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Basia Dzaman: The future of 3D printing and robotics

Global graduate Basia Dzaman harnesses new technologies to explore traditional embroidery patterns. >
Sea of Hull brings together 3000 naked bodies for climate change

To raise awareness about rising sea levels, over 3000 nude people painted themselves blue and descended on the city of Hull. >
Project Nourished: A virtual reality experience that tricks your taste buds

Experience designer Jinsoo An’s Project Nourished creates virtual worlds where any food dream is possible. >
Basia Dzaman on the intersection of robotics and creativity

A Polish student from the School of Form in Poznań, Poland has designed a robotic arm that reimagines the lost art of snutki. >
Interaction is more important than expensive tech, says experience designer Marcus Lyall

Marcus Lyall is behind some of the most spectacular shows of our time. >
Floris Kaayk: The Modular Body merges fact and fiction

Filmmaker Floris Kaayk toys with the public’s willingness to believe in the extraordinary. >
SunFire: A 3-part solution for solar cooking

SA based company’s parabolic solar kits offer a sustainable cooking solution in rural or hard to reach areas of Africa. >
Portraiture encourages pride in a marginalised Bangladeshi community

Photographer Samsul Alam Helal’s portraits depict Bangladesh’s oppressed Dalit community. >
Producer Ibaaku on the avant-garde in Senegal

Alien Cartoon marked the birth of a new wave of music in Senegal. Its creator Ibaaku tells us about what inspired the album. >
The New Raw: Plastic waste as the new raw material

A team of creatives based in Greece have launched a new initiative to combat the worst pollutant: plastic waste. >
New smart material reacts to light, heals itself and remembers its shape

Researchers at WSU have for the first time developed a smart material with more than one function. >
Photobook captures an orphaned elephant’s journey back to the wild

In a series of black and white photographs, this photo book takes a stand against poaching in Zambia. >
What Design Can Do unveils Refugee Challenge winners

Alongside a conference on design and innovation, What Design Can Do hosted the refugee challenge to address one of the major issues of our time. >
WDCD 2016: Here’s what you missed

The What Design Can Do conference is an annual display of design innovation. Here’s what you missed from its 2016 iteration. >
Four ways Africa can influence design

A core theme of the What Design Can Do conference explores what Africa can do for Europe. These are the experts called upon for answers. >
Exoskin: The programmable material

Scientists have created a material that is able to bring motion to otherwise motionless products. >
After Lights Out: A photo series of twilight landscapes

Photographer Julien Mauve investigates the twilight with only one source of light. >
Floating greenhouse is both sustainable and educational

Serbian design firm Salt & Water have conceptualised a floating community hub that teaches green living. >
Kazuya Kawasaki on biohacking the fashion industry

Speculative designer and Keio University student Kazuya Kawasaki grows new materials for the fashion industry. >
Marginalised communities are shaping the face of Africa, says Michael Uwemedimo

Speaking at the What Design Can Do conference, filmmaker Michael Uwemedimo tells us about CMAP’s multimedia approach to community upliftment. >
Photo series captures the tattooed faces of a dying culture in Myanmar

The Lai Tu Chin culture is disappearing. This photographic series documents the last of the dying culture. >
Low-cost housing project harnesses existing infrastructure

Using sustainable materials and local labour, the Casas Melhoradas housing project is trying to eliminate city slums. >
What Design Can Do looks at what Africa can do for Europe

The challenges we face can be solved through international cooperation. This year’s WDCD conference looks at Africa’s solutions for Europe’s problems. >
Turning plastic into fuel, an innovative way to deal with waste

A team made up of researchers from USA and China have come up with a new way to deal with plastic waste. >

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