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The first 3D-printed car for consumers
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Industrial Design
Forget vases, jewellery and trinkets. The first street-ready 3D-printed car is imminent.
9 Jul 15
00:01:22
Trailer: Stefano Giovannoni on how design is an expression of historical events
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Product Design
The maestro of industrial design draws a parallel between product design and major cultural and economic movements.
9 Jul 15
00:33:52
Stefano Giovannoni on how design is an expression of historical events
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Product Design
The maestro of industrial design draws a parallel between product design and major cultural and economic movements.
9 Jul 15
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HOPE City aims to turn Ghana into the tech hub of West Africa
African Report
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Information Design
Futuristic looking HOPE City has been designed by Italian architects with the ambitious aim of turning Ghana into a major tech hub in West Africa.
9 Jul 15
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Founder of Design Indaba receives the prestigious Sir Misha Black Medal for services to design education
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Design Activism
Founder of Design Indaba Ravi Naidoo receives the 2015 Sir Misha Black Medal for Distinguished Services to Design Education in South Africa.
8 Jul 15
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Gaelen Pinnock and the dystopian city
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Art & Photography
Architect-turned-artist Gaelen Pinnock investigates the spatial divisions and urban dystopias in Cape Town.
8 Jul 15
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Young Africans show off their continent using #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou
Design News
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African Design
The hashtag #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou has gone viral on Twitter as Africans share inspiring images of their continent.
8 Jul 15
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A novel way to listen to music by Gemma Roper
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Product Design
Product designer Gemma Roper has designed a satisfyingly simple device that allows you to select music according to tempo or beats per minute.
8 Jul 15
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Just a Band of Kenyan electro-heads
Next Generation
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Music & Sound Design
Jepthumba talks to Kenyan electronic music makers Just a Band, whose popularity has been growing since their 2008 debut album "Scratch to Reveal".
8 Jul 15
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Chris the Pencil brings us a different kind of weather report
Lookbook
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Graphic Design & Illustration
A Cape Town graphic designer is documenting Cape Town’s vacillating weather patterns and his accompanying moods in a bold design-a-day project.
7 Jul 15
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Glasses enable doctors to see malignant cancer cells in the dark
Design Frontiers
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Design Thinking
A Nigerian scientist working in the United States has won the prestigious St. Louis Award for his ground-breaking cancer-visualisation glasses.
7 Jul 15
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Light Echoes installation arrives at the Barbican Curve Gallery
Design News
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Interaction Design
Aaron Koblin and Ben Tricklebank’s artwork “Light Echoes” envelopes the Barbican Curve Gallery in an immersive light experience.
7 Jul 15
00:04:11
Stefano Giovannoni: The heyday of designers working with manufacturers is over
Video Interviews
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Product Design
The Italian industrial designer advises young designers to think like entrepreneurs and work at creating their own signature brand identities.
7 Jul 15
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Toast and a hug from RCA graduate
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
London-based designer Ted Wiles designed a toaster that only works when you give it a hug in an attempt to make its users happy.
7 Jul 15
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A bikini that helps protect wearers from harmful UV
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
Spinali Design’s new bikini helps women monitor their sun exposure responsibly.
7 Jul 15
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A glass bubble transforms in motion
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
"Holon" is an intriguing glass sculpture created by Dutch designers Jetske Visser and Michiel Martens.
6 Jul 15
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Six key collections from South African Menswear Week
Lookbook
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
From soft pastel hues to bold silhouettes, menswear designers in Africa have adopted a new confidence.
6 Jul 15
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Ripe Near Me takes the local organic food market online
Design News
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Interaction Design
Get fresh fruit and veg from the neighbours via an app that encourages homegrown food sharing.
6 Jul 15
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Jack Lennie designs a motorbike you can download
Next Generation
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Product Design
Tinker is a downloadable, no weld, motorcycle kit designed by Edinburgh Napier University graduate Jack Lennie
6 Jul 15
00:03:56
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg: The dream of better
Video Interviews
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Interaction Design
By applying design thinking to emerging technologies Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg imagines a better future for us all.
6 Jul 15
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Ninjabreadboy confronts the dark drinking culture of the Winelands
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
"Late Harvest" confronts the problem of alcohol dependency within the farming communities juxtaposed against the beautiful Cape Winelands.
3 Jul 15
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Julia Veldman’s short captures the madness of Russian Absurdism
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Graphic Design & Illustration
"Andrej”, a short film illustrated and animated by Julia Veldman, is inspired by the literature of Russian absurdists.
3 Jul 15
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ByALEX: purity by design
Q&A
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Product Design
Purist functionality and a pared-down aesthetic are key ingredients in Alex Swain’s decisively simple product designs.
3 Jul 15
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Young township photographer Sipho Mpongo is heading to New York
African Report
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Art & Photography
This is the story of a boy from Langa who went to a school dance with a “stolen” camera and found himself and his camera on a plane to New York.
2 Jul 15
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