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Phone booth gets a green makeover

Artist transforms a London phone booth into a botanical box to call for the greening up of city spaces. >
Do The Green Thing urges the film industry to be more environmentally conscious

Do The Green Thing relaunches with an attack on Hollywood screenwriters and a few suggestions for how films could be sending a greener message to their viewers. >
The new collection by Eva Sonaike takes its inspiration from West African modernism

Eva Sonaike, a London based lifestyle brand, has produced the Falomo collection, another luxurious series of home accessories inspired by African architecture. >
Six candidates for the Woman Architect of the Year, focussing on human-centred design

The candidates for Women Architect of the Year have been unveiled and we’ve highlighted six who use architecture to solve the housing crisis and women’s needs. >
Naresh Ramchandani’s eight all-time favourite words

“Eight Words” is Naresh Ramchandani’s ode to the words he likes best in the English language. >
This designer is experimenting with emotions

Israeli-born multidisciplinary artist Naama Schendar is exploring individuality and indentity through experiments with trauma and empathy. >
Michael Wolff: The story of four rooms

Design consultant Michael Wolff encourages young designers to trust in their ability to create something new. >
Changing our notions of acceptance

Christoph Zellweger, a Design Indaba speaker in 2008, has released his latest body of work entitled Domesticated, exploring our notions of beauty. >
Q&A with Naresh Ramchandani

The Pentagram partner shares his thoughts on jargon, the power of words and writing as a form of design. >
Echosight: Changing the way we retell global stories

Echosight uses multiple exposure to compare and contrast visual stories from around the world. >
The Wellbeing Toilet encourages correct pooping posture

A new-generation toilet is designed to support the best loo etiquette for our bowel movements. >
Alex McDowell

Digital Designer • Product Designer

Award-winning designer Alex McDowell is an immersive storyteller. He is best known for the set designs for "Minority Report", "Fight Club" and "Man of Steel". >
Naama Schendar

Artist

Multidisciplinary artist Naama Schendar explores identity and individuality through constructed methods of experiencing empathy. >
Safia Qureshi

Architect • Entrepreneur

Safia Qureshi is an award-winning architect, social designer, entrepreneur and one half of Studio [D] Tale. >
Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones are known for their surreal approach to photography

Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones turn photography on its head with their unique artistic process. >
Warren du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones

Art Director • Filmmaker • Photographer

"Light is a thing of beauty in that it overcomes darkness" - W&N Studio, London-based image makers, artists and filmmakers. >
Kids' craziest inventions become reality

In a world where we think nothing new can be created, inventors like Dominic Wilcox come and shatter that thought to pieces. >
A coat that doubles as a shelter for refugees

Students at the Royal College of Art have designed a garment that can turn into a shelter for an adult and a child. >
"Creative courage" is the mantra behind Alan Dye and Nick Finney's NB Studio

Alan Dye and Nick Finney are the creative directors behind NB, a London-based studio specialising in branding and communication. >
NB Studio

Brand Specialist • Communication Designer

NB is an independent, multidisciplinary branding and communication studio established in 1997 by designers Nick Finney and Alan Dye. >
Hilary Cottam on how design can fix social services

Social entrepreneur Hilary Cottam is working to help fix some of the biggest social problems of our time, using design as a tool for deep systemic change. >
Hilary Cottam

Social Entrepreneur

Hilary Cottam is a designer, innovator and social entrepreneur who pioneers the use of design for social change. >
Studio [D] Tale: A building isn’t always the solution

Studio [D] Tale founders Maxwell Mutanda and Safia Qureshi look beyond the traditional distinctions of architectural practice. >
Maxwell Mutanda

Architect

Multi-talented architect Maxwell Mutanda uses design to address real-world issues. >

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