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World’s largest floating solar farm to be built in Japan

Design News • 1 Feb 16 • Sponsored Content

Starved for space, Japan’s best solar options lie on the water. >
Design Indaba FilmFest presents 10 premieres to South Africa

Festival News • 1 Feb 16 • Sponsored Content

From 11 to 20 February 2016 Design Indaba and Nedbank present a stellar 10-day lineup of one-night-only South African premieres. >
Flying ambulance drone proposed for time-sensitive emergencies

Design News • 1 Feb 16 • Sponsored Content

Argodesign’s ambulance quadcopter is designed to improve emergency response times in critical medical situations. >
South African nuclear physicist designs bag to charge your phone wirelessly

Next Generation • 1 Feb 16 • Sponsored Content

Shalton Mothwa is prototyping Aeon Power, a laptop bag capable of harnessing ambient telecoms signals and converting them into electrical energy. >
An alternative, eco-friendly bicycle helmet

Design News • 29 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

This bicycle helmet is made from a wood-based foam, making it a biodegradable alternative to regular plastic protection. >
Kites could generate energy underwater

Design Frontiers • 29 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

Kites moored to the ocean floor could harvest energy from ocean currents. >
Huerta del Valle urban farm inspires sustainable community building

Design News • 29 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

Ontaria’s first community garden is a hub of organic farming, community support and education. >
Elena Arzak is a leading figure in New Basque Cuisine

Design News • 29 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

World-renowned chef Elena Arzak is a pioneer in the food world and a visionary in the world of Basque gastronomy. >
South African photographer addresses the stigma of mental illness in Africa

Design News • 29 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

As a sufferer of depression, photographer Thembela "Nymless" Ngayi is out to change perceptions of mental illness. >
The Wolfpack

Design News • 29 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

"The Wolfpack" is a documentary film about a family who home-schooled and raised their seven children in the confinement of their apartment in New York City. >
New men's contraceptive is as easy as the flip of a switch

Design Frontiers • 29 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

Swiss inventor Clement Bimek created a device that could shake up the birth control industry. >
Saving food from the fridge

Product Spotlight • 29 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

Jihyun Ryou is transferring traditional methods of food preservation through her storage design. >
A coat that doubles as a shelter for refugees

Design News • 28 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

Students at the Royal College of Art have designed a garment that can turn into a shelter for an adult and a child. >
Ghanaian photographer imagines a future where the drone is a commodity for greed and corruption

Design News • 28 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

Francis Kokoroko’s photo essay takes a fictional and futuristic look at the socio-political climate in Ghana. >
The Infinite Happiness

Design News • 28 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

"The Infinite Happiness" is a feature length documentary investigating and experiencing the lives of those who live and work in the "8 House". >
Concept design according to chmara.rosinke studio

Inside View • 28 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

Austrian design practice, chmara.rosinke studio finds freedom in creating design solutions across multiple mediums. >
Fashion students activate green textile production on campus

Design News • 28 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

Students’ sustainable textile projects lead by example at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology >
A' Design Awards is calling for entries across all design categories

Design News • 28 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

A' Design Award calls for entries in industrial design, architecture, interior design, furniture, lighting and building materials. >
Emotional objects by .Yuue

Product Spotlight • 28 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

.Yuue, a design studio in Berlin, puts hidden messages in their product design. >
Water-resistant home floats during a flood

Design News • 28 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

Baca Architects have constructed the UK’s first "can-float" home on the picturesque River Thames. >
Quit smoking by locking your cigs away in this smart box

Product Spotlight • 27 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

This smart box pairs with an app to form a tech solution to cigarette cravings. >
Design that forces us to rethink our choices

Product Spotlight • 27 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

Dr Matthias Laschke designed "Pleasurable Troublemakers" to create moments where we have no choice but to reconsider our options. >
"Creative courage" is the mantra behind Alan Dye and Nick Finney's NB Studio

Design News • 27 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

Alan Dye and Nick Finney are the creative directors behind NB, a London-based studio specialising in branding and communication. >
Anomalisa

Design News • 27 Jan 16 • Sponsored Content

Charlie Kaufman’s puppet noir film, "Anomalisa" follows one man’s identity crisis during a weekend in Cincinnati. >

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