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Haunting black and white images capture forced removals in Johannesburg

Creative Work • 6 Jun 17

Behind urban renewal is often the untold stories of poor families who are put out with nowhere else to go. >
Atang Tshikare collaborated with Lesotho weavers to revive an old tradition

Creative Work • 6 Jun 17

Multidisciplinary artist and designer Atang Tshikare has gone from murals to furniture to exploring African mythology through weaving >
Is wearing jeans bad for the environment?

Creative Work • 5 Jun 17

According to researchers, the answer is a bit more complicated than that >
A photographer is building a photographic ark of animals before they go extinct

Creative Work • 5 Jun 17

National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore's project The Photo Ark currently holds photos of over 6500 distinct animal species. >
Minutiae: The ‘anti-social’ app gives your more mundane moments meaning

Creative Work • 5 Jun 17

“YOU ARE NOT YOUR TIMELINE.” >
Ads Imitating Life exhibit explores not-so-progressive media representation

Creative Work • 2 Jun 17

American artist Hank Willis Thomas takes a critical view of ‘Adland’ in this collection. >
Native Nation captures Mexico’s forgotten cultures

Creative Work • 2 Jun 17

Uncover the indigenous communities of Mexico with photographer Diego Huerta. >
The striking interpretation of an age-old Senegalese legend

Creative Work • 2 Jun 17

Translating an old adage into striking visual art. >
Combatting Algeria’s harsh weather conditions with houses made from plastic bottles

Creative Work • 1 Jun 17

These durable homes are safely housing the region’s refugee population. >
Guerilla art collective Luzinterruptus pays tribute to the march of time

Creative Work • 31 May 17

Spanish art collective has personalised 5000 recycled paper notebooks into a work of art >
This footwear startup is using 3D imaging technology to give you the perfect fit

Creative Work • 31 May 17

True Gault deliberately avoids traditional sizing to ensure a truly comfortable shoe. >
Cinismo Ilustrado: Illustrated Cynicism

Creative Work • 31 May 17

An artist with a tongue-in-cheek approach to life’s disappointments. >
Scientists have found a way to give you more pasta for less money

Creative Work • 31 May 17

With programmable pasta, scientists have found an easier way to reduce shipping costs by manipulating its size >
Zemba Luzamba explores the migrant experience through depictions of ordinary people

Creative Work • 30 May 17

The Cape Town-based artist's eloquent oil paintings of everyday life encourage viewers to draw their own conclusions. >
5 oddball designs for the dinner plate

Creative Work • 30 May 17

Where the worlds of cuisine and design-thinking collide. >
Typographer Keith Vlahakis on his signature lettering style

Creative Work • 29 May 17

The South African illustrator talks us through the process behind some of his pop culture-inspired illustration videos. >
Student 3D prints his own set of retainers to straighten his teeth

Creative Work • 29 May 17

Dudley Amos’ Orthoprint could make the production of clear braces less expensive. >
Serge Alain Nitegeka explores the colour black

Creative Work • 29 May 17

Johannesburg-based artist Serge Alain Nitegeka has explored forced migration and xenophobia in the past. >
This artist's Play-Doh portraits are making fine art photography more accessible

Creative Work • 29 May 17

Eleanor Macnair’s vibrant and unconventional images are made entirely from the children’s play material. >
The Hausa People: Unique civilisation captured in graphic design

Creative Work • 29 May 17

A comprehensively designed manual on one of Africa’s largest ethnic groups. >
People who stalk us on Instagram: Khanyisa Ketse

Creative Work • 26 May 17

Vincent van Gogh meets #BlackGirlMagic in digital artist Khanyisa Ketse’s The Beginning. >
Have a look at the latest campaign for Nigerian fashion label Rayo by L. Somoye

Creative Work • 26 May 17

The striking images were shot and styled by frequent creative collaborators Clement Ogoh and Daniel Obasi. >
Detroit studio Thing Thing disrupts traditional methods of production

Creative Work • 26 May 17

Thing Thing consider their work to fall somewhere between architecture and a party. >
The PET Pavilion: A communal space revival

Creative Work • 26 May 17

An example of how derelict urban spaces can be reinvigorated for a good cause. >

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