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Neri Oxman

Architect • Designer • Inventor

Architect, designer and inventor. >
11-year-old scientist Gitanjali Rao develops DIY test for lead-contaminated water

Tethys is named after the Greek goddess of water and is currently one of the fastest and cheapest. >
Astrid Stavro

Creative Director • Graphic Designer

Partner and Creative Director, Atlas >
Chilean creatives develop the first social education tool for children

SIMA plugs into smartphones and can answer questions on subjects young people are curious about like animals, colours and food. >
Ekene Ijeoma combines data and design to tackle pressing global issues

From diversity in design to the refugee crisis, this data designer's projects are breaking the news cycle. >
This urban designer tracks down where the energy in our cities comes from

Could her singing manhole covers advocate for energy systems and the humans who use them? >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | December 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! >
Alec Lomami

Musician

The complexity of Alec’s personal composition doesn’t end with his music. >
Natasha Jen

Graphic Designer

Natasha Jen is an award-winning designer, an educator, and a partner at Pentagram. >
Natasha Jen on the power of being a critical thinker in the design world

The Design Indaba 2018 speaker has collaborated with Nike, the Guggenheim Museum, Google, Puma and MIT Architecture among many others. >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | November 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 new hydroelectric canal reuses fresh and marine water to provide electricity

This Hydroelectric project reconnects and reuses fresh and marine water systems. >
Can we use our own data to become better human beings?

Data designer Giorgia Lupi talks us through her experience of painstakingly collected personal data. >
Scientists say they’ve overcome one of the final barriers to making lifelike robots

“It’s the closest artificial material equivalent we have to a natural muscle.” >
Urban trees as sustainability power tools for cities

If trees are providing so many benefits, why are cities letting this natural resource dwindle? >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | October 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! >
The Gangsta Gardener is bringing affordable and nutritious produce to California’s ‘food deserts’

Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA to offer alternative food sources. >
Meet Aoi Yamaguchi, the Japanese Master Calligrapher expanding the form’s possibilities

The California-based artist merges music and performance with the centuries-old tradition. >
This pen detects cancer in seconds

This handheld device detects cancer so that doctors can remove tumors with greater accuracy during surgery. >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | September 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! >
Isis Schiffer’s EcoHelmet might get even more people interested in bike sharing

The Pratt Institute design graduate spoke at Design Indaba Conference 2017. >
How Isis Schiffer made the foldable bike helmet

The EcoHelmet made international headlines and won numerous awards. >
This electricity generating yarn could change the face of wearable tech

The carbon nanotube yarn generates electricity with just a tug. >
The inflatable garden that could sustain life on Mars and beyond

This NASA project would see astronauts on a self-sustaining vegetarian diet for longer trips across the cosmos. >

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