2015 Archive

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. >
Mail Man Barry delivers you daily messages on paper when you have time to read them

Design News • 23 Jul 15

This intuitive device filters through your digital inbox and prints out the more meaningful messages at the end of the day. >
India-based Ducere Technology launches smart navigational footwear

Design News • 24 Jul 15

Lechal is a technology-enhanced shoe that can help the visually impaired navigate any route more easily. >
Joy McKinney's new work "Armed Forces" looks at issues of race and injustice

Design News • 24 Jul 15

New York-based artist Joy Mckinney's new photographic series, "Armed Forces", focuses on race and injustice within African American communities. >
Guerilla art installations by Luzinterruptus

Design News • 27 Jul 15

Two recent guerilla light installations by anonymous artists Luzinterruptus highlight some issues with European democracies. >
This house turns inside out in summer

Design News • 27 Jul 15

The D*Dynamic shape-shifting house was built using a mathematical puzzle in order to store energy in summer and provide maximum insulation in winter. >
The Dutch Windwheel has been built to be a beacon of clean energy

Design News • 27 Jul 15

Rotterdam’s futuristic wind turbine will be a sustainable energy landmark as well as a unique place to live. >
Si Maclennan creates a nostalgic illustration for the Santa Monica Pier

Design News • 27 Jul 15

The poster for California's Santa Monica Pier by South African illustrator and graphic designer Si Maclennan comes alive in this colourful gif. >
Public urinators get splashback from pee-repelling paint

Design News • 28 Jul 15

San Francisco has been testing out "pee-proof" paint that sprays back pee onto an offender's feet and legs to combat the public urination problem. >
Turn static objects into musical instruments

Design News • 29 Jul 15

Technology company Novalia is using conductive printing to provide the common man with the tools to turn 2D surfaces into musical instruments. >
Rent a room in Amsterdam’s UrbanCampsite art installation

Design News • 29 Jul 15

UrbanCampsiteAmsterdam is an art installation by fourteen architects, artists and designers where you can rent a room in a quirky temporary shelter. >
An innovative new knit for outdoor wear brand Patagonia

Design News • 30 Jul 15

The environmentally-conscious brand has developed a new fabric that promotes sustainability in Patagonia’s grasslands. >
African artists are coming around for dinner

Design News • 30 Jul 15

Group exhibition “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” in New York celebrates the growing impact of African art and artists on the global stage. >
This shower turns into a monster if you use too much water

Design News • 30 Jul 15

Installation artist Elisabeth Buecher created this Tim Burton-inspired shower curtain that inflates into spikes to stop you using too much water. >
A rainbow of hope covers a drug infused district

Design News • 31 Jul 15

A perilous Mexican town has had a bright makeover, bringing colour to its walls and optimism to its residents. >
The sweeter side of 3D printing

Design News • 31 Jul 15

Designer Julian Sing creates miniature sugar sculptures with a 3D printer. >
A solar-powered schoolbag

Design News • 31 Jul 15

South African company Rethaka has designed a recycled bag with a solar light that charges during the day so children can study at night. >
Catching poachers on a rhino-cam

Design News • 31 Jul 15

With only four northern white rhinos left, this design-oriented solution may be the answer to the catastrophic decline of rhinos due to poaching. >
The BillBed means a good night's sleep for Pakistan's homeless

Design News • 3 Aug 15

The award-winning MoltyFoam campaign turns a billboard into a bed for those sleeping on the streets. >
Meet Dot, the braille smart watch for the visually impaired

Design News • 3 Aug 15

Created by a South Korean start-up Dot, this Braille smart watch could help unlock the digital world for visually impaired people. >
"Garage" is a new comic magazine from a collective of Arabic artists

Design News • 4 Aug 15

Egyptian twin-artists Haitham and Mohamed Raafat El-seht are releasing a comic magazine created by an Arabic-comics' collective. >
Create 3D photographs with your smartphone or tablet using Bevel

Design News • 4 Aug 15

Bevel is the first accessory capable of turning a smartphone or tablet into a 3D camera. >
Le Dessien empowers women through educated fashion

Design News • 4 Aug 15

Socially minded fashion label Le Dessien raises money to help underprivileged girls pay for an education. >
Activists and creatives in Angola call for the release of political prisoners

Design News • 4 Aug 15

Angolan artists, journalists, musicians and activists launch a video campaign that calls for the release of political prisoners in Luanda. >

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