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Old buses become showers for the homeless

Design News > Design Activism

Lava Mae is a non-profit organisation that transforms buses into mobile showers for the thousands living on the streets of San Francisco. >

15 Jun 15
Alice Stewardson’s ceramics will make your mouth water

Next Generation > Craft / Design Thinking / Food Design

Alice Stewardson has designed and baked a collection of ceramics that look like they belong in the window display of a top French patisserie. >

15 Jun 15
Love and electricity in "Plug & Play" game

Design News > Information Design / Interaction Design

Michael Frei’s award-winning bizarre short animation “Plug & Play” is now an interactive game. >

15 Jun 15
#DITakeover on Instagram: How Far From Home

Lookbook > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism / Design Thinking

Chanel Cartell and Stevo Dirnberger took us with them on their creative sabbatical in a series of wanderlust-inspired photos. >

15 Jun 15
Cristina de Middel exhibits latest surreal photo project in Spain

Design News > Art & Photography

"This Is What Hatred Did" is Cristina de Middel's latest photographic project, a modern-day interpretation of a classic Nigerian novel. >

15 Jun 15
70 ways to repurpose the iconic Picardie glass tumbler

Design News > Product Design

5.5 designstudio mark Duralex’s 70th birthday with an exhibition of clever ideas to transform the brand’s Picardie glass. >

12 Jun 15
“Black Lake” by Björk is as harrowing as it sounds

FilmFestFriday > Design Thinking / Film & Animation

Björk’s latest video release, set in Icelandic caves, is a mix of tech and tears. >

12 Jun 15
Haldane Martin’s zingy interior for new medical innovation hub

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Industrial Design

Cape Town designer Haldane Martin creates the interior for the new Innovation Hub at Groote Schuur Hospital. >

12 Jun 15
Hyko the polar bear will be your energy conscience

Product Spotlight > Design Activism / Product Design

The colour-changing Hyko Bear turns environmental awareness into a playful game for the family. >

12 Jun 15
Hip hop artist Akon’s grand solar energy plan for Africa

Design News > African Design / Design Activism

The Grammy-winning artist opens a school to train a new generation of African entrepreneurs and roll out delivery of solar energy. >

11 Jun 15
From tree to book to tree

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

This book can be planted when you finish reading it and it will grow back into a tree. >

11 Jun 15
Place your finger on the screen and watch this music video explode

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Thinking / Film & Animation

Interactive video maestro Masashi Kawamura’s fun new production for Japanese pop princess Namie Amuro’s “Golden Touch”. >

11 Jun 15
Zakifo Muzik Festival hits Durban like a tropical storm

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Zakifo Muzik Festival makes its debut in Durban with an eclectic lineup connecting Africa with the Indian Ocean islands, Europe, India, Australia and beyond... >

11 Jun 15
BIG architects unveils 2 World Trade Centre

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Bjarke Ingels' 2 WTC is the capstone in the redevelopment of the World Trade Centre, restoring downtown Manhattan's storied skyline. >

11 Jun 15
What betting patterns tell us about the news

Design News > Information Design

UK-based website Betwire discovers the news in the fluctuations of online betting markets and the infographics they generate. >

11 Jun 15
A new breed of musical instruments

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

Dutch designer Pieter-Jan Pieters and the OWOW team are putting musical controls into your hands – literally. >

10 Jun 15
Carpenters Workshop Gallery at Design Miami/Basel 2015

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Product Design

Sculpture looms large as Carpenters Workshop Gallery showcases both never-before-seen and iconic pieces at Design Miami/Basel. >

10 Jun 15
Nic Fiddian Green’s lifelong homage to the horse

Design News > Art & Photography

Britain’s best-known equestrian artist, Nic Fiddian Green, will be “in studio” during an exhibition of his work in London. >

10 Jun 15
Selly Raby Kane's "Birds of Dakar" collection

Lookbook > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Birds of a feather flock with denizens of the deep in experimental fashion designer Selly Raby Kane's Fall/Winter 2015 collection. >

10 Jun 15
Swahili proverbs for the 21st century

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Thinking / Film & Animation

Nairobi-based artist Musa Omusi is bringing the truisms, witty observations and sayings of the Kenyan people to life. >

9 Jun 15
Nivea has created a doll that suffers from sunburn

Product Spotlight > Design Thinking / Product Design

In order to help teach kids about the importance of wearing sunscreen, Nivea has created this doll that turns red without protection. >

9 Jun 15
Errol Morris’s ode to the Baskerville font

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The filmmaker has published a seminal study proving that typography shapes the way we see truth. >

9 Jun 15
How the bindi is saving lives in India

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Iodine deficiency is one of India’s most dangerous nutritional problems, but this life-saving bindi may change that. >

9 Jun 15
Photographs capture women’s struggles to leave behind sex work

Next Generation > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism

Alexandra Dietz has shot a series of 20 images that will change the way you see prostitution. >

8 Jun 15

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