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Eradicating poverty in South African townships

Design News > Information Design

This non-profit organisation is trying to help strengthen communities in South African townships.

16 Sep 16
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SuperMeat: The cultured chicken meat of the future

Design Frontiers > Food Design

This startup envisions a world where we can enjoy real meat without the guilty conscience.

16 Sep 16
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Cooling technology poised for revolution

Design Frontiers > Product Design

This North Carolina startup aims to overhaul temperature control with solid-state chips.

16 Sep 16
00:04:13

Erik Kessels: In advertising, ideas are more important than craft

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

Erik Kessels believes that in advertising, ideas are more important than craft and that to stay creatively stimulated you have to be a hybrid.

15 Sep 16
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Responsive jewellery that filters your smartphone notifications

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Jewellery and tech studio Vinaya wants us to stay connected to other people in style.

15 Sep 16
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Old school fashion for the new school

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Making crochet fashion items in the streets of Soweto.

15 Sep 16
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Easy & accessible tools for fitness management by Kinduct

Design News > Interaction Design

This Canadian company provides software tools for health and fitness enthusiasts.

15 Sep 16
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This engineering student’s invention could revolutionise the renewable energy sector

Next Generation > Design Thinking

Lancaster University’s Abigail Carson invents innovative power storage solution.

15 Sep 16
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New collection by South African designer Rich Mnisi

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

R by RICH MNISI: We share the latest lookbook from emerging South African designer Rich Mnisi. SS17 is a new collaboration with local celebrity Maps Maponyane.

14 Sep 16
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Gene-editing of mosquitoes could annihilate lethal viruses

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

Scientists could put disease-spreading mosquitoes in their crosshairs, but would the outcome be positive?

14 Sep 16
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Hoopy: A DIY craft bicycle made of wood

Design News > Product Design

A modern DIY bicycle that is convenient for adults of every size and height.

14 Sep 16
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The Other Side of Palestine by Brian Megens

Design News > Art & Photography

This photography series aims to present a different picture of life in the West Bank.

14 Sep 16
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Small tech powers wearables with body heat

Design News > Product Design

This new device created by researchers at North Carolina State University is a step toward ditching batteries forever.

14 Sep 16
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My Africa Is: A documentary project that celebrates pop culture in Africa

Inside View > Film & Animation

Filmmaker Nosarieme Garrick discusses the making of her new documentary "Alternative Nairobi" with Nataal.

13 Sep 16
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Painting the world with Ndebele art patterns

Design News > Interaction Design

World-renowned Ndebele artist and educator Esther Mahlangu releases her second one-of-a-kind Ndebele-inspired design for BMW.

13 Sep 16
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British student designs vaccine transportation kit that could save millions

Next Generation > Industrial Design

Introducing the Isobar, an ammonia absorption-based refrigerator for vaccines.

13 Sep 16
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Conceptual cookbook is an imagined recipe for Hong Kong

Design News > Art & Photography

Para Site brings together Hong Kong’s native creatives to design a conceptual recipe for China’s vibrant city.

13 Sep 16
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Rebirth Garments: Fashion for all bodies and abilities

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

These garments are non-conforming and accessible to people of any gender, size and ability.

12 Sep 16
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Reform: From trash to furniture in Cairo

Design News > Product Design

We talk to Reform Studio, a Cairo-based design studio that turns old plastic bags into furniture by creating an eco-friendly material called Plastex.

12 Sep 16
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The Linx helmet: Safer, earphone-less music for cyclists

Product Spotlight > Product Design

The flagship product of Coros lets you listen to music without covering your ears.

12 Sep 16
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The Proximity Care button brings easy-living to dementia patients

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Mettle Studio’s small new device helps dementia sufferers and their guardians.

12 Sep 16
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IZ Collection: Stylish attire for the mobility impaired

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

See the adaptable fashion range designed specifically for wheelchair users.

12 Sep 16
00:32:57

Lava Lab on the millennial renaissance

Talks > Interaction Design

Members of Amsterdam-based studio Lava Lab, Cecilia Martin and Klasien van de Zandschulp are risk takers with a deliberately disruptive approach to work.

9 Sep 16
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Tina Ngxokolo’s fashion education

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

2014 emerging creative Tina Ngxokolo educates the world about her culture through her clothing and jewellery designs.

9 Sep 16

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