Buried in Dandora

Photographer Micah Albert captures the danger, filth and tragedy of Nairobi's massive dumpsite

In his exhibit of images from Nairobi entitled “Buried in Dandora”, photographer Micah Albert explores the 30-acre wasteland located just 2.5 miles from the central business district. About one million people live by the vast Dandora dump site that literally spills into their homes and sickens children and adults with respiratory ailments, skin disorders and other fatal diseases. Sanitation problems increase exponentially with the growing …

Heineken Future Bottle Design Challenge 2013: Remix Our Future

The second annual competition encourages designers to embrace the company's 140th anniversary as inspiration

Advertorial content: After the success of last year‘s inaugural bottle redesign challenge—which saw over 30,000 entries from more than 140 countries—Heineken today launches its second annual global bottle design competition. This year, in celebration of their 140th anniversary, the iconic beer company opens the doors to its rich history of iconic items in their expansive archive, giving designers creative freedom to explore and work with …

Studio Visit: Jas M.B.

The Sehmbi family opens up their London workshop for a look at how they produce such covetable leather bags

Stepping into the small, family-run facility that produces accessories for the decade-strong British label Jas M.B., you immediately know that leather is their business. The workshop-style factory—helmed by Jas Sehmbi and his son Taj—is packed wall to wall with beautiful hides of all colors and textures, which are soon turned into the covetable bags that grace his shop, Doors, not far away on Rivington Street …