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  • To the streets
    Creative Work • 27 Feb 23
    Street artists participating in an international art festival ask ‘What if?’ in large-scale murals across Cape Town. >
  • Black and white
    Creative Work • 27 Feb 23
    The new edition of Ernest Cole’s monumental photobook documenting the injustices of apartheid includes previously unseen material. >
  • Signs of life
    Creative Work • 20 Feb 23
    Giant spiderweb-like installations are symbolic of the world's shared knowledge. >
  • In his bones
    Creative Work • 20 Feb 23
    A Cape Town-based artist has created a flute made from a replica of his leg bone. >
  • Life after death
    Creative Work • 20 Feb 23
    An American startup is returning the burial process to the earth. >
  • Way of the worm
    Creative Work • 20 Feb 23
    Architects took inspiration from worms tunnelling underground for the design of the Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre. >
  • Fresh face
    Creative Work • 13 Feb 23
    The National Portrait Gallery unveils a new brand identity ahead of its grand reopening. >
  • Big impressions
    Creative Work • 13 Feb 23
    The Bjarke Ingels Group’s IQON tower in Quito, Ecuador, celebrates greenery. >
  • Going solo
    Creative Work • 13 Feb 23
    In SOLO, Charity Vilakazi weaves African narratives with mythology to pay homage to her heritage and the matriarchy. >
  • Crabwalk
    Creative Work • 13 Feb 23
    The latest driving tech solves the problems of parallel parking. >
  • Glass houses
    Creative Work • 6 Feb 23
    A thin layer of water between two panes of glass can reduce energy costs. >
  • The future of ageing
    Creative Work • 6 Feb 23
    The Designing For Our Future Selves exhibition explores how design can transform something everyone has in common: ageing. >
  • The Substitute
    Creative Work • 6 Feb 23
    Using the rhino, Design Indaba alum Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg examines human beings’ relationship with endangered animals. >
  • Viva Africa
    Creative Work • 6 Feb 23
    Malian artist Famakan Magassa has won the Norval Sovereign African Art Prize for 2023. >
  • Pitch, please
    Creative Work • 30 Jan 23
    Zaha Hadid Architects created a structure that offers safe, versatile and sustainable spaces for refugees. >
  • Typing it up
    Creative Work • 30 Jan 23
    Design Indaba alum Paul Sahre’s typing has been nominated for a Grammy. >
  • Cunning stunts
    Interviews • 30 Jan 23
    South African artist Frank van Reenen’s latest solo exhibition explores human folly. >
  • Stockholm syndrome
    Creative Work • 30 Jan 23
    The annual Swedish event showcases the latest design trends and innovations. >
  • Crowning glory
    Creative Work • 20 Jan 23
    This series of ceramic and bronze sculptures pays homage to African women’s hairstyles. >
  • Something from nothing
    Creative Work • 20 Jan 23
    Solar Foods’ photosynthesis-inspired process is creating a new future for food. >
  • Water park
    Creative Work • 20 Jan 23
    A dreamlike floating forest replaced a dumping ground on the Yangtze River floodplain. >
  • Makeup mobility
    Creative Work • 20 Jan 23
    This beauty tool is designed to make the makeup-application process more inclusive. >
  • On the dot
    Creative Work • 16 Jan 23
    Ramos Castellano Arquitectos repurposed thousands of barrel lids to create a colourful – and musical – building facade. >
  • Music by design
    Creative Work • 16 Jan 23
    Design Indaba alum Brian Eno’s colour-changing turntable won a Wallpaper* Design Award. >

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