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When world-famous chef Elena Arzak visits South African forager Kobus van der...
While award-winning chef Elena Arzak was in SA to present at the Design Indaba Conference, she visited the Paternoster-based forager chef Kobus van de Merwe.Video of Jw6JrxkPW6sAt his restaurant Oep ve...
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Twins Cartoon on comics as power, beauty and expression
Identical twin brothers Mohamed and Haitham El-seht are at the heart of Egypt’s creative scene. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Cairo-based identical twin cartoonists Mohamed and Haitham...
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Edible six-pack rings could save marine life
Millions of seabirds, marine mammals, and sea turtles die every year from getting trapped in six-pack rings. One brewery has come up with an edible solution. Posted 20 May 16By Jamie MatroosDesign...
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Tshepo Sedumo’s handmade portable boomboxes
The Johannesburg-based startup Grove Audio creates custom designed wooden boomboxes.123456789Sedumo's G2 and G3 boomboxesThe G2 2.0 boomboxThe G2 XL boomboxThe G4 White Noise design The Darkside...
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Flood House explores a new typology of responsive architecture
Matthew Butcher’s Flood House looks at how future dwellings should be adapted to co-exist with their native environments.123Flood House. Image by Brotherton Lock.Flood House. Image by Brotherton...
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Pia Nyakairu: Designing a device to improve remote care for cancer patients
Ugandan-born industrial design graduate Pia Nyakairu has designed a device that helps physiotherapists and doctors offer distance care to cancer patients. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } For...
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Ousmane Mbaye turns discarded metals into sculptural furniture
Digging through the landfills of Dakar, Ousmane Mbaye sees design materials where others see trash. 12345Ousmane Mbaye's designs incorporate waste in a sculptural way.Ousmane Mbaye's designs...
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Smart earpiece translates languages in real-time
Pilot is an earpiece that translates conversations as they happen. Posted 27 May 16By Jamie MatroosCreative Economy• Product DesignCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsPilot, an earpiece created by...
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ReGen Village: an under-construction utopia of sustainable living
Self-sustaining, off-grid village to be built in the Netherlands offers a look at the future of eco-friendly living. Posted 27 May 16By Jamie MatroosArchitecture & Interiors• Design...
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Gamer gets a high-tech bionic limb
Packed with gadgets, James Young’s robotic prosthesis also houses a drone. 12345Image Credits: Omkaar KotediaImage Credits: Omkaar KotediaImage Credits: Omkaar KotediaImage Credits: Omkaar KotediaImage...
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China's futuristic bus allows cars to pass underneath its carriages
The Transit Explore Bus was designed to tackle extreme traffic congestion and pollution in China.Posted 27 May 16By Kate WalkerUrban & Landscape DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsChina is...
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Nigerian photographer's romantic visions of Lagos
Photographer re-envisions his hometown using light and photographic installations. 1234567 Down The Rabbit Hole by Logo Oluwamuyiwa “Logor” Adeyemi Down The Rabbit Hole by Logo Oluwamuyiwa “Logor”...
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Photo Series: Documenting “The Other Africa”
Social documentary photographer Lou Jones has spent the last few years documenting the new Africa, “The Other Africa.” Posted 2 Jun 16By Jamie MatroosAfrican Design• Art & PhotographyCreative Work...
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Soofa: NYC’s solar-powered benches
The Soofa group is spreading technology with their solar-powered benches. 123456Soofa Bench integrates technology with the streets Soofa Bench boasts easy to use technology powered by sustainable...
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Free Wi-Fi in exchange for keeping the air clean
Amsterdam-based startup TreeWiFi designs birdhouses that offer free internet when the air quality improves.Posted 2 Jun 16By Kate WalkerProduct DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsIn Amsterdam, a...
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Benjamin Hubert: Design with meaning
Industrial designer Benjamin Hubert talks about how designers have a responsibility to solve the right kind of problems. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } London-based industrial designer...
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Ending world hunger is a matter of logistics
Transfernation is an online platform that aims to tackle hunger by redistributing food waste.Posted 3 Jun 16By Kate WalkerCreative EconomyCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsThe amount of food waste...
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A future where products are grown straight out of our skin
Designer Amy Congdon imagines a world where biotechnology has changed the way textiles are made. Posted 3 Jun 16By Jamie MatroosFashion & Jewellery DesignCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsAs...
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Not Yet Decided: A social experiment in superposition
A group of young Lithuanian architects are proposing a social project based on Schrödinger's cat, the thought experiment. 123456Not Yet Decided was inspired by the thought experiment, Schrödinger's...
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High school students design snap-together homeless shelter
HUT is a micro-shelter designed as a low-cost, easy-to-assemble solution to homelessness.12HUT (Habitable Urban Tent)HUT (Habitable Urban Tent)PreviousPauseNextPosted 3 Jun 16By Kate WalkerArchitecture...
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