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Joyce Simbine Saiete on how architectural interventions can aid Mozambican resettlement
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Her thesis takes the challenges of resettlement in the region and turns them into opportunities.
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18 Jul 19
Triggerfish launches free online platform for animators
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“The South African animation industry is growing - and so is the demand for skilled animators globally.”
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18 Jul 19
Snøhetta reveals new Madiba-inspired "peace bench"
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The inspiration for the bench came from the famous Nelson Mandela quote: "The best weapon is to sit down and talk".
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17 Jul 19
On bringing rural Indian women into the global conversation on feminism
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Deepti Asthana says her practice is influenced by the need to alter the narrative that women are weak or helpless.
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16 Jul 19
Solar Foods is growing food out of air
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This edible protein promises a future of meat-free lasagna or dairy-free drinks made using carbon dioxide captured from the air.
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16 Jul 19
Designing kangas that celebrate queer love
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Artist and LGBTQ+ activist Kawira Mwirichia is reclaiming the culturally significant garment to celebrate queer love in Kenya.
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15 Jul 19
The Algae Dome imagines a future of architecture-powered food
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Where sustainable food design and public architecture intersect.
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14 Jul 19
Could this convenient bug harvesting design make insect-based diets popular?
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Living Farms is being spearheaded by Austrian multidisciplinary designer, Katharina Unger.
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12 Jul 19
Why Mexican squares may be the best public spaces in the world
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Plaza Ciudadela won’t win any design awards, but it accomplishes something far more important: it draws a crowd of all ages.
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12 Jul 19
Hafeez Floris captures the other side of South Africa's townships
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Art & Photography
His photography shows the more childlike and creative side to people in areas like Manenberg and Soweto.
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12 Jul 19
Skip the trip to the fertility clinic with Yo Home Sperm
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Product Design
In just a few minutes, this app offers men valuable reproductive information.
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11 Jul 19
Les Chaises Koubeyni is an artistic response to the concept of hospitality
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In Niger's capital city, Niamey, artists from the city as well as those from Madrid got together to build an amulet to reflect on hospitality.
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10 Jul 19
Atolye on creating a space where community and strategic design meet
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"There are many untapped markets as well as industries that need radical interventions" says architect Nesile Yalcin.
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9 Jul 19
Grow edible algae in your home
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The Coral is an indoor micro-algae farm designed to welcome algae into our everyday lives.
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9 Jul 19
This lightweight, flexible shoe is made from ‘algae foam’
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VIVOBAREFOOT and Bloom team up on the world’s first shoe made with the material.
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8 Jul 19
How floating homes will help people in flood-prone countries
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Dream Homes is a project by Dundee University in which they co-designed with local Bangladeshis to create resilient floating homes.
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8 Jul 19
Colourful totems in Poland carry strong message about climate change
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Totemy by Alicja Biała and former Design Indaba speaker, Iwo Borkowicz, symbolises the relationship between people and the forces of nature.
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5 Jul 19
Thaakierah Abdul is using graphic design to push for Cape Malay recognition
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The 2018 Design Indaba Emerging Creative draws inspiration from her family and people in the streets like informal traders.
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3 Jul 19
Six designers tackle sustainability from food, waste and even death
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These Design Indaba 2019 speakers are working to design more sustainable methods and products.
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2 Jul 19
This museum preserves Brazil's cultural and craft memory
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The A CASA Museum of the Brazilian Object has dedicated 21 years to preserving the rich cultural history of the Brazilian people.
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1 Jul 19
Call for applications: Summer programme 2019
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The University of the Underground and the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College invite you to apply for POST-NATION STATES, Summer School 19 in NYC.
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27 Jun 19
Using empathic design to save the lives of pregnant women
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How Caroline Smeenk and Dahabo Adi Galgallo are saving the lives of mothers and their unborn children, on opposite sides of the world.
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24 Jun 19
Students explore death through a video game and our fascination with fake goods
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We spotlight the work of two graduates from the University of the Underground which was started by Dr Nelly Ben-Hayoun.
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20 Jun 19
Applications for African Crossroads 2019 are now open!
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Hivos is looking for content proposals from artists, entrepreneurs, chefs, designers, researchers, to imagine the future of African cities.
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19 Jun 19
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