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Pili is using bacteria to make a more sustainable dye

Design Frontiers > Industrial Design

Could this spell a more sustainable solution to using petrochemical dyes in the textile industry?

3 hours 28 min ago
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Vietnamese designers create sneakers from coffee beans

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Rens Originals is the sneaker brand that is taking your ground coffee waste and turning it into some of the freshest sneakers out there.

20 Sep 19
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Three creatives on the importance of dabbling in different sectors

Design News > Creative Economy

Former Design Indaba Emerging Creatives reflect on their journeys since leaving the incubator programme.

20 Sep 19
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BioSolar Leaf is cleaning the air and putting food on the table

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

Experimenting with alternative ways to grow food, Arborea is tackling climate change one BioSolar Leaf at a time.

20 Sep 19
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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.

18 Sep 19
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Carlo Ratti's juice bar ensures that no drop goes to waste

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Italian innovation and design firm Carlo Ratti Associati’s ‘Feel the Peel’ juice bar creates bioplastic cups made from oranges.

18 Sep 19
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The DisOrdinary Architecture Project is creating inclusive urban spaces

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

“People are only disabled when they are confronted with a barrier. If those barriers are removed, the disability ceases to exist.”

17 Sep 19
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How AeroDelft is saving the skies

Design Frontiers > Industrial Design

Student researchers from the Delft University of Technology are making aviation a little greener by trading in jet fuel for hydrogen-powered cells.

16 Sep 19
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Aida Mulokozi on her mission to salvage Dar es Salaam’s built heritage

Design News > Design Activism

The CEO of the Dar es Salaam Centre for Architectural Heritage talks about the importance of architectural conservation.

14 Sep 19
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Here are the five shortlisted candidates for the DUNDEED competition

Design Frontiers > Design Activism

One of these projects will walk away with £5,000 to further develop their project.

13 Sep 19
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Talking African art repatriation with curator and anthropologist Meskerem Assegued

Design News > Art & Photography

“The work needs to be returned without any kind of conditions."

13 Sep 19
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CityTree is an oxygen-producing forest in miniature

Design News > Product Design

This compact green wall cleanses the air of pollutants and acts as a sound barrier for congested urban areas.

13 Sep 19
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Under the Same Sun

Design News > Art & Photography

Award-winning photographer Marinka Masséus uses her craft to raise awareness about albinism.

13 Sep 19
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NEKO animation to help people to take better care of their pets

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The only animation project to earn a Design Mark at Taiwan’s International Golden Pin Concept Design Award.

13 Sep 19
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This glue seals wounds in 60 seconds

Design Frontiers > Product Design

MeTro is a super adhesive, elastic glue that works faster than common staples or sutures.

12 Sep 19
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Thebe Magugu takes a seat at the fashion table

Next Generation > Fashion & Jewellery Design

The 25-year-old former Design Indaba Emerging Creative recently won the 2019 LVMH Prize for his womenswear which often carry subtle political messages.

11 Sep 19
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Graphic designer Thulisizwe Mamba on running a creative business

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

“Most of the time I’m reaching out to new clients, updating my work, doing invoices and reaching out to new suppliers.”

11 Sep 19
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Paloma Strelitz on collective agency

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

The Design Indaba Future Cities Residency talked to UCT architecture students about the power of creativity and collective action.

11 Sep 19
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The vibrant visual language of Na Kim

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The South Korean graphic designer's work walks the line between design and fine art.

11 Sep 19
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Alia Youssef’s The Sisters Project disrupts tired perceptions of Muslim women

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography

The photographer explores the diverse narratives of the Canadian Muslim community.

11 Sep 19
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Sphelele Gumede creates menacing characters using vivid colours

Q&A > Graphic Design & Illustration

In his series 52.177 the illustrator explores his personal inspirations.

11 Sep 19
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First ever global scientific eating plan forgets the world’s poor

Design Frontiers > Food Design

A team of 37 world-leading scientists from 16 countries have just released the world’s first ever scientific eating plan, but how inclusive is it?

11 Sep 19
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Typeface as a tool for empowerment, with Bruno Maag

Design Frontiers > Graphic Design & Illustration

“We, as graphic designers, should strive to make sure that information processing can be done easily for everyone.”

10 Sep 19
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Is food the next big thing in fashion?

Design Frontiers > Product Design

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

10 Sep 19

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