2015 Archive

James Mitchell explores the potential of architectural skills to affect social change in African communities

Inside View • 12 Nov 15

James Mitchell discusses his humanitarian organisation and how it is building up communities with entrepreneurial and construction skills. >
Early Bird tickets are now available for Design Indaba Conference 2016

Festival News • 12 Nov 15

Secure your seat to the most inspiring and innovative event of the year with our limited, reduced-rate Early Bird ticket. >
Safia Qureshi: A project to help eliminate paper cup waste in London

Design News • Duration: 00:04:44 • 13 Nov 15

Safia Qureshi talks about her new, chai wallah-inspired project, Cup Club, which aims to reduce the amount of waste caused by disposable coffee cups in London. >
Ever wonder who’s behind the sounds in your much-loved films?

FilmFestFriday • 13 Nov 15

“The Foley Artist” is a behind-the-scenes look at the unorthodox methods one master sound artist uses to design the sound effects for film. >
Soft robots are the way of the future

Design Frontiers • 13 Nov 15

A 3-D-printed robotic hand made out of silicone rubber does what its predecessors can’t – handle objects as delicate as an egg. >
DIY restaurant calls attention to poorly treated staff

Design News • 13 Nov 15

Guests cooked for themselves in a restaurant turned workers’ rights campaign. >
Artist rediscovering the scenes of ordinary life in Nigeria

Design News • 13 Nov 15

Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi observes daily life and paints what she sees, and the result is a collection of witty, touching, and genuine paintings. >
Nendo’s MINIM+AID brings design thinking to disaster preparedness

Product Spotlight • 13 Nov 15

The Japanese studio’s emergency preparedness kit is a compact and smart product designed for national necessity. >
The Pickle Index makes way for a new age of cross-medium, immersive storytelling

Design News • 13 Nov 15

Novelist Eli Horowitz tells a futuristic story through three completely unique narrative experiences. >
A design that considers nationality to be the most precious social resource

Next Generation • 16 Nov 15

Stefania Vulpi has designed a conceptual online system that allows a network of people to share their nationality and the social benefits that come with it. >
These classrooms are designed to help children with ADHD focus

Design Frontiers • 16 Nov 15

Israeli architect Lior Ben-Sheetrit designed an innovative classroom to assist children with ADHD to focus and learn better. >
Biodegradable, laundry-free bed sheets

Product Spotlight • 16 Nov 15

Beantown Bedding has created biodegradable bed sheets that can be used for a few weeks and then thrown into the compost. >
Colour-changing clothing amplifies body language

Design News • 16 Nov 15

Eef Lubbers’ Kimbow dress changes colour with the wearer to transcend the limits of static textiles. >
A Ugandan graduate can charge your phone with a bicycle tyre

Design News • 16 Nov 15

Elliot Mwebaze has developed a device that enables phones to charge using a bicycle dynamo. >
Kathryn Fleming: Designing the evolution of animals

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:59 • 16 Nov 15

US designer Kathryn Fleming explores various ways in which animals and humans could co-evolve in the future. >
Vibe-ing explores the possibilities of self-healthcare in textile design

Design News • 16 Nov 15

An innovative garment joins the ranks of high-tech fashion by combining vibration therapy with textile technology. >
Photographer captures the oppressive reality of anxiety

Design News • 16 Nov 15

Katie Crawford’s self-portraiture series captures the raw essence of anxiety. >
Andile Buka's photo book explores the Johannesburg landscape

Design News • 17 Nov 15

"Crossing Strangers", Andile Buka’s first published work, is a photobook exploring Johannesburg and the people that live there. >
Artificial neurons able to learn human language

Design Frontiers • 17 Nov 15

ANNABELL, a new cognitive model, is able to learn language organically, without the need for pre-coded responses. >
Slaughter-free "genuine" leather for your shoes and jackets

Design News • 17 Nov 15

Modern Meadows is a Brooklyn-based biotechnology start-up growing slaughter-free leather from living cow cells. >
Lightweight winter jacket with built-in thermo-control technology

Design News • 17 Nov 15

Kelvin is a jacket designed to warm the wearer from the inside out. >
Foldout shelter aims to provide homes to those in crisis regions

Design News • 17 Nov 15

Barberio Colella ARC’s foldout shelter can be assembled in a minute using locally sourced materials. >
Using hummus to try and bridge the divide between Israelis and Palestinians

Design News • 17 Nov 15

Design student Liora Yuklea taps into food culture to bring together neighbours at war. >
Artisans of Kibera: Baraka, tyre sandal artisan

Design News • 17 Nov 15

In Part 1 of a series presented by Nairobi Design Week, we meet Baraka – a young social entrepreneur from Kibera, Kenya's largest informal settlement. >

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