April 2017 Archive

Interactive robot helps disabled children develop

Design News • 27 Apr 17

Leka, the robot that changes the way children with developmental disorders learn, play and interact. >
Tapping into the limitless creativity of children

Design News • 27 Apr 17

IKEA turns strange & colourful kids’ drawings into real toys. >
An ode to making mixtapes

Design News • 26 Apr 17

PHFAT x Mac Motel have teamed up with Cape Town director Rob Smith to launch a nostalgic new track. >
Inarchi: Lights that float against the wall

Design News • 26 Apr 17

Light design firm Inarchi create elaborate chandelier light installations for projects all around the world. >
Making sneakers sustainable with the ‘Shoetopia’ project

Design Frontiers • 26 Apr 17

Two Polish students are challenging traditional methods of shoe production with their 3D-printed sneaker. >
The science of water sustainability by TechKnow

Design News • 26 Apr 17

TechKnow is series exploring how the latest scientific and technological discoveries are changing our lives. >
Synthetic skin could return touch to amputees

Design Frontiers • 25 Apr 17

Researchers have combined solar power and electronic skin for the first time. >
Bobby Rogers’ portrait series addresses anti-Black racism and Islamophobia in the United States

Design News • 25 Apr 17

Inspired by the viral twitter hashtag: #BeingBlackAndMuslim. >
Check out this year's A’ Design Award winners

Design News • 25 Apr 17

The global platform announces its best designers and designs for 2016 to 2017. >
The bold, mixed-media collages of Kasmir Jones

Design Frontiers • 24 Apr 17

The American artist’s work pays tribute to black cultural icons. >
I got garbage

Design News • 24 Apr 17

A human-centred approach to India’s brimming landfills. >
South Africa’s first medical thriller hits at the heart of illegal organ donation

Design News • 24 Apr 17

Enlisting somewhat unusual and controversial tactics to promote the film, the subject of illegal organ trade has everybody sitting up and taking notes. >
3D printing with Martian dust

Design Frontiers • 24 Apr 17

A technique to aid in the development of the first Mars colony. >
This graphic novel is educating Chicago’s youth about their civic responsibility

Design News • 21 Apr 17

From Chicago Architecture Foundation, No Small Plans is designed to provide civic education. >
This Ain't A Eulogy: A Ritual for Re-membering

Design News • 21 Apr 17

Taja Lindley captures her emotive performance art piece on film. >
Research project produces first map of Nairobi’s informal transport system

Design News • 21 Apr 17

Researchers are crowdsourcing data to create a transport system map for the accurate location of matatu routes – Nairobi’s informal transit system. >
A device and mobile app that lets you grow pesticide-free, fresh food 365 days a year

Design News • 20 Apr 17

No sunshine required to grow your own healthy food. Grow and monitor yours in your home at the click of a button. >
IKEA unveils plan to provide employment for thousands

Design News • 20 Apr 17

The Swedish company continues to make strides with their humanitarian efforts. >
“Welcome to Resistance School. Our first class is now in session.”

Design News • 20 Apr 17

Designed by Harvard University students, this program teaches anyone how to be an effective activist. >
Bomma: Form, philosophy and phenomena

Design News • 19 Apr 17

Bomma creates exquisite light installations from handblown glass. >
WhereIsMyTransport mapped the entire public transport network of Cape Town

Design News • 19 Apr 17

WhereIsMyTransport has added Gauteng province, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and Kigali to the network of cities it covers. >
My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea

Design News • 19 Apr 17

Directed by Dash Shaw, the film’s lo-fi quality goes against the trend of current animation. >
Digital tool tracks innovative water projects in the US

Design News • 19 Apr 17

The US is battling against ageing infrastructure. This Living Map highlights its wins so far. >
Artwork for equity

Design News • 19 Apr 17

These original postcards promote inclusion, equity, liberation, and justice for all races. >

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