for enterprising locals
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Creative Economy
Supermom and Likie is a superfood and distribution model up-skilling communities to fight malnutrition in Ethiopia.
26 Oct 15
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Illustrator Lungile Mbokane uses earthy tones and inspiration from newsprint
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African Design
Johannesburg based illustrator Lungile Mbokane creates images inspired by newsprint, earthy tones and broad, slashing brushstrokes
26 Oct 15
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A high tech buoy to help monitor SA's oceans
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African Design
South African Dirk Muller designed a prototype buoy that could help scientists track the condition of the country's coastal waters.
26 Oct 15
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Sanivation turns human waste into a useful fuel in Kenya
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Sanivation installs toilets in Kenya’s homes and, in exchange for a small monthly fee, picks up the waste and turns it into a clean cooking fuel.
23 Oct 15
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A wearable translates sign language into English
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Researchers are working on a high-tech wearable to bridge the gap between the deaf and those who don’t understand sign language.
23 Oct 15
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An Uber-like SMS service is transforming Dakar's unsanitary pit latrine system
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Creative Economy
The new and environmentally friendly way of emptying poop from pit latrines is cutting sanitation service costs for locals in Senegal's capital city.
23 Oct 15
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Sight Sound Soul encourages meditation in living spaces
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Product Design
Thailand-based designers have designed an object that encourages meditation with sight and sound.
23 Oct 15
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