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Nebia shower head uses 70 per cent less water

Product Spotlight > Product Design

A Kickstarter-funded shower system could reduce water wastage in the drought-stricken US.

24 Aug 15
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Burning Man Festival calls out to urban designers

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The Black Rock City Ministry of Urban Planning has put a call out to urban designers to reimagine the Burning Man Festival’s temporary city design.

24 Aug 15
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Miniature robots made from waste electronic chips and wires

Design News > Product Design

Singapore and Malaysia-based industrial designer Anthony Oh recycles electric parts into miniature robot sculptures.

24 Aug 15
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Google's Project Sunroof brings solar panels to your doorstep

Design News > Information Design

Google has unveiled Project Sunroof, a tool to determine how much money you could save with solar panels.

21 Aug 15
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This is not a joke: this man is a cyborg

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation

Born colour-blind, Neil Harbisson invented an antenna that converts colour into sound and had it implanted into his skull. Now he’s officially a cyborg.

21 Aug 15
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Design for disabilities: Rayn Jacket, DrumPants TAPS and BeamPro

Design News > Product Design

These three designs — Rayn Jacket, DrumPants TAPS and BeamPro — reveal how assistive technology is changing the lives of those living with disabilities.

21 Aug 15
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Scientists at MIT have mastered the process of 3D printing glass

Design News > Product Design

Glass, a mysterious amorphous solid, is the latest material to be 3D printed by scientists at MIT's Mediated Materials Group lab.

21 Aug 15
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How tech and social media can connect a family

Design News > Art & Photography

A grandfather learns how to use Instagram to send drawings to his grandchildren living abroad.

21 Aug 15
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Humanity, animality and nonsense in Wilma Cruise's etchings

Design News > Art & Photography

South African sculptor and visual artist Wilma Cruise investigates verbal and nonverbal communication in her nonsense-inspired creations.

21 Aug 15
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Cyrus Daruwala's Painful People satirises Mumbai's most annoying commuters

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Author and illustrator Cyrus Daruwala addresses Mumbai's pain-in-the-neck residents in his new handmade book.

21 Aug 15
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Designer Terry Angelos creates by merging nature and humour

Product Spotlight > Product Design

South African artist Terry Angelos designs wall art and homeware using nature and her quirky side as inspiration.

21 Aug 15
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Family builds self-sufficient floating home

Design News > Design Thinking

Over the last twenty years, a Canadian family have assembled a floating home made up of living quarters fortified by greenhouses.

20 Aug 15
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Naeem Biviji: The importance of sourcing materials locally

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors

Sourcing local materials allows Studio Propolis to define a regional form of architecture and product that has it’s own character says co-founder Naeem Biviji.

20 Aug 15
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A doctor in the Gaza strip is 3D printing medical tools

Design News > Product Design

A conflict-zone doctor in the Gaza strip is 3D printing low-cost medical tools to help improve vital care in the area.

20 Aug 15
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Bompas and Parr's breathable cocktail cloud leaves visitors in high spirits

Design News > Food Design

Meteorology and mixology collide in Bompas and Parr’s latest project, Alcoholic Architecture, a bar with an intoxicating atmosphere.

20 Aug 15
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The Beat Making Lab gives Africa's youth a global microphone

African Report > Music & Sound Design

A hip-hop music class that started at a US university is changing the lives of Africa's up-coming musicians.

20 Aug 15
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Yerka: The Fort Knox of bicycles

Design News > Industrial Design

Three Chilean engineering students dropped out of college to develop an unstealable bicycle with an integrated locking system.

20 Aug 15
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The Lalela Project pits art against poverty

Design News > Design Activism

A Western Cape-based non-profit organisation empowers impoverished youths through art and music.

20 Aug 15
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The Drinkable Book can provide clean drinking water for a year

Design Frontiers > Product Design

The pages of The Drinkable Book, developed by Dr Theresa Dankovitch, work as safe water filters and provide the vital information on waterborne diseases.

19 Aug 15
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The happy union of plastic water sachets and vernacular architecture

Next Generation > Design Thinking

Architecture student Anna Webster uses the plastic water sachets made popular in marathons as a key element in the design of this Ghanaian mud hut.

19 Aug 15
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Karim Rashid on cross-pollination in design

Inside View > Product Design

"Don't specialise." Here's why multi-award-winning designer Karim Rashid doesn’t just stick to one design discipline.

19 Aug 15
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A 3D-printed surfboard that can collapse into 48 pieces

Design News > Industrial Design

Design student Max Robotham makes carrying a surfboard from place to place a lot easier.

19 Aug 15
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Bionic Lenses, the next step in eye treatment

Design Frontiers > Product Design

A Canadian optometrist and inventor is on the precipice of producing a bionic lens that could revolutionise eye treatment.

19 Aug 15
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Lukhanyo Mdingi: Luxury fashion for everyday wear

Video Interviews > Fashion & Jewellery Design

The young designer hopes to inspire South African men to think beyond a printed t-shirt when considering their everyday style.

19 Aug 15

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