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This photographer gave homeless people cameras to document their lives
Design News
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30 Apr 19
After five days, 45 of the cameras were returned and over 600 images developed. The results were astonishing.
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Nicole Nomsa Moyo on building self-sufficient townships
Talks
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30 Apr 19
Her thesis project Ukubutha looks at service delivery solutions in Mamelodi, a township in Pretoria.
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Architecture's ability to alter narratives with Mariam Kamara
Talks
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29 Apr 19
At Design Indaba Conference 2019, the Niger-born architect shared how she is using her work to shift perceptions of her home country.
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What landscape architects and urban designers can learn about public space from Cuba
Opinion
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29 Apr 19
Landscape architect Sam Valentine takes a look at how the totalitarian state hosts some of the most democratic public spaces.
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Federico Babina uses architecture to explain mental illness
Design News
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29 Apr 19
Babina cleverly represents what different mental illnesses look like.
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Can the architecture of a prison contribute to the rehabilitation of its inmates?
Design Frontiers
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29 Apr 19
"Every inmate in Norwegian prisons are going back to the society. Do you want people who are angry — or people who are rehabilitated?”
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The all-woman band taking over a space traditionally reserved for men
Design News
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26 Apr 19
New York’s Flor de Toloache talk preserving culture, women empowerment and taking on the male-dominated world of Mariachi.
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Lucas De Man on being a creator and following your gut
Talks
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26 Apr 19
“Designing shows that there’s so many possibilities because there is no one truth. There is power in not knowing.”
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AZEEMA is here to display beauty and dispel myths
Design News
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26 Apr 19
“It is a celebration of heritage, culture and diversity, yet equally a champion for empowerment and progressive change."
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Ane Crabtree’s labour of creative love
Talks
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25 Apr 19
“What I do is act like a kind of connector or conduit of emotion. Emotion in words, in pace, in visuals across the screen.”
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This Angolan innovation hub is helping to transform the nation’s creative sector
Design Frontiers
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25 Apr 19
We chat to some of the Fábrica de Sabão team about innovation, community upliftment and serving Africa first.
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Joy Buolamwini uses art and research to show the social implications of AI
Design Frontiers
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25 Apr 19
The Ghanaian-American computer scientist and digital activist spoke to us during her Cape Town visit.
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Afrominima is a Nigerian lifestyle brand inspired by Japanese and Scandinavian aesthetics
Design News
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24 Apr 19
The Olubunmi Adeyemi-helmed brand brings the minimalist movement to Africa.
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Spanish mural artist, Okuda, uses art to bridge cultural borders
Video Interviews
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24 Apr 19
His murals have transformed degraded and abandoned buildings into unique colourful spaces around the world
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Sierra Leonean artist explores identity and human expression
Design Frontiers
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23 Apr 19
Ngadi Smart, a photographer from Sierra Leone, captures the diverse ways people express their identity.
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Toyin Ojih Odutola’s portraits show black skin as textured and diverse
Design News
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23 Apr 19
“We have enough about what my skin looks like but what does it feel like?’
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Kagiso Lediga on storytelling, failure and staying true to who you are
Talks
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23 Apr 19
“You need to be honest when you’re telling your story…it has to be a truth from inside.”
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Feyi Olubodun on what international brands get wrong about the African consumer
Design News
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23 Apr 19
"I argue very strongly that sophistication and westernisation don’t mean the same thing. You can be sophisticated and not be westernised."
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Designer Anne Kiwia upcycles discarded cloths to create high fashion headbands
Design News
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22 Apr 19
“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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On blockchain and art
Design Frontiers
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19 Apr 19
The framework technology could make digital art less vulnerable to fraud and theft.
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Olof Schybergson on the influence of design on our society
Talks
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18 Apr 19
"With the help of technology, with the help of design, we are improving the world".
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Harmonia Rosales is creating new narratives around the classic art paintings
Design Frontiers
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18 Apr 19
"By creating positive works of art using black women we can begin to deconstruct our power structure."
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Tech to empower marginalised communities
Design News
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18 Apr 19
Human rights activist and storyteller Thenmozhi Soundararajan on the power of knowledge creation in the hands of the oppressed.
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Meet the cyborg artists who have merged themselves with technology
Talks
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17 Apr 19
Neil Harbisson has an antenna implanted in his skull that allows him to feel colour, while Moon Ribas has sensors in her feet that allow her to feel earthquakes
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