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5 projects that are looking into the possible future of humans on Mars
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To celebrate International Day of Human Space Flight here's a look at some projects that are looking into space exploration.
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12 Apr 18
Industrial design student introduces a refillable, more sustainable mascara
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The refillable mascara that can be applied using a 3D printed fingertip, saving an estimated 25 mascara bottles from landfill per person over ten years.
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11 Apr 18
Joshua Kissi on disrupting and diversifying stock photography
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Art & Photography
The photographer and co-founder of TONL tells us why he decided to make images of the unrepresented his priority.
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11 Apr 18
This film explores the legacy of colonial architecture in the Congo
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The Tower – A Concrete Utopia explores the social afterlives of colonialist infrastructure in the Congolese city of Kinshasa.
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11 Apr 18
Designer Ying Gao uses fingerprint recognition to identify strangers
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Interaction Design
These ‘smart’ garments form part of her Possible Tomorrows project.
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10 Apr 18
Salooni creates a judgement-free space at festivals to discuss black hair
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"We want women who leave the Salooni to feel beautiful and to feel celebrated."
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10 Apr 18
Alexandra Fruhstorfer uses design to find creative solutions for environmental problems
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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She explores the impact of alien species through food as well as how to make clothes more sustainable through a different kind of yarn.
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9 Apr 18
Three unique factors that are important to building a modern city
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Urban & Landscape Design
Here are three key takeaways from some of our Design Commons speakers.
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9 Apr 18
This centre offers a safe haven for Rwandan women who’ve escaped the unthinkable
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Inspired by Rwandan architecture, the Women’s Opportunity Centre is home to about 300 women.
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7 Apr 18
Cellphones hold a solution to infant mortality in Cameroon
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Information Design
Gifted Mom is a low-tech, m-health platform that aims to reduce the number of deaths of pregnant women and infants in Cameroon.
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6 Apr 18
The People’s Fridge is an effort to reduce food waste and combat hunger
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Design Activism
The city’s first community fridge is where the needy can help themselves to fresh food at zero cost.
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6 Apr 18
On how South Africa's small, forgotten towns inspired Five Fingers for Marseilles
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Film & Animation
"The idea of a South African Western was probably sparked from the numerous road trips we were doing around the country at the time.”
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6 Apr 18
This architect is helping to rebuild health facilities in disaster-hit areas
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Partners In Health offer high-tech facilities where there would otherwise be very little care options in places like Haiti and Liberia.
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6 Apr 18
Thabisa Mjo on using bold product design to tell stories
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"I consider design a form of story-telling and design is the medium through which those stories are told."
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5 Apr 18
Dutch designer Anton Karlsson on the importance of using humour to make people think
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Architecture & Interiors
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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5 Apr 18
This designer uses bacteria to make colourful silk scarves
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Industrial Design
Are microorganisms even more useful than we previously thought?
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5 Apr 18
Thandiwe Msebenzi uses photography to expose the consequences of misogyny
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African Design
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"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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5 Apr 18
Plenty aims to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city
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Food Design
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Urban & Landscape Design
Plenty’s mission is to give each city a hub to grow organic herbs and vegetables locally and indoors.
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5 Apr 18
Meet the Congolese designer who has worked with Kanye, Jay Z & Rihanna
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The designer talks about her new label, shaking up stereotypes and creating jobs over charity in Kinshasa.
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4 Apr 18
Meet the world's first drone costume designer
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Before industrial designer, Léa Pereyre, started working at Verity Studios the job description of "drone costume designer" did not exist.
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4 Apr 18
Scientists design liquid barrier to protect coral reefs from UV damage
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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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4 Apr 18
13 crafty creatives of product, interiors and industrial design
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African Design
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Craft
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Product Design
Insects, bottle caps, shapes and colours, are just some of the inspirations behind the work of these 2018 Emerging Creatives.
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2 Apr 18
Photographs capture the dangerous practice of wine collecting in Namibia
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African Design
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Art & Photography
The palm wine collectors in Namibia risk their lives for their cultural practice.
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1 Apr 18
Empathy Bridge for Autism is a toolkit for building meaningful connections
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Information Design
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Product Design
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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1 Apr 18
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