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Cozmo, the unpredictable robotic companion

Design News > Design Thinking / Product Design

Tech innovation company Anki have designed a tiny robotic companion like no other. >

8 Jul 16
Design graduate shares her artful take on wood joinery using plastic bottles

Design News > Product Design

Royal College of Art student Micaella Pedros unveils a resourceful technique of making furniture >

8 Jul 16
Home-grown sanitary pads help treat infections

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Thinking / Product Design

Growing healthy bacteria in agar jelly, the pads are placed in front of the vagina to balance pH-levels. >

7 Jul 16
Addressing packaging waste one pizza box at a time

Design News > Product Design

GreenBox is a reconfigurable pizza box designed for multiple use >

7 Jul 16
Bio-bean: Imagine cities powered by coffee waste

Design News > Design Thinking / Food Design / Product Design

Bio-bean is an award-winning clean technology company that recycles waste coffee grounds into advanced biofuels that could replace fossil fuels in cities. >

4 Jul 16
American inventor uses 200-year-old technology to create a cutting-edge engine

Design News > Product Design

By coupling one of NASA’s Stirling engines with electric hybrid technology, Josh MacDowell manages to drive a 100 kilometres on less than three litres of petrol >

4 Jul 16
Furniture design spun from solid yarn

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Bobbin is a range of furniture recognised for its innovative and award-winning textile technique. >

4 Jul 16
Sustainable plastic products made out of air pollution

Design News > Product Design

AirCarbon is a plastic polymer made out of methane emissions that would otherwise be polluting the air. >

1 Jul 16
Si-Low: A low-cost grain storage unit for Africa

Next Generation > African Design / Product Design

Anthony Brown has developed the Si-Low, a low-cost grain storage unit to help prevent farmers in Africa from loosing their grain after they harvest. >

1 Jul 16
Biometric wearable designed to lower stress levels

Design News > Product Design

ZENTA is a health-tracker-cum-life-coach that focusses on the wearer’s overall mind and body wellbeing. >

1 Jul 16
Alby Apparel promises liquid-repellent breathable clothes

Product Spotlight > Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

Using patented Fillium technology, wearing these Alby Apparel clothes promises to dramatically reduce your washing load. >

29 Jun 16
A new human-centred packaging system for ARV medication in Africa

Next Generation > African Design / Industrial Design / Product Design

A new system for the packaging of AIDS-related virus medication in Sub-Saharan Africa thinks more holistically about the user's needs. >

29 Jun 16
Upcycled textiles add character to resin stools

Design News > Product Design

Designer Ammar Kalo discovers an unconventional use for discarded scraps of fabric. >

29 Jun 16
Shoes that are wearable for longer win cradle to cradle design challenge

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Virginia Tech student designs modular shoe with parts that can be disassembled to recycle or decompose. >

28 Jun 16
Exoskin: The programmable material

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Scientists have created a material that is able to bring motion to otherwise motionless products. >

28 Jun 16
Eco-ware made only out of leaves aims to revolutionise packaging industry

Design News > Product Design

Leaf Republic develops environmentally-friendly packaging and servingware from pressed leaves. >

28 Jun 16
SA designer develops a lifesaving drone

Design News > Design Thinking / Product Design

Mikhail Aymés is no stranger to industrial design. His latest project uses tech to save people from drowning. >

27 Jun 16
6 innovative ways to use algae

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Thinking / Product Design

As we move toward sustainable living and renewable energy, innovators are tapping into algae’s hidden potential. >

24 Jun 16
ZERO PER STOOL exemplifies craft with a zero-waste focus

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Upcycling design studio in South Korea creates distinctive seating design without letting a single scrap of wood go to waste. >

23 Jun 16
Benjamin Hubert on how to redesign the way you work to make a bigger, better impact

Talks > Industrial Design / Product Design

Design by numbers. British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert shares a bit of data about his journey through the design industry. >

21 Jun 16
The Tycycler provides waste-pickers with an alternative to tyre burning

Design News > Product Design

The Tycycler is on a mission to stop harmful tyre burning and assist waste workers in recycling tyre-wire. >

21 Jun 16
Turning plastic into fuel, an innovative way to deal with waste

Design Frontiers > Product Design

A team made up of researchers from USA and China have come up with a new way to deal with plastic waste. >

21 Jun 16
Are edible cups the future of tableware?

Design News > Product Design

LOLIWARE is a line of all-natural, seaweed-based cups that are completely safe to eat >

21 Jun 16
Light-up pen provides a source of light for school children living in darkness

Design News > Product Design

Lampen has been designed to help pupils in Guinea do their homework at night. >

17 Jun 16

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