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Mimicking the womb

Design Frontiers > Product Design

An artificial placenta could revolutionise care for premature babies.

18 May 16
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21st Century farming technology to address global food crisis

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Urban Produce is a sustainable vertical farming system that looks toward the future of agriculture.

18 May 16
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Brad Harris’ illustrations capture the innocence of everyday childhood

Design News > Art & Photography

South African artist Brad Harris draws from childhood experience to create stories and illustrations that capture child-like innocence.

18 May 16
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Florine Demosthene explores the black female form using mixed media art

Design News > Art & Photography

Inspired by her travels in Africa, Florine Demosthene has created a new black heroine.

18 May 16
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Recycled materials unite on a grand scale with Collage House

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

The Mumbai home is made from a collection of recycled and found materials.

17 May 16
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Now they’re 3D printing bones

Design News > Product Design

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a new material that can be used in bone replacement surgery.

17 May 16
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Livi brings nature indoors

Product Spotlight > Product Design

The portable planter has a new take on interacting with nature.

17 May 16
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Thomas Chapman on reconnecting a fractured city

Talks > Architecture & Interiors

South African architect Thomas Chapman is fixing the past using layers of new design.

17 May 16
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Claudia Liebenberg explores masculine themes through delicate watercolour illustration

Design News > Art & Photography

Illustrator Claudia Liebenberg uses her passion for art to mentor some of South Africa’s disadvantaged kids.

17 May 16
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Edible insects: Won’t you pass the bugs?

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

NB Studio reimagines major food brands and chains with insects as their main ingredients.

17 May 16
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Pia Nyakairu on products that help form connections

Talks > Interaction Design

Ugandan industrial designer Pia Nyakairu shares her work on products that aid connection as part of Design Indaba’s Global Graduates programme.

16 May 16
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Open Eyes: The social ad campaign with a vision

Design News > Film & Animation

Following the moving advertising campaign #OpenEyes, we talk to FoxP2 at about why a brand needs to make people feel something in order to be relevant.

16 May 16
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Wear Your Label wants a stigma-free society

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Wear Your Label gets people talking about mental health through fashion and jewellery design.

16 May 16
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Pop-up sweatshop appears in Amsterdam

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Customers face the harsh reality of where their clothes come from in this pop-up sweatshop.

16 May 16
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A farming and recreational space designed to bring a community together

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Bottle Seedling House is a multipurpose shelter that aims to improve the quality of life for a farming community affected by HIV/AIDS.

16 May 16
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Eliminate wrinkles by applying a ‘second skin’

Design Frontiers > Product Design

A new, “second skin” solution to wrinkles could also lead to more medical advancements.

16 May 16
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Rich Mnisi on building a fresh fashion brand in South Africa

Talks > Fashion & Jewellery Design

South African designer Rich Mnisi shares his creative journey (catwalk included) as part of the Global Graduates selection at Design Indaba Conference 2016.

13 May 16
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When life hands you elephant dung, make paper

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Kenyan entrepreneurs are protecting their environment by turning elephant dung into paper.

13 May 16
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Pop culture and people inspire Monde Mabaso’s illustrations

Q&A > Graphic Design & Illustration

Design Indaba 2016 Emerging Creative, Monde Mabaso is a Johannesburg-based illustrator who finds inspiration through this thriving city.

13 May 16
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Oded Ezer designs the Life/Death t-shirt

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Tel Aviv-based graphic design artist Oded Exer designed a t-shirt to help refugees.

13 May 16
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Portable surgical sterilisation suitcase

Design News > Product Design

Eniware is a new sterilisation system that aims to have a positive impact on health care in developing countries.

13 May 16
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Alfredo Brillembourg: Architecture as a response to social issues

Video Interviews > Design Activism

Alfredo Brillembourg’s work addresses the housing crisis and poverty through architecture.

13 May 16
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The Honey: Representations of blackness as power

Design News > Art & Photography

Rendani Nemakhavhani's dynamic photo series "The Honey" turns away from blackness as struggle.

13 May 16
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Jeanne Gang: The architecture of policing in America

Video Interviews > Urban & Landscape Design

Founder of Studio Gang, Jeanne Gang talks about how architecture can help address police brutality in America.

12 May 16

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