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The design, art and fashion communities respond to the migrant crisis
The movement of displaced humans across the world will surely define this decade. We ask prominent design thinkers their thoughts on how to help.Posted 10 Dec 15By Daniel SchefflerDesign Activism•...
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Farmers use bee fences to protect subsistence farms
Farmers from Kenya to Sri Lanka are building sustainable beehive fences to protect their crops from wild elephants.123PreviousPauseNextPosted 11 Dec 15By Khumo SebamboDesign ThinkingCreative Work /...
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Meet the people living in off-grid homes made of rubbish
“Meet the Earthship” is a short film about an off-grid community living in houses made of rubbish outside of Taos, New Mexico. Video of 147652356After Michael Reynolds completed his architecture...
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A mobile multi-purpose IT centre for rural communities
Digi-Truck drives technology education in developing countries by creating access to pre-owned computers. 123The Digi-TruckThe truck is fitted with 20 laptopsSolar panels provide power for the...
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Scientists create the world’s first painkiller patch
Taking painkillers orally can be damaging. This transparent patch was made to treat pain at the source. Posted 11 Dec 15By Jamie MatroosDesign Thinking• Product DesignCreative Work / Design...
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South African animation on BBC this Christmas day
An animated version of the children's picture book "Stick Man" will be screened on BBC One on Christmas day. Video of K7SLexWe6koAn animated version of Stick Man, the popular children’s picture book,...
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A new alternative energy that involves a small piece of paper
Scientists in Sweden have developed a thin paper that is able to store energy. Posted 11 Dec 15By Kate WalkerProduct DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsSwedish scientists from the Linköping...
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Pay-as-you-go energy provider delivers power to off-the-grid homes
M-KOPA is considered the world’s leading pay-per-use solar power provider in Africa. 12345Pay-per-use energy helps off the grid homes in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Pay-per-use energy helps off the...
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Julia Hasting: The unusual book designer
Julia Hasting, creative director of Phaidon Press, has designed books that come vacuum packed like ham and doodled all over like a student notebook. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; }...
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An online artwork dedicated to a graffiti artist Faith47's peaceful urban swans
Award-winning South African filmmaker Rowan Pybus releases "No Standing Anytime", an online artwork inspired by street artist Faith47's New York City Swans.Video of 148086106Internationally acclaimed...
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Float: A stool designed for comfort
Float is a sustainable stool that is designed to promote healthy sitting, designed by students in Dresden.Posted 14 Dec 15By Katie de KleeProduct DesignCreative Work / Product SpotlightCommentsNiklas...
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Catalytic Action designed and built a playground for refugee children
Using input from children in Bar Elias, Lebanon, Catalytic Action designed and built a playground for a school developed to serve refugees. Posted 14 Dec 15By Khumo SebamboArchitecture & Interiors•...
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Holiday display reveals the stark reality of domestic violence
This holiday display shows the ugly truth about domestic violence during a time synonymous with joy. Video of j2xebkcqMmAIt is estimated that the rate of domestic violence against women increases by as...
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Kathryn Martin decodes ink spills into readable images
Royal College of Art graduate Kathryn Martin’s signature drawing technique embraces an element of chance in illustrating. 123PreviousPauseNextPosted 14 Dec 15By Khumo SebamboGraphic Design &...
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Totohealth is a mobile solution to healthcare problems
Totohealth uses SMS-technology to help parents take care of themselves and their children.Posted 14 Dec 15By Jamie MatroosAfrican Design• Design ActivismCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsWhere...
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Exhibition in New York exposes one of the world’s most contaminated rivers
Artist Vibha Galhotra's ABSUR-CITY-PITY-DITY explores the impact of toxic pollution in India’s Yamuna River.Posted 14 Dec 15By Kate WalkerArt & PhotographyCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsIndian...
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Documentary uncovers the recycling habits behind Japan’s zero-waste community
Seeker Stories documents a small town in Japan that abides by an extremely thorough recycling system to live waste-free.Video of eym10GGidQUFor the approximately 1 572 people living in Japan’s South...
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Plascon sets the tone for 2016 with colours that tell a story
Africa’s largest paint company introduces its new contemporary colours with four trend stories.Posted 15 Dec 15By Kate WalkerArchitecture & InteriorsCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsHeirloom,...
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It doesn't look like it, but this is a massage chair
The Roll Collection is a seating system that consists of rotatable aluminium sticks, which massage whilst sliding from left to right.123PreviousPauseNextPosted 15 Dec 15By Khumo SebamboArchitecture...
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Pee-powered socks: the new alternative energy source
Scientists at the Bristol BioEnergy Centre have invented socks that could eventually power portable and wearable electronics.Posted 15 Dec 15By Kate WalkerDesign ThinkingCreative Work / Design...
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