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Refugees Are Real by Ghada Wali

Creative Work • 31 Jan 17

Egyptian designer Ghada Wali created a series of interactive paintings to bridge the gap between refugees and their host countries. >
Artificially intelligent spider robots

Creative Work • 31 Jan 17

Bots_alive are intelligent and autonomous robot creatures. >
These images highlight the insanity behind beauty routines

Creative Work • 31 Jan 17

Spa Days by Aleksandra Kingo presents an alternative perspective on beauty rituals. >
SA directed adidas Originals ad calls for the past to be a creative canvas for the future

Creative Work • 31 Jan 17

A first for a South African-directed ad, the new adidas Originals global campaign “Original Is Never Finished” got millions of hits in its first couple of days. >
Step into the vivid visions of Tyler Spangler

Creative Work • 30 Jan 17

This graphic designer uses music and emotion to create surreal artworks. >
An alternative city inspired by nature

Creative Work • 30 Jan 17

Designed for one of the biggest development projects in Malaysia, this Forest City concept is built around a rainforest-like interior. >
Man-made Glass Mountains shimmer in the Israeli desert

Creative Work • 30 Jan 17

Millions of tiny glass shards piled up to artfully create glass dunes. >
Muxas: a short film by Ivan Olita

Creative Work • 30 Jan 17

“In Juchitán, as muxes, we are considered a third gender.” >
Tinker Friday: Meet Cairo-based tinkerer Dina Amin

Creative Work • 27 Jan 17

Egyptian designer Dina Amin takes apart everyday objects to create stop-motion shorts for her project Tinker Friday. >
Navigating African masculinity in mixed media art

Creative Work • 27 Jan 17

Internationally recognised South African illustrator Loyiso Mkize’s mixed media portraits. >
Why children’s drawings matter

Creative Work • Duration: 02:32 • 27 Jan 17

Researchers explore the often overlooked importance of childhood scribbles. >
Sexual expression and exploration in Joanne Leah’s risqué portraits

Creative Work • 27 Jan 17

Photographer Joanne Leah boldly tackles female sexuality. >
Musicon: the one-man band inspiring kids’ creativity

Creative Work • 27 Jan 17

“It’s time for a revolution in children’s education.” >
Meet the duo behind Original Swimming Party

Interviews • 26 Jan 17

We sit down with musicians Jeremy De Tolly and Thomas Glendinning. >
The horsemen of Semonkong by Thom Pierce

Creative Work • 26 Jan 17

Thom Pierce captures the horsemen in the Kingdom of Lesotho by blending fine art and documentary photography. >
A quirky alternative look at human anatomy

Creative Work • 26 Jan 17

Fruits as body parts by Marwane Pallas. >
The Gali System by Ana Arana is a standalone kitchen that can fit in a box

Creative Work • 26 Jan 17

No kitchen space? No problem! >
Vito: A glove to replace sight and sound

Creative Work • 25 Jan 17

Using haptic signals, the Vito device delivers information when screens and speakers can’t. >
South African tech start-up creates security system for low-income families

Creative Work • 25 Jan 17

Jonga is a low-cost security system for township residents. >
Fluid & Form

Creative Work • 25 Jan 17

Marius Budu creates unique photographic artworks using the human body as its own canvas. >
Art that creates empathy for China's visually impaired children

Creative Work • 24 Jan 17

'Like a Pearl in my Hand' is a series of portraits of China's visually impaired children, many of whom were abandoned during the one-child policy. >
New wind turbine mimics the hummingbird

Creative Work • 24 Jan 17

Biomimicry is nature’s way of letting us know that it already has all the answers. >
Low-cost housing that is stylish and functional

Creative Work • 24 Jan 17

Check out these impressive social housing projects from around the world. >
Emerging photographer Daniel Effah on the representation of Africa abroad

Creative Work • 24 Jan 17

African artists in the diaspora are often caught between two worlds. >

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