January 2016 Archive

Ivorian women and wigs as photographed by Émilie Regnier

Design News • 15 Jan 16

Black women’s hair is knotty terrain. Émilie Regnier photographs Ivorian women in their wigged glory and affirms that hair is ultimately a personal choice. >
Shen Chen designs a temporary stadium built in bamboo

Next Generation • 18 Jan 16

A graduate in architecture from TU Delft, Shen Chen has designed a temporary, multifunctional stadium built from bamboo. >
Who are the best designers in the world?

Design News • 18 Jan 16

83 countries are ranked in arts, architecture and design based on the number of design awards won, with the United States taking the top position. >
A video game becomes memoir about a family fighting cancer

Design Frontiers • 18 Jan 16

“That Dragon, Cancer” is an interactive narrative about Joel Green and his battle with cancer. >
Qivivo smart thermostats builds temperature profile for it's users

Design Frontiers • 18 Jan 16

Paris-based 5.5 designstudio have designed a minimal-looking thermostat that learns about its user's behaviours and optimises home energy usage. >
Artist's gun dissections reveal the innards of war

Design News • 18 Jan 16

Anatomy of War reveals the gory, inner workings of the world's most popular weapons. **Warning: This story contains graphic images.** >
A floating forest will soon set sail in Rotterdam

Design News • 18 Jan 16

Mothership’s Dobberend Bos installation explores how people and nature coexist in an urban environment. >
Open source 3D printed hands for children

Design News • 19 Jan 16

A global network of samaritans are helping children in need of hands. >
A contemporary raw-brick house in India shelters orphaned children

Design News • 19 Jan 16

Designed by Made in Earth, a group of humanitarian architects, Vellore House in Tamil Nadu, India, accommodates twenty orphaned children. >
Dutch children could soon be riding wind turbines

Design Frontiers • 19 Jan 16

Extreme eco-thrills are within reach of Dutch locals at a wind turbine amusement park where guests will go on rides that incorporate wind turbines. >
Wesley van Eeden: Surf city creative

Design Frontiers • 19 Jan 16

Durban-based creative Wesley van Eeden has created his own voice and message through his hip, character-based art. >
Celeste Arendse’s latest collection references the women of Picasso and Matisse

Design News • 19 Jan 16

“Breasts of Desire”, the latest collection Cape Town-based fashion label Selfi, explores the way women’s bodies are portrayed in modern culture. >
The world’s first 3D knitted shoe

Design News • 20 Jan 16

JS Shoe introduces featherweight, formfitting footwear created with 3D knitting technology. >
Recycled plastic gets beautiful with these vessels

Next Generation • 20 Jan 16

Wael Seaiby, a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, has designed Plag, a series of glass and ceramic looking vessels made from recycled plastic. >
Smart scooters that run on swappable batteries

Design Frontiers • 20 Jan 16

Gogoro Smartscooters are the world's first and only scooter that run on batteries that you can exchange when yours is flat. >
Imogen Heap and the future of the music industry

Design Frontiers • 20 Jan 16

Self-produced singer-songwriter Imogen Heap is an unusual digital diva with rare technical savvy and a personal vision for the future of the music industry. >
Studio Truly Truly's flexible range of LED loops

Product Spotlight • 20 Jan 16

The Levity range features customisable loops with light that radiates through a woven textile exterior. >
Decorative designs made out of human hair

Design News • 20 Jan 16

London-based Studio Swine uncovers China’s hair trade industry with a 1930s décor collection and a short documentary. >
Building unique bicycles in his spare time

Design Frontiers • 21 Jan 16

BouwerWorks is an independent bicycle-building company in Stellenbosch that creates unique bicycles for modern commuters. >
Star Wars-like strobe lights for cycling safety

Design News • 21 Jan 16

Public bicycle system Santander Cycles plans to release a fleet of bicycles equipped with laser lights. >
Fred Gelli: Design that unifies people, nature and the Olympic spirit

Design News • 21 Jan 16

The Rio 2016 logo, designed by Fred Gelli’s Tátil Design, is based on contagious energy, harmonious diversity, exuberant nature, and the Olympic spirit. >
The Fearless Collective fights gender-based violence with unique murals

Design News • 21 Jan 16

Unique to each region, these Pakistani murals highlight gender-based violence in marginalised communities. >
The classic foosball table gets a contemporary redesign

Product Spotlight • 21 Jan 16

Brussels-based designer Alain Gilles has designed a contemporary high-end soccer table that takes its cues from the Scandinavian design tradition of simplicity. >
These colourful mini libraries are revitalising a forgotten corner of Seoul

Design News • 22 Jan 16

ArchiWorkshop designed four mini libraries in Seoul to revitalise a forgotten corner, which was previously occupied by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. >

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