2014 Archive

Lakwena Maciver: A little bit of Africa on every street

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:59 • 16 Dec 14

This Ugandan-British artist turns words into titanic pops of colour on city streets all over the world. >
Yinka Ilori: Chairs tell stories too

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:11 • 9 Dec 14

We pull up a seat with this Nigerian-British designer to hear how he draws on his heritage to create once-off pieces. >
Sindiso Khumalo: I’m a textile nerd

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:14 • 2 Dec 14

This South African-born fashion designer tells us how she draws on her Zulu and Ndebele heritage for her bespoke collections. >
Weaving new ways of thinking

Video Interviews • 25 Nov 14

Sabrina Kraus López teaches Berber weavers in rural Morocco to look with new eyes at their culture for design inspiration. >
Akosua Afriyie-Kumi: It's time for African fashion to shine

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:47 • 24 Nov 14

The Ghanaian designer behind AAKS accessories brand tells us why she thinks Africa's time has come. >
Alberto Alessi: What defines Italian design?

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:41 • 21 Nov 14

The man who brought us the Anna G corkscrew confronts the impact of globalisation on Italian design. >
Wangechi Mutu: I'm interested in how the eye can trick you

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:06:28 • 18 Nov 14

The Nairobi-born artist tells us about the making of her first video animation, "The End of Eating Everything". >
Lara Bohinc: I was dying to design something really big

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:30 • 13 Nov 14

The jewellery designer tells us how collaborating with large-scale producers enabled her to branch out. >
Teaching the next generation of tech trailblazers

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:42 • 12 Nov 14

Judith Owigar, president of Akirachix, talks tech and its ability to empower young women in Kenya. >
Evans Wadongo: The little light that could

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:25 • 4 Nov 14

Kenyan engineer and businessman Evans Wadongo tells us about his award-winning MwangaBora light and creating a sustainable economy in rural areas. >
Make. Change: A DIY sleeping bag for the homeless

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:34 • 3 Nov 14

Meet Jo Maxwell, an ordinary citizen who prototyped a sleeping bag made of newspaper and plastic bags that has been distributed to more than 20,000 people. >
Studio Propolis: The labourers of love

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:53 • 30 Oct 14

Inside the Nairobi-based workshop of Naeem Biviji and Bethan Rayner, a husband-and-wife team who make all their own designs by hand. >
Inside Kenya's iHub

Video Interviews • 28 Oct 14

The iHub is the heart centre of Kenya's tech revolution. We took its pulse on this tour inside. >
SEVEN THIRTY Films: Capturing Kenyan perspectives in film

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:23 • 27 Oct 14

The sister duo behind this filmmaking studio tells us about the opportunities and challenges of being creative in Kenya. >
Gavin Elder: A backstage pass

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:59 • 23 Oct 14

South African filmmaker Gavin Elder talks about his lucky break filming Duran Duran, working with artists and what he learnt from David Lynch. >
Colin Charles: The biggest mistake Western advertisers make in Africa

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:32 • 21 Oct 14

The executive creative director of Publicis West Africa tells us how he goes about making ads for Ghanaian audiences. >
Nikki Gonnissen: No more rotten tomatoes

Video Interviews • 14 Oct 14

The Amsterdam-based graphic designer tells us why she stepped out of her comfort zone to design for the Dutch Socialist Party. >
Mark Kaigwa: Tracking digital trends in East Africa

Video Interviews • 8 Oct 14

The Nairobi-based social media strategist and blogger tells us where digital technology is heading in Kenya. >
What's in a brief?

Video Interviews • 1 Oct 14

Watch Tom Bassett's documentary "Briefly", featuring interviews with top designers such as Frank Gehry, Yves Béhar and David Rockwell. >
Max Kisman: Creating visual headlines

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:40 • 1 Oct 14

The Dutch typographer and illustrator's iconic posters "subtract the noise" but speak volumes. >
Stephen Doyle: Magic, nonsense and macramé

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:06:08 • 23 Sep 14

The New York-based graphic designer's love for words is so big, he's not content to leave them on the page. >
Working on Water

Video Interviews • 16 Sep 14

Watch the full episode from Al Jazeera's Rebel Architecture series on Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi's groundbreaking projects in Lagos and Port Harcourt. >
Niklaus Troxler: All that jazz

Video Interviews • 10 Sep 14

We chat to Swiss graphic designer and jazz aficionado Niklaus Troxler about his twin passions. >
Common Methods: Part 2

Video Interviews • 8 Sep 14

In our second video covering the Common Methods project, we chat to Natalie du Toit, Phil Procter and Charles Haupt about their power of collaboration. >

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