December 2018 Archive

Mapping the complexity of access and ethics in Johannesburg

Design News • 4 Dec 18

We fail to think of residents, particularly if they happen to be poor, as full and complex human beings whose passions and needs morph over time >
If the Moon made music, how would it sound?

Design Frontiers • Duration: 00:10:19 • 5 Dec 18

University of Iceland graduate Halldór Eldjárn uses images and algorithms to create otherworldly tracks at a click of a button. >
Design Indaba 2019 presents: Architecture driven by social responsibility

Design Frontiers • 5 Dec 18

From Mariam Kamara to Dong Ping-Wong, the 2019 Design Indaba Conference will host a list of renowned architects. >
Smart Havens Africa uses human-centered business models to help the poor build homes

Design News • 6 Dec 18

The company looks at developing green houses by promoting sustainable building and also tackling housing poverty. >
Could self-examination rape kits curb sexual violence in Kenya?

Design Frontiers • 7 Dec 18

A team of researchers are developing a tool much like a tampon that rape survivors can apply themselves after an attack. >
William Kentridge: the barbarity of the 'Great War' told through an African lens

Design News • 10 Dec 18

Kentridge underlines the lunacy of the project in every part of the production – from ruined landscapes to caricatural imagery to ironic captions >
From scrap to robot: This unlikely creation is one man's livelihood

Design News • 12 Dec 18

I’ve always been good with my hands, says South Africa's “Robot Man”. >
The 5 most searched designers in 2018

Design News • 12 Dec 18

Spanning across diverse ages, nationalities and disciplines, these were the most searched Design Indaba speakers in 2018 >
Design Indaba 2019: Where business and design meet

Design News • 13 Dec 18

The next Design Indaba Conference is set to tackle various topics across business and design. >
Oliber helps people with partial or total atrophy of the hands

Next Generation • Duration: 00:07:18 • 14 Dec 18

Chilean design graduate Bárbara López designed a low-cost tool to give new hands to those in need. >
The Socio-Technical City combats the key challenges of our future cities

Design Frontiers • 14 Dec 18

UNStudio designs a speculative cityscape for The Hague, aimed to address rapid urban growth and sustainability. >
Our top five trending stories of 2018

Design News • 17 Dec 18

As 2018 comes to an end, we're highlighting stories that grabbed our readers' attention this year. >
5 Innovations that broke the mould in 2018

Design Frontiers • 18 Dec 18

Pioneers in their fields, these innovations were made to provide new solutions to old problems. >
Should we engineer the climate? A social scientist and natural scientist discuss

Design News • 19 Dec 18

This is an article from Head to Head, a series in which academics from different disciplines chew over current debates. >
Creatives that shape cultural narratives

Design News • 19 Dec 18

These Design Indaba 2019 speakers are using their wells of creativity to define culture in a myriad of magical ways. >
Five killer Design Indaba Conference talks you should watch

Design News • 20 Dec 18

From graphic designer Natasha Jen to architect Francis Kéré, here are our top 5 Design Indaba Conference talks. >
The world is changing and green material is at the forefront

Design News • 21 Dec 18

We look a little deeper at the materials trend that led to tangible design solutions we found this year. >

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