Peru

Sight walks

‘Sidewalks to See’ helps the visually impaired to navigate city streets. >
Invented reality

Design Indaba alumnus Nicolás Kisic Aguirre’s latest project turns linguistic disobedience into an immersive experience >
Threads of Peru shines a spotlight on traditional Quechua weaving culture

The non-profit organisation economically empowers skilled women artisans from Peru. >
Meet the 9 Global Graduates that presented at Design Indaba Conference 2018

These young graduates presented projects that speak to the water crisis, the power of sound, social entrepreneurship and so much more. >
Nicolás Kisic Aguirre

Sound artist

Architect and sound artist. >
This MIT sound artist is exploring the power of sound in public spaces

Nicolas Kisic Aguirre developed the Modular Rhythm Machine, an algorithmically controlled machine inspired by the Peruvian Cajon. >
Peru seaside home in the running for leading architectural prize

Ancon House is located on a rocky-mountainside and is built to blend in with the landscape >
The handmade rugs celebrating South African and South American culture

The latest project from The Ninevites merges the traditions of two continents, South America and Africa. >
The Quipu project houses the untold stories from Peru’s forced sterilisations

Interactive documentary uses a phone line and the web to share the haunting experiences of those who were sterilised against their will. >
An adaptable walking aid costs less than 70 pence to build

The Evolvable Walking Aid Kit is a long-term mobility device that can be tailored to the individual needs of disabled people. >
Low-cost lighting solution in Peru draws power from soil

Peruvian researchers are bringing power to rainforest communities who live in darkness when the sun goes down. >
Non-profit’s greenhouses help Andean communities combat malnutrition

A social development project in the Andes Mountains has changed the diet and farming methods of highland Peruvians. >
A rap music video rendered in watercolours

There are an amazing 24 watercolour paintings per second in this animation by Youth Experimental Studio for Kool A.D. >
Declaración de Lima

The International Advisory Board of the Basque Culinary Centre met in Lima, Peru, from 9 to 11 September 2011. >

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