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Chilean creatives develop the first social education tool for children
Design News
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22 Dec 17
SIMA plugs into smartphones and can answer questions on subjects young people are curious about like animals, colours and food.
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Yemi Kacoutie on immersing herself in the world of building design
Design Frontiers
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20 Dec 17
"Architects don’t just design buildings, they also influence the impact these buildings have on the humans who occupy them."
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South Africa meets Japan while design meets culture
Design Frontiers
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19 Dec 17
“Ultimately, we believe that our uniqueness does not come from specific elements of African or Asian cultures, it just stems from us."
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Forging closer ties between African creative minds
Design News
• Duration: 00:03:21
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18 Dec 17
The Sweden@ workshop brought together young creatives from South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Colombia and Zambia.
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The #ArchForArch adds more public art at Constitution Hill
Design News
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15 Dec 17
On the 21st anniversary of our Constitution, an Arch for Arch is installed at Constitution Hill.
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Matsidiso makes handmade shoes for modern customers
Product Spotlight
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15 Dec 17
The Cape Town-based label makes one-of-a-kind shoes while also giving back to its workers
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The super lightweight Mars Chair by Thomas Missé
Next Generation
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15 Dec 17
ECAL student designs first piece of furniture optimised for Mars colonisation.
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This urban designer tracks down where the energy in our cities comes from
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:12:53
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12 Dec 17
Could her singing manhole covers advocate for energy systems and the humans who use them?
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#ArchForArch 6: Bringing the Arch for Arch to life
Design News
• Duration: 00:02:54
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9 Dec 17
In our final episode, we learn what it took to pull off this momentous challenge.
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Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | December 2017
Design News
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8 Dec 17
We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look!
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#ArchForArch 5: Bishop Margaret Vertue on Desmond Tutu and the true role of the church in South Africa
Design News
• Duration: 00:01:38
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8 Dec 17
The anglican priest shares with us her thoughts on the Arch’s legacy in the 5th episode of our series on the Arch for Arch project.
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#ArchForArch 4: Albie Sachs on the remarkable legacy of Desmond Tutu
Design News
• Duration: 00:01:49
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7 Dec 17
In the fourth episode of our video series, the former judge examines his relationship with the Arch.
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Natasha Jen on the power of being a critical thinker in the design world
Design News
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7 Dec 17
The Design Indaba 2018 speaker has collaborated with Nike, the Guggenheim Museum, Google, Puma and MIT Architecture among many others.
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Thomy is an insulin kit designed with the needs of diabetic children in mind
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:08:18
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4 Dec 17
Product designer Renata Souza talks about the inspiration and process behind her award-winning insulin kit.
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Imagine a future where your car window is a way for you to control your driving experience
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:11:16
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4 Dec 17
Sebastien Gier talks us through his project where your car window lets you manipulate what you see outside, take pictures, bookmark and more.
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How discarded bananas led these two designers into looking at consumerism and food waste
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:09:50
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4 Dec 17
By tracking how bananas make it to Iceland, where there are no plantations, these designers shine a spotlight on waste and consumerism.
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Awundiboni looks at how rape culture reduces women's everyday experiences
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:08:26
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4 Dec 17
Thandiwe Msebenzi talks about her photography work as well as how she wants to use VR to further explore the topic.
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This MIT sound artist is exploring the power of sound in public spaces
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:13:35
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4 Dec 17
Nicolas Kisic Aguirre developed the Modular Rhythm Machine, an algorithmically controlled machine inspired by the Peruvian Cajon.
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Myles Loftin explores racial profiling of black men wearing hoodies
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:07:52
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4 Dec 17
The photographer says his project was partly inspired by the killing of Trayvon Martin.
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Designer Kazuya Kawasaki on the future of zero-waste fashion design
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:09:45
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4 Dec 17
What is the alternative role of the fashion designer in the age of biotechnology?
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Providing accommodation for tourists does not have to come at the expense of locals
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:09:41
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4 Dec 17
Using one of Cuba's oldest and rapidly gentrifying neighbourhoods as a lens, architect Iwo Borkowicz explores tourism and social housing.
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#ArchForArch 3: The value of our South African Constitution
Design News
• Duration: 00:01:58
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3 Dec 17
The third episode takes us to Constitution Hill, the site of the highest court in South Africa.
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#ArchForArch 2: The Arch and his legacy
Design News
• Duration: 00:02:00
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2 Dec 17
In the second episode of the Arch for Arch series, we talk to the people of South Africa.
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An impactful project inspired by the designer's own experience recovering in hospital
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:10:42
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1 Dec 17
Alissa Rees is reinventing the IV pole often used in hospitals for a more dynamic, dignified experience.
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