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Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | August 2017

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >
A golden way to draw attention to an overlooked piece of female anatomy

Alli Sebastian Wolf hopes that her work will spur more conversations about the fascinating magic and underappreciated aspects of the clitoris. >
Atkar

Architect

Originally a construction material supplier, Atkar has expanded to include an architectural division. >
A floating public pool designed to revive Melbourne’s Yarra River

London-based architects Studio Octopi proposed a floating pool to activate community interest around the cleanup of the Yarra River. >
This music festival has the perfect solve for flat batteries

Students at Australia’s UniSA designed a bespoke solar phone charging stand for the WOMADelaide Festival. >
TL Uglow

Creative Director

TL Uglow ('Tea') is the creative director of Google's Creative Lab in Sydney and a tech celebrity. >
Doubt is a creative catalyst: We grow because we doubt

In May 2016, Tea Uglow (formerly Tom) spoke on doubt as a creative catalyst. During the talk, she acknowledged she is transgender. Tea is speaking at DI 2017. >
What will the cities of the future look like?

Hint: They’re green. >
Naked, defenseless & without glory

Sam Jinks’ hyper-real sculptures depict an unsettling human vulnerability. >
Move at the speed of culture: How brands stay connected in a fast pace world

Sydney-based brand agency Re believes that relevance trumps differentiation. If you are relevant, you can create an emotional connection. >
Reclaiming a feminine masculinity

Butch Is Not A Dirty Word: the publication celebrating butch identity and culture. >
Disrupting expensive city housing with Big World Homes

Affordable, flat-packed homes that rethink the way people live. >
Levoons: squeezable spoons to make baking a breeze

Dreamfarms’ ingenious measuring spoons take the guess work out of baking. >
Reverse-design with quirky illustrator Domenic Bahmann

From an office marker-turned-swan, to a fire truck putting out burnt toast, these illustrations celebrate the quirky side of design. >
One man’s journey home with the help of Google Earth

Using Google Earth, Saroo Brierley found his family after 25 years. This is his story. >
Humanihut addresses refugee shelter crisis with quick-to-assemble design

Australian-based startup develops a prefab living unit with all important amenities included >
Twenty-Fifty: A visualisation of the world’s food crisis

Designer Gemma Warriner is trying to make the global food crisis we face in 2050 accessible by representing the data in vegetables. >
Cigarette butt bricks burn away pollution

Researchers have found a way to cut down global littering by incorporating cigarette butts into 2.5 per cent of the world's annual brick production. >
BeSeens: LED imbedded, hand-signalling cycling gloves

BeSeens use motion detection and LED lighting to make indicating safer for cyclists. >
Floating bio-filtration system cleans up river litter

Melbourne-based designer Rowan Turnham builds a modular plant system that captures trash from an estuary. >
Researchers make strides towards self-cleaning textiles

Textiles that self-clean when exposed to light could be well on the way, but don’t throw out the washing machine yet. >
Clever cooking hacks to combat wasteful food habits

SpoonLed is a video and event series that shows millennials how to make the most out of their food waste. >
Ugandan community hall crafted out of basic materials

Natural light and locally-sourced materials bring the late Ross Langdon’s design to life. >
Modular homes that have a positive impact on their owners and the environment

These prefabricated homes are designed and built to generate more energy than they consume. >

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