2016 Archive

Love Imvelo: Art on the walls of Durban

Design News • 3 Nov 16

Durban creative Wesley van Eeden takes his illustrative craft outside. >
Skin Deep: A photography project giving hope to ex-gang members

Design News • 2 Nov 16

This photographer is digitally removing tattoos from gang member’s portraits to help them see themselves without the marks of their past. >
Capturing South Korea’s deep-sea diving women

Design Frontiers • 2 Nov 16

See Hyung S. Kim’s breathtaking portraits of the sea women of Jeju. >
MIT breaks new ground on the road to clean energy

Design News • 2 Nov 16

Scientists achieve the highest plasma pressure ever recorded. >
New seamless waterproof garments

Next Generation • 1 Nov 16

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Wendy Andreu has developed a series of craft-inspired waterproof garments that are not sewn or cut into patterns. >
Painting a map of reggae heritage in London

Design News • 1 Nov 16

London-based documentary and street photographer has shot more than 42 reggae record covers on their original locations. >
A New Kind of Beauty

Lookbook • 1 Nov 16

A look at the hunt for aesthetic perfection through Phillip Toledano’s candid lens. >
Fortifying long-distance connections through ambient light

Next Generation • 1 Nov 16

The Lightbound project is facilitating meaningful human connection with technology. >
VR world creates empathy through action

Design Frontiers • 31 Oct 16

Immersive yourself in our dying planet to foster tangible change. >
Software assistance for schools in Ethiopia

Design News • 31 Oct 16

Ethiopian technology entrepreneurs propose solutions for educational institutions through an app. >
Desperately Perfect

Lookbook • 31 Oct 16

Rachel Papo captures the drive and skill of young Russian dancers in a photo series. >
Photos capable of producing electricity developed by Finnish Researchers

Design Frontiers • 31 Oct 16

What if that photo on your mantle could help power your kettle? >
Verbinder: A shelf joint for tool-less creation

Design News • 28 Oct 16

Design students created a shelf joint that allows you to build solid wooden structures without tools. >
Yuwote Charvet: The typeface that infuses African symbols with geometry

Next Generation • 28 Oct 16

Kevin Karanja explores African writing systems & 3D design. >
Fetish Ballad unpacks the myths surrounding fetish parties (NSFW)

Design News • 28 Oct 16

A photo book by photographer MagLau takes readers behind the scene of Europe’s fetish parties. >
A revolution in wearable health tracking technology

Design News • 28 Oct 16

The emerging health & fitness tech market poised for even more growth. >
Mexican design firm imagines Trump’s proposed wall

Design News • 27 Oct 16

Estudio 3.14 brings to life the US presidential candidate’s tyranny. >
Luzinterruptus immerses Toronto in a flow of words

Design News • 27 Oct 16

An artist group occupies the streets of Toronto with 10 000 books. >
Student thesis initiates award-winning community food project

Next Generation • 27 Oct 16

Blank Plate: The culinary design curriculum helping to navigate life in a ‘food desert’. >
Engineered seduction: How slot machines keep users fixated

Opinion • 27 Oct 16

Take a look at the deceptive graphic design & psychology behind gambling machines. >
The Shit Museum sells you crap

Design Frontiers • 26 Oct 16

Not all shit is waste: Merdacotta is a material made of cow manure and clay that pushes you to see the potential of poo. >
IAMISIGO is fashion for the minimalist

Design News • 26 Oct 16

IAMISIGO is a fashion brand for underdogs who desire to be different. >
Sensing strain in the body with new fibre optics

Design Frontiers • 26 Oct 16

These refined fibres could one day revolutionise neuroscience and brain treatment. >
Living in a landfill

Design News • 26 Oct 16

This photo series documents a community surrounded by mountains of trash. >

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