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Backpack-cum-tent designed for urban camping
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Product Design
Melina is a portable tent designed to inspire nomadic city living.
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5 Apr 16
A 100 per cent biodegradable fungi dress
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Design Thinking
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Neffa’s latest creation, MycoTEX explores the future of fashion with living materials.
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5 Apr 16
Iris Cristal honours the legacy of timeless crystal in modern creations
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Product Design
Crystal chandeliers by Iris Cristal express an ancient tradition in exciting new ways.
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5 Apr 16
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Cyborg beetles designed for search and rescue
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Information Design
University team develops a remote-controlled beetle that could replace mechanical drones.
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4 Apr 16
A mobile sterilisation box for safe surgeries in rural areas
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Design Activism
A sterile pod built into a modified container may be suitable for maternal and neonatal care, oral health care and post-disaster relief.
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4 Apr 16
Cosmic Surgery combines photography and the delicate art of origami
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Art & Photography
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Craft
Unrecognisable, futuristic faces mark Alma Haser’s Cosmic Surgery series.
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4 Apr 16
A tribute to world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid
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Architecture & Interiors
Award-winning architect Dame Zaha Hadid passed away suddenly on Thursday, leaving behind a legacy of groundbreaking work.
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1 Apr 16
Zero-emissions fridge helps Mozambican farmers adapt to extended drought seasons
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African Design
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Product Design
Mozambican farmer, Gilberto Tethere designed a cooling silo to preserve grains in harsh farming conditions.
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1 Apr 16
Talking umbrella keeps people out of the rain
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Product Design
The Oombrella uses sensor technology to tell users when it is about to rain.
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31 Mar 16
Arrivals and Departures is about the connections between people
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Art & Photography
Human relationships are at the centre of Jacob Aue Sobol’s haunting black and white series.
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31 Mar 16
UCT students appeal for funding for anti-rape device
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Design Activism
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Product Design
A team of graduates from the University of Cape Town (UCT) have conceptualised a wearable safety device in response to a spate of rapes, attacks and murders.
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31 Mar 16
Algae-based water bottle decomposes when empty
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Design Activism
Product design student comes up with a 100 per cent natural alternative to the plastic water bottle.
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30 Mar 16
Sweet Kills: A designer’s impression of the dangers of diabetes
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Art & Photography
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Design Activism
Nattakong Jaengsem’s Sweet Kills campaign takes a gory look at the dangers of sweet treats.
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30 Mar 16
Immersive 360-degree world drawn with a permanent marker
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Art & Photography
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Accomplished artist Oscar Oiwa exhibits “Oiwa Island 2” at the Setouchi Triennale art festival.
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29 Mar 16
Power plant makes electricity out of cheese
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Industrial Design
Renewable energy group Valbio built a power plant that generates clean energy from a byproduct of cheese production.
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29 Mar 16
Would you chew on meat flavoured gum?
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Design Activism
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Food Design
This is one of the meat related questions served up by a temporary conceptual butcher in The Netherlands.
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29 Mar 16
Plantable pencils challenge use-and-chuck-away culture
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Design Activism
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Product Design
The Sprout pencil grows into a plant if you place it in a pot.
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29 Mar 16
Cubetto: A coding tutor for kids as young as three
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Interaction Design
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Product Design
Cubetto by Primo Toys is a kid-friendly, wooden robot that teaches kids to code in a way they can see and touch.
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25 Mar 16
Cape Town set to build its first blind-friendly outdoor park
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African Design
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Urban & Landscape Design
A park specially designed to accommodate those with impaired vision - the first of its kind in Cape Town.
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24 Mar 16
William Kentridge celebrates Rome’s history with a 550-metre frieze
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Art & Photography
Using reverse graffiti, William Kentridge will wash his iconic stencils along the banks of the Tiber River in Rome.
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24 Mar 16
“Kenya’s League of Extravagant Grannies”
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Art & Photography
Osborne Macharia’s latest photographic narrative tells the tale of three retired ministers jet-setting around Africa.
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23 Mar 16
Bangladesh-based start-up boasts zero-waste fashion
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Design Activism
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Upcycling, recycling and reinvestment are the principles of this eco-friendly fashion brand.
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23 Mar 16
Fontus self-filling water bottles
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Product Design
Water bottles designed to harvest water from the air using an internal condensation system.
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22 Mar 16
Nature already has a solution to water contamination
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Design Activism
Researchers look into an ancient Native American method of purifying water with cactus goo.
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22 Mar 16
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