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Tiger Maramela uses digital collage to examine black masculinities in the...
Joburg-based Tiger Maramela uses popular South African consumer products in their digital art to examine capitalism, modernisation and black masculinities. Posted 19 Feb 16By Khumo Sebambo, Yethu...
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Design Without Borders: Introducing user-centred design to Uganda
Design Without Borders facilitates projects in Uganda using user-centred design. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } The initiative to create things that are needed when they’re not commercially...
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This designer is experiments with emotions
Israeli-born multidisciplinary artist Naama Schendar is exploring individuality and indentity through experiments with trauma and empathy.Video of 144990800Israeli-born designer Naama Schendar is a...
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Laduma’s shawl is the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa
Nominated by Tracey Lynch, the shawl designed by Laduma Ngoxolo has won the honour of Most Beautiful Object in South Africa.Posted 19 Feb 16By Jamie MatroosFashion & Jewellery DesignCreative Work /...
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Naresh Ramchandani’s eight all-time favourite words
“Eight Words” is Naresh Ramchandani’s ode to the words he likes best in the English language.Posted 19 Feb 16By Kate WalkerCreative EconomyCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsIn 2014, the Global...
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Day three of Design Indaba 2016 – and that's a wrap!
A celebration of language in eight words, four bright young designers and five songs from the wonderful Imogen Heap. And more!Posted 19 Feb 16By Katie de KleeDesign Thinking• Music & Sound...
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Hilary Cottam: Social problems can be solved by using new digital solutions
Social designer and Design Indaba Conference speaker Hillary Cottam posits that digital tools are the key to innovative solutions to modern social problems. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; }...
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New material detects explosives at airports
Scientists have created a material that lights up in the presence of explosives. Posted 23 Feb 16By Jamie MatroosDesign Thinking• Product DesignCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsResearchers on...
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Recyclable tents for music festivals
KarTent is a flat-packed cardboard tent designed to reduce the amount of discarded tents at festivals.Posted 23 Feb 16By Kate WalkerProduct DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsNetherlands-based...
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Hexagonal emergency housing designed to perform on a long-term basis
Hex House is a low-cost house designed by Architects for Society to accommodate people displaced by disaster or conflict.123The Hex House by Architects for Society.The Hex House by Architects for...
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The chocolatier bringing social change to Haiti
Corinne Joachim Sanon converted her grandfather’s house into a bean-to-bar chocolaterie and created jobs along the way. 12Les Chocolateries Askanya by Corinne Joachim Sanon.Les Chocolateries Askanya in...
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Modular homes that have a positive impact on their owners and the environment
These prefabricated homes are designed and built to generate more energy than they consume.1234sustainable energy is created through passive heating and cooling by taking weather patterns into...
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Six candidates for the Woman Architect of the Year, focussing on...
The candidates for Women Architect of the Year have been unveiled and we’ve highlighted six who use architecture to solve the housing crisis and women’s needs. Posted 23 Feb 16By Design...
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SA artist's digital works explore the surreal elements of emotion
Dreamlike landscapes and portraits make up Richard Davis' body of work. Posted 23 Feb 16By Jamie MatroosArt & Photography• Graphic Design & IllustrationCreative Work / Design...
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Matthew Rugamba: Storytelling through fashion
Rwandan designer Matthew 'Tayo' Rugamba tailors his collections for an African audience. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Rwandan brand, House of Tayo draws from innate African sophistication...
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Joselyn Umutoniwase: Representing Rwanda through fashion
Joselyn Umutoniwase quit filmmaking to focus on starting Rwanda Clothing, a Kigali-based label representing fashion in her home country. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Joselyn Umutoniwase was...
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3D-printed blocks designed to transform into a range of cameras
Researchers at Columbia University design a modular camera system that rethinks the common camera.Posted 24 Feb 16By Kate WalkerArt & Photography• Film & AnimationCreative Work / Design...
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The pretty side of activism
Sarah Corbett promotes gentle activism through her arts and crafts initiative, Craftivism.Posted 24 Feb 16By Ruan ScottDesign Activism• Product DesignCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsActivism...
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Using DIY-biotechnology, Kazuya Kawasaki is changing the fashion of the future
Kazuya Kawasaki is a graduate of Keio University and a bio-activist using speculative design to pursue the possiblities of growing materials for fashion. 12345PreviousPauseNextPosted 24 Feb 16By Khumo...
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Self-sustaining, recyclable emergency shelters
SURI shelters are quick to set up and easily transportable to those affected by war and natural disasters.Posted 24 Feb 16By Ruan ScottArchitecture & Interiors• Product DesignCreative Work /...
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