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Three ways designers are preparing for disaster
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These innovations are not only responsive but empathetic, taking a human-centred approach to solutions-based design.
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12 Oct 18
Tech innovations that make dealing with mental illness a little bit easier
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We take a look at the interesting ways design can assist with some of the symptoms associated with mental illness.
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11 Oct 18
Five talented young designers to watch at antenna 2018
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From communication to food to medical care, these graduates are redesigning our world multiple industries at a time.
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9 Oct 18
Art collective tells painful stories of the displaced
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Foundland Collective uses research, art and design to track the traumatic stories of people affected by forced migration.
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8 Oct 18
Empathy: a quality that binds design across disciplines
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Here are five more antenna 2018 speakers and a little bit about why we chose them.
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5 Oct 18
Hannah Barry has helped to revolutionise the art scene in Peckham, South London
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Now the gallerist and curator will be joining us on stage at next year’s Design Indaba Conference.
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3 Oct 18
These graduates want to change the world in ways we never thought possible
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Antenna 2018 is here! Meet the first five speakers for the global design platform.
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28 Sep 18
Meet the three nominees for the Future Food Design Awards
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They were selected out of 50 entries from 30 different countries.
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26 Sep 18
AGI Open México City speakers contemplate design on 'the other side'
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Alejandro Paul, Alejandro Magallanes, Flávia Nalon and Fábio Prata on how they will broach the topic in their talks this week.
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25 Sep 18
Harnessing the power of urine
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Researchers designed a cheaper, more efficient way to generate power from organic waste.
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20 Sep 18
Cultivating mini farms aboard cargo ships
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This student-designed collapsible farm could help utilise the massive amounts of wasted space created by shipping containers.
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19 Sep 18
How two researchers hacked software to create a functional AI for their diabetic son
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"Not one of those companies allowed me to directly access the data that was literally coming out of my son’s body. So I hacked it."
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12 Sep 18
Woebot: A smart, accessible mental healthcare solution
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Created by a group of Stanford psychologists, WoeBot is used in over 120 countries and has generated over 2 million messages since its launch.
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12 Sep 18
Afrolitt founder Pamela Ohene-Nyako on the importance of having black literature voiced and heard
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“I feel like some works can really open up one’s imagination and help us envision inclusive and liberated futures.”
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11 Sep 18
On designing spaces with people's mental health in mind
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Siphilele Magagula on life after her conceptual Empathy Museum, fundraising to continue her studies and creating more spaces that heal.
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11 Sep 18
MIT audio & text system could detect depression in everyday conversations
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A model by researchers at MIT is able to detect depression in context-free interactions.
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10 Sep 18
This speculative project seamlessly collects water from the air around it
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Design student Ivy Yan Ying Tai's concept could be easy enough to replicate in water scarce countries.
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10 Sep 18
Four literacy projects changing the world as we know it
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See how these projects use literacy as a tool for positive change.
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7 Sep 18
Two urban initiatives tackle housing & energy in Ghana
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Urban development specialist Farouk Braimah's design projects hope to make life easier for the poor.
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5 Sep 18
Bridging the gap between architecture and entrepreneurship in Lesotho
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Daniela Gusman talks about the project as well as their international architecture competition, Rise In The City.
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10 Aug 18
Morag Myerscough's Design Indaba installation brings vibrant colour to two Cape Town schools
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Design Indaba worked with stakeholders including SeeSawDo on two projects giving a second life to the Embrace the Unknown installation.
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8 Aug 18
Edel Rodriguez on childhood, nationalism and a nation on fire
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The Cuban-born illustrator was dubbed "America’s Illustrator-In-Chief" by Fast Company.
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6 Aug 18
Design Indaba founder Ravi Naidoo appointed ambassador for Dutch Design Week 2018
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Alongside Laurens van den Acker and Wendy Plomp, he'll be bringing his trademark activism and sense of purpose to this year's event.
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23 Jul 18
Can you deliver affordable housing while increasing the quality?
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The Casas Melhoradas aims to do this in Maputo where 80 per cent of the population is estimated to be living in informal settlements.
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19 Jul 18
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