2016 Archive

Hattie Newman: Creator of paper worlds

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:01:37 • 30 Dec 16

London-based set designer and paper artist Hattie Newman is in love with tactile things. >
Gemma O'Brien: The art of lettering

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:49 • 22 Dec 16

Letter artist Gemma O'Brien talks about the appeal of the handmade and the way that the shape of words can capture the character of a place. >
Ibaaku: Creating unique African beats

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:07 • 14 Dec 16

While in Dakar, we talked to Senegalese music producer Ibaaku about his hypnotic afro-beats. >
Chat with Lauren Beukes

Video Interviews • 14 Dec 16

Ever wanted to pick the brain of South Africa’s most acclaimed young writer? Here’s your chance. >
Naresh Ramchandani: The power and grace of words

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:23 • 13 Dec 16

Naresh Ramchandani is a master wordsmith. Here, we talk to him about some of the creative campaigns he has been involved with over the years. >
Somto Ajuluchukwu: African comic culture

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:28 • 9 Dec 16

Vortex Inc is a Nigerian comics company that is aiming to change the perception of Nigeria through cartoons that reflect the local culture. >
Biografica: Don't fear failure

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:30 • 7 Dec 16

Spanish design studio Biografica create motion graphics and editorial design using paper cutouts, clay, play doh and other real objects. >
Nifemi Marcus-Bello: Affordable furniture for urban Nigerians

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:31 • 6 Dec 16

Product designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello works with local processes and artisans in Lagos to make affordable, lightweight furniture for aspiring, urban Nigerians. >
Assemble: The DIY architecture collective

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:01:55 • 5 Dec 16

London-based collective Assemble have members with diverse skills and take on practical projects from furniture to civic spaces and public theatre. >
Clara Mar Hernández López talks adapting architecture to better suit society’s needs

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:23 • 2 Dec 16

We need to look at all the possibilities, says the Spanish architect. >
Michael Elegbedé: The taste of Nigeria

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:09 • 1 Dec 16

Nigerian chef Michael Elegbedé is opening a restaurant in Lagos that tells the stories of Nigeria through unique flavours and local ingredients. >
Francis Kokoroko: Documenting life as it goes

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:18 • 30 Nov 16

Ghanaian photographer Francis Kokoroko creates images that reflect his understanding of the world. >
Van Eijk & Van Der Lubbe are changing space with influential design

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:09 • 29 Nov 16

Dutch design duo Miriam van der Lubbe and Niels van Eijk talk us through some of their most influential projects. >
Chat with Kent Lingeveldt

Video Interviews • 29 Nov 16

What do you want to know about Cape Town-based longboard skater and shaper Kent Lingeveldt? >
Boa Mistura: Murals that inspire change

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:10 • 24 Nov 16

Madrid-based arts collective Boa Mistura create large-scale murals that aim to inspire the communities who live around them. >
Jaime Hayón: Curiosity is the designer's greatest tool

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:54 • 18 Nov 16

Curiosity is the designer's third eye, says quirky Spanish product designer Jaime Hayón. Without it there is no creativity. >
Relajaelcoco: Data-driven graphics

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:03 • 17 Nov 16

Spanish graphic design studio Relajaelcoco believe that good vibes and a relaxed mind are the key to the creative process. >
Naama Schendar: Design to rethink trauma

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:20 • 15 Nov 16

The way that the world deals with trauma is not progressive enough, says Israeli-born multidisciplinary designer Naama Schendar. >
Chat with Dope Saint Jude

Video Interviews • 15 Nov 16

South African rapper Dope Saint Jude has through her music challenged gender identity in the masculine realm of hip hop. >
Vera de Pont: DIY fashion – only scissors required

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:00:00 • 4 Nov 16

Dutch design graduate Vera de Pont is trying to bridge the gap between designer and consumer with fashion garments that are DIY and open source. >
Everyday South African stories told through photography

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:57 • 4 Nov 16

Have a look at everyday South Africa through the lens of Johannesburg-based photographer Kgomotso Neto Tleane. >
The cross pollination of fungi and fowls

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:01:53 • 24 Oct 16

A Belgian chicken artist and a Zimbabwean social entrepreneur find ways to work together through chickens and mushrooms. >
Hilary Cottam: Fixing social services through design

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:01:48 • 21 Oct 16

Hilary Cottam, a social entrepreneur and "accidental designer" from the UK, talks about how design and technology can be used to fix serious social problems. >
Chat with Trevor Stuurman

Video Interviews • 20 Oct 16

Take control of an interview with South African photographer, blogger and stylist Trevor Stuurman. >

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