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Natsai Audrey Chieza is pioneering new models for design and technology that are driven by ecological thinking
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2 Dec 19
The biodesigner spoke at the 2020 Design Indaba Conference.
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Sunny Dolat is opening up the space for a more nuanced discussion on African fashion
Design Frontiers
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29 Nov 19
The creative director and cultural producer will be speaking at Design Indaba 2020.
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Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama will be speaking at Design Indaba 2020
Design Frontiers
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20 Nov 19
The artist and author is famed for draping buildings in materials, like jute sacks, as a comment on our complicated colonial histories.
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Kenyan fashion designer Anyango Mpinga on how she uses fashion to inspire change
Design Frontiers
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19 Nov 19
Mpinga tells us how soap operas, dragonflies and sound waves all came together to create the Anyango Mpinga label.
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Nassia Inglessis’ unique approach to interactive installations
Design Frontiers
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15 Nov 19
The designer is known for her innovative approach in transforming design as we know it.
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Could VR create space for people of colour in the film industry?
Design Frontiers
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12 Nov 19
Emerging technology may be the answer to the ongoing question of representation.
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Material World is a film that gives form to the sustainable fashion debate
Design Frontiers
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5 Nov 19
This short invites you to question the stories and ethics behind your clothing.
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Design Frontiers
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5 Nov 19
Terms last updated on 4 November 2019
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STEAM not STEM: Why scientists need arts training
Design Frontiers
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3 Nov 19
Associate Professor Richard Lachman explains the importance of including the arts into STEM
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Face This is fostering collaboration between kids and the world's street artists
Design Frontiers
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1 Nov 19
This initiative turns Indonesian kids' drawings into school funding through international collaboration.
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This new process could create emission-free cement
Design Frontiers
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31 Oct 19
This electrochemical process developed by MIT researchers could eliminate the current fossil-fuel-dependent system
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Generative design creates new ways to form a brand's identity
Design Frontiers
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30 Oct 19
From wine, dance and even voice, designer Patrik Hübner chats us through how he uses creative algorithms to tell new stories.
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3 projects that predict the future of food, travel and architecture
Design Frontiers
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30 Oct 19
These three young graduates formed part of the inaugural Antenna event organised by Design Indaba and Dutch Design Week.
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How data science in and for Africa can blaze new trails
Design Frontiers
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30 Oct 19
The new School for Data Science and Computational Thinking argues that locals should take the lead in developing data-driven solutions to local challenges.
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A fresh perspective on the traditional practices of sustainability
Design Frontiers
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27 Oct 19
How can a chair and a shoebox contribute to a more ecologically sustainable future?
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This Swedish firm builds multiple-storey homes entirely from wood
Design Frontiers
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24 Oct 19
Folkhem is leading the charge when it comes to this environmentally-minded mandate.
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This memorial honours the lives of victims of gun violence
Design Frontiers
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22 Oct 19
An average of 700 lives are lost each week due to gun violence in the United States.
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Social housing project wins Britain's most prestigious architecture award
Design Frontiers
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18 Oct 19
The purpose of the Goldsmith housing project was to present a new model of high-quality low-income houses.
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The women putting Nigerian creativity on the world map
Design Frontiers
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16 Oct 19
As the creativity season kicks off in Nigeria, we highlight the women making things happen in the art and design sector.
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Joana Choumali on identity, tradition and dealing with trauma
Design Frontiers
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16 Oct 19
“I always try to engage with the concepts of the African identity, in relation to history, especially the ways the black body is being represented.”
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Ditiro Mashigo on creating products that speak to her essence
Design Frontiers
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15 Oct 19
The 2017 Design Indaba Emerging Creative talks to us about her textile and fashion design business that she started after being retrenched.
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Lauren Bowker is making the world a little more colourful
Design Frontiers
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10 Oct 19
The designer and innovator believes in pushing the limits of science, textiles and the natural world.
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Triggerfish launches new 10-second animation competion
Design Frontiers
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9 Oct 19
“We’re looking for fresh animation shorts that celebrate Africa’s uniqueness and diversity,” says Triggerfish CEO.
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Is algae the material of the future?
Design Frontiers
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8 Oct 19
We take a look at how this ancient aquatic life may hold the secrets to a sustainable future.
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