An app-assisted home vegetable garden
Edntech hopes to inspire sustainable indoor gardening with its educational planter unit. Sponsored ContentPosted 28 Oct 15By Kate WalkerProduct DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsImagine a world...
View ArticleJulia DeVille turns death into art
Taxidermist and jeweller Julia deVille uses reimagined dead animals to celebrate life.Sponsored ContentPosted 28 Oct 15By Jamie MatroosArt & Photography• Design Activism• Fashion & Jewellery...
View ArticleJonathan Lee gives us insight into Google's rebranding
Google's rebranding is a step towards tackling the world's complex problems with simple, accessible design. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } “We need to become simpler so that we can handle...
View ArticleAre crickets in cocktails a viable solution to food shortage?
Graduates from the School of Visual Arts, Lucy Knops and Julia Plevin have co-founded Critter Bitters, a cocktail bitters made with toasted cricket. 123Graduates from the School of Visual Arts, Lucy...
View ArticleA pocket-sized flashlight powered by body heat
This inventor's flashlight is powered by body heat and is expected to be a step towards living without batteries.123This finger-sized flashlight is powered by body heat.This finger-sized flashlight is...
View ArticleThis underground fridge doesn't need electricity
Dutch designer Floris Schoonderbeek has designed an underground, cellar-style fridge that doesn’t require any energy to keep food cool and fresh.12345PreviousPauseNextSponsored ContentPosted 29 Oct...
View ArticleMaster of the craft: Orthopaedic surgeon
In the second instalment of our photo series focusing on master artisans, we look at the hands of the makers. Today we look at an orthopaedic surgeon.Sponsored ContentPosted 29 Oct 15By Katie de...
View ArticleSafer: The beautiful, wearable panic button
Leaf Innovations have designed a line of jewellery that could save your life.Sponsored ContentPosted 30 Oct 15By Jamie MatroosDesign Activism• Fashion & Jewellery DesignCreative Work / Design...
View ArticleVisualising brainwaves in a kaleidoscope of colour
Filmmaker and animator Alice Dunseath creates a vibrant short film to show the brain’s reaction to beauty and functionality. Video of 129768195Alice Dunseath is a London-based filmmaker, animator and...
View ArticleA prefab home made from bio-based materials
DDacha is a customisable and sustainable living concept designed for a Northern European climate. Sponsored ContentPosted 30 Oct 15By Kate WalkerArchitecture & InteriorsCreative Work / Design...
View ArticleAn app designed to help refugees locate missing family
Refunite is a free platform with an anonymous database of more than 405,000 users and an estimated 1 500 family reunions. Sponsored ContentPosted 30 Oct 15By Design IndabaDesign ActivismCreative Work /...
View ArticleA colourful animal kingdom animated for a new mix by John Wizards
Italian illustrator Jonathan Calugi masterfully wields his pencil to create a lively animation for a new remix from producer John WizardsVideo of pHr8NedklA8Cape Town band and afro-future electronica...
View ArticleDesigning Futures: LagosPhoto Festival 2015
This year's LagosPhoto Festival, Designing Futures, looks at dialogues on African design that focus on how we understand our past, present and futures.1234Andile Buka - Sartist Sport - Untitled...
View ArticleDave Hakkens on his new project, Story Hopper
Young industrial designer and ideas man, Dave Hakkens proposes a new creative outlet for solving problems.123Story Hopper story-sharing platformPreviousPauseNextSponsored ContentPosted 30 Oct 15By Kate...
View ArticleAnts inspire the super material of the future
A 10-year study into the properties of fire ants has put researchers on a path to a self-healing material.Sponsored ContentPosted 30 Oct 15By Jamie MatroosDesign Thinking• Product DesignCreative Work /...
View ArticleThe world’s first hand-woven raffia car in Nigeria
A weaver based in Ibadan, Nigeria has taken the age-old craft of weaving to new heights by weaving the entire body of a car. Sponsored ContentPosted 2 Nov 15By Khumo SebamboAfrica Is Now• Craft• Design...
View ArticleSolar power brings clean water to remote Mexican village
The introduction of a solar powered water purification system sparked a new economy in a remote Mexican village.Sponsored ContentPosted 2 Nov 15By Jamie MatroosDesign Activism• Design ThinkingCreative...
View ArticleEmoji keyboard highlights the plight of refugees
Virtual emoji keyboard lets the social media generation show they care about the plight of refugees.Sponsored ContentPosted 2 Nov 15By Jamie MatroosDesign Activism• Interaction DesignCreative Work /...
View ArticleWarka Water creates water from air
Design studio Architecture and Vision is bringing clean water to rural Ethiopia with its Warka Water project.123Warka Water collects between 50 and 100 litres of potable water a day from rain, fog or...
View ArticleA film shot in two European cities attempts to define progressive art
"Progressive Art", a film by Phsics Media and shot in Amsterdam and Berlin, seeks to understand and investigate the meaning of its title.Video of C8MmHtn_1N8Filmed during July 2015 across two European...
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