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Using your eyes to trick your stomach

Design News > Design Thinking / Food Design

Eating designer Marije Vogelzang explores the relationship between the eyes, the stomach and the appetite in her new project, Volumes. >

4 May 17
The twisted and wonderful illustrations of Shaun Hill

Design News > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

“It’s not so important to try to find inspiration, but rather to grab it when it comes naturally.” >

4 May 17
Flexible, organic and biodegradable: A new wave of electronics

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

A new semiconductor developed by Stanford researchers is as flexible as skin and easily degradable. >

4 May 17
Redefining golf with visual artist Imraan Christian and friends

Design News > Art & Photography / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation

This short film follows a crew of South African creatives exploring their connection to their city. >

4 May 17
A solution to childbirth related deaths in Nigeria

Product Spotlight > African Design / Design Activism

The death of a friend inspired Adepeju Jaiyeoba’s to invent life-saving kits for pregnant women in Nigeria. >

4 May 17
KwaDukuza: A music video that addresses taxi violence in South Africa

Design News > Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design

The town of KwaDukuza in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa grabbed headlines last year for a number of fatal taxi shootings. The video for this hit song address this. >

3 May 17
A tribute to the gourd

Design News > African Design / Craft

This designer reimagines the traditional calabash for the contemporary home. >

3 May 17
A photographer and a chef collaborate on this series of deconstructed dishes

Design News > Art & Photography / Food Design

“A good menu is a story, with its own narrative arc. Tension is built and released, emotions are evoked and questions are raised.” >

3 May 17
Giorgia Lupi and Kaki King on the value of beauty in design

Design News > Information Design / Music & Sound Design

Beauty or functionality? We ask the designers who helped us feel data and see music. >

3 May 17
This short film from Kenzo is a celebration of Nigeria’s youth

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation

Akinola Davies Jr captures the spirit of a community in this beautiful video. >

3 May 17
International graphic design campaign combats malaria

Design News > Design Activism / Graphic Design & Illustration

This cross-continental project advocates for malaria prevention with colourful designs. >

2 May 17
African innovation improves treatment of gunshot wounds

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Product Design

This new device is revolutionising the way trauma is treated. >

2 May 17
A ‘super’ key that cannot be copied by the masses

Design Frontiers > Industrial Design / Product Design

The Stealth Key is 3D printed and nearly impossible to replicate. >

2 May 17
Bug poop apparel

Design News > Design Activism / Fashion & Jewellery Design

The Clean Colour Collection is the latest trend in eco-friendly fashion. >

2 May 17
Click Play: 3 Masters of product

Design Frontiers > Industrial Design / Product Design

Product designers shape how we live and these graduates are at the forefront of exactly that. >

1 May 17
Interactive robot helps disabled children develop

Design News > Interaction Design

Leka, the robot that changes the way children with developmental disorders learn, play and interact. >

27 Apr 17
Tapping into the limitless creativity of children

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

IKEA turns strange & colourful kids’ drawings into real toys. >

27 Apr 17
An ode to making mixtapes

Design News > Music & Sound Design

PHFAT x Mac Motel have teamed up with Cape Town director Rob Smith to launch a nostalgic new track. >

26 Apr 17
Inarchi: Lights that float against the wall

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft

Light design firm Inarchi create elaborate chandelier light installations for projects all around the world. >

26 Apr 17
Making sneakers sustainable with the ‘Shoetopia’ project

Design Frontiers > Craft / Industrial Design / Product Design

Two Polish students are challenging traditional methods of shoe production with their 3D-printed sneaker. >

26 Apr 17
The science of water sustainability by TechKnow

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation

TechKnow is series exploring how the latest scientific and technological discoveries are changing our lives. >

26 Apr 17
Synthetic skin could return touch to amputees

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

Researchers have combined solar power and electronic skin for the first time. >

25 Apr 17
Bobby Rogers’ portrait series addresses anti-Black racism and Islamophobia in the United States

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

Inspired by the viral twitter hashtag: #BeingBlackAndMuslim. >

25 Apr 17
Check out this year's A’ Design Award winners

Design News > Design Thinking / Industrial Design / Product Design

The global platform announces its best designers and designs for 2016 to 2017. >

25 Apr 17

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