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Two artists use video and sculpture to explore perceptions of history and memory
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Art & Photography
Kyu Sang Lee and Martin Wilson talk to us about their project, Still-life with Three Suspended Bodies.
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30 Oct 19
Sakhile Cebekhulu on weaving stories through his designs
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
“My ethos is to tell authentic and real South African stories using clothing and product.”
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29 Oct 19
Shani Crowe turns hair into art
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Art & Photography
These mesmerising braids celebrate the beauty of black femininity.
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25 Oct 19
Meet the artist behind America's only museum dedicated to African beads
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Olayami Dabls says he wanted to enable residents to better understand the immense power of their African heritage.
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25 Oct 19
Bright Dimba on turning wire weaving into luxury products
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The 2017 Design Indaba Emerging Creative collaborates with weavers from his hometown in KwaZulu-Natal to produce handwoven goods.
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21 Oct 19
The future of food according to six antenna conference speakers
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Food Design
These graduates are reimagining the future of food with their innovative projects.
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17 Oct 19
How can designers address the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
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#antenna2019 speakers have developed forward-thinking projects with this question in mind.
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15 Oct 19
The designers combating air pollution
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From smog eating roof tiles to sweatshirts that react to different kinds of pollution and more.
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14 Oct 19
Redesigning cities based on the words of hip hop greats
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The Hip Hop Architecture Camp introduces kids to architecture using a medium they love.
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14 Oct 19
Here is what to expect at the #antenna2019 exhibition
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Come see innovative projects including ones looking at redesigning hearing aids, photography and converting waste into ink.
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12 Oct 19
Sheltersuit is a wearable shelter for homeless people
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"Homelessness is a global problem and Sheltersuit, as we see it, is a solution that fits in any country," says designer Bas Timmer.
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11 Oct 19
This women-led tech school has an innovative curriculum at its core
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Design Activism
"I make it a priority to work with women and persons from under-represented communities in the tech world because times have changed..."
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9 Oct 19
Indian studio develops zero-energy, terracotta air conditioner
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New-Delhi-based Ant Studio’s clay cooling installation is both beautiful and functional.
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8 Oct 19
IKEA & Design Indaba launched ÖVERALLT collection at Design Indaba Festival 2019
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African Design
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Craft
Two years ago, IKEA teamed up with a group of designers from five African countries curated by Design Indaba to create a one-of-a-kind collection.
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1 Oct 19
3 Ways to save the planet with urine
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Design Activism
Researchers call it organic waste and we’re just trying to keep it off the streets.
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29 Sep 19
Mpho Vackier’s journey to international acclaim
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Industrial Design
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The former Design Indaba Emerging Creative recently exhibited her furniture brand, Urbanative, at Milan Design Week.
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27 Sep 19
On why design cannot be divorced from economic development in Africa
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African Design
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Urban & Landscape Design
Architect Mariam Kamara, says she believes that design stands to open up new avenues for solving problems on the continent.
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25 Sep 19
Architects design a crematorium situated in the middle of a lake
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Architecture & Interiors
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Urban & Landscape Design
Wrapped in a layer of rusty steel, this elongated crematorium is made of earth-coloured stone and also appears to be floating on water.
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25 Sep 19
This monument combines history, art and architecture
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Architecture & Interiors
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The architects worked in collaboration with photographer Edward Burtynsky, Holocaust scholar Doris Bergen and landscape architect Claude Comier.
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23 Sep 19
Three creatives on the importance of dabbling in different sectors
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Former Design Indaba Emerging Creatives reflect on their journeys since leaving the incubator programme.
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20 Sep 19
Aida Mulokozi on her mission to salvage Dar es Salaam’s built heritage
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The CEO of the Dar es Salaam Centre for Architectural Heritage talks about the importance of architectural conservation.
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14 Sep 19
Talking African art repatriation with curator and anthropologist Meskerem Assegued
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African Design
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Art & Photography
“The work needs to be returned without any kind of conditions."
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13 Sep 19
CityTree is an oxygen-producing forest in miniature
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Product Design
This compact green wall cleanses the air of pollutants and acts as a sound barrier for congested urban areas.
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13 Sep 19
Under the Same Sun
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Art & Photography
Award-winning photographer Marinka Masséus uses her craft to raise awareness about albinism.
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13 Sep 19
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