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The afro comb is used by a Nigerian artist to celebrate African consciousness

Design News > Design Activism

Nigerian artist Fred Martins uses the symbol of the afro comb to celebrate significant African activists, who were jailed fighting for freedom and fairness.

8 Jun 16
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Invincible bicycle is entirely theft proof and weather resistant

Design News > Product Design

The Fortified Bicycle startup reveals their indestructible, unstealable bike.

8 Jun 16
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Non-profit Sole Hope fights “jiggers” in Uganda

Design News > Design Activism

American entrepreneur Asher Collie founded non-profit Sole Hope to help children in Uganda fight the “jigger” parasite.

8 Jun 16
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Throw-away culture challenged at the Repair Café

Design News > Creative Economy

The Repair Café encourages repurposing and reuse by creating a second chance for items headed for the bin.

8 Jun 16
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Wetland plants form natural sanitation system in Cambodia

Design News > Product Design

The HandyPod system is helping floating villages improve waste management and reduce water pollution.

7 Jun 16
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Lyfe: A levitating planter

Product Spotlight > Product Design

The Swedish design team at Flyte introduce us to the future of planting with zero gravity plants.

7 Jun 16
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Re-thinking South African education

Next Generation > Information Design

UCT Upstarts invites students to redesign the education system in South Africa.

7 Jun 16
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Personalised temperature control follows users around the building

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

Using the Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology, design firm Carlo Ratti Associati created a personalised temperature bubble.

7 Jun 16
00:30:48

Dominic Wilcox on thinking your way out of the normal

Talks > Product Design

Here's a taster from the whimsical, stirring talk from British product designer Dominic Wilcox on how to hunt for new ideas in the everyday.

7 Jun 16
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New mural by Faith47 in Manchester urges for LGBT rights

Design News > Design Activism

New work by Faith47 in Manchester, UK pays homage to human intimacy as well as asserting support for the LGBT rights.

6 Jun 16
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The Refugee Challenge: Six innovative ways to house and educate asylum seekers

Design News > Design Activism

Today’s refugee crisis has left millions without a home or education. Here are some solutions.

6 Jun 16
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From 2D to 3D and back again

Design News > Product Design

Jongha Choi’s 2D designs can be plucked straight off the wall.

6 Jun 16
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Artist Leigh Le Roux looks to Johannesburg for inspiration

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Local graphic design artist Leigh Le Roux visually represents the city and its people.

6 Jun 16
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An algae-powered city for the world’s newest country

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

RAW-NYC wins competition to design an entire city from scratch for the recently founded nation of Liberland.

6 Jun 16
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MIT Lab’s 3D-printed responsive fur

Design News > Interaction Design

MIT researchers explore the numerous ways to use their new hairy textile, Cillia.

3 Jun 16
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High school students design snap-together homeless shelter

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

HUT is a micro-shelter designed as a low-cost, easy-to-assemble solution to homelessness.

3 Jun 16
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Not Yet Decided: A social experiment in superposition

Next Generation > Graphic Design & Illustration

A group of young Lithuanian architects are proposing a social project based on Schrödinger's cat, the thought experiment.

3 Jun 16
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A future where products are grown straight out of our skin

Design Frontiers > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Designer Amy Congdon imagines a world where biotechnology has changed the way textiles are made.

3 Jun 16
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Ending world hunger is a matter of logistics

Design News > Creative Economy

Transfernation is an online platform that aims to tackle hunger by redistributing food waste.

3 Jun 16
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Benjamin Hubert: Design with meaning

Video Interviews > Product Design

Industrial designer Benjamin Hubert talks about how designers have a responsibility to solve the right kind of problems.

2 Jun 16
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Free Wi-Fi in exchange for keeping the air clean

Design News > Product Design

Amsterdam-based startup TreeWiFi designs birdhouses that offer free internet when the air quality improves.

2 Jun 16
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Soofa: NYC’s solar-powered benches

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The Soofa group is spreading technology with their solar-powered benches.

2 Jun 16
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Photo Series: Documenting “The Other Africa”

Design News > Art & Photography

Social documentary photographer Lou Jones has spent the last few years documenting the new Africa, “The Other Africa.”

2 Jun 16
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BooToo: locally designed educational toys

Product Spotlight > Product Design

South African entrepreneur Daniel Jillings, creates aesthetically pleasing children’s toys.

2 Jun 16

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