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Osborne Macharia on how storytelling can change perceptions
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Art & Photography
The Kenyan photographer touches on the power of narrative photography with his series “Melanin-0”.
24 Mar 16
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Blurring the lines between art, architecture and design
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
A design studio in Italy known for their anamorphic art have painted shape changing mural.
24 Mar 16
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Cape Town set to build its first blind-friendly outdoor park
Design News
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Urban & Landscape Design
A park specially designed to accommodate those with impaired vision - the first of its kind in Cape Town.
24 Mar 16
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William Kentridge celebrates Rome’s history with a 550-metre frieze
Design News
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Art & Photography
Using reverse graffiti, William Kentridge will wash his iconic stencils along the banks of the Tiber River in Rome.
24 Mar 16
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Notes on Blindness: A virtual reality experience
Design Frontiers
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Film & Animation
“Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness” is a virtual reality film created from the audio diaries theologian John Hull kept as he went blind.
23 Mar 16
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“Kenya’s League of Extravagant Grannies”
Design News
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Art & Photography
Osborne Macharia’s latest photographic narrative tells the tale of three retired ministers jet-setting around Africa.
23 Mar 16
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Bel & Bel are the leaders in supra-cycling
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
Spanish design studio Bel&Bel save objects from falling into disuse by redesigning their purpose.
23 Mar 16
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Bangladesh-based start-up boasts zero-waste fashion
Design News
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Upcycling, recycling and reinvestment are the principles of this eco-friendly fashion brand.
23 Mar 16
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Andrew Merritt and Paul Smyth: Beyond the physical in experimental design
Video Interviews
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Design Activism
London-based practice Something & Son is known for their collaborations with experts who share their passion for socially driven projects.
23 Mar 16
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Fontus self-filling water bottles
Design News
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Product Design
Water bottles designed to harvest water from the air using an internal condensation system.
22 Mar 16
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Nature already has a solution to water contamination
Design News
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Design Activism
Researchers look into an ancient Native American method of purifying water with cactus goo.
22 Mar 16
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Portable water purification for developing nations
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
LifeStraw is a portable and affordable water purification tool for people in developing countries.
22 Mar 16
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WaterWheel: A rolling solution in rural India
Design News
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Product Design
Wello Water’s WaterWheel lifts the physical burden of water collection in rural India.
22 Mar 16
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A faster, cheaper way to filter water using graphene
Design Frontiers
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Design Activism
Scientists have created a graphene-based water filter that could be a solution to the water crisis.
22 Mar 16
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Edible cutlery: Eat with it and then eat it
Design News
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Food Design
In an attempt to curb the amount of waste caused by disposable cutlery, Narayana Peesapati has invented cutlery you can eat.
21 Mar 16
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CrowdVoice: An archive of social unrest from around the world
Design News
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Information Design
Esra’a Al Shafei’s online platform curates user-generated content from protests around the world.
21 Mar 16
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Virtual reality used for drug rehabilitation
Design News
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Interaction Design
Programme at the University of Houston treats drug and alcohol addiction with immersive VR scenarios.
21 Mar 16
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Doctors Without Borders trials 3D printing and VR technology to design field hospitals
Design News
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Creative Economy
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) are trialling the use of virtual reality and 3D printing in the design process of their field hospitals.
18 Mar 16
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Electric-assisted handcycle prototype proposed as low-cost wheelchair in Bangladesh
Design News
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Product Design
Researchers design a solar-powered vehicle as a possible upgrade of the widespread manual wheelchair.
18 Mar 16
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Turning cemeteries into forests
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
The new Bios Urn and tree incubator has created a way to commemorate the dead by planting a tree.
18 Mar 16
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Maria Mayanja: Upcycling and Kigali’s co-working spaces
Video Interviews
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Design Activism
Co-working spaces are a breeding ground for collaboration and new ideas, says Impact Hub Kigali’s managing director.
18 Mar 16
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The "A" speaker: A solution to noise pollution
Design News
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Music & Sound Design
The "A" speaker is like listening to headphones without the headphones.
17 Mar 16
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Pigeon Air Patrol reports London’s air quality to tweeters
Design News
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Design Activism
Plume Labs sends a fleet of racing pigeons into the sky to monitor London’s pollution index.
17 Mar 16
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Bicycle path doubles as solar panel
Product Spotlight
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Urban & Landscape Design
Solar panels fitted into bike path generate more electricity than expected.
17 Mar 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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