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Collecting raindrops to prevent water shortage

Design News > Information Design

Using a simple, DIY system of corrugated roof, gutters, buried pipes and gigantic tanks, Joe Mooney is able to harvest rainwater for all his domestic needs.

11 Oct 16
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How to make roads work for you

Design Frontiers > Industrial Design

Solar Roadways, a US-based startup, imagines a world that is navigated by efficient, power-generating roads.

11 Oct 16
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Sultry silhouettes and Accra beaches

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

We share this African lookbook, shot for online retailer Superbalist in Accra, Ghana.

11 Oct 16
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Ghana Be Love: Fashion in the streets of Accra

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

South African fashion retailer Suberbalist travels to Accra, Ghana to shoot their latest atmospheric campaign, Ghana Be Love.

11 Oct 16
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The handmade rugs celebrating South African and South American culture

Design News > Craft

The latest project from The Ninevites merges the traditions of two continents, South America and Africa.

11 Oct 16
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Humans and algae: An interdependence

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

A future where fresh air is inside not outside.

11 Oct 16
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Imagined logos for Lagos businesses

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Lagos-based identity design studio Light Design created a series of fun fake logos for imaged Lagos firms to stretch their creative muscles.

10 Oct 16
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Our stories have yet to be told, says South African photographer Lindsey Appolis

Design News > African Design

The man behind the camera at South Africa’s most anticipated movie, Noem My Skollie (Call Me Thief).

10 Oct 16
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Jukeboxx: Challenging the representation of women in hip hop

Design News > Design Activism

The feminist movement using hip hop culture to spread love, peace and unity.

10 Oct 16
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Pill Talk – the creative campaign working to transform the way we perceive birth control

Design News > Information Design

Overcoming contraceptive stigmas with US graphic designer Erica Benamy.

10 Oct 16
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SproutsIO offers controlled (or automated) indoor gardening

Product Spotlight > Product Design

A fine-tuned solution for the urbanite without a garden or a green thumb.

10 Oct 16
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The Great Circle: Artistic representations of drone culture in Dar es Salaam

Design News > Art & Photography

South African artist Francois Knoetze's investigates drone culture, surveillance and mapping in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with his project The Great Circle.

7 Oct 16
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Portuguese street artist turns urban trash into colossal animal sculptures

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

These animal murals are communicating a vital environmental message.

7 Oct 16
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Through the eyes of a chef with Elena Arzak

Talks > Food Design

The restaurants of San Sebastián, Spain are home to Michelin stars and gastronomy and Arzak is no different.

7 Oct 16
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Egloo: A simple, ecological alternative to electric heating

Product Spotlight > Product Design

This Italian student’s project offers electricity-free heating for the home.

7 Oct 16
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This is the fastest human-powered vehicle on Earth

Design News > Product Design

Aerovelo, a Canadian tech firm recently broke the world record with its human-powered, egg-shaped Eta bike.

6 Oct 16
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Transforming algae into plastic

Design News > Product Design

This company is turning toxic algae blooms into a valuable resource.

6 Oct 16
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One man’s trash is another’s heirloom tomato gazpacho

Design News > Food Design

From dumpster to dinner table, Salvage Supperclub challenges the way we think of ugly food.

6 Oct 16
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Elena Arzak: Flavours of the Basque region

Video Interviews > Food Design

Elena Arzak is a world-renowned chef, widely acknowledged to be one of the most pioneering female chefs in history. Here she talks about her love of flavour.

5 Oct 16
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Food production in a world without meat

Next Generation > Food Design

The rate at which we eat meat is not sustainable. A project by Central Saint Martins graduate Hanan Alkouh looks to replace pork with seaweed.

5 Oct 16
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Eat Me: Transforming detritus into delectables

Design News > Food Design

Parisian street artist Lor-K surprises passersby with huge sculptural food-inspired artworks.

5 Oct 16
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Ugly produce for a better world

Design Frontiers > Food Design

That wonky-looking vegetable in your pantry could be the key to solving world-hunger.

5 Oct 16
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Pichulik's new range brings the sacred feminine to the modern woman

Product Spotlight > Fashion & Jewellery Design

South African designer Katherine Pichulik presents her new range of jewellery and clothing, which imparts some sacred feminine wisdom for the modern woman.

4 Oct 16
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Future of food: Diary of a cell farmer

Design Frontiers > Food Design

Imagine beef without cows and eggs without chickens. Cellular agriculture can serve up food with no animals.

4 Oct 16

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