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A simple, low-cost filtering invention has earned Tanzanian chemical engineer, Askwar Hilonga the Royal Academy of Engineering African innovation prize. >

Designer Kristel Peters' Rethinking High Fashion Shoes project questions the role of the designer in contributing toward a sustainable future. >

'A'Gua water bottles by Donald Thomson are custom-designed plastic water bottles that turn into roofing tiles when empty. >

“Cards Against Urbanity” pokes fun at the pains of urban planning in a cynical, yet educational way. >

Designed to be self-administered and cost only one dollar, this contraceptive is changing the state of women's health in developing countries. >

Mogees, the latest in interactive surface technology and design, creates music with just a small device and your phone. >

HÔTEL TRAVAIL is a new workspace concept for freelancers and nomadic employees by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Shay Raviv. >

Design studio Architecture and Vision is bringing clean water to rural Ethiopia with its Warka Water project. >

Virtual emoji keyboard lets the social media generation show they care about the plight of refugees. >

The introduction of a solar powered water purification system sparked a new economy in a remote Mexican village. >

A weaver based in Ibadan, Nigeria has taken the age-old craft of weaving to new heights by weaving the entire body of a car. >

DDacha is a customisable and sustainable living concept designed for a Northern European climate. >

Leaf Innovations have designed a line of jewellery that could save your life. >

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. >

A new Eco-friendly waterless toilet system designed by a university professor is set to prevent illnesses caused by human waste. >

Homegrown’s Takeout container makes the perfect mini-greenhouse for growing organic food. >

The Roots Up project aims to improve poor living conditions for the Gondar farming community in the Ethiopian highlands. >

Diagnosis, monitoring, and a treatment plan could be sent via a smartphone with Vodacom’s healthcare apps. >

Taxidermist and jeweller Julia deVille uses reimagined dead animals to celebrate life. >

Edntech hopes to inspire sustainable indoor gardening with its educational planter unit. >

Israel-based MobileODT is leveraging the power of mobile phones and selfies to improve cervical cancer screening among women in high-risk, low-income areas. >

Hubert and Elisabeth van Doorne together with Dutch Design Week are upcycling Zanzibar’s glass waste to pave the way for sustainable building on the island. >