July 2015 Archive

Wieden+Kennedy Delhi’s Make in India campaign signifies big change for the country

Design News • 16 Jul 15

The independent ad agency Wieden+Kennedy Delhi gives India an international platform to showcase its diverse investment areas. >
Elliot Schultz’s animation involves strobe lights and a turntable

FilmFestFriday • 17 Jul 15

Elliot Schultz flashes a strobe light on embroidered discs to create an animated sequence that can be played on a standard turntable. >
Akiko Shinzato’s art of identity theft

Design News • 17 Jul 15

Using bits of brass, laser engraved leather, reflective plastic and design acumen; Akiko Shinzato’s jewellery can give you someone else’s identity. >
A lamp powered by salt water

Design News • 17 Jul 15

This salt-water lamp is an alternative source of lighting for communities in the Philippines with no access to electricity. >
Kingii is a water-wearable that can save you from drowning

Design News • 17 Jul 15

Kingii, a new type of water-safety device for your wrist, doesn't need an app to save your life – it will inflate when you're at risk of drowning. >
Check into the robot-run Weird Hotel

Design News • 17 Jul 15

The Henn na Hotel – or Weird Hotel – just opened in Japan. There’s a dinosaur at reception and robots that will carry your bags. >
Eduvator is a new crowd-funding platform for educational needs

Design News • 20 Jul 15

A new crowd-funding platform is hoping to help a little school in the township of Philippi realise the big dreams of its principal and her pupils. >
This flower takes its own selfies

Design News • 20 Jul 15

The Selfie Plant, a project by CIID students, takes photographs of itself and shares them on social media. >
Pack your GPS away and use marbles instead

Next Generation • 20 Jul 15

Design graduate Sara Vrbinc has developed brAInfu.cc, a wayfinding system to rival the GPS. >
In celebration of the African vernacular architecture

Design News • 20 Jul 15

American architect Jon Sojkowski is gathering an online archive of images and information that celebrate African vernacular architecture. >
Expressive illustrations by Pola Maneli

Design News • 20 Jul 15

Former ad-man Pola Maneli left his job to pursue a freelance-illustrating career. >
Creative interventions for Mandela Day 2015

Design News • 20 Jul 15

In honour of Madela Day 2015, Design Indaba gave R67 000 to help people make a positive change in their communities. Here are some of the images we've received. >
Devendra Banhart publishes his artworks in "I Left my Noodle on Ramen Street"

Design News • 21 Jul 15

Singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart has made a name for himself through his folksy freewheeling sound, but recently he has also published two art books. >
Nemo’s Garden: Growing fruit and vegetables under the sea

Design Frontiers • 21 Jul 15

Italian scuba-diving father and son have found a way to grow fresh food nearly 10 metres underwater in the sea. >
The Fedora lighting range is inspired by a Russian doll

Product Spotlight • 21 Jul 15

Dima Loginoff , the rising star of Russian design, plays with a traditional shape in his latest contemporary design for Italian design company Axo Light. >
Kenyan artist creates eccentric eyeglasses from electronic waste

Design News • 21 Jul 15

Kenyan artist Cyrus Kabiru uses electronic refuse and found metal to create dazzling pairs of sculptural eyewear. >
How the simple drinks coaster is saving lives

Design Frontiers • 21 Jul 15

The danger of being hit by a car while walking home at night has been radically reduced with a simple reinvention of a common bar accessory. >
The monkey-shaped Macaco paperweight

Product Spotlight • 22 Jul 15

According to its creator NikyNaky, this ceramic Macaco paperweight just wants to be loved. >
The Lumos helmet is set to radically change road safety for cyclists

Product Spotlight • 22 Jul 15

A bicycle helmet with LED brake and indicator lights will make roads much safer for bicycle riders. >
The world’s most compact electric bike

Product Spotlight • 22 Jul 15

The A-Bike is back and is better than ever. Sir Clive Sinclair’s 2006 foldup bike is set to revolutionise the daily urban commute with an electric upgrade. >
A contraceptive pill that calls women who forget to take it

Design News • 22 Jul 15

Oviary is the first update the contraceptive pill has received in 50 years and it’s going to make it more effective for women everywhere. >
Even artists have to understand business to succeed

Design News • 23 Jul 15

Want to get more business savvy? UCT Graduate School of Business is offering one South African artist the chance to kick-start his or her career. >
BreastIT uses a glove and a cellphone app to detect cancer

Design Frontiers • 23 Jul 15

Three Ugandan IT graduates have developed a cellphone app that can diagnose breast cancer, helping prevent deaths by providing essential early detection. >
Indian musician creates a foldable wooden tie

Product Spotlight • 23 Jul 15

A retired musician in West Bengal, India created this artisanal, folding wooden tie. >

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