2017 Archive

The Trashpresso transforms plastic bottles into stunning architectural tiles

Design News • 9 Oct 17

This remarkable upcycling process turns discarded waste into something beautiful. >
Two weeks to go before the inaugural antenna event at Dutch Design Week

Next Generation • 6 Oct 17

Come meet 21 of the young people shaping the future of design >
Photo series presents thought-provoking look at humanity stripped bare

Design News • 6 Oct 17

The project highlights the fragility and vitality of the human body juxtaposed against the backdrop of urban architecture. >
Everything you need to know about the #ArchForArch monument

Design News • 4 Oct 17

The project celebrates peace, empathy and the life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. >
UAE reveals the Mars Science project

Design News • 4 Oct 17

The project aims to build the first inhabitable human settlement on Mars. >
Baba Tjeko’s illustrations bring the Sesotho geometric art of Litema to life

Design News • 4 Oct 17

He portrays African ideas and perspectives through his Litema artwork in hopes of positive change in other young designers. >
Street art as a form of mediation

Design News • 3 Oct 17

He aspires to transform the city's streets to create dialogue and interaction between the environment and our experience of it. >
The Gangsta Gardener is bringing affordable and nutritious produce to California’s ‘food deserts’

Design News • 3 Oct 17

Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA to offer alternative food sources. >
Photo series pokes fun at conventional glamour photography

Design News • 2 Oct 17

Kolor Art Collective presents their latest tongue-in-cheek offering with Pol Kurucz at the helm. >
Holograms to be used to help heart surgeons during medical procedures

Design Frontiers • 2 Oct 17

The device will be the first commercial system allowing clinicians a true holographic experience. >
Meet five of the young designers who will be part of Antenna

Next Generation • 29 Sep 17

Antenna is a new platform for the best young designers from around the world. >
Striking masks inspired by North African culture

Design News • 29 Sep 17

This Columbian artist blurs the line between photorealistic painting and surreal expression. >
UK student designs a gardening tool to help the elderly

Design Frontiers • 28 Sep 17

The Greencart was recently awarded a James Dyson Award for student innovation. >
Famous artworks come to life on the streets of London

Design News • 28 Sep 17

Applied upon human canvases, this project aims to communicate that art is for the masses. >
The technology that could see us 3D-printing food shortage away

Next Generation • 27 Sep 17

Natural, healthy and sustainable food made possible by combining aspects of nature, science and technology. >
Meet Aoi Yamaguchi, the Japanese Master Calligrapher expanding the form’s possibilities

Design News • 27 Sep 17

The California-based artist merges music and performance with the centuries-old tradition. >
Simon and Mary and Trevor Stuurman join forces for the fez lookbook, Ses’fikile

Design News • 26 Sep 17

The brand celebrates Ndebele beadwork elegance with their contemporary FEZ range. >
Antenna is a new global scan of the world's best design graduates

Next Generation • 22 Sep 17

Here is a taste of what to expect at the inaugural Antenna conference taking place in October in Eindhoven. >
Pearl Recycling is turning Nigeria’s discarded waste into stunning furniture and home décor

Design News • 22 Sep 17

The waste upcycling company is creatively solving one of Nigeria’s most pressing issues – waste management. >
Low-cost homes for the Kenyan Kalobeyei refugee camp by Shigeru Ban

Design News • 19 Sep 17

This sustainably-produced house will soon provide shelter to some 38 000 displaced people. >
Borderless in graphic design with Nikki Gonnissen

Design News • 18 Sep 17

Under the theme “Borders”, AGI Open 2017 shows how graphic design can transcend language and location. >
Our top picks for the 2017 Africa Architecture Awards

Design News • 14 Sep 17

The shortlist of nominees is out and here are the projects we think could have the most impact. >
Liquid is a platform that matches workers with teams according to their competencies

Design News • 13 Sep 17

"The old corporate ladder, has turned into a corporate lattice. There is a wish for diverse experiences and flexibility." >
Egyptian upcycling startup creates fashionable accessories from trash

Design News • 13 Sep 17

We spoke to UpFuse, the company turning Cairo’s trash into wardrobe treasures, about what it's like to open a business in Egypt. >

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