May 2016 Archive

The FoodShare Truck: Fresh produce at affordable prices

Design News • 11 May 16

The travelling food market offers fresh produce at cheaper prices to locals that otherwise can’t access or afford it. >
Swawou School for Girls finally opens its doors to students in Sierra Leone

Design News • 11 May 16

Orkidstudio unveils its free-education school in eastern Sierra Leone after the Ebola outbreak put the project on hold. >
Treating mental illness with virtual reality

Design News • 11 May 16

An Oxford University study tested virtual simulation on sufferers of severe paranoia, with positive results. >
Snail shell shelter brings user closer to nature

Design News • 12 May 16

Helix is a micro-architecture structure that can shelter one nomadic individual. >
Artist’s mock machine guns are sculpted from old typewriters

Design News • 12 May 16

Denver-based Ravi Zupa brings gun violence to the fore in “Mightier Than”. >
Budapest-based brand NewFoldr champions cardboard electronics

Design News • 12 May 16

NewFoldr aims to create a recyclable electronics movement to challenge the global e-waste issue >
The Honey: Representations of blackness as power

Design News • 13 May 16

Rendani Nemakhavhani's dynamic photo series "The Honey" turns away from blackness as struggle. >
Portable surgical sterilisation suitcase

Design News • 13 May 16

Eniware is a new sterilisation system that aims to have a positive impact on health care in developing countries. >
A farming and recreational space designed to bring a community together

Design News • 16 May 16

Bottle Seedling House is a multipurpose shelter that aims to improve the quality of life for a farming community affected by HIV/AIDS. >
Pop-up sweatshop appears in Amsterdam

Design News • 16 May 16

Customers face the harsh reality of where their clothes come from in this pop-up sweatshop. >
Edible insects: Won’t you pass the bugs?

Design News • 17 May 16

NB Studio reimagines major food brands and chains with insects as their main ingredients. >
Claudia Liebenberg explores masculine themes through delicate watercolour illustration

Design News • 17 May 16

Illustrator Claudia Liebenberg uses her passion for art to mentor some of South Africa’s disadvantaged kids. >
Now they’re 3D printing bones

Design News • 17 May 16

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a new material that can be used in bone replacement surgery. >
Florine Demosthene explores the black female form using mixed media art

Design News • 18 May 16

Inspired by her travels in Africa, Florine Demosthene has created a new black heroine. >
Brad Harris’ illustrations capture the innocence of everyday childhood

Design News • 18 May 16

South African artist Brad Harris draws from childhood experience to create stories and illustrations that capture child-like innocence. >
21st Century farming technology to address global food crisis

Design News • 18 May 16

Urban Produce is a sustainable vertical farming system that looks toward the future of agriculture. >
Pentagram’s typographic installation draws attention to animal and plant conservation

Design News • 18 May 16

Designed in response to a call by artists Ackroyd & Harvey, Pentagram’s typographic installation lets viewers highlight endangered species. >
Photographer documents the last nomadic people of Nepal

Design News • 19 May 16

The Raute are Nepal’s last nomadic people nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas. This photo series captures their resistance to the modern word. >
Y&R Paris' 3D printed animals challenge the way life is reproduced

Design News • 19 May 16

Life can’t be reproduced. Y&R Paris' series of images shows the fragile circumstances of wildlife. >
John Radcliffe Studios documents the regular lives of refugees

Design News • 19 May 16

Foreigner: Migration into Europe 2015–16, is a photography series that hopes to portray a less sensationalist account of the refugee crisis. >
Plastic recycling initiative supports waste pickers in developing countries

Design News • 19 May 16

Amsterdam-based group Reflow drive a socially responsible 3D printing community >
Parallel: Si MacLennan and Ross Symons collaborate on a new project

Design News • 20 May 16

The two artists have incorporated their unique styles into a colourful creation. >
Spherical garden rolls around looking for sunlight and water

Design News • 20 May 16

Interactive Architecture Lab creates a mobile garden that thinks for itself. >
Mover Kit: Make-it-yourself technology

Design News • 20 May 16

This toy introduces kids to coding and the technology behind their gadgets. >

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