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3D-printed blocks designed to transform into a range of cameras

Researchers at Columbia University design a modular camera system that rethinks the common camera. >
Hexagonal emergency housing designed to perform on a long-term basis

Hex House is a low-cost house designed by Architects for Society to accommodate people displaced by disaster or conflict. >
Christophe Guberan’s living textiles self-adapt, move, and transform

Global graduate Christophe Guberan creates products that challenge the limits of matter. >
Joel Nsadha: From Kampala to New York

“People inspire me. Everybody has an interesting story to tell.” >
Scientists develop a search-and-rescue robot based on a cockroach

Like a cockroach, this robot can squeeze through small spaces and be used by first-response rescue teams to find people in disaster-stricken areas. >
A high-tech, microwavable notebook

Rocket Innovations gave the traditional notebook a much needed tech upgrade. >
Ethnographic photographs and digital art converge in Folasade Adeoso's work

Digital artist Folasade Adeoso juxtaposes ethnographic photos of the colonial era with drawn lines, gif animations and flashing flowers of present-day Tumblr. >
The Centre for Afrofuturist Studies considers the futurity of black art

Based in Iowa City, the newly founded Centre for Afrofuturist Studies is a two-year artists-in-residency programme that examines blackness, art and technology. >
Adding taste and smell to the digital experience

Sending scents via the internet is a future reality thanks to research from Mixed Reality Lab in London. >
DIY-surgical robot challenges the high cost of healthcare machines

Inexpensive healthcare devices are within reach says Frank Kolkman, the creator of a DIY-surgical robot. >
Sarah Rosado: Cereal artist, constant creator

Amongst other things, New York-based artist Sarah Rosado creates celebrity portraits out of crushed cereal flakes. >
Origami lantern provides off-grid solar power

Solarpuff is an eco-friendly solar lantern made for disaster situations and developing countries. >
This feathered jacket flutters when you face north

This augmented feathered jacket by Birce Ozkan is a smart fashion piece that mimics the innate navigational senses of a bird. >
Wearable determines health status from your sweat

Professors from the University of Berkley, California have developed groundbreaking wearable technology that analyses your sweat for up to date health results. >
Fashion designer tackles European perceptions of African men

Ikiré Jones’ new menswear collection, After Migration frames African immigrants in Italy. >
The evolution of immersive storytelling

Designer Alex McDowell works with cutting-edge experts to move entertainment into a new, more immersive and participatory experience for the viewer. >
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". >
Worm farm becomes world leader in trash economics

A vermiculture project has catapulted Tom Szask into the leader of eco-capitalism. >
Inspiring an anti-pollution revolution one brick at a time

MIT students develop a low-cost, eco-friendly brick made out of industrial waste to reduce pollution in India. >
A burka made from sugar challenges modern perceptions

Worn by Muslim women all over the world, the burka has been a controversial topic for centuries. >
Gecko-like grip soon to be within reach of humans

Engineers at Stanford University have developed adhesive materials that mimic a gecko’s gripping power. >
Yogita Agrawal

Industrial Designer

Industrial designer Yogita Agrawal focuses on solving problems in emerging global communities with innovative products and sustainable technologies. >
Affordable exoskeleton could help paraplegic kids walk, sit or stand

The Phoenix, the world’s lightest exoskeleton for the disabled, will be adapted to help disabled children. >
Clara Mar Hernández López

Architect

Clara Mar Hernández López is an architect with a special interest in sustainable design. >

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