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Exploring different cultures through art
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Inspired by various sub-cultures in and outside the city of Johannesburg, Terrence Toko Maluleke creates unique illustrations.
29 Aug 16
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Harvard’s squishy autonomous robot
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Design Thinking
With no electronics, this revolutionary 3D printed robot moves with the help of a chemical reaction.
29 Aug 16
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Artistry for the departed: The fantastic coffins of Ghana
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Inspired by the traditions of Ghana's Ga people, these custom-made coffins send the deceased off in imaginative style.
29 Aug 16
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AdrenaCard: the epinephrine auto-injector that fits in your pocket
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Product Design
Student duo develop a sleek new way for patients to self-administer life-saving medicine.
29 Aug 16
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Digital meets acoustic in Mune, a new kind of instrument
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Music & Sound Design
Mune combines the power of electronic music with the expressiveness and simplicity of an acoustic instrument.
26 Aug 16
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OLO turns smartphones into portable 3D printers
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Product Design
Anyone with a smartphone can digitally fabricate objects with this 3D-printing device.
26 Aug 16
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IDENTITY: The prosthetic replacements for fingerprint authentication
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Product Design
Design student creates rubber fingertips to better protect your privacy.
26 Aug 16
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Robotic lifeguard designed for rapid rescue and recovery
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Product Design
Remote-controlled buoy becomes a tool for quick and efficient sea rescue.
26 Aug 16
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Living Gadgets: What if organisms can become disposable design components?
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Studio José de la O contemplates the possibilities of genetically modified life forms made suitable for human convenience and comfort.
26 Aug 16
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Project Alloy: Intel reveals its “merged” reality headset
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Product Design
The Californian tech company is developing a VR headset with unique versatility.
25 Aug 16
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A visual journey into Central America’s gang violence
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Art & Photography
Photojournalist Donna De Cesare documents the impact of a 30-year struggle in Central America.
25 Aug 16
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XCollektiv: Resisting gentrification through art
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Design Activism
The controversial ‘Wanted’ series continues to both galvanize and provoke.
25 Aug 16
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Tired running shoes turned into slippers for school children
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
GreenSole collects old trainers and transforms them into new shoes for rural kids.
25 Aug 16
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The Street Store: Pop-up charity for the homeless
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Interaction Design
Cape Town’s Street Store uses public spaces to provide clothing for the homeless locally and abroad.
25 Aug 16
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Noma: A temporary place called home
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Film & Animation
Filmmaker Pablo Pinedo Bóveda’s Noma looks at the struggles of a South African slum community.
24 Aug 16
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Phlur: The new fragrance brand with socially conscious appeal
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Product Design
Eric Korman believes the cologne industry should start taking ethical responsibility.
24 Aug 16
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Kosovo’s visually arresting road to the Olympics
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Art & Photography
These images capture the Kosovo Olympic team as they prepare to make history.
24 Aug 16
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A bamboo city built for communal living
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Architecture & Interiors
Penda explores the idea of a sustainable urban village made out of bamboo and rope.
24 Aug 16
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Christi du Toit’s ping-pong approach to illustration
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Art & Photography
We spoke to South African illustrator Christi du Toit about honing your craft in a competitive industry.
24 Aug 16
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Snask on the power of provocative branding
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Stockholm-based creative agency Snask is known for rockstar-inspired, pink, provocative designs.
23 Aug 16
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The Hangman: transcending expectations of the armed struggle
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Film & Animation
Directed by SA filmmaker Zwelethu Radebe, “The Hangman” tells the story of a black warder faced with an impossible choice.
23 Aug 16
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The Jolt Sensor: detecting concussions in young athletes
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Product Design
This thumb-sized, wearable sensor is making sport safer.
23 Aug 16
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China opens record-breaking transparent bridge
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Hunan province is now home to the longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge in the world.
23 Aug 16
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Catch an autonomous flying drone to work
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Industrial Design
Airbus shares plans to develop autonomous flying vehicles in response to land-based traffic congestion.
23 Aug 16
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