Articles

This new process could create emission-free cement

Design Frontiers • 31 Oct 19

This electrochemical process developed by MIT researchers could eliminate the current fossil-fuel-dependent system >
Temple graffiti reveals stories from ancient Sudan

Design News • 31 Oct 19

Researchers discover ancient graffiti believed to belong to the powerful ancient Kush civilisation. >
Generative design creates new ways to form a brand's identity

Design Frontiers • 30 Oct 19

From wine, dance and even voice, designer Patrik Hübner chats us through how he uses creative algorithms to tell new stories. >
These awards recognise excellence in design, architecture and interiors

Design News • 30 Oct 19

We take you through some of the 2019 Dezeen Award winners working to create a better world through creativity. >
How this stroke survivor inspired a new typeface

Design News • 30 Oct 19

Kristina.Bold is the typeface developed from the handwriting of Kristina Hellgren. >
3 projects that predict the future of food, travel and architecture

Design Frontiers • 30 Oct 19

These three young graduates formed part of the inaugural Antenna event organised by Design Indaba and Dutch Design Week. >
Two artists use video and sculpture to explore perceptions of history and memory

Design News • 30 Oct 19

Kyu Sang Lee and Martin Wilson talk to us about their project, Still-life with Three Suspended Bodies. >
How data science in and for Africa can blaze new trails

Design Frontiers • 30 Oct 19

The new School for Data Science and Computational Thinking argues that locals should take the lead in developing data-driven solutions to local challenges. >
Sakhile Cebekhulu on weaving stories through his designs

Design News • 29 Oct 19

“My ethos is to tell authentic and real South African stories using clothing and product.” >
A fresh perspective on the traditional practices of sustainability

Design Frontiers • 27 Oct 19

How can a chair and a shoebox contribute to a more ecologically sustainable future? >
Shani Crowe turns hair into art

Design News • 25 Oct 19

These mesmerising braids celebrate the beauty of black femininity. >
Meet the artist behind America's only museum dedicated to African beads

Design News • 25 Oct 19

Olayami Dabls says he wanted to enable residents to better understand the immense power of their African heritage. >
This Swedish firm builds multiple-storey homes entirely from wood

Design Frontiers • 24 Oct 19

Folkhem is leading the charge when it comes to this environmentally-minded mandate. >
This memorial honours the lives of victims of gun violence

Design Frontiers • 22 Oct 19

An average of 700 lives are lost each week due to gun violence in the United States. >
Bright Dimba on turning wire weaving into luxury products

Design News • 21 Oct 19

The 2017 Design Indaba Emerging Creative collaborates with weavers from his hometown in KwaZulu-Natal to produce handwoven goods. >
Social housing project wins Britain's most prestigious architecture award

Design Frontiers • 18 Oct 19

The purpose of the Goldsmith housing project was to present a new model of high-quality low-income houses. >
The future of food according to six antenna conference speakers

Design News • 17 Oct 19

These graduates are reimagining the future of food with their innovative projects. >
The women putting Nigerian creativity on the world map

Design Frontiers • 16 Oct 19

As the creativity season kicks off in Nigeria, we highlight the women making things happen in the art and design sector. >
Joana Choumali on identity, tradition and dealing with trauma

Design Frontiers • 16 Oct 19

“I always try to engage with the concepts of the African identity, in relation to history, especially the ways the black body is being represented.” >
How can designers address the UN Sustainable Development Goals?

Design News • 15 Oct 19

#antenna2019 speakers have developed forward-thinking projects with this question in mind. >
Ditiro Mashigo on creating products that speak to her essence

Design Frontiers • 15 Oct 19

The 2017 Design Indaba Emerging Creative talks to us about her textile and fashion design business that she started after being retrenched. >
The designers combating air pollution

Design News • 14 Oct 19

From smog eating roof tiles to sweatshirts that react to different kinds of pollution and more. >
Redesigning cities based on the words of hip hop greats

Design News • 14 Oct 19

The Hip Hop Architecture Camp introduces kids to architecture using a medium they love. >
Here is what to expect at the #antenna2019 exhibition

Design News • 12 Oct 19

Come see innovative projects including ones looking at redesigning hearing aids, photography and converting waste into ink. >
Sheltersuit is a wearable shelter for homeless people

Design News • 11 Oct 19

"Homelessness is a global problem and Sheltersuit, as we see it, is a solution that fits in any country," says designer Bas Timmer. >
Lauren Bowker is making the world a little more colourful

Design Frontiers • 10 Oct 19

The designer and innovator believes in pushing the limits of science, textiles and the natural world. >
Triggerfish launches new 10-second animation competion

Design Frontiers • 9 Oct 19

“We’re looking for fresh animation shorts that celebrate Africa’s uniqueness and diversity,” says Triggerfish CEO. >
This women-led tech school has an innovative curriculum at its core

Design News • 9 Oct 19

"I make it a priority to work with women and persons from under-represented communities in the tech world because times have changed..." >
Is algae the material of the future?

Design Frontiers • 8 Oct 19

We take a look at how this ancient aquatic life may hold the secrets to a sustainable future. >
Indian studio develops zero-energy, terracotta air conditioner

Design News • 8 Oct 19

New-Delhi-based Ant Studio’s clay cooling installation is both beautiful and functional. >

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