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The value of place and heritage with Yassine Morabite

Creative Work • 30 Jan 18

We caught up with the quirkily styled Moroccan artist to talk about his ever evolving career. >
Selly Raby Kane on creating sci-fi fashion in Senegal

Interviews • Duration: 00:02:56 • 30 Jan 18

“I want people to dive into a universe, I want them to dive into a story and I want them to feel like they’re in a timeless space.” >
Dyslexia: The typeface that replicates the effect of reading disorders

Creative Work • 29 Jan 18

“Like in any case, only once a problem is fully understood can it be solved,” says the designer. >
Digi Lab Africa aims to train aspirant digital creatives for free

Creative Work • 26 Jan 18

The programme is looking for creatives who want to work in the digital music, animation, virtual reality and film world. >
40 South African creatives to watch

Creative Work • 23 Jan 18

Curious as to what Cape Town’s creative scene might look like in years to come? Look no further. >
American architect Josh Greene on why he chose to work in Rwanda

Creative Work • 22 Jan 18

"It’s not just simply design, it’s a whole process that has really been enlightening for me.” >
Johannes Torpe talks us through his process

Creative Work • 19 Jan 18

The self-taught designer works within the fields of interior design, product design, industrial design and architecture. >
Brenda Livoi on leading Kenya’s largest innovation hub

Creative Work • 19 Jan 18

The Gearbox mechanical lead chats to us about creating more space for women in the African tech sector. >
Marko Ahtisaari on the Open Music Initiative and paying musicians fairly

Creative Work • Duration: 00:02:45 • 19 Jan 18

"The motivation is that music is such a universal thing. Creators need to be able to make an income," says Marko Ahtisaari. >
Icelandic designers tackle food waste through a project called Cargo

Interviews • Duration: 00:03:11 • 18 Jan 18

The #Antenna2017 speakers were alarmed by the amount of food waste in their city and found a novel way to raise awareness. >
My Tova, the children's backpack that unfolds into a school desk

Creative Work • 18 Jan 18

Durban-based designer Nicki van den Aardweg says she wanted to make it easier for children who don't have access to a school desk. >
Winy Maas on the importance of remarkable buildings in future cities

Interviews • Duration: 00:02:42 • 16 Jan 18

"Remarkable buildings can help us navigate ourselves through this kind of monstrous, and endless mediocrity that most cities are." >
11-year-old scientist Gitanjali Rao develops DIY test for lead-contaminated water

Creative Work • 15 Jan 18

Tethys is named after the Greek goddess of water and is currently one of the fastest and cheapest. >
Paloma Strelitz brings humanity to the practise of urban design

Interviews • Duration: 00:02:19 • 11 Jan 18

The co-founder of the Turner Prize-winning Assemble collective on creating spaces that enable upliftment. >
Two young designers tackle what it will mean to age in 2050

Creative Work • Duration: 00:07:05 • 10 Jan 18

Mar Ginot Blanco and Aaron Garlick aim to design for future challenges based on present and past movements in design. >
Mark Kamau wants to bring wifi access to more people who cannot afford it

Creative Work • 9 Jan 18

“My interest is not my ego, my interest is to help with design." >
Astrid Stavro on making meaning and telling stories through design

Creative Work • 8 Jan 18

The award-winning designer will join a myriad of renowned creatives at the Design Indaba Conference 2018. >
On what the abandoned landmarks of Joburg tell us about the city

Creative Work • 6 Jan 18

A story of neglect, dereliction and emptiness in Johannesburg. >
Revolutionising food production with edible fungi made from plastic

Creative Work • 5 Jan 18

LIVIN Studio and Utrecht University transform plastic waste into gourmet fungi food. >
Lagos’ Wooden Tower is an alternative to the city's reliance on concrete buildings

Creative Work • 4 Jan 18

The award-winning tower was designed and conceptualised by Cameroonian Architecture Firm, Hermann Kamte & Associates. >
How to build your own prosthetic using LEGO

Creative Work • 4 Jan 18

Carlos Arturo Torres has designed a creative prosthetic system for children to explore and empower their creativity in a playful and social way —using LEGO. >
Chilean creatives develop the first social education tool for children

Creative Work • 22 Dec 17

SIMA plugs into smartphones and can answer questions on subjects young people are curious about like animals, colours and food. >
Yemi Kacoutie on immersing herself in the world of building design

Creative Work • 20 Dec 17

"Architects don’t just design buildings, they also influence the impact these buildings have on the humans who occupy them." >
South Africa meets Japan while design meets culture

Creative Work • 19 Dec 17

“Ultimately, we believe that our uniqueness does not come from specific elements of African or Asian cultures, it just stems from us." >

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