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Maria Mayanja: Upcycling and Kigali’s co-working spaces
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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
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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
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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
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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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The Dutch e-bike powered by solar energy
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Product Design
The Dutch Solar Bike's sleek design is thanks to specially designed solar panels.
17 Mar 16
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Kampala's street children rehabilitated through music and art
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Music & Sound Design
M-Lisada is an orphanage in Uganda that empowers Kampala's street children through art.
17 Mar 16
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A movement to clean-up and beautify the city of Bhopal
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Design Activism
Bhopal I-Clean Team is a spot-fixing programme started by a group of locals who are determined to tidy up their city.
17 Mar 16
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A tiny, smart patch could replace insulin shots for diabetes sufferers
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Product Design
A painless patch could mean that millions of diabetes sufferers no longer have to inject themselves to correct their insulin levels.
16 Mar 16
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Teta Isibo: Rwandan-made products that mix modernity and tradition
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
With her brand Inzuki Designs, Teta Isibo is a Rwandan entrepreneur helping to take artisanal Rwanda-made products to the modern market.
16 Mar 16
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Welcome to Germany is a cellphone app for refugees
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Product Design
A smart application provides migrants with much-needed information about life in Germany.
16 Mar 16
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Clever cooking hacks to combat wasteful food habits
Design News
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Food Design
SpoonLed is a video and event series that shows millennials how to make the most out of their food waste.
16 Mar 16
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Ugandan community hall crafted out of basic materials
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Architecture & Interiors
Natural light and locally-sourced materials bring the late Ross Langdon’s design to life.
16 Mar 16
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An innovative way to extinguish a fire
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Product Design
The Elide Fire Extinguishing Ball uses a chemical blast to control unexpected fires.
16 Mar 16
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Interactive installations turn Toronto's beaches into winter destinations
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Urban & Landscape Design
Toronto’s beach goers are encouraged to hit the seaside throughout the year.
15 Mar 16
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Fashion house Mille Collines celebrates all things Africa
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The recent Mille Collines show at AFI MBFW Joburg takes an elegant and contemporary look at ubiquitous African curios.
15 Mar 16
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Auto-focus specs adapts lenses to near and farsighted vision
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Product Design
Deep Optics’ omnifocals automatically adjust focus, providing the wearer with improved vision.
15 Mar 16
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Newly discovered enzyme could change the way we recycle plastic
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Design Activism
Kyoto University researchers are able to cultivate an enzyme that can break down plastic into harmless chemicals.
15 Mar 16
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Township: Photographs depicting life after South African apartheid
Design News
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Art & Photography
Anne Rearick’s work documents the lives of people faced with economic hardship, poverty and racism.
15 Mar 16
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Tiny surgical tools inspired by origami
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
Researchers were able to do away with bulky surgical parts and rely instead on the principles of origami.
15 Mar 16
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Electronic wastelands raise questions about sustainable design
Design Frontiers
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Industrial Design
Photo exhibition E-waste Tsunami calls on designers to think up better ways to deal with e-waste.
14 Mar 16
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Counterspace: Architects investigate Johannesburg’s abandoned mine dumps
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Urban & Landscape Design
Collaborative studio, Counterspace investigates the meaning of lost and found spaces in South Africa’s city of gold.
14 Mar 16
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A pictorial narrative explores the estranged lives of adults
Design News
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Information Design
A children’s book for adults, The Well of Being explores life through narrative and illustration.
14 Mar 16
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US digital artist talks representation of minorities in graphic design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Jeff Manning’s work is inspired by music and informed by the need to represent minorities in graphic design.
14 Mar 16
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EduKick designs football games that teach slum kids maths
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Creative Economy
Community project gets creative with soccer to increase children’s literacy in India.
14 Mar 16
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