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Focus on: Rwanda
Focus On
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3 Apr 15
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Rwanda is full of positive signs of growth and repair.
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Take Five
Take Five
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4 Apr 15
The top feature this week told the story of a young designer following the trail of his Zulu roots.
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Focus on: The rich possibilities of play
Focus On
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5 Apr 15
These designers and creatives embrace their inner child to keep their creativity alive and kicking in their work.
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Focus on: The fine art of street signs
Focus On
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6 Apr 15
Street signs hold sway in our urban psyches, thanks to these design masters – and subverters.
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Take Five
Take Five
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11 Apr 15
The tale of a traditional Nigerian fabric called Aso Oke, reinvented in contemporary shoe designs, walked away with the top spot.
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Focus on: South African designers working in wool
Focus On
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12 Apr 15
It’s Wool Week in Cape Town! We round up five recently launched designs that explore the tactile possibilities of this natural fibre.
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Take Five
Take Five
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18 Apr 15
Christoph Niemann’s illustration, made for us in response to the recent spate of xenophobic violence in South Africa, had universal impact.
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10 product highlights at Milan 2015
Focus On
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19 Apr 15
As Milan Design Week draws to an end, we look back at ten new designs that made an impression.
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Take Five
Take Five
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25 Apr 15
Our gallery of specially made anti-xenophobia posters submitted by local illustrators was the most popular story this week.
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Focus on: Telling time
Focus On
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26 Apr 15
Six innovative timepieces that turn clock-watching into an unusual experience.
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