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A self-healing biomaterial is the closest yet to mimicking human muscle

Design News > Design Thinking / Product Design

New biomaterial possesses extreme stretchability, self-healing and endurance properties; all revolutionary in the development of artificial skin and muscle. >

5 May 16
Traffic lights designed for distracted walkers

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The German city of Augsburg installs pavement lights to ensure the safety of pedestrians distracted by their phones. >

5 May 16
Six documentaries that seek to drive change

Design News > African Design / Film & Animation

Six documentary films will seek to make their mark at Good Pitch, an initiative that brings social change through cinematic arts. >

5 May 16
Cricket Shelter: A modular way to farm food

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Food Design

Terreform ONE’s latest contribution to hybrid architecture is a modular urban insect farm that promises to be a sustainable food hub. >

5 May 16
Bicycle system designed for heavy duty, urban cargo delivery

Design News > Product Design

Carla Cargo is a zero-emission and more agile alternative to the traditional delivery van. >

4 May 16
Earthquake-resistant orphanage in Haiti is the start of a greater social initiative

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Ti Kay Là was built to house, support and educate street children in Haiti who are living in extreme poverty and without shelter. >

4 May 16
All Love Is Equal takes a fairytale approach to LGBTIQ relationships

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

All love is iconic and all love should be viewed as a fairytale, says LGBTIQ photographer Braden Summers. >

3 May 16
Slut-shaming: Changing minds through photography

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Local photographer’s campaign to stop slut-shaming looks at the pain of the victim. >

3 May 16
Green Product: Harvest Cart is a solution to backyard farming

Design News > Product Design

The small-scale harvesting cart makes collecting produce easier. >

3 May 16
Green Product: Citycropps virtually helps create a functional garden

Design News > Design Activism / Information Design

Citycropps is an urban agricultural project that virtually assists app users as they cultivate their own organic gardens. >

3 May 16
EVOLVE: Egypt’s local artists interpret Phobia

Design News > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration

Cairo-based art project, EVOLVE calls local artists together to contemplate and share their digital interpretations of phobia. >

2 May 16
Child’s Cup Full: Toys and accessories handmade by refugees

Design News > Craft / Creative Economy

Non-profit social enterprise Child’s Cup Full encourages women in the West Bank to be makers. >

2 May 16
Floating solar panels take to the seas

Design News > Industrial Design

Heliofloat solar farm is designed to generate clean energy out at sea and preserve water in arid regions. >

29 Apr 16
Skyscraper made out of wooden numbers

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Anders Berensson Architects is set to transform an old parking lot in Stockholm into a multi-use wooden skyscraper. >

29 Apr 16
Skull echoes offer solution to current password systems

Design News > Information Design

German research team look into skull echoes as new passwords to access private accounts or devices. >

28 Apr 16
Search engine uses ad revenue to plant trees

Design News > Information Design

Ecosia is a search engine and social initiative that uses income generated from search ads to fight global deforestation. >

28 Apr 16
Pockulus: Smartphone free, affordable VR

Design News > Product Design

Based on open-source tech, Pockulus is a DIY way into virtual reality. >

28 Apr 16
Bioo: A plant that is also a charging station

Design News > Product Design

Charging your electronic devices could be done in the easiest, greenest way possible with the Bioo plant. >

28 Apr 16
Plastic card melts to fix or modify anything

Design News > Product Design

FORMcard is a play dough type of substance that aims to become as ubiquitous as sticky tape or Prestik. >

27 Apr 16
A floating UFO to call home

Design News > Industrial Design

Italian boating company designs a flying saucer-like house boat for living and sailing on the sea. >

27 Apr 16
Local animator Mike Scott on creating lasting relationships with characters

Design News > Film & Animation

Cape Town animator Mike Scott’s work is simple nostalgia mixed with pop culture characters that you want to get to know. >

27 Apr 16
Tackling Islamophobia through unifying portraits

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

It’s time to shift the conversation on the Muslim identity, says NATIVE VML. >

27 Apr 16
Gloves translate sign language into speech

Design News > Product Design

Two university students are bridging a communication gap by turning sign language gestures into spoken English. >

26 Apr 16
Advertising billboard doubles as Zika mosquito trap

Design News > Creative Economy / Product Design

Two Brazilian agencies are creating awareness around the Zika virus while alleviating the problem. >

26 Apr 16

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