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Turn air into water as you ride your bike

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Product Design

A Viennese industrial designer has created a solar-powered device that collects up to 500ml of condensation per hour as you ride your bike. >

3 Aug 15
The BillBed means a good night's sleep for Pakistan's homeless

Design News > Creative Economy

The award-winning MoltyFoam campaign turns a billboard into a bed for those sleeping on the streets. >

3 Aug 15
Catching poachers on a rhino-cam

Design News > African Design / Design Activism / Design Thinking

With only four northern white rhinos left, this design-oriented solution may be the answer to the catastrophic decline of rhinos due to poaching. >

31 Jul 15
The unpredictable Frankenphones of Shenzen, China

FilmFestFriday > Design Thinking / Product Design

Unlike the people of Shenzen, China, you probably own a device from one of two smartphone brands and you haven’t even asked yourself why. >

31 Jul 15
A solar-powered schoolbag

Design News > Product Design

South African company Rethaka has designed a recycled bag with a solar light that charges during the day so children can study at night. >

31 Jul 15
Kids' wheelchairs become giant paintbrushes

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Product Design

An artist in the US has dedicated his life to creating art tools for children with disabilities. >

31 Jul 15
The sweeter side of 3D printing

Design News > Food Design

Designer Julian Sing creates miniature sugar sculptures with a 3D printer. >

31 Jul 15
A rainbow of hope covers a drug infused district

Design News > Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

A perilous Mexican town has had a bright makeover, bringing colour to its walls and optimism to its residents. >

31 Jul 15
This shower turns into a monster if you use too much water

Design News > Design Thinking / Product Design

Installation artist Elisabeth Buecher created this Tim Burton-inspired shower curtain that inflates into spikes to stop you using too much water. >

30 Jul 15
African artists are coming around for dinner

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism

Group exhibition “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” in New York celebrates the growing impact of African art and artists on the global stage. >

30 Jul 15
Look into your reflection and see your heart

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Information Design

This new mirror can reflect the health of your heart; another medical innovation that is being developed for diagnosis at home. >

30 Jul 15
An innovative new knit for outdoor wear brand Patagonia

Design News > Product Design

The environmentally-conscious brand has developed a new fabric that promotes sustainability in Patagonia’s grasslands. >

30 Jul 15
Barbara Peynot proposes that the urban nomad wear their home

Next Generation > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Royal College of Art graduate Barbara Peynot has created The Urban Nomad Home Kit – a coat that turns into a shelter, complete with a window and wallpaper. >

29 Jul 15
WatchMe changes the face of the Apple watch charger

Product Spotlight > Design Thinking / Industrial Design / Product Design

Paris-based designer Vivien Muller wants you to have as much fun charging your Apple Watch as you do using it. >

29 Jul 15
Rent a room in Amsterdam’s UrbanCampsite art installation

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Design Thinking

UrbanCampsiteAmsterdam is an art installation by fourteen architects, artists and designers where you can rent a room in a quirky temporary shelter. >

29 Jul 15
Turn static objects into musical instruments

Design News > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

Technology company Novalia is using conductive printing to provide the common man with the tools to turn 2D surfaces into musical instruments. >

29 Jul 15
Photos capture the rapid urbanisation of China

Lookbook > Art & Photography

"The Great Leap" by photographer Gabriel Murad captures how China is rapidly increasing its urban sprawl by building on its buildings. >

28 Jul 15
Abandoned golf courses in Japan are being turned into solar energy fields

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

Japanese technology company Kyocera are converting abandoned golf courses into huge solar energy fields. >

28 Jul 15
These wearable structures contain living organisms and are designed for life on other planets

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Digital morphogenesis Neri Oxman has created a 3D printed wearable structure that hosts growing photosynthetic-organisms. >

28 Jul 15
The unbreakable Drop umbrella

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Royal College of Art graduate Ayca Dundar has designed an alternative umbrella that addresses the classic failings of the traditional brollie. >

28 Jul 15
Public urinators get splashback from pee-repelling paint

Design News > Design Thinking

San Francisco has been testing out "pee-proof" paint that sprays back pee onto an offender's feet and legs to combat the public urination problem. >

28 Jul 15
Si Maclennan creates a nostalgic illustration for the Santa Monica Pier

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The poster for California's Santa Monica Pier by South African illustrator and graphic designer Si Maclennan comes alive in this colourful gif. >

27 Jul 15
The Dutch Windwheel has been built to be a beacon of clean energy

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

Rotterdam’s futuristic wind turbine will be a sustainable energy landmark as well as a unique place to live. >

27 Jul 15
Studio Ayaskan's indoor ecosystem mimics the sensory experience of nature

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

The twin designers at London's Studio Ayaskan have designed Flow, an indoor ecosystem that captures the sensory experience of Mother Nature >

27 Jul 15

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