Katie de Klee

Designing Futures: LagosPhoto Festival 2015

This year's LagosPhoto Festival, Designing Futures, looks at dialogues on African design that focus on how we understand our past, present and futures. >
Master of the craft: Orthopaedic surgeon

In the second instalment of our photo series focusing on master artisans, we look at the hands of the makers. Today we look at an orthopaedic surgeon. >
This underground fridge doesn't need electricity

Dutch designer Floris Schoonderbeek has designed an underground, cellar-style fridge that doesn’t require any energy to keep food cool and fresh. >
Floating greenhouses could help solve global food security problems

Italian think tank Pnat have designed modular, floating green houses called JellyFish Barges that could help solve food security problems. >
A high tech buoy to help monitor SA's oceans

South African Dirk Muller designed a prototype buoy that could help scientists track the condition of the country's coastal waters. >
Sanivation turns human waste into a useful fuel in Kenya

Sanivation installs toilets in Kenya’s homes and, in exchange for a small monthly fee, picks up the waste and turns it into a clean cooking fuel. >
Master of the craft: Surfboard shaper

In a photo series focusing on master artisans, we look at the hands of the makers. Today we look at a master surfboard shaper. >
The ReMotion Knee is a low-cost prosthetic for developing countries

D-Rev, a company focusing on providing quality healthcare to low-income populations, is launching the ReMotion Knee. >
NubianVR's "Pandora" is a first for African virtual reality

Techno-progressive virtual reality studio NubianVR has created a 360-degree film called "Pandora", set in a dreamlike, virtual version of Accra. >
UNICEF's Kid Power wearable saves lives

UNICEF have brought out a wearable that encourages kids to get active in exchange for points that save the lives of starving children in developing countries. >
Riding the Bird of Prey Bicycle

The designer behind the Bird of Prey Bicycle, which the user rides prone like a superhero, says it is the fastest, most comfortable bike ever. >
Grassroots Cactivism could solve California's drought problems

Grassroots Cactivism, a speculative project designed by Ali Chen, uses cacti as a source of food, water purification and animal fodder. >
One Heart One Tree plants a virtual forest on the Eiffel Tower

Artist Naziha Mestaoui is planning to grow a virtual forest on the Eiffel Tower that will be matched by a real one in the soil. >
A community centre helps Bangaldesh's "landless people" change their economic situations

The Pani Community Centre in Rajarhat, Bangladesh acts as a technical school, community centre, bicycle workshop and playground for children. >
South African designer Haldane Martin launches new furniture range

Established South African furniture and interior designer Haldane Martin launches a new range inspired by his country's coastline. >
Julien Vallée: Art in motion (Part 2)

The cofounder of animation studio Vallée Duhamel talks us through a surreal personal project about a girl dressed in yellow. >
Julien Vallée: Art in motion (Part 1)

Canadian graphic designer and art director Julien Vallée is known for creating lo-fi, humorous animations. >
Thinking about food

This year, the annual food and wine conference at Spier Wine Farm looks at eating insects, sustainable suppers and how music effects your tastebuds. >
Graphic artist G&Sans starts every piece with a pencil

Illustrator Girolamo Giannatempo, known as G&Sans, explores the irrational world with his bright, blob-like, humanoids. >
The Brilliance device treats babies with jaundice

The Brilliance, designed by nonprofit D-Rev, is a phototherapy device designed to treat infants with jaundice in poor communities. >
Help NASA test the durability of their spacesuits

NASA is asking for help with new methods for testing their spacesuits for conditions on the moon and Mars. >
Simon Esterson: Designing the pages of Eye Magazine

We talk to the art director of graphic design quarterly Eye Magazine on keeping the page size the same in the time of great change for print. >
Our future homes on the Red Planet may be built with ice

The first prize for the NASA 3D Printed Habitat Challenge Design Competition went to a house made of ice. Here's a closer look at the futuristic igloo. >
Wheels Park: A glow in the dark skatepark in Liverpool

Liverpool now has a glow-in-the-dark skatepark, designed by Korean artist Koo Jeong A. >

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