2016 Archive

Purgation: A new collection by SA designer Lukhanyo Mdingi

Design News • 13 Oct 16

The SS17 collection by South African fashion designer Lukhanyo Mdingi, shot against the dramatic colours of the Highveld. >
The answers are in the Cloud

Design News • 13 Oct 16

If we wish to change the future, we must change the weather >
They Still Live: Ancient african art is resuscitated in urban settings

Design News • 13 Oct 16

Photography project They Still Live reconstructs African roots to build a bridge between ancient tribal art and modern tomorrows. >
Three cities that tackle modern civic problems successfully

Design News • 13 Oct 16

Take a look at how city planners have found ways to manage 21st-century urban obstacles in these three cities. >
Apple's new videos help you stay healthy

Design News • 12 Oct 16

We talk to Johnny Kelly, the animator behind Apple's five new Health App videos: sleep, mindfulness, nutrition, activity and how everything is connected. >
Creativity burns across the African continent in Khuli Chana’s new music video

Design News • 12 Oct 16

Shot in Ghana and produced by South African producers, One Source celebrates Africanness through collaboration. >
Am I Honey, or am I Honey?

Design News • 12 Oct 16

South African artist Rendani Nemakhavhani releases chapter five of The Honey, blackness from a sidelined perspective. >
Control your fear of public speaking with ROC Speak

Design News • 12 Oct 16

This computer programme can help develop your communicative skills via your browser. >
Collecting raindrops to prevent water shortage

Design News • 11 Oct 16

Using a simple, DIY system of corrugated roof, gutters, buried pipes and gigantic tanks, Joe Mooney is able to harvest rainwater for all his domestic needs. >
Sultry silhouettes and Accra beaches

Design News • 11 Oct 16

We share this African lookbook, shot for online retailer Superbalist in Accra, Ghana. >
Ghana Be Love: Fashion in the streets of Accra

Design News • 11 Oct 16

South African fashion retailer Suberbalist travels to Accra, Ghana to shoot their latest atmospheric campaign, Ghana Be Love. >
The handmade rugs celebrating South African and South American culture

Design News • 11 Oct 16

The latest project from The Ninevites merges the traditions of two continents, South America and Africa. >
Imagined logos for Lagos businesses

Design News • 10 Oct 16

Lagos-based identity design studio Light Design created a series of fun fake logos for imaged Lagos firms to stretch their creative muscles. >
Our stories have yet to be told, says South African photographer Lindsey Appolis

Design News • 10 Oct 16

The man behind the camera at South Africa’s most anticipated movie, Noem My Skollie (Call Me Thief). >
Jukeboxx: Challenging the representation of women in hip hop

Design News • 10 Oct 16

The feminist movement using hip hop culture to spread love, peace and unity. >
Pill Talk – the creative campaign working to transform the way we perceive birth control

Design News • 10 Oct 16

Overcoming contraceptive stigmas with US graphic designer Erica Benamy. >
The Great Circle: Artistic representations of drone culture in Dar es Salaam

Design News • 7 Oct 16

South African artist Francois Knoetze's investigates drone culture, surveillance and mapping in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with his project The Great Circle. >
Portuguese street artist turns urban trash into colossal animal sculptures

Design News • 7 Oct 16

These animal murals are communicating a vital environmental message. >
This is the fastest human-powered vehicle on Earth

Design News • 6 Oct 16

Aerovelo, a Canadian tech firm recently broke the world record with its human-powered, egg-shaped Eta bike. >
Transforming algae into plastic

Design News • 6 Oct 16

This company is turning toxic algae blooms into a valuable resource. >
One man’s trash is another’s heirloom tomato gazpacho

Design News • 6 Oct 16

From dumpster to dinner table, Salvage Supperclub challenges the way we think of ugly food. >
Eat Me: Transforming detritus into delectables

Design News • 5 Oct 16

Parisian street artist Lor-K surprises passersby with huge sculptural food-inspired artworks. >
Helen Sebidi explores her ancestry & matriarchal strength through art

Design News • 4 Oct 16

New collection of paintings explores themes of duality and African lineage. >
Traditional art techniques in modern fashion

Design News • 4 Oct 16

2016 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Mieke Vermeulen presented her new collection Neo-Africana autumn/winter 2017 at SA Fashion Week. >

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