February 2016 Archive

South African nuclear physicist designs bag to charge your phone wirelessly

Next Generation • 1 Feb 16

Shalton Mothwa is prototyping Aeon Power, a laptop bag capable of harnessing ambient telecoms signals and converting them into electrical energy. >
Flying ambulance drone proposed for time-sensitive emergencies

Design News • 1 Feb 16

Argodesign’s ambulance quadcopter is designed to improve emergency response times in critical medical situations. >
Design Indaba FilmFest presents 10 premieres to South Africa

Festival News • 1 Feb 16

From 11 to 20 February 2016 Design Indaba and Nedbank present a stellar 10-day lineup of one-night-only South African premieres. >
World’s largest floating solar farm to be built in Japan

Design News • 1 Feb 16

Starved for space, Japan’s best solar options lie on the water. >
Gloria Wavamunno: Fashion that responds to the surroundings

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:17 • 1 Feb 16

Ugandan designer Gloria Wavamunno draws from her environment to create local fashion with international appeal. >
Alfredo Brillembourg is the rebellious architect tackling South Africa’s housing crisis

Design News • 1 Feb 16

Alfredo Brillembourg has designed and built the Empower Shack, an innovative, urban design solution to the housing crisis in South Africa’s townships. >
Flipflops or gumboots? A hackathon will help African countries communicate weather information clearly

Design News • 1 Feb 16

CIRDA is holding a hackathon to brainstorm ways to help African countries improve weather information products, communicating in clear language not statistics. >
Kids' craziest inventions become reality

Design News • 1 Feb 16

In a world where we think nothing new can be created, inventors like Dominic Wilcox come and shatter that thought to pieces. >
All female Nigerian legal start-up makes legal advice accessible

Design News • 2 Feb 16

Nigerian start-up, DIY Law, aims to make access to legal services and resources simple and affordable through its online portal. >
An environmentally friendly battery made with a leaf

Design News • 2 Feb 16

University of Maryland scientists prove that a leaf can store energy just like a battery. >
Human tissue, smart textiles could follow these 4D-printed flowers

Design Frontiers • 2 Feb 16

Researchers take 3D printing to the next level with printed objects that mimic the way plants move in nature. >
The world's most environmentally conscious restaurant?

Design News • 2 Feb 16

The Perennial in San Francisco is founded on sustainable principles that inform everything from its farming methods to its design. >
Flower House: Bringing the dead to life

Design News • 2 Feb 16

Abandoned for 15 years, this Detroit home became an internationally acclaimed art project called Flower House. >
This device charges your mobile using saltwater and oxygen

Design News • 2 Feb 16

A Swedish start-up has invented a smartphone charger that only needs saltwater and oxygen to generate electricity. >
How to get a discounted ticket to Design Indaba

Festival News • 2 Feb 16

Three ways to get a discount to Design Indaba – you could save up to R2 300! >
Teddy Ruge: Frustrations are an opportunity to innovate

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:59 • 3 Feb 16

Kampala-based innovation hub, HiveColab supports forward-thinking, African innovation through an incubator and mentorship programme. >
We talk to the elusive Danish artist and "social designer" known as FOS

Design News • 3 Feb 16

Copenhagen-based artist FOS, a.k.a. Thomas Poulsen, is responsible for an eclectic mix of projects – from social housing to floating bars. >
Austin’s low-cost but effective pedestrian crossing system

Design News • 3 Feb 16

A dangerous intersection in Texas gets a quick makeover thanks to resourceful urban planning. >
40 young designers to look out for

Festival News • 3 Feb 16

The Emerging Creatives programme is made up of 40 designers who represent the next wave of creative talent from South Africa. >
Young Mexico City architecture practice will knit a neon canopy over the MoMA

Next Generation • 3 Feb 16

Escobedo Solíz Studio, a Mexico City-based studio has won MoMA’s Young Architecture Program with their bid to knit a neon canopy over the museum’s garden. >
Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones are known for their surreal approach to photography

Design News • 3 Feb 16

Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones turn photography on its head with their unique artistic process. >
Copenhagen plans to adapt its architecture for flood-resistance

Design News • 3 Feb 16

Copenhagen rethinks existing city infrastructure to double as water catchment areas. >
Kids taught to design their own superpowers in prosthetics workshop

Design News • 3 Feb 16

NGO KIDmob’s Superhero Cyborgs 2.0 workshop teaches kids about 3D printing and design. >
What we're looking forward to at DI2016

Festival News • 3 Feb 16

From stimulating speakers, surprise performances and exclusive jazzy tunes, Design Indaba Festival 2016 is set to be one for the books. >

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