Design News

Inspired by the traditions of Ghana's Ga people, these custom-made coffins send the deceased off in imaginative style. >

Remote-controlled buoy becomes a tool for quick and efficient sea rescue. >

Photojournalist Donna De Cesare documents the impact of a 30-year struggle in Central America. >

GreenSole collects old trainers and transforms them into new shoes for rural kids. >

Filmmaker Pablo Pinedo Bóveda’s Noma looks at the struggles of a South African slum community. >

Penda explores the idea of a sustainable urban village made out of bamboo and rope. >

Directed by SA filmmaker Zwelethu Radebe, “The Hangman” tells the story of a black warder faced with an impossible choice. >

The Hunan province is now home to the longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge in the world. >

This air pollution testing kit helps parents make informed decisions about the type of environments they expose their children to. >

These researchers are using mapping technology to find the world’s poorest areas. >