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Up in the clouds
Design News
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Interaction Design
These designs draw inspiration from the everyday cumulus.
12 May 17
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Using light as a cure
Next Generation
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Product Design
The Jeggo helps its users overcome the downsides of travelling with therapeutic music and light.
12 May 17
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Introducing the Greenhouse In a Box
Design News
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Product Design
From Indian startup Kheyti, the modular greenhouse is an affordable solution for low-income farmers.
12 May 17
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Paint the city – just not with your hands
Design News
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Urban & Landscape Design
Remote controlled drones take graffiti to new heights.
12 May 17
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This one-of-a-kind diving experience is mobilising people to consider marine health
Design News
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Design Activism
An art installation to save the Virgin Islands’ coral reef populations.
12 May 17
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UNina Afrika: The totemic light sculpture
Design News
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Product Design
This design emulates the act of carrying heavy goods on one’s head.
12 May 17
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Skateboards made from hemp
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
These unique skateboard decks are made of hemp natural fibres. Designed for cruising, these boards were built for the future.
11 May 17
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More than just transport: 5 unique renditions of the modern car
Design News
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Industrial Design
A look at some weird and innovative experiments in the world of car design.
11 May 17
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The surreal merging of Hüseyin Sahin’s disparate worlds
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Dramatic photography and Photoshop wizardry meet for striking visual effect.
11 May 17
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Insects: An answer to global hunger?
Design News
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Food Design
Could insect farming solve malnutrition problems in developing countries.
11 May 17
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Low-cost urinal system tackles a school’s sanitation issues
Next Generation
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Product Design
The modified urinals were developed by five middle school students.
11 May 17
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3 Must-See Design Talks by African creatives
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
All three of these designers are innovating in Africa’s unique circumstances.
11 May 17
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Reinventing the djembe drum for the modern home
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
“When the drums speak, even the kings are silent.”
10 May 17
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Call it what you want, says Olafur Eliasson, good design is about the consequences
Video Interviews
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Design Activism
Over the coming months we’ll be dropping some footage of the creatives who lit up Design Indaba 2017.
10 May 17
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From battleground to playground
Design News
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Interaction Design
Co-designed playgrounds help refugee children heal and gain a sense of ownership.
10 May 17
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Teen develops bra to fight breast cancer
Next Generation
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Product Design
18-year old Julian Rios Cantu’s ‘auto exploration’ bra monitors changes in breast tissue.
10 May 17
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Freshlyground’s music video calls out South Africa’s lack of leadership
Design News
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Music & Sound Design
The band’s latest is a pointed address at South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma.
10 May 17
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Collaborative cartography for a good cause
Design News
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Information Design
A citizen-powered navigation app to benefit visually impaired folks.
9 May 17
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African Photography comes back to New York
Design News
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Art & Photography
In a second co-curated exhibition, our media partner Nataal brings a selection of African photographers to New York.
9 May 17
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Rebranding North Korea
Design News
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Design Thinking
Swedish studio Snask gives the totalitarian state a visual makeover.
9 May 17
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Songs To Play at My Funeral
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
It’s not as macabre as it sounds.
9 May 17
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How to help refugees feel at home
Design News
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Design Thinking
Innovators, creatives and philanthropists around the world are working on apps and online platforms that help refugees feel at home in unfamiliar places.
8 May 17
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The muted and impactful photography of Marcin Ryczek
Lookbook
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Art & Photography
A visual artist whose minimal arrangements speak volumes.
8 May 17
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Pop-up Happiness
Design News
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Interaction Design
Could there be a design solution for unhappiness?
8 May 17
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