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Sealand products are made from old stretch tents and boat sails

Design News > Product Design

Sealand, a new collaboration between Jasper Eales and Mike Schlebach, is a brand dedicated to making sustainable, upcycled products from old sails and tents.

30 Nov 15
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Do you have the right to operate your business?

Inside View > Creative Economy

Adams & Adams gives SMME owners a advice on zoning and other potential issues.

27 Nov 15
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Claymation meets punk rock in this chaotic music video.

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation

This chaotic claymation for Radkey’s song “Glore” is explosive and packed with references to pop culture.

27 Nov 15
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A sensor that monitors vital signs can be taken like a pill

Design News > Product Design

Researchers at MIT have developed an innovative monitor for measuring heart and breathing rates.

27 Nov 15
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Tech Tats turn skin into an interface

Design News > Interaction Design

Chaotic Moon designed a collection of temporary electronic tattoos that may be a smarter alternative to clunky wearables.

27 Nov 15
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This pop book is actually a functional camera

Design News > Product Design

Designer Kelli Anderson has perfected a sequence of cuts and folds that turn a piece of paper into a functional camera that pops up from the centre fold.

27 Nov 15
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This design has been called both the Uber and the Tesla of toothbrushes

Design News > Product Design

Quip aims to end the monopoly held by big toothbrush brands by offering customers a well-designed, electric toothbrushes with subscription order heads

27 Nov 15
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A spaceship-like lamp intricately woven by a robot

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Atelier Robotiq employs the accuracy of robotics to imitate elaborate design techniques.

27 Nov 15
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Faith47 on the walls of New York’s galleries

Design News > Art & Photography

With murals in cities all over the world, internationally acclaimed street and studio artist Faith47 just opened her first solo exhibition in New York.

27 Nov 15
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Sam Bompas: Designing extraordinary food experiences

Video Interviews > Food Design

Bompas and Parr’s niche approach to everyday food experiences makes them the gurus of food architecture.

27 Nov 15
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Behind a décor design brand in the small town of Stellenbosch

Q&A > Product Design

Mia Danieli tells us why sustainability and natural materials form the heart of Mia Mélange.

26 Nov 15
00:33:00

Casey Neistat on the virtues of ignorance

Talks > Film & Animation

Casey Neistat never went to film school – he credits his success to this and the “virtues of ignorance”.

26 Nov 15
00:01:07

Trailer: Casey Neistat on the virtues of ignorance

Trailers > Film & Animation

Casey Neistat never went to film school – he credits his success to this and the “virtues of ignorance”.

26 Nov 15
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3 Indian clothing brands spearheading sustainable fashion

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

These brands are setting an example for India’s fashion industry with their socially and environmentally responsible clothing lines.

26 Nov 15
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CUCULA opens doors for refugees in Berlin

Design News > Design Activism

German organisation CUCULA is using design, education and community to create second chances for foreign immigrants.

26 Nov 15
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DesignThinkers uses empathy and observation to lead its design

Inside View > Design Thinking

DesignThinkers’ Robert Bloom tells us about the makeover of the busy Izhwezi Clinic and how the chief tool was empathy.

26 Nov 15
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This modern tea set is preserving the traditional Chinese tea ceremony

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Mosey is a portable tea set designed by Jie Chen to preserve the traditional Chinese tea ceremony in the modern world.

26 Nov 15
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A water purifier that costs 1 cent to operate

Design News > Product Design

KOHLER’s Clarity is a sustainable water purification system for developing nations.

26 Nov 15
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A phone case that powers smartphones

Design News > Product Design

Nikola Labs are developing a phone case that can extend the battery life of smartphones using wasted energy.

26 Nov 15
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Learn a new word and prove that you’re not a robot

Design News > Design Thinking

iCAPTCHA by Bilingo is a service that checks that you’re not a robot while teaching South Africans words from the 11 official languages.

26 Nov 15
00:00:00

James Roberts: Life-saving solutions for neonatal care

Video Interviews > Product Design

Inspired by the plight of refugees, James Roberts created a low-cost incubator for babies born prematurely.

25 Nov 15
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Delicious monsters by Porky Hefer

Design News > Product Design

Cape Town-based designer Porky Hefer has created bizarre human-scale nests, inspired by fantastical underwater creatures.

25 Nov 15
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Hack household goods to create imaginative toys for children

Next Generation > Product Design

David van der Stel has designed Hackjes, a set of connectors and add-ons created to help you "hack" household objects into creative objects.

25 Nov 15
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Illustrations unlock the hero in every kid

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Jason Ratliff’s work plays on imagination, wonder and play in his illustrated superhero series.

25 Nov 15

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