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Quirky Beedapest Hotel houses travelling bees

Design News > Design Activism

Visit the Rose Lemon Restaurant at the Grand Beedapest Hotel, a resting spot for urban bees. >

25 Jul 16
uLites: A large self-sustaining emergency shelter

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

The uLites shelter can house large numbers of people and vehicles in times of crisis. >

22 Jul 16
Creative campaign to try and show #LondonIsOpen

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Activism

Major of London Sadiq Khan launches the #LondonIsOpen creative campaign to reassure everyone that the world is still welcome in the UK's capital. >

21 Jul 16
One man's waste is another man's meal: How Denmark is feeding people with waste

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Hunger affects almost 795-million people worldwide. Finding smart ways to reduce excessive levels of food waste has now become a priority not a nice-to-have. >

21 Jul 16
Online platform activates movement against police brutality

Design News > Design Activism

Campaign Zero aims to set the wheels of change in motion by simplifying the issue of police brutality through design. >

20 Jul 16
It’s not an organism but it’s certainly alive, says the creator of the cyborg stingray

Design Frontiers > Design Activism

In an effort to learn more about the heart and its functions, researchers created a living cyborg using the cells of rat’s heart. >

15 Jul 16
Sea of Hull brings together 3000 naked bodies for climate change

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

To raise awareness about rising sea levels, over 3000 nude people painted themselves blue and descended on the city of Hull. >

13 Jul 16
The world’s largest air purifier is touring the smoggy cities of China

Design News > Design Activism / Urban & Landscape Design

Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde’s Smog Free Tower (which works like a vacuum cleaner for dirty air) is travelling to China. >

11 Jul 16
Belgian artist creates art out of chickens

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

The Cosmopolitan Chicken project by Koen Vanmechelen uses the living materials collected during chicken cross-breeding to create art. >

8 Jul 16
SunFire: A 3-part solution for solar cooking

Design News > African Design / Design Activism

SA based company’s parabolic solar kits offer a sustainable cooking solution in rural or hard to reach areas of Africa. >

7 Jul 16
Plastic-bag sculptures critique the treatment of the homeless

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

Made in the silhouette of a person crouched on the street, the installation captures London’s response to homeless people. >

6 Jul 16
The New Raw: Plastic waste as the new raw material

Design News > Design Activism

A team of creatives based in Greece have launched a new initiative to combat the worst pollutant: plastic waste. >

6 Jul 16
Public art melts away in political protest

Design News > Design Activism / Urban & Landscape Design

Created by American design duo LigoranoReese, these ice sculptures show the disintegration of the American Dream. >

5 Jul 16
Photobook captures an orphaned elephant’s journey back to the wild

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

In a series of black and white photographs, this photo book takes a stand against poaching in Zambia. >

5 Jul 16
What Design Can Do unveils Refugee Challenge winners

Design News > Design Activism

Alongside a conference on design and innovation, What Design Can Do hosted the refugee challenge to address one of the major issues of our time. >

4 Jul 16
WDCD 2016: Here’s what you missed

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking

The What Design Can Do conference is an annual display of design innovation. Here’s what you missed from its 2016 iteration. >

4 Jul 16
“Give a Beep” calls for a more cycle-friendly London

Design News > Design Activism

Swedish company Hövding kickstarts movement that encourages London’s mayor to “give a beep” about cyclists’ safety. >

30 Jun 16
Floating greenhouse is both sustainable and educational

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

Serbian design firm Salt & Water have conceptualised a floating community hub that teaches green living. >

27 Jun 16
Kazuya Kawasaki on biohacking the fashion industry

Talks > Design Activism / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Speculative designer and Keio University student Kazuya Kawasaki grows new materials for the fashion industry. >

24 Jun 16
Marginalised communities are shaping the face of Africa, says Michael Uwemedimo

Design Frontiers > African Design / Design Activism / Information Design

Speaking at the What Design Can Do conference, filmmaker Michael Uwemedimo tells us about CMAP’s multimedia approach to community upliftment. >

24 Jun 16
Why I've got beef with festivals like Glastonbury

Design Frontiers > Design Activism

In Issue 3 of Do The Green Thing, Naresh Ramchandani tells us why it's time for festivals like Glastonbury to go meat free. >

23 Jun 16
Mobile app MedRx makes healthcare accessible in Ghana

Design News > African Design / Design Activism / Design Thinking

As an interactive platform, MedRx solves its user’s healthcare needs by making information more accessible. >

23 Jun 16
Twenty-Fifty: A visualisation of the world’s food crisis

Next Generation > Design Activism / Graphic Design & Illustration

Designer Gemma Warriner is trying to make the global food crisis we face in 2050 accessible by representing the data in vegetables. >

22 Jun 16
Low-cost housing project harnesses existing infrastructure

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

Using sustainable materials and local labour, the Casas Melhoradas housing project is trying to eliminate city slums. >

22 Jun 16

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