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Sculptors set to create the world’s largest gender equality art project
Design Frontiers
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31 May 19
Australian sculptors and married couple Gillie and Marc are creating 10 life sized sculptures celebrating the lives of monumental women.
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Faith XLVII talks about the importance of staging Aurum in South Africa
Design Frontiers
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31 May 19
The artist and her collaborators, Pure and Inka Kendzia, talk to us about the interactive performance piece.
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Jordanian studio Turbo on resisting design trends
Design Frontiers
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29 May 19
We chat to Saeed Abu-Jabar and Mothanna Hussein about how they’re contributing to the desert city’s flourishing design scene.
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Kenyan jeweller uses natural minerals to tell her story
Design Frontiers
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27 May 19
Ami Doshi Shah’s sculptural jewellery pieces tell the story both of Kenya’s intricate past and the country's captivating natural beauty.
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Roy Allela invents tech that translates sign language into audio
Design Frontiers
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27 May 19
The Kenyan inventor was inspired by his deaf niece to create Sign-IO, a glove that interprets sign language into speech.
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More than a catcall
Design Frontiers
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24 May 19
Sophie Sandberg tackles everyday harassment by taking it back to the streets.
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Kutti Collective is taking on the lack of Desi representation in the art world
Design Frontiers
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22 May 19
“It’s about creating and dialoguing about things that affect us in a way that isn't Orientalist, or beholden to the erasures and violence..."
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Blair Imani is writing Herstory
Design Frontiers
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21 May 19
Imani’s book is shining a light both on modern feminists and on marginalised people who are making a difference in the world.
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Jomo Tariku on changing perceptions around what constitutes modern furniture
Design Frontiers
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20 May 19
“The modern furniture industry treats African furniture as something of a novelty,” says the Ethiopian-American furniture designer.
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Colors of the Earth: Ghana's incredible, rammed earth walls
Design Frontiers
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16 May 19
Ghanaian entrepreneur Joelle Eyeson is experimenting with the sustainable technique that could aid her country's housing problem.
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Building a more sustainable future
Design Frontiers
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14 May 19
The architectural and engineering industries need to come up with new, gentler ways to construct future projects.
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Meet the A' Design Awards and Competition winners
Design Frontiers
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13 May 19
These are just some of the winners across nearly 100 different design categories.
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Warka Water is finding innovative solutions to water, energy and housing problems
Design Frontiers
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13 May 19
The structure has been shortlisted for the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
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Artist Olivié Keck plays where tech meets art
Design Frontiers
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10 May 19
The South African artist brings the worlds of her psychedelic artworks to life through VR.
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Blockchain in Africa, the leapfrog continent
Design Frontiers
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6 May 19
Africa’s embrace of the technology could put it in a position to take a developmental detour.
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Sticklit is democratising literature and art
Design Frontiers
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3 May 19
How a reading culture can be fostered by means of public art.
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Pixeland is China’s pixel-inspired park
Design Frontiers
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3 May 19
Created for the people of Mianyang, China, this multifunctional public space looks at how digital pixels can be used as functional art.
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Accra's Arch Xenus is redefining what it means to be a successful architectural firm
Design Frontiers
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1 May 19
We met the founder and principal architect who shared more about their approach to business.
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