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On the inaugural Antenna and why the future of design is in safe hands

Next Generation > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Here is a taste of what young designers from around the world have up their sleeves. >

7 Nov 17
Direct air capture plant aims to filter carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

A Zurich-based removal company have presented a way to extract carbon dioxide directly from the air. >

6 Nov 17
It’s time to start pumping for groundwater – but at what cost?

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

As Cape Town reaches a critical stage of drought, we look at whether tapping into groundwater is a viable alternative. >

6 Nov 17
Fixperts connects designers to those in need of their expertise

Design News > Design Thinking

"The idea behind Fixperts is to connect designers with people who could do with a little help in their lives." >

3 Nov 17
Enough White Tea Cups: a documentary that examines solutions for global challenges

Design News > Design Thinking / Film & Animation

The film highlights the work of the INDEX: Design to Improve Life® organisation and will be screened at Nightscape 2018. >

2 Nov 17
Researchers develop EDCC, a new earthquake-resistant concrete

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

The malleability of this eco-friendly concrete aims to withstand earthquake pressure. >

2 Nov 17
A new hydroelectric canal reuses fresh and marine water to provide electricity

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

This Hydroelectric project reconnects and reuses fresh and marine water systems. >

1 Nov 17
Morag Myerscough on giving spaces character and sensitivity through the use of colour

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The Design Indaba Festival 2018 speaker will turn the Artscape Piazza into a wonderland with her colourful structure. >

1 Nov 17
Yami-Ichi disrupts how the price of art is valued

Design News > Art & Photography / Creative Economy

Here, money is powerless and instead the public is invited to barter skills, services and objects for a piece of art. >

31 Oct 17
Eindhoven University of Technology unveils world’s first 3D printed bridge

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Industrial Design

Built with cyclists in mind, the bridge can withstand loads up to two tonnes. >

30 Oct 17
Fernando Laposse wins at the Future Food Design Awards

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Product Design

The awards, which were held during Dutch Design Week, had a total of 73 projects from 24 different countries. >

28 Oct 17
Space10’s pop-up brings microgreens to congested urban spaces

Design News > Food Design

This integrated salad bar could popularise hydroponic food farming where traditional agriculture is unavailable. >

27 Oct 17
Sketchcase transforms your Laptop into a portable whiteboard

Design Frontiers > Product Design

The perfect laptop skin for creatives. >

26 Oct 17
The smart bicycle dock by engineering student Mardu Swanepoel

Next Generation > Product Design

The South African student designed a docking station to keep your bicycle safe in theft-prone areas. >

26 Oct 17
David Adjaye, Ron Arad to design new Holocaust Memorial in London

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre will honour victims and survivors of Nazi persecution. >

24 Oct 17
Scientists say they’ve overcome one of the final barriers to making lifelike robots

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Product Design

“It’s the closest artificial material equivalent we have to a natural muscle.” >

20 Oct 17
Angolan visual artist on opening up the conversation about a new African identity

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Kiluanji Kia Henda is the first African artist to receive the Frieze Artist Award. >

20 Oct 17
Urban trees as sustainability power tools for cities

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

If trees are providing so many benefits, why are cities letting this natural resource dwindle? >

19 Oct 17
Self-taught inventor powers a village in West Africa using hydro energy

Design News > African Design / Design Activism / Industrial Design

He built a micro-hydroelectric dam for his village using his savings of about R78 000. >

18 Oct 17
Speak up, speak out, speak back: Africa Architecture Awards 2017

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

"What is African architecture? What makes architecture work on this continent?," asks Mark Olweny, a judge at this year’s Africa Architecture Awards. >

17 Oct 17
First stage of Dementia gets innovative home hub

Product Spotlight > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

With the push of a button, misplacing belongings in stage one Dementia might become less frustrating. >

16 Oct 17
Buitenkant takes a look at homelessness in Cape Town

Design News > African Design / Film & Animation

This homeless woman discovers a set of keys in a muddy puddle of water. >

16 Oct 17
The inaugural Antenna promises to be an unforgettable experience

Next Generation > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Get your tickets and come see the future of design on stage during Dutch Design Week. >

12 Oct 17
Calling concrete artists: Entries for the 2018 PPC Imaginarium Awards are now open

Design News > African Design

The PPC Imaginarium Awards is now accepting entries from both South Africa and Zimbabwe. >

11 Oct 17

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