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Backpacks made from blankets
Product Spotlight
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2 May 16
Sibusiso Mokhachane makes backpacks from blankets to celebrate his heritage and help the world unlearn African stereotypes.
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The Muko furniture series is designed with kids in mind
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4 May 16
Today’s kids spend more and more time seated. These chairs are designed to ensure their comfort.
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Oded Ezer designs the Life/Death t-shirt
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13 May 16
Tel Aviv-based graphic design artist Oded Exer designed a t-shirt to help refugees.
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Wear Your Label wants a stigma-free society
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16 May 16
Wear Your Label gets people talking about mental health through fashion and jewellery design.
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Livi brings nature indoors
Product Spotlight
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17 May 16
The portable planter has a new take on interacting with nature.
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BaseLantern: a new project by BioLite
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23 May 16
The BaseLantern portable lantern is designed for off-grid usage.
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AbsorbPlate cuts calories by reducing grease on your plate
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24 May 16
The dinner plate’s design has perforations in its surface to trap excess grease.
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Tshepo Sedumo’s handmade portable boomboxes
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26 May 16
The Johannesburg-based startup Grove Audio creates custom designed wooden boomboxes.
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