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Thomy is an insulin kit designed with the needs of diabetic children in mind
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:08:18
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4 Dec 17
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Product designer Renata Souza talks about the inspiration and process behind her award-winning insulin kit.
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How discarded bananas led these two designers into looking at consumerism and food waste
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:09:50
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4 Dec 17
• Sponsored Content
By tracking how bananas make it to Iceland, where there are no plantations, these designers shine a spotlight on waste and consumerism.
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Imagine a future where your car window is a way for you to control your driving experience
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:11:16
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4 Dec 17
• Sponsored Content
Sebastien Gier talks us through his project where your car window lets you manipulate what you see outside, take pictures, bookmark and more.
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Awundiboni looks at how rape culture reduces women's everyday experiences
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:08:26
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4 Dec 17
• Sponsored Content
Thandiwe Msebenzi talks about her photography work as well as how she wants to use VR to further explore the topic.
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This MIT sound artist is exploring the power of sound in public spaces
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:13:35
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4 Dec 17
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Nicolas Kisic Aguirre developed the Modular Rhythm Machine, an algorithmically controlled machine inspired by the Peruvian Cajon.
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Myles Loftin explores racial profiling of black men wearing hoodies
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:07:52
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4 Dec 17
• Sponsored Content
The photographer says his project was partly inspired by the killing of Trayvon Martin.
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Designer Kazuya Kawasaki on the future of zero-waste fashion design
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:09:45
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4 Dec 17
• Sponsored Content
What is the alternative role of the fashion designer in the age of biotechnology?
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Providing accommodation for tourists does not have to come at the expense of locals
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:09:41
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4 Dec 17
• Sponsored Content
Using one of Cuba's oldest and rapidly gentrifying neighbourhoods as a lens, architect Iwo Borkowicz explores tourism and social housing.
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#ArchForArch 3: The value of our South African Constitution
Design News
• Duration: 00:01:58
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3 Dec 17
• Sponsored Content
The third episode takes us to Constitution Hill, the site of the highest court in South Africa.
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#ArchForArch 2: The Arch and his legacy
Design News
• Duration: 00:02:00
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2 Dec 17
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In the second episode of the Arch for Arch series, we talk to the people of South Africa.
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An impactful project inspired by the designer's own experience recovering in hospital
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:10:42
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1 Dec 17
• Sponsored Content
Alissa Rees is reinventing the IV pole often used in hospitals for a more dynamic, dignified experience.
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Where product design and conservationism meet
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:10:11
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1 Dec 17
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University of Applied Arts graduate Alexandra sees no boundaries between politics, culture and technology as she designs the Menu from the new Wild.
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Creating local employment in Mexico with a new sustainable material
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:15:48
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1 Dec 17
• Sponsored Content
Designer Fernando Laposse is reviving an embattled farming process to offer Mexico an alternative livelihood.
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Exploring nutmeg's connection to Dutch colonial history and fashion
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:10:12
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1 Dec 17
• Sponsored Content
Royal College of Art graduate Marta Velasco Velasco presented a concise history lesson on the spice trade and textile industry of the colonial world.
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Take a look at SAM, the machine that makes and sells its own cola
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:11:06
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1 Dec 17
• Sponsored Content
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Marie Caye presents a contrarian view to the ever-present notion that creativity should be human-centric.
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#ArchForArch 1: Is democracy a design project?
Design News
• Duration: 00:02:13
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1 Dec 17
• Sponsored Content
Design Indaba and Liberty partnered on the series to tell the story of the man behind the Arch For Arch monument in Cape Town.
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What craft lies behind image-making?
Next Generation
• Duration: 00:08:00
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30 Nov 17
• Sponsored Content
MIT's Lucy Liu talks about their project that interrogates the work of one image maker per issue.
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Cole Ndelu's arresting work tackles collective memory and the portrayal of black bodies
Design News
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30 Nov 17
• Sponsored Content
The Durban-based artist and photographer challenges representation with her disruptive imagery.
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Ethiopian tech developers found a novel way to tackle waste management
Design News
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30 Nov 17
• Sponsored Content
Their design relies on an ultrasonic sensor that is integrated on top of the dustbin to measure how close the waste is relative to the cover on top.
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A problem solving game console to educate the next generation of brainy nerds
Design News
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29 Nov 17
• Sponsored Content
Seebox was uniquely designed with engineering education in mind.
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Thandiwe Msebenzi on fairness, the power of fragility and collaboration
Video Interviews
• Duration: 4:34
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27 Nov 17
• Sponsored Content
"Designers are constantly collaborating with other people to create things and they're constantly pushing towards reaching a broader audience."
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Used boxes designed to make toys for displaced children
Design News
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24 Nov 17
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Toys, fun and play are basic needs for children. One designer is making sure it reaches disaster-stricken areas.
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6 artists we loved at the AKAA 2017
Design News
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23 Nov 17
• Sponsored Content
The Also Known As Africa Art Fair (AKAA) brings together contemporary artists from Africa and the diaspora.
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Chris Sheldrick on building cities that integrate with technology
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• Duration: 00:02:40
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23 Nov 17
• Sponsored Content
Can we plan for not just tomorrow but beyond that?
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