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5 sustainable fashion brands

Creative Work • 15 Dec 16

We highlight five brands making clothes ethically >
'Lost In The World' sheds light on South Africa’s corrective rape problem

Creative Work • 15 Dec 16

The short film is a landmark in the advent of queer, African cinema. >
Constructive Interference in the mind

Creative Work • Duration: 00:53 • 15 Dec 16

This sculpture demonstrates the ease with which our minds are mystified by optical illusions. >
Ibaaku: Creating unique African beats

Interviews • Duration: 00:02:07 • 14 Dec 16

While in Dakar, we talked to Senegalese music producer Ibaaku about his hypnotic afro-beats. >
An eccentric range of tools for the Guerilla Gardener

Creative Work • 14 Dec 16

Vanessa Harden’s brass jewellery range blurs the line between tool and accessory. >
Overview: A New Perspective of Earth

Creative Work • 14 Dec 16

Benjamin Grant’s photographic tome shows the world from a thought-provoking angle. >
Chat with Lauren Beukes

Interviews • 14 Dec 16

Ever wanted to pick the brain of South Africa’s most acclaimed young writer? Here’s your chance. >
A safe, drug-free way to train your body to fight stress

Creative Work • 13 Dec 16

Will we be able to control our bodies stress responses with the help of technology? >
The Dementia Simulator by Di Peng

Creative Work • 13 Dec 16

This Central Saint Martins grad harnesses the power of empathy. >
The magical figures of the Haas Brothers

Creative Work • 13 Dec 16

These LA-based artists blur the lines between nature and psychedelia. >
Ungifted: Why Santa must die

Point of View • 12 Dec 16

In the latest chapter from creativity versus climate change non-profit Do The Green Thing, the greed and commercial vulgarity of Christmas is revealed. >
Seeing nature in an unusual way

Creative Work • Duration: 01:00 • 12 Dec 16

The Flow installation of Maotik offers a unique view of the weather around us. >
Photographer captures childhood fears

Creative Work • 12 Dec 16

Ghost stories and monsters brought to life in A Raven’s Dream. >
3600 panties focus attention on South Africa’s rape crisis

Creative Work • 9 Dec 16

A trio of South African artists strung up 3600 donated panties in a public display against violence. >
Somto Ajuluchukwu: African comic culture

Interviews • Duration: 00:03:28 • 9 Dec 16

Vortex Inc is a Nigerian comics company that is aiming to change the perception of Nigeria through cartoons that reflect the local culture. >
Watch FKA twigs’ hypnotic documentary, ‘Baltimore Dance Project’

Creative Work • 9 Dec 16

"When things are difficult, art always flourishes." >
The plastic bottle artworks of Veronika Richterová

Creative Work • 9 Dec 16

This Czech artist demonstrates the potential to find beauty in garbage. >
Nigerian designer celebrates friendship in a new streetwear line

Creative Work • 9 Dec 16

Onwuchekwa by Chikezie Daniel is a made-in-Nigeria high street brand. >
Battling climate change with holistic solutions

Creative Work • 8 Dec 16

Farmers in Guatemala are adapting to climate change using climate-smart strategies. >
Beauty is in the nostrils of the beholder (NSFW)

Creative Work • 8 Dec 16

Conceptual photo series challenges our perceptions of beauty by splicing together the human body in an unnerving way. >
New photobook charts photographer Yasser Booley’s Rainbow Nation

Creative Work • 8 Dec 16

"South Africa at Liberty" documents the work of prolific South African photographer Yasser Booley. >
The miniature embroidered portraits of Danielle Clough

Creative Work • 8 Dec 16

The artist that reproduces the faces of strangers with needle and thread. >
The Divine Divas

Creative Work • 7 Dec 16

A teen-centric approach that combines pampering with healthcare >
Salooni: A project that explores black women's hair

Creative Work • 7 Dec 16

Pop-up hair salon Salooni explores the politics woven into black hair. The project has just been awarded a grant by The British Council to travel in 2017. >

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