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Barrett Nash: Innovations in East African motorcycle transport
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Interaction Design
Safe Motos is helping to give motorcycle taxis in East Africa a better reputation.
9 Mar 16
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Old tennis rackets become colourful works of art
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Product Design
Cape Town local Danielle Clough has many inventive outlets, but her embroidery has caught the attention of the creative world.
9 Mar 16
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IKEA's next step for sustainability
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Creative Economy
The eco-responsible furniture company is transitioning to biobased packaging made out of mushrooms.
9 Mar 16
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New supermarket in Denmark only stocks food past its sell by date
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Creative Economy
WeFood is reducing food waste in Denmark by selling the food that mainstream supermarkets throw out.
9 Mar 16
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Enter your design to the Green Product Award
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Design Activism
The Green Product Award have extended their deadline exclusively for Design Indaba readers. Submissions are open until Sunday 13 March.
9 Mar 16
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Embroidery and needlepoint give prisoners a new outlook
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Design Activism
The Fine Cell Work initiative has contributed to the rehabilitation of the UK’s prisoners for over a decade.
9 Mar 16
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This is what it's like to read with dyslexia
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Interaction Design
Victor Widell’s interactive blog post lets the viewer experience what it’s like to be dyslexic.
9 Mar 16
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Nigerian artist uses posters to tackle issues of climate change
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Nigerian artist Fred Martins uses art to trigger an emotional response in the viewer and to convey a serious message about climate change.
8 Mar 16
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Perfect man-made waves
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Urban & Landscape Design
Kelly Slater's high-performance, man-made wave pool has been met with scepticism in the industry.
8 Mar 16
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Sideways driving with Goodyear’s latest concept tyre
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Product Design
International tyre company Goodyear has revealed the spherical-shaped, smart tyre of the future.
8 Mar 16
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Accra-based Swedish fashion brand creates street couture in collaboration with Ghanaian tailors
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
HI ON LIFE is a fashion brand driven by sustainable design, Ghanaian culture and a Scandinavian appreciation of form.
8 Mar 16
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Leaving design up to chance
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Product Design
Origami-inspired game randomises the textile design process, encouraging the creation of new knowledge.
8 Mar 16
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Jua Kali interprets the ingenuity of Nairobi's informal sector
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Art & Photography
Kenyan artist Tahir Carl Karmali's photomontage series deconstructs hacker culture in Kenya.
7 Mar 16
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Hello Tractor brings African farmers equipment on demand
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Information Design
Nigerian technology startup Hello Tractor is an on-demand farming machinery service for farmers in rural Africa.
7 Mar 16
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High-tech repository for the dead
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Product Design
Ruri Den is an alternative to burial sites for space-starved cities like Tokyo
7 Mar 16
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A massive eco-village with a utopian take on sustainable living
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Design Activism
Agroecologist Amlankusum’s conceptual designs combines natural elements with controlled construction to create a 36-storey paradise.
7 Mar 16
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Global artists recreate monsters thought up by children
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Art & Photography
The Monster Project facilitates art with children by reimagining their monsters.
7 Mar 16
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Maheder Gebremedhin: Traditional Ethiopian architecture and modern radio shows
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Architecture & Interiors
Addis Ababa-born architect Maheder Gebremedhin looks at where architecture is and where it’s going in his city.
7 Mar 16
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The creative chef, Jasper Udink ten Cate releases his first cookbook
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Food Design
The Creative Chef cookbook shows home cooks how to turn everyday meals into mind-blowing dining experiences.
4 Mar 16
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Urban Farm Pod: A plant growing sphere in urban spaces
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Urban & Landscape Design
Terreform ONE’s Plug-In-Ecology project brings vertical farming to urban spaces.
4 Mar 16
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Wearable technology for the visually impaired
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Product Design
Wearable technology from Cairo describes oncoming objects to its users
4 Mar 16
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Shape-shifting textile cloud can change sound quality in a room
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Product Design
BLOOM is a knitted origami surface that can alter the ambient acoustics of public spaces.
4 Mar 16
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MFA’s #techstyle: Fashion that moves, interacts and adapts
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Interaction Design
The Museum of Fine Arts’ #techstyle exhibition takes a look at where fashion design is headed thanks to its relationship with technology.
4 Mar 16
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Judith Kaine: Taking art to the streets of Rwanda
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Art & Photography
Kurema Kureba Kwiga uses street art to tackle social issues and expose ordinary Rwandans to the creativity of its artists.
4 Mar 16
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