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Thabisa Mjo on using bold product design to tell stories
Design News
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5 Apr 18
"I consider design a form of story-telling and design is the medium through which those stories are told."
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Dutch designer Anton Karlsson on the importance of using humour to make people think
Design News
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5 Apr 18
He recently won a Rising Star award at the 2018 Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair for his range that is modelled on the digestive system.
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This designer uses bacteria to make colourful silk scarves
Design Frontiers
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5 Apr 18
Are microorganisms even more useful than we previously thought?
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Thandiwe Msebenzi uses photography to expose the consequences of misogyny
Design News
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5 Apr 18
"I am harassed at least five times a day, 35 times per week...Now imagine what that must do to one psychologically.”
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Plenty aims to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city
Design News
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5 Apr 18
Plenty’s mission is to give each city a hub to grow organic herbs and vegetables locally and indoors.
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Meet the Congolese designer who has worked with Kanye, Jay Z & Rihanna
Design News
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4 Apr 18
The designer talks about her new label, shaking up stereotypes and creating jobs over charity in Kinshasa.
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Scientists design liquid barrier to protect coral reefs from UV damage
Design Frontiers
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4 Apr 18
As the world’s temperatures rise, a threat to marine life is mounting in the form of sun bleaching. These researchers may have the solution.
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13 crafty creatives of product, interiors and industrial design
Design News
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2 Apr 18
Insects, bottle caps, shapes and colours, are just some of the inspirations behind the work of these 2018 Emerging Creatives.
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Photographs capture the dangerous practice of wine collecting in Namibia
Design News
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1 Apr 18
The palm wine collectors in Namibia risk their lives for their cultural practice.
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Empathy Bridge for Autism is a toolkit for building meaningful connections
Design News
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1 Apr 18
The social challenge for people with autism is that it can make it difficult to form meaningful connections, often leading to isolation.
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Smart glasses help kids with autism recognise facial expressions and emotions
Design News
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31 Mar 18
Stanford researchers develop artificially intelligent glasses for autistic children using Google Glass technology.
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Employ Me helps those on the autism spectrum on the journey to finding a job
Design News
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30 Mar 18
The uniquely designed set of learning materials aims to correct a shameful employment imbalance.
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On the future of food, fashion and eating our environmental problems away
Next Generation
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30 Mar 18
The world is changing rapidly, this means our fashion and food choices need to keep up.
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Photographer documents a French community living completely off the grid
Design News
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30 Mar 18
They started living here as a resistance movement against plans to build an airport on the land.
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6 young visual artists on our radar
Design News
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30 Mar 18
Photography and Filmmaking from the eyes of this years Emerging Creatives.
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Norway announces plans for a sustainable, smart city near the country’s major airport
Design Frontiers
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29 Mar 18
The ‘energy positive’ Oslo Airport City will be the first of its kind.
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Tony Brook on his recent collaboration with BBC Creative
Design News
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29 Mar 18
“At its best, graphic design can be thought provoking, beautiful, memorable and leave a lasting impression."
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The Beecosystem brings the art and science of beekeeping straight into your home
Design Frontiers
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29 Mar 18
Its size means that it is ideal for use in the home, the classroom and other important educational spaces.
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The Unmasked Women project tackles mental health among black women
Design News
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28 Mar 18
The creative project is prioritising the work of young black women artists.
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A new preservative-free way to protect food from spoiling
Design News
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28 Mar 18
This plant-based food design can extend the freshness of fruits and vegetables up to four times.
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Spaces designed not for cars, but for people
Design Frontiers
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27 Mar 18
Is an underground, automated road tunnel the answer to the nightmare that is traffic congestion?
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Feather sculpture honours bond between Ireland and a Native American nation
Design News
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27 Mar 18
Towering 20 feet into the Irish sky, Kindred Spirits recognises the Choctaw Nation for their generosity during Ireland's Great Famine.
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Jacque Njeri’s vibrant graphic art reimagines the Maasai people in outer space
Design News
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27 Mar 18
The Kenyan artist’s MaaSci series is a vivid example of Afrofuturism.
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Nairobi’s GoDown Art Centre gets a redesign from Sweden’s White Arkitekter
Design Frontiers
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27 Mar 18
Scandinavia's largest architecture firm reimagines Kenya’s leading centre for arts and culture.
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This design duo is exploring ‘stardust’ as an alternative raw matter
Design Frontiers
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26 Mar 18
As Above, So Below uses micrometeorites to communicate an important message.
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Three innovative buildings that show the way forward in architecture
Design News
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26 Mar 18
Take a look at the cutting-edge solutions designers have used to solve modern problems of the built world on three different continents.
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UK agency launches playful Anti-Brexit Campaign
Design News
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26 Mar 18
"The idea of ordering a burger and not receiving what was expected is a feeling that everyone can relate to.”
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IBM wants to use the world’s smallest computer to stop fraud
Design Frontiers
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23 Mar 18
Smaller than a grain of salt, the tiny computer is part of a family of cryptographic anchors which includes edible ink dots and mobile sensors.
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Morag Myerscough's design converted at Cape Town primary school to inspire kids
Design News
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23 Mar 18
This project extends the life of ‘Embrace the Unknown’, the structure that was erected at Design Indaba Festival 2018.
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Could wastewater biorefinery help in the Cape Town water crisis?
Design News
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22 Mar 18
As we observe World Water Day, Cape Town's management of a severe drought is an example of what's to come.
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