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Argentinian artist uses 100, 000 banned books to build a monument
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14 Jul 19
Conceptual artist Marta Minujín has created a full-scale replica of the Parthenon – one of the world’s most famous structures.
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The whimsical illusions of Moography
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13 Jul 19
This visual artist turns the common smartphone into an eccentric, interactive toy.
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City residents are helping design public space with Minecraft
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12 Jul 19
The popular video game has proven a useful tool for community engagement.
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A revival of stone architecture in Palestine
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12 Jul 19
This sculptural project brings together ancient stonework and cutting-edge design methods.
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Design Indaba Emerging Creatives: Where are they now?
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11 Jul 19
We talk to some of the South African creatives who used the programme as a career launchpad.
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Celeste Arendse on sustainable and ethical fashion
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10 Jul 19
The Cape Town fashion designer has gone from being inspired by Picasso and rock art to more neutral tones with classic silhouettes.
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Mapitso Thaisi talks culture, fashion and recognising Africa's impact
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10 Jul 19
The law graduate-cum-designer chats to us about her Basotho inspired swimwear range, Shweshwekini.
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Using unconventional materials to create wearable art
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9 Jul 19
Shaline Naicker uses photochromic lenses within her work as she focuses on merging technology and fashion.
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Gourmet Grubb makes the world’s first insect-derived dairy alternative
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8 Jul 19
Leah Bessa takes us behind the scenes at her new pop-up restaurant in Woodstock, The Insect Experience by Gourmet Grubb.
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Ndumiso Nyoni uses striking geometric illustrations to celebrate women
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4 Jul 19
The graphic designer and illustrator talks to us about the inspiration behind the African Sisters project.
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Photographer Cole Ndelu explores the dissonance of masculine femininity
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2 Jul 19
“Seeing masculinity and femininity outside of the norm must become the norm.”
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Crystal Birch invites us into her hat wonderland
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27 Jun 19
The hat designer, stylist and milliner takes us behind the scenes of how she comes up with her playful designs.
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Durban students initiate a space to foster more campus interaction
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25 Jun 19
The Level Six project is the first student-led project guided by professionals to come out of Durban University of Technology.
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Meet Hayden Williams, the fashion illustrator to Hollywood stars
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20 Jun 19
The 27-year-old talks to us about how he harnessed his 1,2 million Instagram followers to build a global brand.
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Mzukisi Mbane’s imprint on African fashion
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18 Jun 19
The Design Indaba Emerging Creative on building a global brand that pays homage to his identity and celebrates femininity.
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Ghanaian photographer Lawrence Agyei on the power of photography
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14 Jun 19
“To me, a great photograph is like poetry. It captures and expresses a situation or emotion that transcends everyday life.”
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Graphic designer Rofhiwa Mudau is using famous faces to inspire the youth
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14 Jun 19
“This acts as inspiration to influence a positive work flow to the career or the job of your dreams.”
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Babusi Nyoni is making AI more accessible and relevant
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12 Jun 19
The Zimbabwean developer made a gqom and vosho app and also worked with UNHCR to predict the movements of displaced people.
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Art for the soul and your lungs
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12 Jun 19
Spanish art collective Boa Mistura have created a 35m-tall mural that purifies the air.
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An alternative to disposable plastic made with potatoes
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12 Jun 19
“This material is made from something that comes from the earth, and later on it can end up back in the soil, while posing no risk to nature.”
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The world’s first bio-brick made from human urine
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11 Jun 19
Its developer wants us to rethink the way we are utilising the Earth's precious resources.
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Avoid projecting: Kot Bonkers is neither a political nor a feminist artist
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11 Jun 19
Kot Bonkers is a brazen illustrator who fiercely defends her right to draw for the sake of it and identify with no political groups, despite audience opinion.
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This town in Mali is built almost completely out of mud
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11 Jun 19
The Great Mosque of Djenne survives through the dedication of local builders who help to re-plaster it each year.
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A collective of artists are preserving Mexico's linguistic diversity
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10 Jun 19
“No one can love what he does not know.”
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