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2015 INDEX Awards winners: Five designs that could revolutionise life
Celebrate designs that address serious modern challenges, this year's INDEX Awards winners include clean energy batteries and a language learning app. Sponsored ContentPosted 27 Aug 15By Katie de...
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Aleutia’s solar classrooms bring e-learning to rural Kenya
UK-based tech firm Aleutia will this month construct solar classrooms in each of Kenya’s 47 counties in an effort to bring e-learning to rural Africa.1234Aleutia's solar powered classroom fits on one...
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Peter Bellerby is a throwback to the days before Google Maps
Before mass produced globes and Google Maps, handmade globes held the monopoly on the navigation market. Now, Peter Bellerby is reviving the dying art. Video of 63511505London-based Peter Bellerby is...
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Cape Town's Sk8 for Gr8 merges design, skate culture and philanthropy
Mentorship initiative Sk8 for Gr8 hopes to inspire Cape Town's disadvantaged kids to utilise their creativity.Sponsored ContentPosted 28 Aug 15By Jamie MatroosArt & Photography• Design Activism•...
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Get Good Done: an app that turns its users into philanthropists
An American design student has developed an app that encourages users to do one good deed a day.123An interactive app designed to turn social do-gooding into a gameUsers share their deed for the day...
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Slimee W21 is a new wearable designed for the elderly
Toshiba’s smartband is designed to help Japanese families monitor the health of elderly relatives living in remote places. Sponsored ContentPosted 28 Aug 15By Kate WalkerProduct DesignCreative Work /...
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A Kenyan student has found the solution to Nairobi's traffic nightmare
A university student has invented a computer system to map and monitor parking lots and inform motorists about the availability of parking space in the city. Sponsored ContentPosted 31 Aug 15By Khumo...
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The post-antibiotics era is near and the solution could be in your backyard
Vidhi Mehta posits that Post/Biotics can establish a global database that will help scientists find substances that could hold the potential for new antibiotics123456Post/Biotics is a citizen science...
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René Peña's black and white photographs demand attention
This Cuban photographer's haunting images send powerful messages about the individual's relationship to society.Sponsored ContentPosted 31 Aug 15By Kate WalkerArt & PhotographyCreative Work /...
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Ji Lee: Make, share and connect as often as possible
Creative director of Facebook’s Creative Shop believes that the secret to landing your dream job is to have fun with and share personal projects. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } It’s always...
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CUT by Dar Laor is a visual response to the myths of gender normality
"CUT", a quirky animation by Dar Laor, is a contemporary take on the myths that surround what is normal and natural in the realms of gender and identity.Video of 132660223This animated short, "CUT", is...
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Ceiling in a Can offers a low-cost solution to low-cost housing
Cape Town entrepreneur Dave Pons has created Ceiling in a Can, DIY ceilings for low-cost housing.Sponsored ContentPosted 31 Aug 15By Jamie MatroosDesign Activism• Design Thinking• Product...
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Technological disobedience: Cuba's amateur inventors create without resources
Limited resources and very little access to legal trade forced Cubans to create machines using household objects.123456789The use of food trays as TV-antenna is widespread in Cuba.This device charges...
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A sense of nostalgia permeates Amanda du Plessis' designs
Drawing inspiration from the landscape, the heritage and the narratives of South Africa, Amanda du Plessis is telling stories through design. Sponsored ContentPosted 31 Aug 15By Khumo SebamboAfrica Is...
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Matibabu: Revolutionising malaria detection
Matibabu is a smartphone application that tests for malaria without the need for blood samples and laboratories. Sponsored ContentPosted 1 Sep 15By Jamie MatroosAfrica Is Now• Design Activism• Design...
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Gaborone-based Peter Mabeo is gaining respect on the global design stage
Peter Mabeo is collaborating with revered contemporary designers and his Gaborone-based design studio is making a splash on the international design fair scene.123456Kalahari bench for Mabeo by...
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Andrey Grishko and Shay Nifusi set up shop in Israel's creative coastal city
Freunde von Freunden talk to enterprising industrial designers Andrey Grishko and Shay Nifusi about starting their own creative studio in Tel Aviv.Sponsored ContentPosted 1 Sep 15By Sonia...
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Pepe Marais and Xolisa Dyeshana on how purpose drives creativity and change
Pepe Marais and Xolisa Dyeshana unpack the belief system that’s behind their award-winning ad agency, Joe Public. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } It takes guts to stand up in front of an...
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Pepe Marais and Xolisa Dyeshana unpack the belief system that’s behind their award-winning ad agency, Joe Public. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } It takes guts to stand up in front of an...
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The new generation of Cuban poster art
Cuba has a strong tradition of poster design characterised by a bold, colourful and eclectic style, which this new generation of artists are embracing.Sponsored ContentPosted 1 Sep 15By Khumo...
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