Bilqis Rawoot | Design Indaba

Ukubutha: A waste-to-energy solution to mobilise residents in informal settlements

Architecture graduate Nicole Moyo shares her idea on how informal communities can create their own water, energy and waste systems. >
Exatype: Changing the face of ARV treatments

The Exatype software offers tailored treatments for HIV/AIDS. >
WeCount: Connecting communities and helping the homeless

Online peer-to-peer network WeCount is trying to unite communities and end inequality. >
Invincible bicycle is entirely theft proof and weather resistant

The Fortified Bicycle startup reveals their indestructible, unstealable bike. >
Lyfe: A levitating planter

The Swedish design team at Flyte introduce us to the future of planting with zero gravity plants. >
Re-thinking South African education

UCT Upstarts invites students to redesign the education system in South Africa. >
From 2D to 3D and back again

Jongha Choi’s 2D designs can be plucked straight off the wall. >
Artist Leigh Le Roux looks to Johannesburg for inspiration

Local graphic design artist Leigh Le Roux visually represents the city and its people. >
Not Yet Decided: A social experiment in superposition

A group of young Lithuanian architects are proposing a social project based on Schrödinger's cat, the thought experiment. >
Soofa: NYC’s solar-powered benches

The Soofa group is spreading technology with their solar-powered benches. >
BooToo: locally designed educational toys

South African entrepreneur Daniel Jillings, creates aesthetically pleasing children’s toys. >
Graphite: a modular honeycomb-shaped shelving system

A storage system designed to be sturdy and fully customisable. >
Welcome Shelter: Charlie Redman’s kinetic dining experience

Architecture student Charlie Redman designed an outdoor structure that functions in any weather. >
Ingestible origami robot can patch a wound from the inside

Researchers have developed a tiny magnetically controlled robot with dozens of healthcare applications. >
L CARD: A lung cancer “breathalyzer”

The tiny device can detect whether or not a patient has lung cancer. >
Photographer Martha Tadesse captures her Ethiopian truth

Ethiopian photographer Martha Tadesse hopes to share images of her travels through Addis Ababa with the world. >
Luzinterruptus illuminates social issues using light and photography

The anonymous collective Luzinterruptus is creating illuminating installations with light. >
Margrethe Odgaard’s work is full of colour, creativity and compassion

Margrethe Odgaard is celebrated for her contributions to Nordic art and design. >
Nigerian photographer's romantic visions of Lagos

Photographer re-envisions his hometown using light and photographic installations. >
Gamer gets a high-tech bionic limb

Packed with gadgets, James Young’s robotic prosthesis also houses a drone. >
Tshepo Sedumo’s handmade portable boomboxes

The Johannesburg-based startup Grove Audio creates custom designed wooden boomboxes. >
DoruNsimba: a design collaboration reintroducing Africa to the world

A collaboration of two African-born creatives hopes to change perceptions of the African continent through their work. >
Green light: An artistic workshop on the refugee crisis in Europe

The project helps refugees escaping persecution and war find acceptance and community. >
WarOnWall: an exhibition on the state of Syria

The photographic collection will be displayed on the last remnants of the Berlin Wall. >

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