January 2016 Archive

YEVU's creations are sourced in Ghana, sustainable, and empowering

Design News • 5 Jan 16

YEVU empowers Ghana's informal traders by introducing their vibrant textiles to a global consumer base. >
24-hour bin collects rubbish from polluted seawater

Design News • 4 Jan 16

Seabin is designed to continuously remove rubbish and contaminants from the ocean’s surface. >
A plan to rejuvenate New Delhi through a network of canals

Design News • 4 Jan 16

This proposal to revitalise New Delhi through a polluted network of canals would minimise pollution and improve transport but it keeps getting delayed. >
Life Without War explores the ordinary things lost to war

Design News • 4 Jan 16

Turkish artist doodles normal life to show the ways that war has robbed Syrian children. >
Catfish released into the Chicago River to measure water pollution

Design News • 4 Jan 16

Experts have released 30 000 catfish into the Chicago River in an effort to measure the signs of progress in cleaning up the notoriously polluted water. >
IDEO introduces precision agriculture methods to farmers in Myanmar

Design News • 4 Jan 16

IDEO’s tools for understanding crops are helping Myanmese farmers make the most of their harvests. >
A robotic wearable to help the blind recognise objects

Design News • 1 Jan 16

University researchers in the US are developing a sensor-based technology to assist visually impaired people navigate around obstacles. >
Dot One creates personalised textiles using your DNA

Design News • 1 Jan 16

Designed by Iona Inglesby, Dot One converts data from your cheek-swab into unique textiles and graphic prints. >
Paper Prison lets the user experience Mandela’s Robben Island cell

Design News • 1 Jan 16

The Mandela inspired Paper Prison lauded as one of this year’s most creative designs, according to AIGA. >

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