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The Indian woman behind some of Hollywood's blockbuster set designs

Aashrita Kamath turned her love of narrative into a career. >
Indian artist of artefacts Sneha Suresh uses visual communication to transcend text

The visual artist and printmaker will be exhibiting at the first ever antenna exhibition. Here's what she had to say about her work. >
Indian graphic design studios reviving their heritage

We look at a few artists who represent their Indian Heritage through their designs. >
Design Indaba alumni V. Sunil and Mohit Jayal are injecting creativity into India's spaces

In what may be their most ambitious project yet, Motherland have embarked on the task of reinventing a city. >
Indian artists interpret what Urdu will look like in 2050

'Will young girls drop Rumi bombs on the 2050 version of social media to passive aggressively call out lousy lovers?" >
Roshnee Desai is pushing for a research-led approach to design in India

The importance of designing for the everyday person, and democratising design. >
Chlorine device offers safe drinking water for all

Zimba is a device that automatically mixes chlorine into water using the correct proportions and no electricity, only gravity. >
This design festival is stitching together India's design community

"It was one of its kind in the Indian design history. I’m not aware of any other festivals organised on such a massive scale." >
This Solar Grill makes cooking easier in areas with no electricity

The cooker stores solar energy for cooking at any time of the day. >
The world’s first design museum built inside a Mumbai slum

The artists also aim to question the word “slum” because of the ways in which it ignores the complexity and dynamism of a community. >
Photographer Victoria Krundysheva breaks down social media culture in latest collection

In the age of publishing retouched moments of life online and curating our appearances, how connected to each other are we really? >
Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi awarded the 2018 Pritzker Prize

Doshi believes the award will draw attention to the capacity for architecture to trigger social upliftment. >
Quicksee is making eye care accessible, affordable with low-cost tech

“We couldn’t train 100,000 new optometrists, but we could look at the technologies available and re-engineer them to be lower cost and easier to use.” >
Scientists get innovative in the fight against glacier melt

Halting the effects of global warming with artificial ice and massive blankets. >
Self-financing modular homes for the rural poor

Globally, access to adequate housing remains a huge problem that governments battle to solve, billionBricks provides a self-financing solution >
Introducing the Greenhouse In a Box

From Indian startup Kheyti, the modular greenhouse is an affordable solution for low-income farmers. >
Low-cost urinal system tackles a school’s sanitation issues

The modified urinals were developed by five middle school students. >
Scientists fight malnutrition with super-shake

Peanut butter, chickpeas and a bit of oil can go a very long way in saving a life. >
Click Play: 3 Masters of product

Product designers shape how we live and these graduates are at the forefront of exactly that. >
I got garbage

A human-centred approach to India’s brimming landfills. >
Lost Indian Goddesses

This powerful photo series takes a critical look at the treatment of women. >
Unfolding the Saree

How much do we really know about this storied garment? >
The ethical fashion brand breaking international ground

South Africa-based ethical fashion designer Bushera Bashir will showcase at London Fashion Week. >
Dancing through difficulty

Liberty Express is a dance, film and cultural exchange project for children living in poverty. >

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