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This fashion collection features hidden braille messages

Fashion student Babette Sperling experiments with the possibilities of 3D printing.Posted 16 Jan 17By Lindsay SamsonFashion & Jewellery DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsAs 3D printing...

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Man vs machine: The power of human computation

Despite rumours that AI will take over the world, there's still a lot machines can’t do without man. At Design Indaba 2017, tech genius Luis von Ahn shows why.Posted 16 Jan 17By Katie de...

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A Ritual of Exile by Poulomi Basu

Inside the patriarchal, centuries-old Nepalese ritual.Posted 17 Jan 17By Lindsay SamsonArt & PhotographyCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsIn remote western Nepal, menstruation can be a...

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Smart glasses to help people living with dyslexia

University student designs a pair of smart glasses for people who have difficulty readingPosted 17 Jan 17By Lolita PukwanaDesign ThinkingCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsKeisuke Shimakage from the...

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Nigerian-Canadian artist Ojo Agi on ‘authentic’ African art and Daughters of...

What does it mean to be “black enough”? Posted 17 Jan 17By Design IndabaAfrican Design• Graphic Design & IllustrationCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsOjo Agi uses her platform to challenge the...

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Meet South Africa's Spinach King

South African township entrepreneur Lufefe Nomjana, known as the Spinach King, is helping bring health education to the residents of Khayelitsha. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } South African...

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Check out these unorthodox bridges from around the world

From the Netherlands to China, architects are envisioning increasingly imaginative pathways.Posted 17 Jan 17By Lindsay SamsonArchitecture & InteriorsCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsWe take a...

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The frenzied & thought-provoking art of Peekasso

This artist takes a buoyant & frantic view of cultural subjects on the internet.Posted 18 Jan 17By Emile UysDesign Thinking• Information DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsPeekasso is a...

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This video game challenges societal expectations of women

“You look awkward. You feel ridiculous, but that’s the toll of contorting yourself to fit in.”Posted 18 Jan 17By Lindsay SamsonArt & PhotographyCreative Work / Design NewsComments“Having it all”...

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Nomad Life: A kit for the modern wanderer

Mexican designer Geraldo Osio tapped into Japanese craft to create a kit for the millennial who can’t be tied down. Posted 18 Jan 17By Jamie MatroosProduct DesignCreative Work / Product...

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Electronics meet street wire art

Artist Ralph Borland takes street wire art to a new level.Posted 18 Jan 17By Lolita PukwanaCraft• Creative EconomyCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsWire art can be found at almost any intersection on...

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Walk the walk: Accra's most stylish creatives

Meet three of Accra’s best-dressed creatives – DJ Steloo, Neal Davids and Daniel Mawuli Quist, all recently featured on London-based publication Nataal. Posted 18 Jan 17By Helen JenningsAfrican Design•...

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Your dead body in a dinner set and other ceramics

Chronicle Cremation Designs combines human remains and ceramic art. Video of IW2YpfgK_d0Standardised western burial practises commemorate loved ones through a burial ceremony and/or a cremation. But,...

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Sleeping with Snøhetta under the Scandinavian sky

Snøhetta explores the evolving relationship between handicraft and digital technology. Architect and co-founder Kjetil Thorsen will speak at Design Indaba 2017.Posted 18 Jan 17By Katie de...

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Ktejil Thorsen

Kjetil Thorsen is a founding partner of the Norwegian architecture and landscape design firm Snøhetta and leads their Oslo-based office. Kjetil Thorsen spent most of his Norwegian childhood on the...

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Skip the trip to the fertility clinic with Yo Home Sperm

In just a few minutes, this app offers men valuable reproductive information.Posted 19 Jan 17By Lindsay SamsonProduct DesignCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsIn 2017, there are 13 contraceptive...

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A chainless bicycle for the urbanite

Ikea introduces the stylish, low maintenance Sladda for non-cyclistsPosted 19 Jan 17By Lolita PukwanaDesign ThinkingCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsSwedish retailer Ikea has designed a new chainless...

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Fundudzi by Craig Jacobs presents Vuwani|The Rise

The designer’s latest lookbook pays tribute to a scarce resource: water.Posted 19 Jan 17By Lindsay SamsonArt & Photography• Fashion & Jewellery DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsSouth...

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Three smart, life-saving designs for kids

Recent advancements in technology have beefed up rescue solutions. Posted 19 Jan 17By Jamie MatroosDesign Activism• Product DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsWe look at three smart designs that...

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Footprintless: Making a shoe out of thin air

These engineers captured CO2 gas and transformed it into a usable fashion item.12345PreviousPauseNextPosted 20 Jan 17By Emile UysDesign Thinking• Product DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsThe...

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