Jamie Matroos | Design Indaba

Illustrations unlock the hero in every kid

Jason Ratliff’s work plays on imagination, wonder and play in his illustrated superhero series. >
LIVIN Farm’s Hive lets you grow and farm your own mealworms

A desktop hive for the kitchen allows users to feed, farm then eat their own mealworms. >
Electronic plants breakthrough could lead to more innovations

A Swedish research team have created analog and digital electronic systems inside a living rose. >
Artist creates tiny galaxies with glass

Japanese glass artist Satoshi Tamizu places a tiny universe in each piece he creates. >
Bone conduction mp3 player plays music underwater

A team of designers have come up with a lightweight, amphibious mp3 player using bone conduction. >
Story Pod is a moveable reading nook for the community

Story Pod is a reading nook and book exchange by day and a community lantern by night. >
Ng’endo Mukii: Challenging the ideals of beauty

Kenyan filmmaker breaks the mould of African stereotypes using animation, storytelling, and movement. >
Tactum: Design 3D creations using light projection directly on the body

Light projected onto the body becomes a straight-to-print design tool with Tactum. >
Salt and a car battery can provide clean water with this community device

Portable chlorine maker provides easy access to clean, drinkable water in low resource communities. >
Ng'endo Mukii on the re-animation of indigenous people

Animator Ng’endo Mukii talks about her use of animation and movement to challenge deep-seated perspectives. >
Trailer: Ng’endo Mukii on the re-animation of indigenous people

Animator Ng’endo Mukii talks about her use of animation and movement to challenge deep-seated perspectives. >
Scientists illustrate the space colonies of the future

Scientists have come up with a number of designs for what life would be like when staying on Earth is no longer an option. >
The CannaCloud is the instant high without the fuss

This new system makes medical marijuana prep as easy as brewing a cup of coffee. >
Icon's underwear line tackles incontinence in women

Icon's new underwear line seeks to help women who suffer from light incontinence after childbirth. >
Smart burn dressing lights up under UV light when infected

This smart burn dressing is designed to change colour when the patient’s burn wound is infected. >
Foldout shelter aims to provide homes to those in crisis regions

Barberio Colella ARC’s foldout shelter can be assembled in a minute using locally sourced materials. >
Artificial neurons able to learn human language

ANNABELL, a new cognitive model, is able to learn language organically, without the need for pre-coded responses. >
Photographer captures the oppressive reality of anxiety

Katie Crawford’s self-portraiture series captures the raw essence of anxiety. >
Colour-changing clothing amplifies body language

Eef Lubbers’ Kimbow dress changes colour with the wearer to transcend the limits of static textiles. >
DIY restaurant calls attention to poorly treated staff

Guests cooked for themselves in a restaurant turned workers’ rights campaign. >
Soft robots are the way of the future

A 3-D-printed robotic hand made out of silicone rubber does what its predecessors can’t – handle objects as delicate as an egg. >
New app means new knowledge for a new Myanmar

New Niti aims to teach youth about democracy as Myanmar’s general elections end military rule. >
Outdoor classroom grows as students learn

Architecture studio AP+E has designed an evolving outdoor classroom for alternative learning. >
Uganda Press Photo Award up-skills photojournalists

The winners of Uganda’s Press Photo Awards are the next generation of artistic photographers. >

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