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Everything you always wanted to know about toilets, but were afraid to ask
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Industrial Design
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The Cube Design Museum in the Netherlands is hosting an interesting new exhibition.
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18 Jul 17
These teen girls built a solar powered tent for LA's homeless people
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DIY Girls is empowering teen girls to pursue the fields of technology and engineering.
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29 Jun 17
Boyan Slat’s Ocean CleanUp System promises to rid our oceans of plastic garbage
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Industrial Design
"To catch the plastic, act like plastic.
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18 May 17
5 stories that show technology combined with bugs can result in great design
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Proof that RoboCop isn’t the only one to benefit from a mecha-treatment.
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15 May 17
Introducing the Greenhouse In a Box
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Industrial Design
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From Indian startup Kheyti, the modular greenhouse is an affordable solution for low-income farmers.
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12 May 17
More than just transport: 5 unique renditions of the modern car
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A look at some weird and innovative experiments in the world of car design.
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11 May 17
Low-cost urinal system tackles a school’s sanitation issues
Next Generation
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Product Design
The modified urinals were developed by five middle school students.
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11 May 17
A ‘super’ key that cannot be copied by the masses
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
The Stealth Key is 3D printed and nearly impossible to replicate.
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2 May 17
Click Play: 3 Masters of product
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Product Design
Product designers shape how we live and these graduates are at the forefront of exactly that.
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1 May 17
Making sneakers sustainable with the ‘Shoetopia’ project
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Two Polish students are challenging traditional methods of shoe production with their 3D-printed sneaker.
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26 Apr 17
Check out this year's A’ Design Award winners
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The global platform announces its best designers and designs for 2016 to 2017.
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25 Apr 17
3D printing with Martian dust
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A technique to aid in the development of the first Mars colony.
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24 Apr 17
The robots are coming!
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AMP Robotics is revolutionising the waste processing industry by using robots for recycling – this age-old problem now has a new solution!
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10 Apr 17
Meet Mr Trash Wheel, a clever water pollution solution
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A self-sustaining trash collector that cleanses urban waters using renewable energy.
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24 Mar 17
Plan Bee
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Design Activism
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This could be the pollination process of tomorrow.
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22 Mar 17
The Iota Project: blending bespoke furniture creation with social upliftment
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These beautiful handmade objects are creating jobs for unemployed women.
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17 Mar 17
A patient and caregiver centred chair by Rhys Jones
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Industrial design graduate Rhys Jones and his neonatal chair.
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2 Mar 17
IKEA
IKEA is a proud supplier of Design Indaba Festival 2017 and are working in collaboration on a new Africa design collection due to launch in 2019.
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21 Feb 17
The UAE says the first Martian city could look like this…
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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The UAE's space project made their intentions clear this week, giving us a glimpse into their aspirations to colonise Mars.
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20 Feb 17
Let’s Beegin
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African Design
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This young designer aims to improve the lives of bees with innovative ideas for upstart beekeepers.
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16 Feb 17
Last Call for entries for the 2017 A’ Design Awards
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Designer? Architect? There’s still time for you to get your entries in.
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14 Feb 17
Nomad: A digital guide for the visually impaired
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
Student designs a headset concept to tackle some of the challenges faced by the visually impaired in their daily lives.
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13 Feb 17
Meet the next generation: Design Indaba's Global Graduates 2017
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From practical to poetic, we'd like to introduce you our brilliant Global Graduates who’ll be presenting their work at the Design Indaba Conference 2017.
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9 Feb 17
Rhys Jones
Rhys Jones strives to make excellent products that are sustainable and socially responsible.
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9 Feb 17
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