July 2016 Archive

The Coolfinity is a fridge that is specifically designed to handle power outages, keeping vital medicines like vaccines at their optimal storage temperatures. >

Soweto photographer Andile Bhala says these are the 6 things every aspiring artist should know. >

After years of research, students create first demo of a pedestrian bridge made from flax and hemp fibres. >

Industrial designer Sam Troop has come up with a safe, efficient and sustainable portable cooker, created using circular design principles. >

The Wudu Water Saver, designed by London-based product designer Ahmed Salah, reduces the amount of water and energy used in traditional Wudu cleansing. >

Working with women in rural Guatemala, Wakami is a design-driven organisation that sells over $1-million in products to over 20 countries. >

Italian company WASP starts 3D printing its first housing model with 40-feet-tall printing machine. >

The Visionary Kitchen, a volunteer organisation, hosts weekly free dinners for up to 10 guests from foods that have reached their sell-by-date. >

Thread Artists’ Residency and Cultural Centre fosters creativity and enterprise in a remote village in Senegal. >

Artist Amy Karle’s Regenerative Reliquary is an open-source biotech project showcasing a human hand grown out of stem cells. >

CoffeeFlour creates jobs and builds communities by repurposing discarded coffee waste. >