2016 Archive

Was it Made in China or Designed in China?

Design News • 17 Nov 16

The Chinese manufacturing industry is well known for its knockoffs. But what does that mean for the Chinese designer? >
This USB stick doubles as an HIV testing kit

Design Frontiers • 17 Nov 16

Scientists based in the UK have developed a USB device that can quickly and accurately determine one's HIV status. >
Biolux: Speculating on the future of indoor lighting

Next Generation • 17 Nov 16

Growing glowing architecture. >
Wire Glasses: Sustainable eyewear made in London and Harare

Product Spotlight • 16 Nov 16

These John Lennon-style Wire Glasses are made from a single wire in Harare, Zimbabwe on frames that are 3d printed in London. >
Turning the tables with the Internet of Things

Design Frontiers • 16 Nov 16

We use technology to experiment, test and customise our experiences. But what if it was the other way around? >
Athi-Patra Ruga debuts new performance piece at Performa 17 Biennale in New York

Design Frontiers • 16 Nov 16

Dismantling the myth of the ‘Rainbow Nation’ through performance art. >
A conversation with Jabu Nadia Newman: filmmaker, photographer and feminist

Next Generation • 16 Nov 16

We chat to the woman behind the explosive webseries The Foxy Five. Jabu and her cast will be speaking at Design Indaba 2017. >
Smart streetlights powered by pedestrian footsteps

Design Frontiers • 15 Nov 16

Clean-tech startup EnGoPlanet harnesses kinetic energy to potentially power cities around the world. >
Photographer Loes Heerink captures the beauty of Vietnam’s street trade

Design Frontiers • 15 Nov 16

‘Vendors From Above’ - a collection of aerial shots of the vivid hawkers of Hanoi. >
Turning the violent side of nature into an energy source

Design News • 15 Nov 16

Japanese engineers turn their attention to the power of typhoons. >
Contemporary ceramics capture the African heritage

Q&A • 14 Nov 16

Senegalese ceramicist Fatimata Ly creates contemporary products with a strong sense of African heritage. >
A delicious way to die

Design News • 14 Nov 16

This surreal cookbook details the most heavenly ways to enter the afterlife. >
RoboBees and the future of pollination

Design News • 14 Nov 16

Are scientists about to replace bees? >
‘Girl, girl, girl’ by Aki Inomata

Design News • 14 Nov 16

These insect-built homes are a colourful commentary on a pervasive gender dynamic. >
The untapped light & utility of plants

Design Frontiers • 14 Nov 16

Turning plants into sources of energy and light. >
Standing Rock: A documentary of resistance in the US

Design News • 11 Nov 16

A fracked oil pipeline sparks the Standing Rock Sioux Nation to lead the biggest indigenous protest in 100 years. >
Jonas Staal’s alternative parliament in Rojava

Design News • 11 Nov 16

Ushering in the new democracy with politics and art. >
Photo book explores the fallout after Hurricane Sandy

Design News • 11 Nov 16

A New York based photographer will soon release a photo book that explores a family’s journey to recovery after Hurricane Sandy. >
What if your teeth could heal themselves?

Design Frontiers • 11 Nov 16

These biosynthetic tooth fillings could mean the end of root canals. >
Poisoned Pasts: Shedding light on SA's dubious history

Design News • 11 Nov 16

New exhibition lifts the lid on apartheid government’s most dangerous programme. >
Sedeo: A stool designed for mindfulness

Design News • 10 Nov 16

The collapsable Sedeo stool by Danish studio Fundament Design is crafted by local artisans and has been created to help with meditation and mindfulness. >
Politics in black and white: The rise of Donald Trump in pictures

Design News • 10 Nov 16

Photojournalist Mark Peterson’s Instagram is a live feed of the American political circus. >
Using old leather in new ways

Design News • 10 Nov 16

A product designer based in Netherlands has discovered a way to recycle leather scraps that would otherwise contribute to pollution. >
Sunflare develops the world’s first stick-on solar paneling

Design Frontiers • 10 Nov 16

The new ultra-thin solar wallpaper can be applied to just about anything. >

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