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Leah Bessa
Leah Bessa incorporates insects into delicious foods.
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18 Jan 18
Sifiso Shange
Sifiso Shange is a 26-year-old industrial design.
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18 Jan 18
Kayla Shaban
Kayla Shaban is a 22 year old Industrial product designer who is getting ready to take over the design and business world.
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17 Jan 18
How to build your own prosthetic using LEGO
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Design Thinking
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Carlos Arturo Torres has designed a creative prosthetic system for children to explore and empower their creativity in a playful and social way —using LEGO.
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4 Jan 18
Ethiopian tech developers found a novel way to tackle waste management
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African Design
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Their design relies on an ultrasonic sensor that is integrated on top of the dustbin to measure how close the waste is relative to the cover on top.
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30 Nov 17
Eindhoven University of Technology unveils world’s first 3D printed bridge
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Built with cyclists in mind, the bridge can withstand loads up to two tonnes.
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30 Oct 17
Self-taught inventor powers a village in West Africa using hydro energy
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He built a micro-hydroelectric dam for his village using his savings of about R78 000.
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18 Oct 17
The Trashpresso transforms plastic bottles into stunning architectural tiles
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Design Activism
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This remarkable upcycling process turns discarded waste into something beautiful.
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9 Oct 17
Flow Loop: a new shower system to save water and energy
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The Danish company has developed a sustainable showering system to combat waste.
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11 Sep 17
Furniture designer Stefan Diez on the value of designing process
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Architecture & Interiors
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The renowned German designer does not shy away from age-old materials and techniques.
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22 Aug 17
Stefan Diez on the importance of craftsmanship and pushing boundaries in design
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Craft
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Industrial Design
“Design is always done really outstandingly if it takes little effort to reach very far," says the industrial designer.
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21 Aug 17
Isabel Mager on how the making of tech devices carry untold human value
Video Interviews
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
This designer explores design mechanisms broadly and how they affect culture and way of life.
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18 Aug 17
Isabel Mager on identifying the human body behind the making of high-tech gadgets
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
What human narrative exists beneath our shiny 21st-century products?
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18 Aug 17
Jomo Furniture
Jomo Tariku is an Ethiopian-American industrial designer and artist specialising in contemporary African furniture design.
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28 Jul 17
Jonathan Kasumba
African automotive design and style.
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24 Jul 17
Ayse Birsel on designing a meaningful future for yourself
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
The award-winning designer talks about applying design processes to our daily lives.
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24 Jul 17
This breathable workout suit helps you cool down after a sweaty gym session
Design Frontiers
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Industrial Design
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Product Design
Researchers at MIT use living cells to give this unique garment a cool advantage.
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21 Jul 17
Everything you always wanted to know about toilets, but were afraid to ask
Design Frontiers
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Industrial Design
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Product Design
The Cube Design Museum in the Netherlands is hosting an interesting new exhibition.
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18 Jul 17
These teen girls built a solar powered tent for LA's homeless people
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DIY Girls is empowering teen girls to pursue the fields of technology and engineering.
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29 Jun 17
Boyan Slat’s Ocean CleanUp System promises to rid our oceans of plastic garbage
Design Frontiers
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Industrial Design
"To catch the plastic, act like plastic.
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18 May 17
5 stories that show technology combined with bugs can result in great design
Design News
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
Proof that RoboCop isn’t the only one to benefit from a mecha-treatment.
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15 May 17
Introducing the Greenhouse In a Box
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Industrial Design
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Product Design
From Indian startup Kheyti, the modular greenhouse is an affordable solution for low-income farmers.
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12 May 17
More than just transport: 5 unique renditions of the modern car
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
A look at some weird and innovative experiments in the world of car design.
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11 May 17
Low-cost urinal system tackles a school’s sanitation issues
Next Generation
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Industrial Design
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Product Design
The modified urinals were developed by five middle school students.
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11 May 17
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