2016 Archive

Clara Mar Hernández López talks adapting architecture to better suit society’s needs

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:23 • 2 Dec 16

We need to look at all the possibilities, says the Spanish architect. >
Poo power

Design News • 2 Dec 16

Why waste shouldn't go to waste >
Kalahari Bushmen: Photographs that celebrate culture

Design News • 1 Dec 16

Photographer Chanel Sophia Oosthuizen presents a series of images that capture the profoundly peaceful life of the Kalahari bushmen. >
Michael Elegbedé: The taste of Nigeria

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:09 • 1 Dec 16

Nigerian chef Michael Elegbedé is opening a restaurant in Lagos that tells the stories of Nigeria through unique flavours and local ingredients. >
Smart street furniture for a safer city

Design Frontiers • 1 Dec 16

Combatting air and noise pollution with Simply Grid. >
Change a life with just one swipe!

Design News • 1 Dec 16

Radi-Aid hilariously shows us that not all campaigns are created equal. >
Vincent Callebaut’s eco-skyscraper takes shape in Taipei

Design Frontiers • 1 Dec 16

The green building imitates the processes of natural ecosystems. >
Redefining solar power from architectural eyesore to civic monument

Design News • 1 Dec 16

Frederik Deschuytter questions: Why would we install solar power tech in remote places when the sun also shines in the city? >
Moving from health care to self-care

Design News • 30 Nov 16

Cubigo is leading the transformation of care when it comes to the ageing, one of the most vulnerable communities. >
Interactions between the body and space with FOS

Talks • Duration: 00:32:25 • 30 Nov 16

Danish artist-cum-designer Thomas Poulsen, also known as FOS, plays with the interactions between the human body and the space it occupies. >
Bridging the gaps between human & machine

Design Frontiers • 30 Nov 16

The division between tech & biology seems more blurred now than ever before. How will this intensifying trend evolve? >
Artist interprets movement disorder into striking, intricate headpieces

Design News • 30 Nov 16

Tiago Valente’s ‘Dystonia’ converts pain into beauty. >
Francis Kokoroko: Documenting life as it goes

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:18 • 30 Nov 16

Ghanaian photographer Francis Kokoroko creates images that reflect his understanding of the world. >
Student gives the traditional white cane a modern update

Design News • 30 Nov 16

mySmartCane could provide a better quality of life for the blind. >
Van Eijk & Van Der Lubbe are changing space with influential design

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:09 • 29 Nov 16

Dutch design duo Miriam van der Lubbe and Niels van Eijk talk us through some of their most influential projects. >
Chat with Kent Lingeveldt

Video Interviews • 29 Nov 16

What do you want to know about Cape Town-based longboard skater and shaper Kent Lingeveldt? >
Hurricane Season by Hannah Modigh

Design News • 29 Nov 16

The award-winning photographer captures the tension of living between disasters. >
What will the cities of the future look like?

Design News • 29 Nov 16

Hint: They’re green. >
These mirrored placards give peaceful protesters a means of protection

Design Frontiers • 29 Nov 16

Nikolas Bentel’s reflective protest signs for the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters. >
Insecurities: Tracing Displacement and Shelter

Design News • 29 Nov 16

New MOMA exhibition investigates the design & infrastructure of modern refugee camps. >
Photographer captures the vulnerability in nature as it intersects with science

Design News • 28 Nov 16

Ornithological Photographs explores our need to know, name and quantify diversity. >
Naked, defenseless & without glory

Design News • 28 Nov 16

Sam Jinks’ hyper-real sculptures depict an unsettling human vulnerability. >
Singapore’s self-driving scooter

Design News • 28 Nov 16

A driverless scooter could be the next step in autonomous transportation. >
Unsatisfying: You know this feeling

Design News • 28 Nov 16

Motion design studio Parallel Studios are calling for people to submit short animations of completely unsatisfying moments in their day. >

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