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Redesign Meat at the Slagerij de Hamvraag
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Food Design
Food designers rethink the meat industry in a series of talks and discussions at the Slagerij de Hamvraag pop up butchery in the Netherlands.
7 Apr 16
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Architects designing for social improvement
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Architecture & Interiors
billionBricks project manager Astrid Hugo shares advice on how to design for the homeless.
7 Apr 16
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Artist invites humans to bond with worms
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Product Design
Amy Youngs’ exhibition educates people about the benefits of worm composting at home.
7 Apr 16
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Smart tampons could be the future of home diagnostics
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Product Design
Researchers are creating a tampon testing system that helps women monitor their own health and fertility.
7 Apr 16
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Gau Gas creates energy from animal waste
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Product Design
Cooking with fossil fuels over an open flame is harmful to people and the environment, SustainEarth offers a biogas alternative.
7 Apr 16
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Harnessing creativity in the workplace
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Design Thinking
Creativity on demand: Some lessons in how to channel your creative energy in a more productive way.
6 Apr 16
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Dave Hakkens’ DIY plastic recycling machines
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Industrial Design
Industrial designer shares blueprints for recycling machines so that anyone can make plastic products at home.
6 Apr 16
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Backpacks made from traditional Sotho blankets
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Sibusiso Mokhachane makes backpacks from blankets to celebrate his heritage and help the world unlearn African stereotypes.
6 Apr 16
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Helen Borg’s illustrations prove that a little bit of cheek goes a long way
Next Generation
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Using a handful of quirk and a pinch of cheek, Helen Borg’s illustrations question and mock the pleasures and emotions surrounding desire in our society.
6 Apr 16
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Syria’s refugee children tell their stories in an animated series
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Film & Animation
Once upon a time, Syria’s refugee children had families and homes. Now, they’re telling their stories as they flee ongoing conflict.
6 Apr 16
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MakeRight: Involving prisoners in anti-crime design
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Product Design
MakeRight is an initiative that gets prisoners to help manufacture “theft-proof” bags that consider the user and the abuser and designs out the crime.
5 Apr 16
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Backpack-cum-tent designed for urban camping
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Product Design
Melina is a portable tent designed to inspire nomadic city living.
5 Apr 16
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Windows and solar panels could one day be made of transparent wood
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
Mass produced transparent wood material could be used in windows, solar panels and buildings.
5 Apr 16
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A 100 per cent biodegradable fungi dress
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Neffa’s latest creation, MycoTEX explores the future of fashion with living materials.
5 Apr 16
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Iris Cristal honours the legacy of timeless crystal in modern creations
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Product Design
Crystal chandeliers by Iris Cristal express an ancient tradition in exciting new ways.
5 Apr 16
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Janice Wang: How sound affects our taste perception
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Food Design
Oxford student Janice Wang creates multisensory experiences across multiple disciplines and ideas.
4 Apr 16
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Green Product: The Su first aid tool helps prevent choking
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
The simple Su first aid tool can help prevent a person who has fainted or had a fit from choking on their tongue.
4 Apr 16
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Cyborg beetles designed for search and rescue
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Information Design
University team develops a remote-controlled beetle that could replace mechanical drones.
4 Apr 16
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A mobile sterilisation box for safe surgeries in rural areas
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Design Activism
A sterile pod built into a modified container may be suitable for maternal and neonatal care, oral health care and post-disaster relief.
4 Apr 16
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Cosmic Surgery combines photography and the delicate art of origami
Design News
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Craft
Unrecognisable, futuristic faces mark Alma Haser’s Cosmic Surgery series.
4 Apr 16
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Tuomas Markunpoika elevates the humble pencil to a work of art
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
Finnish designer, Tuomas Markunpoika uses everyday objects like pencils as raw materials in his designs.
1 Apr 16
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Green Product: Concept Planiture is a miniature urban farm
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
Concept Planiture by Berlin-based designer Marlen Häselbarth encourages interactions between the user and nature in the urban environment.
1 Apr 16
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A tribute to world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid
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Architecture & Interiors
Award-winning architect Dame Zaha Hadid passed away suddenly on Thursday, leaving behind a legacy of groundbreaking work.
1 Apr 16
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Zero-emissions fridge helps Mozambican farmers adapt to extended drought seasons
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Product Design
Mozambican farmer, Gilberto Tethere designed a cooling silo to preserve grains in harsh farming conditions.
1 Apr 16
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Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kenyaa Mzee’s latest visual collection is exhibiting at Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town in October.
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