October 2015 Archive

India's Kothi community defies gender roles despite persecution

Design News • 22 Oct 15

A Woman In My Heart by Candace Feit captures a community of men who struggle to find a way to express their feminine identities. >
Six questions for Frida Escobedo - the architect who doesn't ascribe to architectural trends

Inside View • 22 Oct 15

We talk to the Mexican architect about the blurry definition of architecture, building for social impact, and not subscribing to labels. >
TextielMuseum presents Fiber Futures | Art from Japan

Design News • 22 Oct 15

The Netherlands-based textile museum showcases 30 Japanese artists pushing boundaries in the practice of fibre art. >
Tino Schaedler: Journey from the physical to the virtual

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:45 • 22 Oct 15

With a background in architecture and set design, Tino Schaedler is now taking on the world of virtual reality. >
Children from Kenya’s slums tell their own story in a DIY zine

Design News • 22 Oct 15

Zinester, a social initiative, is giving children from Kenya’s biggest slum a chance to write and photograph their own narrative in a DIY zine. >
Smart baby tech gives parents a jump on their kids’ education

Design News • 22 Oct 15

The Starling is a smart-wearable for babies designed to early language skill development. >
Ariane Spanier: The evolution of FUKT magazine

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:47 • 21 Oct 15

Design director Ariane Spanier talks digital versus print and the evolution of FUKT magazine. >
NubianVR's "Pandora" is a first for African virtual reality

African Report • 21 Oct 15

Techno-progressive virtual reality studio NubianVR has created a 360-degree film called "Pandora", set in a dreamlike, virtual version of Accra. >
Neva: the device designed to power medical equipment in an outage

Design News • 21 Oct 15

Neva, designed by Nigerian scientist Louise Oduyoye, powers medical devices during an outage. >
UNICEF's Kid Power wearable saves lives

Design News • 21 Oct 15

UNICEF have brought out a wearable that encourages kids to get active in exchange for points that save the lives of starving children in developing countries. >
This trashcan-inspired home is the future of urban living

Design News • 21 Oct 15

From its smart home features to its mobile glass-cube structure, the Kasita is a new kind of home. >
Riding the Bird of Prey Bicycle

Product Spotlight • 21 Oct 15

The designer behind the Bird of Prey Bicycle, which the user rides prone like a superhero, says it is the fastest, most comfortable bike ever. >
Grassroots Cactivism could solve California's drought problems

Design News • 20 Oct 15

Grassroots Cactivism, a speculative project designed by Ali Chen, uses cacti as a source of food, water purification and animal fodder. >
Teen scientist's device harvests the ocean's untapped energy

Design Frontiers • 20 Oct 15

A 15-year-old scientist designed a low-cost device that harvests the ocean's energy to provide power to the developing world. >
One Heart One Tree plants a virtual forest on the Eiffel Tower

Design News • 20 Oct 15

Artist Naziha Mestaoui is planning to grow a virtual forest on the Eiffel Tower that will be matched by a real one in the soil. >
Too Young To Wed captures the haunting truth about child brides

Design News • 20 Oct 15

This travelling photo series captures haunting images of child brides around the world. >
Trailer: Rosita Missoni on a life dedicated to fashion

Trailers • Duration: 00:01:40 • 20 Oct 15

Fashion and business icon Rosita Missoni talks about the love for her family as the driving force behind her success. >
Rosita Missoni on a life dedicated to fashion

Talks • Duration: 00:24:00 • 20 Oct 15

Fashion and business icon Rosita Missoni talks about the love for her family as the driving force behind her success. >
An industrial design student’s expiry label could tackle the global food wastage problem

Design News • 20 Oct 15

A bio-reactive, food expiry label trumps unreliable sell-by-date stamps on packaged food. >
Katharina Grosse paints herself an imaginary world

Design News • 20 Oct 15

This Berlin-based artist uses colour to distort surfaces and objects, creating otherworldly installations. >
A community centre helps Bangaldesh's "landless people" change their economic situations

Design News • 19 Oct 15

The Pani Community Centre in Rajarhat, Bangladesh acts as a technical school, community centre, bicycle workshop and playground for children. >
Student-built solar motorcycles in Kenya

Design News • 19 Oct 15

Kenyan university students are challenging transportation and energy problems with solar-powered motorcycles. >
Indian data company helps change makers collect on-the-ground information to assess communities' needs

Design News • 19 Oct 15

Social Cops has grown from a Facebook campaign to a burgeoning social enterprise by giving citizens a voice through its information technology platform. >
Dutch designer uses discarded wax-prints for a purpose other than fashion

Design News • 19 Oct 15

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Simone Post is giving new life to the discarded wax prints from Vlisco by designing a series of interior products. >

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