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We Interview Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative Mpho Vackier in TheUrbanative’s New Homecoming Collection

Q&A > African Design

A collaborative collection birthed during lockdown brings together designers from different disciplines to celebrate home, and the continent.

7 May 21
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With Afrowaste, Nigerian Designer Dimeji Ilori turns Discarded Clothes into One-Of-A-Kind Treasures

Design News > African Design

Afrowaste is a fashion mash-up that blends old and new, Western and African.

7 May 21
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The Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library by Sir David Adjaye will form a Nexus of African Discourse and Excellence in Johannesburg

Design News > African Design

DI Speaker Sir David Adjaye’s new design reveals a space dedicated to the African Renaissance.

7 May 21
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Waterlight Converts Water into Energy with its Innovative Seawater-Powered Lamp

Design News > Creative Economy

An innovation designed to serve communities with no access to electricity, WaterLight makes use of an available natural resource.

3 May 21
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A Home 3D-Printed Out of Earth? Mario Cucinella Architects Teams Up with WASP to Create TECLA

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Ancient earth and 21st century technology come together as housing for the future.

3 May 21
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Can Face Masks Be Fashionable? Should They Be? Kat Van Duinen Contemplates These Pandemic-Born Questions

Design News > African Design

Cape Town-based fashion designer Kat van Duinen tailors a sartorial response to the pandemic.

3 May 21
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Cabin Fever: Moriko and Living in Nature Inspire with Myriad Ways to Interpret Low-Key Country Living

Design News > African Design

Moriko Cabins are prompted by the need to connect with nature.

3 May 21
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Inspiring Spaces

Design News > African Design

The sweet spot where form meets function.

30 Apr 21
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Yinka Ilori’s New 20-Piece Homeware Collection Merges African and English Customs

Design News > African Design

Design Indaba Speaker Yinka Ilori’s bright and colourful new homeware incorporates his signature motifs.

26 Apr 21
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Sweden’s Onmateria Imagines a Future for the Hotel Industry hat’s Lighter on the Planet

Design News > Design Activism

Green Box – an innovative biodegradable system of hotel amenities.

26 Apr 21

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