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A love letter to words with Naresh Ramchandani

Writer and word-lover Naresh Ramchandani shares his eight favourite words at Design Indaba Conference 2016. >
The dummy's guide to cricket fondue

Would we be more willing to eat insects if the recipes came with specially designed cutlery and cooking utensils? >
Assemble: The DIY architecture collective

London-based collective Assemble have members with diverse skills and take on practical projects from furniture to civic spaces and public theatre. >
How to make a city more malleable with Turner Prize winners Assemble

Paloma Strelitz and James Binning, two members of the Turner Prize-winning collective Assemble, talk about how to make a city a playground of possibilities. >
Poo power

Why waste shouldn't go to waste >
Student gives the traditional white cane a modern update

mySmartCane could provide a better quality of life for the blind. >
Recyclable helmet wins International James Dyson Award

The collapsible EcoHelmet makes safety a convenience. >
Pneumatic dome turns London park into a community haven

Madrid-based firm DOSIS creates inflatable, reconfigurable public space. >
This USB stick doubles as an HIV testing kit

Scientists based in the UK have developed a USB device that can quickly and accurately determine one's HIV status. >
Wire Glasses: Sustainable eyewear made in London and Harare

These John Lennon-style Wire Glasses are made from a single wire in Harare, Zimbabwe on frames that are 3d printed in London. >
Naama Schendar: Design to rethink trauma

The way that the world deals with trauma is not progressive enough, says Israeli-born multidisciplinary designer Naama Schendar. >
Trauma and the neuroplasticity of the human brain with Naama Schendar

Global Graduate Naama Schendar explores identity and trauma through a design project that encourages enhanced empathy. >
A delicious way to die

This surreal cookbook details the most heavenly ways to enter the afterlife. >
What if your teeth could heal themselves?

These biosynthetic tooth fillings could mean the end of root canals. >
Skin Deep: A photography project giving hope to ex-gang members

This photographer is digitally removing tattoos from gang member’s portraits to help them see themselves without the marks of their past. >
Painting a map of reggae heritage in London

London-based documentary and street photographer has shot more than 42 reggae record covers on their original locations. >
A revolution in wearable health tracking technology

The emerging health & fitness tech market poised for even more growth. >
Do The Green Thing: Not Another Make Up Tutorial

With its promotion of overconsumption, its excessive packaging and dubious ingredients, the beauty industry is pretty bad for the environment. >
Transforming your dirty nappies into valuable, recycled material

Just because they’re disposable doesn’t mean they’re useless. >
Hilary Cottam: Fixing social services through design

Hilary Cottam, a social entrepreneur and "accidental designer" from the UK, talks about how design and technology can be used to fix serious social problems. >
Redesigning the British Welfare State with Hilary Cottam

British social entrepreneur Hilary Cottam is working to innovate and update the Welfare State. >
Upcycled chairs remember a childhood church congregation

"A Swimming Pool of Dreams" is the latest immersive project by London-based Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori, telling six narratives of people who pray. >
The answers are in the Cloud

If we wish to change the future, we must change the weather >
Apple's new videos help you stay healthy

We talk to Johnny Kelly, the animator behind Apple's five new Health App videos: sleep, mindfulness, nutrition, activity and how everything is connected. >

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