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Art as a tool for integration in India

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

The Aravani Art Project’s painted murals work to integrate India’s transgender community. >

18 Apr 16
Water, energy, and internet all in one system

Design News > Design Activism

The Watly system aims to bring the necessities to the developing world using one device. >

13 Apr 16
Campaign reconnects refugees with their moms

Design News > Design Activism

Refugee Phones turns commercial radio into personal media for refugees to contact their mothers. >

11 Apr 16
Smart tampons could be the future of home diagnostics

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

Researchers are creating a tampon testing system that helps women monitor their own health and fertility. >

7 Apr 16
Gau Gas creates energy from animal waste

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

Cooking with fossil fuels over an open flame is harmful to people and the environment, SustainEarth offers a biogas alternative. >

7 Apr 16
Syria’s refugee children tell their stories in an animated series

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation

Once upon a time, Syria’s refugee children had families and homes. Now, they’re telling their stories as they flee ongoing conflict. >

6 Apr 16
A mobile sterilisation box for safe surgeries in rural areas

Design News > Design Activism

A sterile pod built into a modified container may be suitable for maternal and neonatal care, oral health care and post-disaster relief. >

4 Apr 16
UCT students appeal for funding for anti-rape device

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

A team of graduates from the University of Cape Town (UCT) have conceptualised a wearable safety device in response to a spate of rapes, attacks and murders. >

31 Mar 16
Algae-based water bottle decomposes when empty

Design News > Design Activism

Product design student comes up with a 100 per cent natural alternative to the plastic water bottle. >

30 Mar 16
Sweet Kills: A designer’s impression of the dangers of diabetes

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

Nattakong Jaengsem’s Sweet Kills campaign takes a gory look at the dangers of sweet treats. >

30 Mar 16
Would you chew on meat flavoured gum?

Design News > Design Activism / Food Design

This is one of the meat related questions served up by a temporary conceptual butcher in The Netherlands. >

29 Mar 16
Plantable pencils challenge use-and-chuck-away culture

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

The Sprout pencil grows into a plant if you place it in a pot. >

29 Mar 16
Andrew Merritt and Paul Smyth: Beyond the physical in experimental design

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

London-based practice Something & Son is known for their collaborations with experts who share their passion for socially driven projects. >

23 Mar 16
Bangladesh-based start-up boasts zero-waste fashion

Design News > Design Activism / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Upcycling, recycling and reinvestment are the principles of this eco-friendly fashion brand. >

23 Mar 16
Nature already has a solution to water contamination

Design News > Design Activism

Researchers look into an ancient Native American method of purifying water with cactus goo. >

22 Mar 16
WaterWheel: A rolling solution in rural India

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

Wello Water’s WaterWheel lifts the physical burden of water collection in rural India. >

22 Mar 16
A faster, cheaper way to filter water using graphene

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Design Activism

Scientists have created a graphene-based water filter that could be a solution to the water crisis. >

22 Mar 16
Edible cutlery: Eat with it and then eat it

Design News > Design Activism / Food Design

In an attempt to curb the amount of waste caused by disposable cutlery, Narayana Peesapati has invented cutlery you can eat. >

21 Mar 16
CrowdVoice: An archive of social unrest from around the world

Design News > Design Activism / Information Design

Esra’a Al Shafei’s online platform curates user-generated content from protests around the world. >

21 Mar 16
Maria Mayanja: Upcycling and Kigali’s co-working spaces

Video Interviews > African Design / Design Activism

Co-working spaces are a breeding ground for collaboration and new ideas, says Impact Hub Kigali’s managing director. >

18 Mar 16
Pigeon Air Patrol reports London’s air quality to tweeters

Design News > Design Activism

Plume Labs sends a fleet of racing pigeons into the sky to monitor London’s pollution index. >

17 Mar 16
A movement to clean-up and beautify the city of Bhopal

Design News > Design Activism

Bhopal I-Clean Team is a spot-fixing programme started by a group of locals who are determined to tidy up their city. >

17 Mar 16
Newly discovered enzyme could change the way we recycle plastic

Design News > Design Activism

Kyoto University researchers are able to cultivate an enzyme that can break down plastic into harmless chemicals. >

15 Mar 16
A new, sustainable way to make plastic

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Product Design

Researchers at Stanford have found a way to create sustainable plastic using inedible plant materials. >

11 Mar 16

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