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Maasai women are leading the solar revolution in rural Kenya

Design News > Design Thinking

A new project spearheaded by Green Energy Africa sees Maasai women delivering simple solar technology to improve the lives of rural Kenyans.

14 Jul 15
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NATS create a colourful visualisation of the busy London skies

Design News > Information Design

Air traffic service NATS shares a striking visualisation of the flights over London’s airports in “London 24”.

14 Jul 15
00:01:44

Trailer: Robbie Brozin on art, creativity and chicken

Trailers > Product Design

Nando’s co-founder Robbie Brozin emphasizes the global fast-food chain’s relationship with local South African art and design.

14 Jul 15
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How innovation saved a sheep-farming town in Devon

Product Spotlight > Product Design

A product designer has saved a sheep-farming community by inventing a brand new material that utilises wool.

14 Jul 15
00:35:02

Robbie Brozin on art, creativity and chicken

Talks > Design Activism

Nando’s co-founder Robbie Brozin emphasizes the global fast-food chain’s relationship with local South African art and design.

14 Jul 15
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The Zambulance is rural Africa’s answer to an ambulance

Design News > Creative Economy

Non-profit Zambikes is saving lives by connecting residents of remote villages in Africa to critical medical treatment.

14 Jul 15
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Blitab enables blind people to browse the web with a responsive Braille display

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Blitab is the world’s first tactile tablet device for blind and visually impaired people, enabling them to browse the web on an innovative Braille screen.

14 Jul 15
00:02:34

Personalise your audio environment

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Doppler Labs have developed wireless earbuds and an app that allow you to control and customise what you hear in real time.

14 Jul 15
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Buyers find Christmas gifts at annual SARCDA Retail Trade Exhibition

Design News > Product Design

Every year the SARCDA Christmas Edition attracts thousands of trade buyers to fill their shelves with South African gifts, toys, décor and design.

13 Jul 15/ Advertorial
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Audio sculptures that modify your perception of the world

Next Generation > Music & Sound Design

Are you grumpy? Özgün Kılıç’s graduation project hypothesizes that it might be because of the sounds around you.

13 Jul 15
00:02:44

Petter Thörne: A magical experience of materials

Video Interviews > Product Design

Copenhagen-based designer explores his fascination with materiality in his contemporary product and furniture designs.

13 Jul 15
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A field of wheat in the shadows of skyscrapers

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

After recreating Agnes Denes’ famous Wheatfield earthwork in Milan, locals are invited to reap what they sowed.

13 Jul 15
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Imagining monsters

Lookbook > Graphic Design & Illustration

Robin Schnetler, who took over our Instagram account last week, began his illustration career when doodling in class proved more engrossing than the lesson.

13 Jul 15
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Where Love Is Illegal: Stories from persecuted LGBTI communities

Design News > Design Activism

Award-winning photographer Robin Hammond launches a platform for LGBTI communities to share stories of discrimination and courage.

13 Jul 15
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FoPo plans to feed the world with old fruit

Design Frontiers > Food Design

The FoPo Powdered Food project turns spoilt and unsellable produce into a nutritional powder that could help solve world hunger.

13 Jul 15
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Tales of the Dark Continent

Design News > Art & Photography

Maxwell Mutanda illustrates surreal scenes of Africa in a series he titled “Postcards”, which he describes to us here in his own words.

10 Jul 15
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Mr Bingo's Hate Mail Kickstarter offers first class artistic abuse

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Warning: This article contains offensive content. At your request, Mr Bingo will create a unique insulting message and send it to you in the mail.

10 Jul 15
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Meet Steve Frykholm, the poster boy of graphic design

FilmFestFriday > Graphic Design & Illustration

From designing posters for an annual picnic to hanging in the MoMAs permanent collection, this short documentary looks at the notable career of Steve Frykholm.

10 Jul 15
00:04:32

Margrethe Odgaard: Design that engages with society

Video Interviews > Product Design

Textile designer Margrethe Odgaard says success can be measured in how much a design project touches your heart.

10 Jul 15
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Historical landmarks digitally narrate their own stories

Design News > Interaction Design

European research team meSch is collecting historical data to add clever multimedia installations to cultural sites and spaces.

10 Jul 15
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A year in the life of a bench

Lookbook > Art & Photography

Hungarian photographer’s “Life of a Bench” series captures the diversity of daily activity centered on a simple wooden structure.

10 Jul 15
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The new shoe from Adidas is rubbish

Design News > Product Design

Adidas have joined the global ocean cleanup drive with their new running shoe made almost entirely from ocean waste.

9 Jul 15
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Solar technology will be used to create the world’s first underground park

Design News > Design Thinking

The Lowline, the world’s first underground park, have raised enough money in a crowdfunding campaign to build their Lowline Lab.

9 Jul 15
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Eleanor Lakelin’s raw wooden sculptures

Design News > Product Design

The London-based carpenter unearths nature’s wild beauty in her wooden bowls.

9 Jul 15

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Design News • 21 Jun 22

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Q&A • 21 Jun 22

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Design Frontiers • 21 Jun 22

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Design News • 21 Jun 22

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