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Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | January 2018
Take Five
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31 Jan 18
We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look!
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Nadir Bouhmouch is filming the longest protest in Morocco’s history
Design News
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31 Jan 18
“The first victims of climate change, of the environmental injustice are poor people.”
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Designer Anne Kiwia upcycles discarded cloths to create high fashion headbands
Design News
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31 Jan 18
“We have enough clothes. The world is full of it. We need to start protecting our environment and stop being needless consumers.”
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Cairo’s underground youth & the gender divide in this growing subculture
Video Interviews
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30 Jan 18
“I think although people are trying to break through some norms and cultural rules, gender remains something that they still can’t break.”
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The value of place and heritage with Yassine Morabite
Design News
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30 Jan 18
We caught up with the quirkily styled Moroccan artist to talk about his ever evolving career.
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Selly Raby Kane on creating sci-fi fashion in Senegal
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:02:56
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30 Jan 18
“I want people to dive into a universe, I want them to dive into a story and I want them to feel like they’re in a timeless space.”
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Dyslexia: The typeface that replicates the effect of reading disorders
Design News
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29 Jan 18
“Like in any case, only once a problem is fully understood can it be solved,” says the designer.
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Aida Mulokozi on her mission to salvage Dar es Salaam’s built heritage
Design News
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26 Jan 18
The CEO of the Dar es Salaam Centre for Architectural Heritage talks about the importance of architectural conservation.
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Digi Lab Africa aims to train aspirant digital creatives for free
Design News
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26 Jan 18
The programme is looking for creatives who want to work in the digital music, animation, virtual reality and film world.
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bioMason grows bricks without using any heat
Design Frontiers
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25 Jan 18
This method mimics a naturally occurring material called biological cement, much like the process that occurs when coral is formed.
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Sethembile Msezane on why she uses her art as resistance
Design News
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24 Jan 18
South Africa’s history is wrought with erasure. Sethembile Msezane is reclaiming the narrative with her work.
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Hugh Masekela in conversation with Stewart Levine
Talks
• Duration: 00:33:48
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24 Jan 18
#DIarchives: In 2011 Hugh Masekela sat down with long-time collaborator American producer, Stewart Levine to discuss his career on the Design Indaba stage.
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SenSprout is helping farmers better understand their crops while saving water
Design Frontiers
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24 Jan 18
SenSprout’s aim is to grant farmers a better understanding of how their crops consume water without using expensive technology.
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"We have to hold our heritage up as a mirror to the world." - Hugh Masekela
Video Interviews
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23 Jan 18
#DIarchives: In 2011 Hugh Masekela gave a surprise performance at Design Indaba. This is his interview following the performance.
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40 South African creatives to watch
Design News
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23 Jan 18
Curious as to what Cape Town’s creative scene might look like in years to come? Look no further.
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American architect Josh Greene on why he chose to work in Rwanda
Design Frontiers
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22 Jan 18
"It’s not just simply design, it’s a whole process that has really been enlightening for me.”
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Johannes Torpe talks us through his process
Design Frontiers
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19 Jan 18
The self-taught designer works within the fields of interior design, product design, industrial design and architecture.
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Films to watch at the Design Indaba Festival 2018
Design News
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19 Jan 18
An inner-city festival, Nightscape is partner to the annual Design Indaba Conference 2018.
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Brenda Livoi on leading Kenya’s largest innovation hub
Design Frontiers
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19 Jan 18
The Gearbox mechanical lead chats to us about creating more space for women in the African tech sector.
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Marko Ahtisaari on the Open Music Initiative and paying musicians fairly
Design News
• Duration: 00:02:45
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19 Jan 18
"The motivation is that music is such a universal thing. Creators need to be able to make an income," says Marko Ahtisaari.
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Caroline Smeenk makes it easier for rural women to independently monitor their health
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:02:17
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18 Jan 18
"Antenna helps you broaden your horizons and scope of what you see as design."
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Icelandic designers tackle food waste through a project called Cargo
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:03:11
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18 Jan 18
The #Antenna2017 speakers were alarmed by the amount of food waste in their city and found a novel way to raise awareness.
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My Tova, the children's backpack that unfolds into a school desk
Design Frontiers
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18 Jan 18
Durban-based designer Nicki van den Aardweg says she wanted to make it easier for children who don't have access to a school desk.
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Bobbi Jene
Design News
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17 Jan 18
A woman's fight for independence and the dilemma of its consequences.
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