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Austrian industrial design company Salz tackles water heating in emerging markets with a solar water heater. >
Why Mexican squares may be the best public spaces in the world

Plaza Ciudadela won’t win any design awards, but it accomplishes something far more important: it draws a crowd of all ages. >
Art for the soul and your lungs

Spanish art collective Boa Mistura have created a 35m-tall mural that purifies the air. >
Wearables that extend the function of the human body

Machina creates wearable tech in the garments that can make music and enhance your safety at the touch of a button. >
AGI Open Mexico ends on a fun, moving and experimental note

Sarah Snaith takes us through the highlights of this year's conference which was recently held in Mexico City. >
AGI Open México City speakers contemplate design on 'the other side'

Alejandro Paul, Alejandro Magallanes, Flávia Nalon and Fábio Prata on how they will broach the topic in their talks this week. >
Elaine Ramos: "A good cover captures the essence of the book.”

The former art director at Cosac Naify, Ramos uses the production of books as an exercise in experimental design. >
Selva Hernandez on design and independent book publishing in Mexico

“Studying design allowed me to design books. After more than twenty years designing for cultural institutions, I decided to open my own label.” >
Meet the 9 Global Graduates that presented at Design Indaba Conference 2018

These young graduates presented projects that speak to the water crisis, the power of sound, social entrepreneurship and so much more. >
Renata Souza

Product Designer

Product designer. >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | December 2017

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >
Thomy is an insulin kit designed with the needs of diabetic children in mind

Product designer Renata Souza talks about the inspiration and process behind her award-winning insulin kit. >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | November 2017

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >
Fernando Laposse wins at the Future Food Design Awards

The awards, which were held during Dutch Design Week, had a total of 73 projects from 24 different countries. >
Living Gadgets: What if organisms can become disposable design components?

Studio José de la O contemplates the possibilities of genetically modified life forms made suitable for human convenience and comfort. >
Pedro&Juana: Architecture is a social service

Mexico City-based architecture and design practice Pedro&Juana create interactive and customisable spaces. >
Flying carriage system planned for traffic-dense Mexico City

Two-seater pods suspended above Mexico City’s traffic offers passengers a quicker commute to work and back. >
Building revolution in the city - part 2

Architect and urbanist Andrew Makin unravels the chaos that is Mexico city and finds more than a little method in the madness. >
It's all a facade

2014 Design Indaba Conference speaker, Michel Rojkind's firm receives a Progressive Architecture citation for his design of the Liverpool Department Store. >
Michel Rojkind

Architect

Michel Rojkind is an architect and founder of rojkind arquitectos based in Mexico City, a practice that aims to design compelling experiences. >
Nature verses science

Troika's first solo exhibition "The Far Side of Reason" combines new and old works to investigate the tension between perception and reality. >
Cultural magnetism

Director of the Museum of Architecture, Design and Urbanism in Mexico, Regina Pozo Ruiz gives a whistle-stop-tour of contemporary design. >
Carla Fernandez

Fashion Designer

Carla Fernandez is the founder of Taller Flora, a fashion label and mobile design laboratory that travels throughout Mexico. >
Pedro Reyes

Artist

Pedro Reyes is a Mexican artist who crosses the boundaries of the worlds of design, film, architecture and pedagogy. >

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