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Celebrating the sport of basketball with artist Victor Solomon

Design News > Interaction Design

From his “literally balling line”, artist Victor Solomon has created a new interactive Japanese Kintsugi basketball court to celebrate sport and the positivity

20 Aug 20
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Burning the Museum

Design News > Information Design

The annual Burning Man art festival is going virtual.

20 Aug 20
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Olafur Eliasson’s newly released AR App for kids

Design Frontiers > Product Design

The App is designed to conscientize children and alert them to concerns about the state of the planet and open conversation around climate change.

20 Aug 20
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Meerel Slootheer on the connection between drugs and insects

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Her Pharma project places pills at the centre of laser-cut bug sculptures to draw attention to the experience of being placed on medication.

20 Aug 20
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Marta Scarampi’s travel-ready, breathable onesie

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Her travel-ready, breathable onesie adds a protective layer while in the air.

20 Aug 20
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Stickers to identify people with disabilities on public transport

Design News > Product Design

The sticker is not only for people with disabilities but also a new tool in raising awareness amongst those who use public transport.

13 Aug 20
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Reef remedy: 3D-printed terracotta tiles

Design News > Interaction Design

3D-printing is lighting up the plight of coral reefs by generating terracotta tiles that mimic natural coral with the intention of restoring reefs.

13 Aug 20
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The nine-year-old Kenyan is rightly causing a stir with his sanitary smarts

Design News > Product Design

The hands-free washing station was created after Stephen Wamukota saw many people in his community struggle to wash their hands.

13 Aug 20
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Use this app to minimize your food waste

Design News > Product Design

The app is free, so you won’t waste any money downloading it, either!

13 Aug 20
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Color Blind Pal app

Design News > Product Design

“Want to see all colours more clearly? Use the app to shift colours that are hard to distinguish toward colours you can easily distinguish.”

13 Aug 20
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Reskinning for beginners

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Today’s designers are augmenting traditional forms by giving them an entire second skin.

12 Aug 20
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Upgrade yourself to human 2.0

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

This week, we look at predictive and progressive realities for the human condition.

3 Aug 20
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International Underwater Station by Yves Behar

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

"The research station will enable the discovery of new species of marine life, create a better understanding of how climate change affects the ocean."

31 Jul 20
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Vegetable-based Nadar Gin comes with a sustainable kick

Design News > Product Design

The gin is testing climate positive, thanks to a lighter carbon footprint than conventional gins distilled from wheat.

31 Jul 20
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Muscling in on invasive species is possible – by turning them into glass

Design News > Product Design

You might soon be sipping out of a drinking vessel made from pretty cerulean-coloured glass derived from mussels.

31 Jul 20
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How Marisa Hamamoto is reshaping the future of dance

Design News > Music & Sound Design

She founded her Los Angeles-based dance company Infinite Flow Dance to integrate diversity so fully that it becomes yet another new normal.

31 Jul 20
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Bloom device: Seeing is not believing

Design News > Product Design

The device is a headpiece created by IAAC (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia).

31 Jul 20
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The in-vitro skin machine by DeNova Sciences

Design News > Product Design

The Singaporean start-up has created a printing machine that can print a membrane a minute and the in-vitro skin.

31 Jul 20
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Reduce deforestation and wood waste with a naturally grown chair

Design News > Product Design

From using a bio-facturing process, Full Grown is focused on developing sustainable products.

31 Jul 20
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The new solar powered eBussy

Design News > Product Design

The reconfigurable, modular light vehicle innovatively adapts to your needs, as often as you like. From a convertible to a station wagon, off-roader and more.

31 Jul 20
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The New York Public Library’s is digitizing literary classics

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Their first Novel was a digitized version of Lewis Carol’s Alice in Wonderland.

31 Jul 20
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World’s first headset made from Fungus

Design News > Product Design

The world’s first microbe-grown, biodegradable headset made from fungus is belting out beats in its country of origin, Finland.

23 Jul 20
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Higher Steaks

Design News > Product Design

High Streaks is using state-of-the-art cell culture techniques to create a new meat product.

23 Jul 20
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How AI is taking over religious sermons

Design News > Product Design

The robot delivers sermons (albeit the same one over and over again) and interfaces with worshippers in the hope of reigniting flagging interest in religion.

23 Jul 20

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