March 2016 Archive

Cape Town set to build its first blind-friendly outdoor park

Design News • 24 Mar 16

A park specially designed to accommodate those with impaired vision - the first of its kind in Cape Town. >
William Kentridge celebrates Rome’s history with a 550-metre frieze

Design News • 24 Mar 16

Using reverse graffiti, William Kentridge will wash his iconic stencils along the banks of the Tiber River in Rome. >
Notes on Blindness: A virtual reality experience

Design Frontiers • 23 Mar 16

“Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness” is a virtual reality film created from the audio diaries theologian John Hull kept as he went blind. >
“Kenya’s League of Extravagant Grannies”

Design News • 23 Mar 16

Osborne Macharia’s latest photographic narrative tells the tale of three retired ministers jet-setting around Africa. >
Bel & Bel are the leaders in supra-cycling

Design Frontiers • 23 Mar 16

Spanish design studio Bel&Bel save objects from falling into disuse by redesigning their purpose. >
Bangladesh-based start-up boasts zero-waste fashion

Design News • 23 Mar 16

Upcycling, recycling and reinvestment are the principles of this eco-friendly fashion brand. >
Andrew Merritt and Paul Smyth: Beyond the physical in experimental design

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:00:00 • 23 Mar 16

London-based practice Something & Son is known for their collaborations with experts who share their passion for socially driven projects. >
Fontus self-filling water bottles

Design News • 22 Mar 16

Water bottles designed to harvest water from the air using an internal condensation system. >
Nature already has a solution to water contamination

Design News • 22 Mar 16

Researchers look into an ancient Native American method of purifying water with cactus goo. >
Portable water purification for developing nations

Design Frontiers • 22 Mar 16

LifeStraw is a portable and affordable water purification tool for people in developing countries. >
WaterWheel: A rolling solution in rural India

Design News • 22 Mar 16

Wello Water’s WaterWheel lifts the physical burden of water collection in rural India. >
A faster, cheaper way to filter water using graphene

Design Frontiers • 22 Mar 16

Scientists have created a graphene-based water filter that could be a solution to the water crisis. >
Edible cutlery: Eat with it and then eat it

Design News • 21 Mar 16

In an attempt to curb the amount of waste caused by disposable cutlery, Narayana Peesapati has invented cutlery you can eat. >
Virtual reality used for drug rehabilitation

Design News • 21 Mar 16

Programme at the University of Houston treats drug and alcohol addiction with immersive VR scenarios. >
CrowdVoice: An archive of social unrest from around the world

Design News • 21 Mar 16

Esra’a Al Shafei’s online platform curates user-generated content from protests around the world. >
Doctors Without Borders trials 3D printing and VR technology to design field hospitals

Design News • 18 Mar 16

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) are trialling the use of virtual reality and 3D printing in the design process of their field hospitals. >
Turning cemeteries into forests

Design Frontiers • 18 Mar 16

The new Bios Urn and tree incubator has created a way to commemorate the dead by planting a tree. >
Electric-assisted handcycle prototype proposed as low-cost wheelchair in Bangladesh

Design News • 18 Mar 16

Researchers design a solar-powered vehicle as a possible upgrade of the widespread manual wheelchair. >
Maria Mayanja: Upcycling and Kigali’s co-working spaces

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:01 • 18 Mar 16

Co-working spaces are a breeding ground for collaboration and new ideas, says Impact Hub Kigali’s managing director. >
Pigeon Air Patrol reports London’s air quality to tweeters

Design News • 17 Mar 16

Plume Labs sends a fleet of racing pigeons into the sky to monitor London’s pollution index. >
The "A" speaker: A solution to noise pollution

Design News • 17 Mar 16

The "A" speaker is like listening to headphones without the headphones. >
The Dutch e-bike powered by solar energy

Design Frontiers • 17 Mar 16

The Dutch Solar Bike's sleek design is thanks to specially designed solar panels. >
Bicycle path doubles as solar panel

Product Spotlight • 17 Mar 16

Solar panels fitted into bike path generate more electricity than expected. >
A movement to clean-up and beautify the city of Bhopal

Design News • 17 Mar 16

Bhopal I-Clean Team is a spot-fixing programme started by a group of locals who are determined to tidy up their city. >

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