2017 Archive

The Centre for the Less Good Idea

Design News • 29 Mar 17

Visual artist William Kentridge has created a space to nurture the growth of South African artists. >
The art of Lina Viktor makes black womanhood the focus

Design News • 29 Mar 17

Using 24-karat gold, the New York City-based artist elevates the power of identity. >
Wednesdays with Goddard

Design News • 29 Mar 17

A personal quest for spiritual enlightenment leads to romance and despair. >
The Skin I’m In by Nicole Buchanan

Design News • 28 Mar 17

The photographer’s work gives a voice to minority students. >
Cairo: Youth in resistance

Design News • 28 Mar 17

Director Selim El Sadek documents the youth who challenge the system through hip hop in Cairo, Egypt. >
Grandmothers, Afrofuturism and Nairobi-beats

Design News • 27 Mar 17

Kenyan photographer Osborne Macharia directs his first film, the music video to Blinky Bill's new song "Atie". >
A shirt that pulsates with the intensity of music

Design News • 27 Mar 17

This wearable device allows the hearing impaired to experience music. >
The unspoken cost of precious metals

Lookbook • 27 Mar 17

A literal depiction of what we gain from mining versus the longterm landscape destruction that follows. >
Cape Town moves to become Africa’s first truly digital city

Design Frontiers • 27 Mar 17

This city’s creatives are set to be among the biggest winners in the drive to become the most digitally connected hub in Africa. >
Mbongeni Fongoqa uses graphic design to uplift township businesses

Design News • 27 Mar 17

Beauty and function merge to create a new kind of public space. >
5 Tricks to throwing a conference that inspires people

Inside View • 27 Mar 17

These days, it takes more than just good speakers to wow an audience. Here's a "How To" from 2017 speaker Ayse Birsel. >
Would you drink beer made from sewage water?

Design News • 27 Mar 17

A California brewing company has created a ‘delicious’ beer using recycled wastewater. >
The Thermotrap Project

Design News • 24 Mar 17

This start-up initiative aims to uplift the living conditions of township residents. >
This kids clothing range literally grows alongside your child

Design News • 24 Mar 17

“Slow fashion for fast growing kids.” >
Meet Mr Trash Wheel, a clever water pollution solution

Design News • 24 Mar 17

A self-sustaining trash collector that cleanses urban waters using renewable energy. >
This queer visibility comic already has 800 backers

Design News • 24 Mar 17

Tee Franklin’s Bingo Love is a new take on queer relationships, heartbreak and growth. >
Shape: Design is everywhere

Design News • 24 Mar 17

A film about design. If for one day you had the power to make your world work better, what would you change? >
Dear White America

Design News • 23 Mar 17

US-based artist Inyegumena Nosegbe’s newspaper project is a poignant look at police brutality. >
Refugee chefs share the taste of home

Design News • 23 Mar 17

Eat Offbeat: An unprecedented cookbook featuring recipes and stories by refugees now working as chefs in New York City. >
The Dark Room

Lookbook • 23 Mar 17

Expat photographer illustrates the nature of depression in surreal gloom. >
A delicate portrayal of brutality

Lookbook • 23 Mar 17

This artist depicts the subject of sex inequality in a stylised and all-encompassing way. >
Giving back with ethical fashion

Design News • 23 Mar 17

Eco-friendly and ethically made, Allmade pushes the boundaries of the ordinary t-shirt. >
Plan Bee

Next Generation • 22 Mar 17

This could be the pollination process of tomorrow. >
Waves for Water

Design News • 22 Mar 17

This new documentary, released on World Water Day, follows former pro surfer Jon Rose and his mission to help bring clean drinking water to those in need. >

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