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South African filmmakers reimagine an apartheid identity
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Film & Animation
Filmmakers Kelly-Eve Koopman and Sarah Summers on their new webseries Coloured Mentality
12 Jan 17
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All Dutch trains now run on wind energy
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Industrial Design
The European country has reached its goal a little earlier than planned.
12 Jan 17
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The MIT Cheetah: A bio-inspired robot that could save lives in the future
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Design Thinking
This quadrupedal robot could one day become a valuable first responder in situations that are hazardous to humans.
12 Jan 17
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How can we respond faster to epidemic outbreaks?
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Product Design
The Ubuntu containment bed can easily be assembled for a rapid response to an outbreak
11 Jan 17
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How's my driving?
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Information Design
Cameroonian innovator designs an app to combat road accident deaths.
11 Jan 17
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Tech-infused jacket allows speedy donations for the homeless
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Product Design
The meeting point between being a good samaritan and 21st-century convenience is here.
11 Jan 17
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The haunting self-portraits of Josephine Kuuire
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Art & Photography
The Ghanaian photographer learning to love herself through creativity.
10 Jan 17
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Concave roof design collects rainwater to cool the interior
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Design Thinking
This crafty double roof design collects rainwater and cools the interior of the home in arid regions
10 Jan 17
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Amna Elshandaweely launches her new collection at Design Indaba
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
“Through design and through art we are the people that can change the world.”
10 Jan 17
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Down to Xjabelle: Breaking the stigma of Down syndrome through fashion
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
This designer creates authentic Central American fashion for individuals with Down syndrome.
10 Jan 17
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Can architecture help us heal from loss?
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Architecture & Interiors
The ‘Mask House’ was built specifically for those coping with grief.
10 Jan 17
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Mushroom leather: The future is fungal
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Product Design
This mushroom material can grow a whole cowhide’s worth of leather in two months.
9 Jan 17
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Could the flying B-Droid help bees with pollination?
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Design Thinking
Scientist develops another robotic pollinator
9 Jan 17
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South African photographer takes us into one of Cape Town’s oldest traditions
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Art & Photography
The Cape Town Minstrel Carnival is an annual celebration of renewal in Cape Town, South Africa.
9 Jan 17
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Meet the surfers of the Gaza Strip
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Film & Animation
A community looking to the waves of the Mediterranean for relief.
9 Jan 17
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The Micro Wind Turbine: A portable, collapsible energy source
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Product Design
This compact turbine is perfect for a nomadic lifestyle.
9 Jan 17
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Not a plastic bag
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Product Design
India’s EnviGreen pushes 100 per cent biodegradable, edible alternatives to plastic.
6 Jan 17
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Wheelchair-friendly baby stroller for differently-abled parents
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Product Design
A high school student has created a baby carrier wheelchair for a differently-abled parent to stroll with their newborn
6 Jan 17
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Molly Keogh: West African textiles, contemporary style
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
We talk to the designer behind the Accra-based fashion brand Osei-Duro.
6 Jan 17
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Free the nipple: LED teats contest censorship on Facebook
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Design Activism
Anonymous Spanish art collective Luzinterruptus create a carpet of glowing nipples outside Madrid's Facebook office to protest against censorship.
5 Jan 17
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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault
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Food Design
This facility safeguards the building blocks of agriculture.
5 Jan 17
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Mamaope: A jacket that detects pneumonia
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Design Activism
A Ugandan graduate designed a high-tech wearable to fight the scourge of pneumonia in Sub-Saharan Africa.
5 Jan 17
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Algorithmically designed jewellery by Nervous System
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Made from brass and rubber, the Corollaria collection is inspired by science and technology.
5 Jan 17
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Hattie Newman: Creator of paper worlds
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Art & Photography
London-based set designer and paper artist Hattie Newman is in love with tactile things.
30 Dec 16
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