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Design Achievers: Great Ideas from Young DesignersA school bag that doubles up as a desk, a flask that keeps breast milk fresh for up to ten hours, a board game to make children environmentally aware, a candle that will not fall over - these are just some of the ideas with which 19 design students from all over South Africa came up to help solve a South African problem.
The students took part in the annual Design Achievers Award scheme, hosted by the SABS Design Institute.
This four-day workshop was aimed at developing design leadership amongst young designers and culminated in an awards function on 16 June, Youth Day.
The guest speaker at this event was Dr Pallo Jordan, Minister of Arts and Culture.
The winner of this year's Design Achievers award is Lauren Alexander, a graphic design student from Stellenbosch University.
Lauren designed the Smart Case, a portable desk-aid for use by children in rural schools.
The Smart Case doubles up as a school bag and a desk.
It has a hard work surface that fits onto a learner's lap.
Once it has been used as a desk, the learner can pack it up and carry it away. It comes with comfortable straps and is lightweight so that it can be carried over long distances.
Inside the case is an alphabet chart and a compartment for storing books.
This year there were five students whose work also came highly commended.
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