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Wikkelhouse: A house made of 24 layers of cardboard
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Architecture & Interiors
A marvel of sustainable design, Wikkelhouse is fully customisable and environmentally friendly.
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29 Apr 16
EnerGaia’s rival new production method for Spirulina
Product Spotlight
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Food Design
Thailand-based EnerGaia has created a unique bioreactor to manufacture a purer Spirulina sustainably.
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28 Apr 16
Skull echoes offer solution to current password systems
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Information Design
German research team look into skull echoes as new passwords to access private accounts or devices.
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28 Apr 16
Search engine uses ad revenue to plant trees
Design News
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Information Design
Ecosia is a search engine and social initiative that uses income generated from search ads to fight global deforestation.
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28 Apr 16
South African creative Menzi Ndlovu isn’t just a one-minute man
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Johannesburg-based illustrator Menzi Ndlovu immortalises everyday people in one minute sketches.
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28 Apr 16
Pockulus: Smartphone free, affordable VR
Design News
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Product Design
Based on open-source tech, Pockulus is a DIY way into virtual reality.
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28 Apr 16
Bioo: A plant that is also a charging station
Design News
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Product Design
Charging your electronic devices could be done in the easiest, greenest way possible with the Bioo plant.
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28 Apr 16
Anna Raimondo’s latest collection – NOIR
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Cape Town’s Anna Raimondo releases her latest range, NOIR, for her jewellery design company, Smith.
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27 Apr 16
Plastic card melts to fix or modify anything
Design News
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Product Design
FORMcard is a play dough type of substance that aims to become as ubiquitous as sticky tape or Prestik.
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27 Apr 16
A floating UFO to call home
Design News
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Industrial Design
Italian boating company designs a flying saucer-like house boat for living and sailing on the sea.
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27 Apr 16
Local animator Mike Scott on creating lasting relationships with characters
Design News
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Film & Animation
Cape Town animator Mike Scott’s work is simple nostalgia mixed with pop culture characters that you want to get to know.
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27 Apr 16
Tackling Islamophobia through unifying portraits
Design News
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African Design
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Art & Photography
It’s time to shift the conversation on the Muslim identity, says NATIVE VML.
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27 Apr 16
Amy Slatem’s illustrations are inspired by nature
Design Frontiers
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Amy Slatem is a graphic designer and illustrator who prefers the flowing lines in nature to the hard geometric shapes in cities.
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26 Apr 16
Recycle India finds a solution to dangerous waste materials
Design Frontiers
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Craft
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Design Activism
Recycle India turns oil drums and tyres into furniture.
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26 Apr 16
Gloves translate sign language into speech
Design News
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Product Design
Two university students are bridging a communication gap by turning sign language gestures into spoken English.
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26 Apr 16
The Mimi Moto cookstove is cleaner and safer than traditional cookstoves
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
Mimi Moto’s cookstove makes clean, safe cooking accessible to everyone.
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26 Apr 16
Advertising billboard doubles as Zika mosquito trap
Design News
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Creative Economy
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Product Design
Two Brazilian agencies are creating awareness around the Zika virus while alleviating the problem.
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26 Apr 16
Drone waitstaff gives valuable insight into a burgeoning technology
Design Frontiers
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Design Thinking
Students at the Eindhoven University of Technology launched the world’s first drone cafe but they want to do much more.
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26 Apr 16
Hunt virtual prey with this VR experience
Design News
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African Design
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Interaction Design
Become the hunter in this interactive, educational, and experiential VR game.
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26 Apr 16
Geometric jewellery from Philisa Zibi
Design Frontiers
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Product Design
Design Indaba 2016 Emerging Creative Philisa Zibi creates geometric jewellery for women in a variety of mediums.
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25 Apr 16
A biodegradable alternative to harmful plastic packaging
Design News
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Product Design
AMAM takes top prize at the Lexus Design Award for its zero waste solution to packaging pollution.
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25 Apr 16
Lungile Mbokane: An emerging graphic artist telling stories through his work
Design News
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Art & Photography
Johannesburg artist, Lungile Mbokane, speaks about his work and creative process.
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25 Apr 16
“Where is the ‘ME’ in Media?” asks a black woman in photography
Design News
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African Design
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Art & Photography
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Creative Economy
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Design Activism
South African-based, Kenyan Stephanie Mzee’s new photographic series interrogates the representation of black women in media.
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25 Apr 16
Zedfactory’s pod homes are built on city car parks
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
A new housing concept will tap into the millions of existing car park spaces across the UK.
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25 Apr 16
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