August 2015 Archive

A new smart device allows you to perform everyday functions with a simple knock on a wall, table or door. >

5.5 Design Studio have created the "Vache à Lait" (Milk Cow) in order to reconnect consumers to the idea of milk coming from the udder. >

The Museum of African Design (MOAD) has turned the idea of the "expert curator" on its head with its new exhibition, which is curated by a novice. >

Charlotte Slingsby’s wind-energy generator doesn’t need hectares of land and costly turbines: it only uses a sheet of plastic and clever design and engineering. >

South African artist Sue Sylvester creates hand-painted fabrics inspired by a love of her home. >

Marijuana is no longer associated with stoners, proves Chronicle with the release of “Green: A Field Guide to Marijuana”. >

Kéré Architecture’s Opera Village in Burkina Faso uses cultural identity and pride as a tool for positive development. It now includes a medical centre. >

The Pavarotti of Nigerian opera is here: she’s a woman singing in Pidgin English. >

This new Japanese-designed smart device hopes to alleviate the escalating problem of cyclists riding under the influence. >

Textile designer and Central Saint Martins alumnus imagines a mission to Mars in her space-inspired textiles. >

A US engineering company have launched a pilot project in Senegal that turns human waste into water. >