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Search engine uses ad revenue to plant trees

Creative Work • 28 Apr 16

Ecosia is a search engine and social initiative that uses income generated from search ads to fight global deforestation. >
South African creative Menzi Ndlovu isn’t just a one-minute man

Creative Work • 28 Apr 16

Johannesburg-based illustrator Menzi Ndlovu immortalises everyday people in one minute sketches. >
Pockulus: Smartphone free, affordable VR

Creative Work • 28 Apr 16

Based on open-source tech, Pockulus is a DIY way into virtual reality. >
Bioo: A plant that is also a charging station

Creative Work • 28 Apr 16

Charging your electronic devices could be done in the easiest, greenest way possible with the Bioo plant. >
Anna Raimondo’s latest collection – NOIR

Creative Work • 27 Apr 16

Cape Town’s Anna Raimondo releases her latest range, NOIR, for her jewellery design company, Smith. >
Michael Shiferaw: Digital design with a positive impact

Interviews • Duration: 00:03:30 • 27 Apr 16

It’s a good time to be a creative in Africa, says creative director Michael Shiferaw >
Plastic card melts to fix or modify anything

Creative Work • 27 Apr 16

FORMcard is a play dough type of substance that aims to become as ubiquitous as sticky tape or Prestik. >
A floating UFO to call home

Creative Work • 27 Apr 16

Italian boating company designs a flying saucer-like house boat for living and sailing on the sea. >
Local animator Mike Scott on creating lasting relationships with characters

Creative Work • 27 Apr 16

Cape Town animator Mike Scott’s work is simple nostalgia mixed with pop culture characters that you want to get to know. >
Tackling Islamophobia through unifying portraits

Creative Work • 27 Apr 16

It’s time to shift the conversation on the Muslim identity, says NATIVE VML. >
Amy Slatem’s illustrations are inspired by nature

Creative Work • 26 Apr 16

Amy Slatem is a graphic designer and illustrator who prefers the flowing lines in nature to the hard geometric shapes in cities. >
Recycle India finds a solution to dangerous waste materials

Creative Work • 26 Apr 16

Recycle India turns oil drums and tyres into furniture. >
Gloves translate sign language into speech

Creative Work • 26 Apr 16

Two university students are bridging a communication gap by turning sign language gestures into spoken English. >
The Mimi Moto cookstove is cleaner and safer than traditional cookstoves

Creative Work • 26 Apr 16

Mimi Moto’s cookstove makes clean, safe cooking accessible to everyone. >
Advertising billboard doubles as Zika mosquito trap

Creative Work • 26 Apr 16

Two Brazilian agencies are creating awareness around the Zika virus while alleviating the problem. >
Drone waitstaff gives valuable insight into a burgeoning technology

Creative Work • 26 Apr 16

Students at the Eindhoven University of Technology launched the world’s first drone cafe but they want to do much more. >
Hunt virtual prey with this VR experience

Creative Work • 26 Apr 16

Become the hunter in this interactive, educational, and experiential VR game. >
Geometric jewellery from Philisa Zibi

Creative Work • 25 Apr 16

Design Indaba 2016 Emerging Creative Philisa Zibi creates geometric jewellery for women in a variety of mediums. >
A biodegradable alternative to harmful plastic packaging

Creative Work • 25 Apr 16

AMAM takes top prize at the Lexus Design Award for its zero waste solution to packaging pollution. >
Lungile Mbokane: An emerging graphic artist telling stories through his work

Creative Work • 25 Apr 16

Johannesburg artist, Lungile Mbokane, speaks about his work and creative process. >
“Where is the ‘ME’ in Media?” asks a black woman in photography

Creative Work • 25 Apr 16

South African-based, Kenyan Stephanie Mzee’s new photographic series interrogates the representation of black women in media. >
Zedfactory’s pod homes are built on city car parks

Creative Work • 25 Apr 16

A new housing concept will tap into the millions of existing car park spaces across the UK. >
Panama’s waste is now a village of plastic bottles

Creative Work • 25 Apr 16

Isla Colón in Bocas Del Toro, Panama will be home to an entire village constructed out of recycled plastic bottles. >
South Africa joins the Fashion Revolution

Creative Work • 22 Apr 16

Sunday 24 April 2016 is Fashion Revolution Day. South African designers join the movement to spread the word on the dangerous implications of fast fashion. >

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