Kate Walker | Design Indaba

Clever cooking hacks to combat wasteful food habits

SpoonLed is a video and event series that shows millennials how to make the most out of their food waste. >
Auto-focus specs adapts lenses to near and farsighted vision

Deep Optics’ omnifocals automatically adjust focus, providing the wearer with improved vision. >
Newly discovered enzyme could change the way we recycle plastic

Kyoto University researchers are able to cultivate an enzyme that can break down plastic into harmless chemicals. >
Counterspace: Architects investigate Johannesburg’s abandoned mine dumps

Collaborative studio, Counterspace investigates the meaning of lost and found spaces in South Africa’s city of gold. >
EduKick designs football games that teach slum kids maths

Community project gets creative with soccer to increase children’s literacy in India. >
31 Bits’ holistic business model empowers Ugandan women

Jewellery brand creates a sustainable income for Ugandan artisans while teaching them skills to become self-reliant. >
Wi-Fi trashcans encourage festivalgoers to practise responsible rubbish disposal

Indian startup ThinkScream develops a trashcan that provides Wi-Fi connection in exchange for trash. >
UNICEF bicycle initiative helps Ghanaian schoolgirls get to class safely

Swedish brand Vélosophy teams up with UNICEF to donate its commuter bikes to girls in Ghana. >
IKEA's next step for sustainability

The eco-responsible furniture company is transitioning to biobased packaging made out of mushrooms. >
New supermarket in Denmark only stocks food past its sell by date

WeFood is reducing food waste in Denmark by selling the food that mainstream supermarkets throw out. >
Accra-based Swedish fashion brand creates street couture in collaboration with Ghanaian tailors

HI ON LIFE is a fashion brand driven by sustainable design, Ghanaian culture and a Scandinavian appreciation of form. >
Jua Kali interprets the ingenuity of Nairobi's informal sector

Kenyan artist Tahir Carl Karmali's photomontage series deconstructs hacker culture in Kenya. >
Maheder Gebremedhin: Traditional Ethiopian architecture and modern radio shows

Addis Ababa-born architect Maheder Gebremedhin looks at where architecture is and where it’s going in his city. >
The creative chef, Jasper Udink ten Cate releases his first cookbook

The Creative Chef cookbook shows home cooks how to turn everyday meals into mind-blowing dining experiences. >
Shape-shifting textile cloud can change sound quality in a room

BLOOM is a knitted origami surface that can alter the ambient acoustics of public spaces. >
Candyfloss characters in comical GIFs with a feminist touch

Inspired by Instagram artists, Swedish art director Sofia Hydman creates GIFs depicting chubby, confident girls. >
Award-winning architecture student Alfie Hope imagines a city floating on bamboo

Alfie Hope champions water-based urbanism with his proposal to grow floating land with bamboo. >
A moss wall that creates clean, green energy

Graduate Elena Mitrofanova has designed a modular system that generates electricity from moss. >
Nursery Fields Forever imagines a preschool where kids learn how to farm

Rome-based design team wins an architecture award for its new age urban farming school for children. >
3D printed braille maps for navigating interiors

Rutgers University researchers hope their new braille maps will become a new standard feature in all public spaces. >
Phone booth gets a green makeover

Artist transforms a London phone booth into a botanical box to call for the greening up of city spaces. >
MASS Architects: Africa's architects must understand their continent

Jean Paul Sebuhayi and Amelie Ntigulirwa from MASS explain how their architecture is a response to the needs of communities. >
3D printing human tissue for organ regeneration

Breakthrough in bioprinting technology opens up new possibilities for organ transplants. >
The advantages of Li-Fi over Wi-Fi

French start-up discovers that LED lamps can generate a speedy internet connection. >

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