July 2019 Archive

Tackling unemployment through a holistic approach to design

Design Frontiers • 31 Jul 19

Devised by service designer Hazel Scrimgeour, LINKUP is a platform set to make a difference to South Africa's unemployed youth. >
Meet the Queen of Cowries: Lafalaise Dion

Next Generation • 30 Jul 19

For Ivorian designer Lafalaise Dion, the cowrie shell is representative of African legacy and spirituality. >
How digital technologies can help Africa’s smallholder farmers

Design Frontiers • 30 Jul 19

The various applications of digital tech in agriculture could produce unprecedented results on the continent. >
Rebuilding Somalia’s ruined cities

Design News • 30 Jul 19

The civil war in Somalia has not only destroyed the lives of countless people – it also left behind many ruined cities. >
bioMason grows bricks without using any heat

Design Frontiers • 29 Jul 19

This method mimics a naturally occurring material called biological cement, much like the process that occurs when coral is formed. >
Primrose Chimhanda on nature as inspiration for her textile designs

Design News • 29 Jul 19

“Each design is inspired by a form of nature which represents an expression of the most powerful lessons I’ve learnt.” >
London street gets the Yinka Ilori happy treatment

Design Frontiers • 29 Jul 19

Happy Streets is the product designer's first public project. >
Biology is the new technology with Silvio Tinello’s grown objects

Design News • 29 Jul 19

“Designers are beginning to realise that they can grow a better future." >
Eleazer Radebe’s journey into the world of fashion

Next Generation • 26 Jul 19

From humble beginnings and several detours, Design Indaba Emerging Creative Eleazer Radebe is carving a wholesome fashion and lifestyle brand, By Ele. >
Michelle Mlati's afrofuturist approach to spatial planning

Design News • 26 Jul 19

“It is about spatially rewriting the city to not only mitigate apartheid spatial legacies...but one that transforms with evolving black culture.” >
A robot-made habitat for Mars could bring sustainable building down to Earth

Design Frontiers • 25 Jul 19

How a speculative project for another planet is uncovering solutions for better building practices. >
Combining fungi and willow to create functional furniture

Product Spotlight • 25 Jul 19

Sebastian Cox and Ninela Ivanova’s collaboration investigates the potential of mushrooms as a raw material. >
The Arctic Commons: creating a new network for future stability in the Arctic

Design News • Duration: 00:11:21 • 24 Jul 19

“This project looks to create composite maps which illuminate specific areas in the Arctic that offer opportunities for design intervention.” >
Journal Safar: A window into Beirut

Design News • 24 Jul 19

How Journal Safar, an art and design magazine, connects Beirut’s art scene to the rest of the world. >
Friends forever – until the connection drops

Design Frontiers • 24 Jul 19

Just how will artificial intelligence affect the world of design and the job of the designer? It could become a win-win situation. >
Travel the world through the eyes of the Agoraphobic Traveller

Design Frontiers • 23 Jul 19

This curator reveals the beauty that can be found in Google Street View. >
Netflix product designer on bridging design gaps across borders

Design Frontiers • 23 Jul 19

Mariam Braimah talks to us about how she is using her experience to facilitate skills exchanges between Silicon Valley and Nigeria. >
How this low-cost, modular machine is tackling malaria

Design Frontiers • 23 Jul 19

Octopi is the latest tech that’s revolutionising malaria detection. >
Zinhle Zulu’s graphic novel is the story of Nandipha, the protector of the Zulu Kingdom

Next Generation • 22 Jul 19

“It deals with a girl who is kinda stuck between worlds like me. She is from the hood but also from suburbia.” >
These ‘Polluted Popsicles’ are drawing attention to Taiwan’s contaminated waters

Design Frontiers • 21 Jul 19

The fake frozen suckers emphasise the importance of clean water. >
Scientists and artists are reviving lost scents

Design Frontiers • 19 Jul 19

In a collaborative effort between artists and scientists, smell molecules from extinct flowers were extracted and their aromas recreated. >
Spanish oil rig art installation criticises current affairs

Design Frontiers • 19 Jul 19

The installation, which was part of the Fallas festival in Valentia, also represents how politicians exploit resources. >
Jimmy Wales speaks on diversity and the value of knowledge in multiple languages

Design News • 19 Jul 19

"What matters is that you have knowledge in your mother tongue." >
Is Sweden’s Vittra School the future of learning?

Design Frontiers • 19 Jul 19

Designed by Rosan Bosch, the space challenges traditional education facilities. >

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