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A street tailor on every corner

African Report > African Design

Fashion designer Akosua Afriyie-Kumi left Ghana to study in London but chose to return home afterwards to set up her own accessories brand. She tells us why.

14 Nov 14
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Take Five

Take Five > Design Activism

Our Inside View on Code4CT who is empowering girls from Cape Town's townships through coding proved to be the most popular feature of the week.

14 Nov 14
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"Somewhere" by Sipho The Gift, featuring Well$

Track of the Week > African Design

A catchy, thought-provoking track by young Stellenbosch-based rapper-producer Sipho The Gift.

13 Nov 14
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A safer and speedier rescue

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Spark Design and Innovation's inflatable raft uses an innovative tilting mechanism that makes it easier to pull rescue victims out of the water.

13 Nov 14
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Lara Bohinc: I was dying to design something really big

Video Interviews > Fashion & Jewellery Design

The jewellery designer tells us how collaborating with large-scale producers enabled her to branch out.

13 Nov 14
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Tom Hulme on technology as a design tool (trailer)

Trailers > Design Activism

The founder of OpenIDEO debunks some myths about technology and shows us how it brings people together to solve the world's biggest challenges.

12 Nov 14 / Design Indaba Conference 2014
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Tekku stools by Ira Studio

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Teak and brass combine in two stools that exemplify this Chennai-based studio's subtle synthesis of age-old Indian craft and contemporary design.

12 Nov 14
00:05:42

Teaching the next generation of tech trailblazers

Video Interviews > Design Thinking

Judith Owigar, president of Akirachix, talks tech and its ability to empower young women in Kenya.

12 Nov 14
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Matali Crasset on making baskets in Bulawayo

Design Frontiers > African Design

The French designer tells us in her own words about her time spent with Zimbabwean weavers developing baskets based on the gourd.

11 Nov 14
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A travel guide to social design

Profiling > Design Activism

Dutch author Anne van der Zwaag hopes her new book will help businesses and governments see the power of design to address key challenges facing the world.

11 Nov 14

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