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Designed by Iona Inglesby, Dot One converts data from your cheek-swab into unique textiles and graphic prints. >

The Mandela inspired Paper Prison lauded as one of this year’s most creative designs, according to AIGA. >

The LibraryBox bridges the gap of information delivery in developing nations without internet access. >

Two-seater pods suspended above Mexico City’s traffic offers passengers a quicker commute to work and back. >

Japanese company Kyocera have just released a smartphone that users can wash and use in the bath. >

A design studio at the Johannesburg Graduate School of Architecture investigates infrastructure in the city through a process of drawing intuitively. >

Project Kgolagano uses TV white spaces to bring much needed medical care to remote areas in Africa. >

Students from Singapore are ready to initiate a water-filtration system in Philippine communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan. >

Industrial designer Carter Zufelt has developed a system that recycles plastic bags into marbled household objects that celebrate their origins. >

The Haduwa Arts and Culture Institute is a large bamboo canopy that serves as a meeting place for artists and cultural practitioners in Ghana. >

Out of The Box is an innovative project that aims to build the first adventure playground in the inner city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. >

Pollinators, by design studio Aether & Hemera, is an interactive installation that raises public awareness of the decline of pollinator birds in the UK. >

Designed by Santiago Calatrava, the Museum of Tomorrow is spectacular building in Rio de Janeiro dedicated to science, the environment and the future. >

Flowy reduces stress, anxiety and panic attacks using daily breathing rituals. >

The doctHERs initiative is an online platform that connects doctors to patients in need using technology. >

Ethiopia Skate is an initiative that uses skateboarding to help youth make connections in Addis Ababa. >

A compact hooter that is as loud as a car hooter is designed for safe urban commuting. >

The chefs at Data Cuisine design special data dishes to ask and answer questions about the information in our lives. >

Brazilian publishing house, L&PM Editores republished a collection of ten classic novels that double as metro tickets. >

The Swallow Homestay and Community House is the product of the happy union between traditional Vietnamese building methods and modern construction. >

In their Portals Project, Shared Studios has turned shipping containers into wormholes through which people on opposite sides of the world can connect. >

Interactive documentary uses a phone line and the web to share the haunting experiences of those who were sterilised against their will. >

Copenhagen-based design studio Frensk creates a reusable wrapping paper system that keeps a record of past users. >

Pacifico is an organisation that creates tech solutions for areas plagued by natural disasters. >

INDEX Awards and Dansk OTC are establishing a venture capital fund of 40 million euros to invest in life improving designs. >