June 2016 Archive

We Design Conference Durban calls for a national spatial revolution

Design News • 10 Jun 16

The first We Design Conference in Durban, South Africa calls for radical transformation of South Africa's cities, towns and villages. >
A simple software solution for solid infrastructure

Design News • 10 Jun 16

Plate Package, which assesses the structural integrity of architectural drawings, gets nominated for the Innovation Prize for Africa. >
Exatype: Changing the face of ARV treatments

Design News • 10 Jun 16

The Exatype software offers tailored treatments for HIV/AIDS. >
Robots built with nervous systems to feel pain

Design News • 10 Jun 16

German researchers develop a bio-based, artificial sensory system to create more intuitive robots. >
101Hero: Affordable 3D printing at home

Design News • 10 Jun 16

The affordable 101Hero 3D printer lets anyone use the sought-after technology at home. >
WeCount: Connecting communities and helping the homeless

Design News • 9 Jun 16

Online peer-to-peer network WeCount is trying to unite communities and end inequality. >
Bringing wooden skateboards back to the future

Design News • 9 Jun 16

Imagine skateboarding through the streets of a bustling metropolis on boards made from 100 per cent recyclable bio-composite wood. >
Design student’s project is inspired by 240 million kilograms of wasted pine needles

Design News • 9 Jun 16

Designer Tamara Orjola wins an award for creating a multi-use material from industrial waste. >
Senegalese inventor is empowering communities through solar power

Design News • 9 Jun 16

Dubbed as Senegal’s “Mr. Sun”, Abdoulaye Touré has been designing solar powered ovens since the 1990s and is now taking his solar powered dreams across Africa. >
5 ways IKEA is innovating sustainably

Design News • 8 Jun 16

Today is IKEA’s annual Democratic Design Day. We take a look at how the progressive retailer is leading ready-to-assemble furniture towards sustainability. >
The afro comb is used by a Nigerian artist to celebrate African consciousness

Design News • 8 Jun 16

Nigerian artist Fred Martins uses the symbol of the afro comb to celebrate significant African activists, who were jailed fighting for freedom and fairness. >
Invincible bicycle is entirely theft proof and weather resistant

Design News • 8 Jun 16

The Fortified Bicycle startup reveals their indestructible, unstealable bike. >
Non-profit Sole Hope fights “jiggers” in Uganda

Design News • 8 Jun 16

American entrepreneur Asher Collie founded non-profit Sole Hope to help children in Uganda fight the “jigger” parasite. >
Throw-away culture challenged at the Repair Café

Design News • 8 Jun 16

The Repair Café encourages repurposing and reuse by creating a second chance for items headed for the bin. >
Wetland plants form natural sanitation system in Cambodia

Design News • 7 Jun 16

The HandyPod system is helping floating villages improve waste management and reduce water pollution. >
Lyfe: A levitating planter

Product Spotlight • 7 Jun 16

The Swedish design team at Flyte introduce us to the future of planting with zero gravity plants. >
Re-thinking South African education

Next Generation • 7 Jun 16

UCT Upstarts invites students to redesign the education system in South Africa. >
Personalised temperature control follows users around the building

Design Frontiers • 7 Jun 16

Using the Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology, design firm Carlo Ratti Associati created a personalised temperature bubble. >
Dominic Wilcox on thinking your way out of the normal

Talks • Duration: 00:30:48 • 7 Jun 16

Here's a taster from the whimsical, stirring talk from British product designer Dominic Wilcox on how to hunt for new ideas in the everyday. >
New mural by Faith47 in Manchester urges for LGBT rights

Design News • 6 Jun 16

New work by Faith47 in Manchester, UK pays homage to human intimacy as well as asserting support for the LGBT rights. >
The Refugee Challenge: Six innovative ways to house and educate asylum seekers

Design News • 6 Jun 16

Today’s refugee crisis has left millions without a home or education. Here are some solutions. >
From 2D to 3D and back again

Design News • 6 Jun 16

Jongha Choi’s 2D designs can be plucked straight off the wall. >
Artist Leigh Le Roux looks to Johannesburg for inspiration

Design News • 6 Jun 16

Local graphic design artist Leigh Le Roux visually represents the city and its people. >
An algae-powered city for the world’s newest country

Design News • 6 Jun 16

RAW-NYC wins competition to design an entire city from scratch for the recently founded nation of Liberland. >

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