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Design Indaba Emerging Creatives: Where are they now?
Design News
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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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Skip the trip to the fertility clinic with Yo Home Sperm
Design Frontiers
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11 Jul 19
In just a few minutes, this app offers men valuable reproductive information.
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Hafeez Floris captures the other side of South Africa's townships
Design Frontiers
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12 Jul 19
His photography shows the more childlike and creative side to people in areas like Manenberg and Soweto.
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Why Mexican squares may be the best public spaces in the world
Design Frontiers
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12 Jul 19
Plaza Ciudadela won’t win any design awards, but it accomplishes something far more important: it draws a crowd of all ages.
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A revival of stone architecture in Palestine
Design News
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12 Jul 19
This sculptural project brings together ancient stonework and cutting-edge design methods.
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Could this convenient bug harvesting design make insect-based diets popular?
Design Frontiers
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12 Jul 19
Living Farms is being spearheaded by Austrian multidisciplinary designer, Katharina Unger.
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City residents are helping design public space with Minecraft
Design News
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12 Jul 19
The popular video game has proven a useful tool for community engagement.
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The whimsical illusions of Moography
Design News
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13 Jul 19
This visual artist turns the common smartphone into an eccentric, interactive toy.
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The Algae Dome imagines a future of architecture-powered food
Design Frontiers
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14 Jul 19
Where sustainable food design and public architecture intersect.
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Argentinian artist uses 100, 000 banned books to build a monument
Design News
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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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Designing kangas that celebrate queer love
Design Frontiers
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15 Jul 19
Artist and LGBTQ+ activist Kawira Mwirichia is reclaiming the culturally significant garment to celebrate queer love in Kenya.
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Tandekile Mkize on unafraid self-expression using film, photography and fashion
Design News
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15 Jul 19
Tandekile Mkize gives us an inside look into his bold and unapologetic work, which he exhibited at Design Indaba Festival 2019
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Solar Foods is growing food out of air
Design Frontiers
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16 Jul 19
This edible protein promises a future of meat-free lasagna or dairy-free drinks made using carbon dioxide captured from the air.
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On bringing rural Indian women into the global conversation on feminism
Design Frontiers
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16 Jul 19
Deepti Asthana says her practice is influenced by the need to alter the narrative that women are weak or helpless.
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The 600: a story of courage and sacrifice
Design News
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16 Jul 19
The film The 600 documents the bravery and self-sacrifice of 600 Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) soldiers during the Rwandan genocide.
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Nigerian artist Victor Ehikhamenor explores the responsibility of the African artist
Design News
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17 Jul 19
"I am an artist first, before anything else."
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Jaden Smith’s vegan pop-up truck is free for the homeless
Design News
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17 Jul 19
His care for people and the environment sees Smith often tackling pressing global issues.
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Forever Emojinal
Design News
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17 Jul 19
Thulisizwe Mamba gives identity to the new way of talking with emojis on social media.
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N'GOLÁ Biennial Presents Talks in collaboration with Design Indaba
Design News
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17 Jul 19
The N'GOLA Biennale, in collaboration with Design Indaba, presents a series of talks that shine a light on some of Africa's phenomenal creatives.
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Snøhetta reveals new Madiba-inspired "peace bench"
Design Frontiers
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17 Jul 19
The inspiration for the bench came from the famous Nelson Mandela quote: "The best weapon is to sit down and talk".
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Triggerfish launches free online platform for animators
Design Frontiers
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18 Jul 19
“The South African animation industry is growing - and so is the demand for skilled animators globally.”
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Joyce Simbine Saiete on how architectural interventions can aid Mozambican resettlement
Design Frontiers
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18 Jul 19
Her thesis takes the challenges of resettlement in the region and turns them into opportunities.
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Jimmy Wales speaks on diversity and the value of knowledge in multiple languages
Design News
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19 Jul 19
"What matters is that you have knowledge in your mother tongue."
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Scientists and artists are reviving lost scents
Design Frontiers
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19 Jul 19
In a collaborative effort between artists and scientists, smell molecules from extinct flowers were extracted and their aromas recreated.
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