Kate Walker | Design Indaba

Leftover, ground coffee has found a higher calling

3Dom is taking coffee waste and converting it into a sustainable, recyclable 3D printing material. >
Where did colour come from?

Colour maker Laura Daza explores the origin of colour by transforming raw materials into eight ancient pigments. >
Tree Adoption Uganda is helping impoverished youths start sustainable businesses

The TreeCapital tree-planting programme is turning young Ugandan adults into entrepreneurs and environmental activists. >
Inside Outside | Petra Blaisse and TextielLab collaborate on a knitted solar curtain

Two Netherlands-based organisations are on the frontier of energy-harvesting textile design. >
Japanese graphic designer Nemury creates abstract artworks on his iPhone

Nemury’s graphic artworks provoke the question: Is iOS technology an up-and-coming medium for creating digital art? >
Morten Ydefeldt: Bridging the gap between digital and the physical

Industrial designer and maker, Morten Ydefeldt helps us imagine the possibilities of 3D printing design. >
An app monitors personal experiences with antidepressants

Start is a six-week digital programme, designed to help people figure out whether their antidepressant is working for them. >
Community activists are helping fight malnutrition in Angola

Trained Angolan volunteers treat approximately 50 children a week using Valid International's acute malnutrition programme. >
Home sweet home on Mars

French 3D-printing team Fabulous has designed a dome-like, Martian habitat for space exploration. >
Nairobi Design Week founder says the time for African design is now

Industrial designer Adrian Jankowiak unpacks the landscape of African design from where he’s standing. >
Sandbag housing solution opens doors for home ownership in Nakuru

Design organisation, Orkistudio has created a sustainable housing alternative for Kenyan locals while providing a platform to increase family incomes. >
Designing functional fashion for disabled bodies

Fashion design student Lucy Jones has created a guide to designing stylish clothing adapted to wheelchair-bound individuals. >
Rebuilding Haiti one house at time

New Story has funded the construction of 100 new homes for Haiti’s homeless in 100 days with its transparent, online fundraising platform. >
Egyptian studio designs contemporary furniture from handmade, recycled material

With a belief that design can solve problems, Reform Studio developed a material from reused plastic bags, which now forms the basis of its designs. >
Non-profit’s greenhouses help Andean communities combat malnutrition

A social development project in the Andes Mountains has changed the diet and farming methods of highland Peruvians. >
Introducing Jalpa Shah’s quirky Monday BLUdle illustrations

The Monsoon Monster, The Amoeba Man & Shitty Selfie form part of this Indian illustrator’s light-hearted graphic series. >
Yangon Echoes exposes untold stories of locals living in Yangon’s dilapidated colonial buildings

A photographic book highlights the conflict surrounding the destruction of Yangon’s historic architecture by putting a spotlight on the buildings’ residents. >
Africa's cleanest city is officially a car-free zone

The Rwandan city of Kigali is a beacon of clean living as its recently implemented car-free policy makes way for a new green transport system. >
Fruit and veggie waste is transformed into leathery material

A group of design students in Rotterdam have created a new type of leather from discarded fresh produce. >
Cristina de Middel on her signature brand of filmic photography

The work of Spanish photographer Cristina de Middel has been exhibited worldwide – we found out what goes into her cinematic-style images. >
Marije Vogelzang imagines meat growing on plants for her food design project

Plant Bones is Dutch food designer Marije Vogelzang’s exploration into culinary creativity. >
Rich Mnisi: Fashion forward and business savvy

Just out of varsity and fashion school, designer Rich Mnisi has already launched his own critically-acclaimed fashion brand. >
Bentley van Wyk: Mastering the art of pottery

Ceramic designer Bentley van Wyk masters traditional techniques in his contemporary ceramic designs. >
Yangon Bakehouse upskills Myanmese women to start their own businesses

A coffee shop in Yangon empowers disadvantaged women in Myanmar with its food and beverage training programme. >

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