September 2015 Archive

Fold, share, and connect with this high-tech bicycle

Design News • 30 Sep 15

Designed in Argentina, the Gi FlyBike gives the daily bicycle commute a tech overhaul. >
Dr Imoh Okon’s drug resistance test kit revolutionises cancer treatment

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:43 • 30 Sep 15

Dr Imoh Okon’s tech innovation could be the difference between life and death for cancer sufferers. >
Trailer: Omar Victor Diop on the tradition of portraiture in Senegal

Trailers • Duration: 00:01:54 • 29 Sep 15

Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop is reviving the tradition of studio photography in Senegal, and recreating portraits of historical African leaders. >
Omar Victor Diop on the tradition of portraiture in Senegal

Talks • Duration: 00:14:12 • 29 Sep 15

Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop is reviving the tradition of studio photography in Senegal, and recreating portraits of historical African leaders. >
Omar Victor Diop: Reviving African traditions through photography

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:38 • 28 Sep 15

Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop is using his camera to revive traditional West African portraiture, adding his own creative flare. >
Exclusive: Haroon Gunn-Salie on provoking reactions with History After Apartheid

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:06:05 • 28 Sep 15

Artist Haroon Gunn-Salie addresses racial transformation and social economic justice with disembodied colonial figures. >
Why Noma, one of the most famous restaurants in the world, will close its doors next year

FilmFestFriday • 25 Sep 15

In this short film, René Redzepi, founder and head chef of Noma, explains why after 12 years he's closing the doors of the best restaurant in the world. >
Hella Jongerius: Imperfection opens the user's imagination

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:53 • 24 Sep 15

Colour, materials and imperfection are just some of the things that internationally celebrated contemporary product designer Hella Jongerius values. >
Simon Spurr: Digitising the future of heath care in Africa

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:00:00 • 23 Sep 15

Simon Spurr helped create two online health platforms that allow better connection between the patient and the doctor and create secure, digital health records. >
Ackeem Ngwenya on design for rural Africa

Talks • Duration: 00:06:09 • 22 Sep 15

Designer and recent graduate Ackeem Ngwenya says scarcity in Africa is a blank canvas for designers. >
Trailer: Ackeem Ngwenya on design for rural Africa

Trailers • Duration: 00:02:07 • 22 Sep 15

Designer and recent graduate Akeem Ngwenya says scarcity in Africa is a blank canvas for designers. >
Morten Ydefeldt: Bridging the gap between digital and the physical

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:22 • 21 Sep 15

Industrial designer and maker, Morten Ydefeldt helps us imagine the possibilities of 3D printing design. >
The Global Apollo Program: Making renewable energy cheaper than coal

Design Frontiers • 18 Sep 15

The Global Apollo Program aims to assemble the greatest scientific minds to tackle renewable energy development. >
An app monitors personal experiences with antidepressants

Design News • 18 Sep 15

Start is a six-week digital programme, designed to help people figure out whether their antidepressant is working for them. >
Jo-anne Kowalski rewrites the rules of the textile industry

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:25 • 18 Sep 15

Copenhagen-based textile designer Jo-anne Kowalski is continually learning and unlearning her way around her industry’s technologies. >
A true-to-scale illustration of our solar system

FilmFestFriday • 18 Sep 15

Two space boffins have built a true-to-scale model of the solar system in the Nevada Desert, and it's mesmerizing. >
Tim Lindsay: Awarding creative excellence in advertising

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:36 • 17 Sep 15

CEO of advertising and design awards show D&AD, Tim Lindsay, explains what he thinks gives agencies that winning edge. >
Zuby Onwuta on ThinkAndZoom, the revolutionary tech wearable

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:06:19 • 16 Sep 15

Tech innovator Zuby Onwuta has designed a tech wearable that will help the visually impaired perform daily tasks. >
Chew your coffee: It’s good for your brain

Product Spotlight • 16 Sep 15

Go Cubes may be the next best thing for those willing to forgo the artsy coffee-crave Instagram post. >
Stanley Hainsworth on two decades of building distinct brands

Talks • Duration: 00:37:05 • 15 Sep 15

In a talk peppered with audience laughter, Stanley Hainsworth shares his wisdom on branding the cultural icons of our time. >
Trailer: Stanley Hainsworth on two decades of building distinct brands

Trailers • Duration: 00:01:37 • 15 Sep 15

In a talk peppered with audience laughter, Stanley Hainsworth shares his wisdom on branding the cultural icons of our time. >
Yasser Booley: Out from behind the lens (Part 2)

Design News • Duration: 00:07:06 • 14 Sep 15

Among other projects, photographer Yasser Booley has covered gangs in the infamous Pollsmoor prison with Ross Kemp and dying fishing communities with the WWF. >
These double-jointed panstula dancers perform on Vilakazi Street

FilmFestFriday • 11 Sep 15

South African dancers Jabu and JR perform a pantsula dance routine stretching the limits of "double-jointed-ness" further than we've ever seen. >
Yasser Booley: Out from behind the lens (Part 1)

Design News • Duration: 00:05:44 • 11 Sep 15

Despite his mother's warning, Yasser Booley photographed political activist Chris Hani's risky memorial service, and he hasn’t stopped shooting since. >

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