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Eliminate wrinkles by applying a ‘second skin’

Design Frontiers > Product Design

A new, “second skin” solution to wrinkles could also lead to more medical advancements.

16 May 16
00:06:29

Rich Mnisi on building a fresh fashion brand in South Africa

Talks > Fashion & Jewellery Design

South African designer Rich Mnisi shares his creative journey (catwalk included) as part of the Global Graduates selection at Design Indaba Conference 2016.

13 May 16
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When life hands you elephant dung, make paper

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Kenyan entrepreneurs are protecting their environment by turning elephant dung into paper.

13 May 16
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Pop culture and people inspire Monde Mabaso’s illustrations

Q&A > Graphic Design & Illustration

Design Indaba 2016 Emerging Creative, Monde Mabaso is a Johannesburg-based illustrator who finds inspiration through this thriving city.

13 May 16
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Oded Ezer designs the Life/Death t-shirt

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Tel Aviv-based graphic design artist Oded Exer designed a t-shirt to help refugees.

13 May 16
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Portable surgical sterilisation suitcase

Design News > Product Design

Eniware is a new sterilisation system that aims to have a positive impact on health care in developing countries.

13 May 16
00:03:27

Alfredo Brillembourg: Architecture as a response to social issues

Video Interviews > Design Activism

Alfredo Brillembourg’s work addresses the housing crisis and poverty through architecture.

13 May 16
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The Honey: Representations of blackness as power

Design News > Art & Photography

Rendani Nemakhavhani's dynamic photo series "The Honey" turns away from blackness as struggle.

13 May 16
00:05:20

Jeanne Gang: The architecture of policing in America

Video Interviews > Urban & Landscape Design

Founder of Studio Gang, Jeanne Gang talks about how architecture can help address police brutality in America.

12 May 16
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Budapest-based brand NewFoldr champions cardboard electronics

Design News > Product Design

NewFoldr aims to create a recyclable electronics movement to challenge the global e-waste issue

12 May 16
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"Inside Ya Body" looks inside the body for inspiration

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Jack Sachs' solo installation takes a quirky, animated look at the inside of the human body.

12 May 16
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Artist’s mock machine guns are sculpted from old typewriters

Design News > Design Activism

Denver-based Ravi Zupa brings gun violence to the fore in “Mightier Than”.

12 May 16
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Snail shell shelter brings user closer to nature

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Helix is a micro-architecture structure that can shelter one nomadic individual.

12 May 16
00:04:36

Tony Gum: Young, carefree, made in Africa

Video Interviews > Art & Photography

Labelled the coolest girl in Cape Town, “Artist in learning” Tony Gum tells us about her creative philosophy and why she is often her own muse.

11 May 16
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Three innovative solutions to water shortage in South Africa

Design Frontiers > Product Design

These three ideas were submitted to Hack4Water, an initiative aimed to help solve some of SAs water challenges.

11 May 16
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Treating mental illness with virtual reality

Design News > Interaction Design

An Oxford University study tested virtual simulation on sufferers of severe paranoia, with positive results.

11 May 16
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Swawou School for Girls finally opens its doors to students in Sierra Leone

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Orkidstudio unveils its free-education school in eastern Sierra Leone after the Ebola outbreak put the project on hold.

11 May 16
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The FoodShare Truck: Fresh produce at affordable prices

Design News > Design Activism

The travelling food market offers fresh produce at cheaper prices to locals that otherwise can’t access or afford it.

11 May 16
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Photographer documents the unseen life of Senegal’s talibes

Design News > Design Activism

Photojournalist Mario Cruz’s photobook explores the harsh lives of Senegal’s modern child slaves.

11 May 16
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Revitalising Detroit by giving homes to writers

Design News > Design Activism

Write A House is a non-profit that provides vocational training to Detroit locals while trying to stabilise a city in decline.

11 May 16
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Transforming London’s Trafalgar Square into a crazy golf course

Design News > Interaction Design

Designed by the late Zaha Hadid, the undulating course will be futuristic, functional, fun and free for the public.

10 May 16
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Sundial installation 3D-printed with sheets of plastic

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Contemporary sundial uses solar data to change shape according to the natural trajectory of the sun.

10 May 16
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New African Photography Exhibition hosted in New York

Next Generation > Art & Photography

African artists and photographers are getting some serious attention and exposure overseas. Here's a look at one current exhibition in New York.

10 May 16
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Recent innovations in nanowire technology could lead to self-cooling clothing

Design News > Product Design

A more flexible, environmentally sound, safer nanowire array has the potential to revolutionise occupations like fire fighting.

10 May 16

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