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Developed by a Cape Town lecturer, this self-sustaining toilet turns waste into material of value

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Product Design

The innovative Sanihive took home two major prizes at the recently held UNLEASH event. >

4 Jul 18
Ugandan designers create a bloodless, reusable malaria test kit

Design News > African Design / Product Design

Here’s how designers in Africa are using technology to bridge the gap between people and healthcare services. >

3 Jul 18
Students design temporary furniture for displaced people

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

Called Rehome, the collection provides temporary products for refugees and those affected by natural disasters who have to quickly vacate their homes. >

26 Jun 18
SenSprout is helping farmers better understand their crops while saving water

Design Frontiers > Industrial Design / Product Design

SenSprout’s aim is to grant farmers a better understanding of how their crops consume water without using expensive technology. >

26 Jun 18
The A’ Design Award and competition is open for entries

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft / Industrial Design / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

The awards aim to advance society through good design. >

26 Jun 18
The Living Chair celebrates the beauty of imperfection

Product Spotlight > Craft / Product Design

Carpenter reinterprets his father’s iconic rocking chair design with flawed salvaged wood. >

23 Jun 18
The designer of the Street Debater on fostering human connection through design

Talks > Design Activism / Product Design

“I realised that Street Debating not only addresses the problem of begging but something much bigger. It’s addressing the problem of social segregation.” >

18 Jun 18
A sixth sense for visually impaired people with the Sunu wristband

Design News > Product Design

This device is designed to help blind people seamlessly navigate their surroundings with sonar. >

14 Jun 18
Playful enterprise gives new life to old plastic

Design News > Product Design

ecoBirdy’s eco-friendly furniture is about play, function and sustainable design. >

13 Jun 18
Aso Oke fabric travels from head to toe

Design Frontiers > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

A Nigerian designer is translating his passion for traditional Nigerian fabric into an unusual design application. >

12 Jun 18
Tropical themed, woven blankets by designer Lilian Martinez

Product Spotlight > Architecture & Interiors / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

“Craftsmanship is really important to me because it’s the only way that I can reconcile introducing more things and objects into the world.” >

9 Jun 18
Big blue: Three designs that tackle problems of the ocean

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Product Design

On #WorldOceansDay we take a look at three designs that address problems caused by pollution and fishing in our vulnerable oceans. >

8 Jun 18
Mosskin is a living textile for burn victims

Design News > Design Thinking / Product Design

Mosskin, a textile designed by Eindhoven graduate Tye Tze Yu, is a living textile designed to treat female burn victims. >

5 Jun 18
Renata Souza on designing an insulin kit specifically for children with diabetes

Talks > Design Activism / Product Design

"Children with type 1 diabetes are insulin-dependent. The administration of it is crucial to their survival." >

4 Jun 18
Three smart, life-saving designs for kids

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

In observance of National Child Protection Week, we look at advancements in technology that are beefing up child rescue solutions. >

31 May 18
How the Vula app is revolutionising the South African healthcare system

Talks > Information Design / Product Design

Ophthalmologist William Mapham developed an app that provides aid to rural healthcare workers. >

29 May 18
VR tool takes viewers inside Gaza to create empathy for those affected by oppression and war

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation / Product Design

"By leveraging breakthrough technologies, such as virtual reality, we can create solidarity with those who are normally excluded" >

16 May 18
A Digital Drum is bringing computer skills to the youth in rural Uganda

Design Frontiers > African Design / Design Activism / Interaction Design / Product Design

Design without Borders has developed a way to bridge the information gap between urban and rural youth of Uganda. >

15 May 18
The WikiCell: Nature-inspired edible packaging

Design News > Design Thinking / Food Design / Product Design

WikiFoods aims to eliminate the overuse of plastic in food packaging. >

14 May 18
Neri Oxman wins at Cooper Hewitt 2018 National Design Awards

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking / Product Design

“All ten of this year’s winners present a powerful design perspective and body of work that is at once inclusive and deeply personal..." >

9 May 18
Caroline Smeenk on designing products to help pregnant women who can't access hospitals

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Product Design

"17% of rural Canadians live over 2 hours away from their nearest hospital." >

8 May 18
Will AI be our new co-dependent relationship?

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Nicole Pérez’s annoying robots ponder the future of automated intimacy. >

7 May 18
Brynjar Sigurðarson on the relationship between objects and stories

Talks > Product Design

The Design Indaba #GlobalGrad alumnus has been awarded with the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize 2018. >

3 May 18
Learn how these wearables serve the hearing impaired

Design Frontiers > Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

"How can the deaf and hearing-impaired community experience music, without actually hearing it?" >

3 May 18

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