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Artist turns Ghana's symbol of scarcity into political art

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism

Serge Attukwei Clottey uses Ghana’s ever-present yellow oil gallons to make a political statement about the environment, history and consumption. >

21 Jun 18
Nigerian artist Dennis Osadebe on isolation, the future and African art

Design News > Art & Photography

“For art in a whole continent to be limited to just one label – 'African Art' – is a problem.” >

21 Jun 18
Mexican students design a carpet for growing crops in refugee camps

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Rise, which was designed by three Mexican industrial design students, addresses one of the world's most pressing issues. >

20 Jun 18
Nadir Bouhmouch is filming the longest protest in Morocco’s history

Design News > African Design / Film & Animation

“The first victims of climate change, of the environmental injustice are poor people.” >

19 Jun 18
Inspired by the African Dung Beetle, this invention is cleaning up streets and providing value to its community

Design News > African Design / Design Activism

Made in Africa, the Dung Beetle Project turns single use plastic items into usable fuel. >

19 Jun 18
5 African Internet start-ups redefining agriculture

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

It's Sustainable Gastronomy Day, a day that reaffirms that all cultures and civilisations are contributors and crucial enablers of sustainable development. >

18 Jun 18
Studio Swine on making sustainable design desirable

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Activism

London-based duo is behind accessories made of human hair, furniture made from ocean waste, among other designs. >

18 Jun 18
Heartworks: Storytelling through crafts and embroidery

Design Frontiers > African Design / Craft

Helle Vibeke Jensen and Tina Ratzer’s Heartworks workshop inspires out-of-the-box thinking. >

15 Jun 18
This photo series examines the ways in which black women are forced to comply in society

Design News > Art & Photography

Emerging Creative 2018 participant Stephanie Kenyaa Mzee also talks about xenophobia and why her work centres black women. >

15 Jun 18
A sixth sense for visually impaired people with the Sunu wristband

Design News > Product Design

This device is designed to help blind people seamlessly navigate their surroundings with sonar. >

14 Jun 18
Uninvited Guests is an elderly man’s battle with smart technology

Design News > Design Thinking

Superflux’s short film Uninvited Guests looks at the frictions that can arise as technology evolves. >

14 Jun 18
Albus: The photo series challenging established standards of beauty

Design News > Art & Photography

On #AlbinismAwarenessDay, a look at Justin Dingwall's groundbreaking photo series exploring the aesthetics of albinism. >

13 Jun 18
Playful enterprise gives new life to old plastic

Design News > Product Design

ecoBirdy’s eco-friendly furniture is about play, function and sustainable design. >

13 Jun 18
Aso Oke fabric travels from head to toe

Design Frontiers > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

A Nigerian designer is translating his passion for traditional Nigerian fabric into an unusual design application. >

12 Jun 18
Monitor air pollution with these reactive sweatshirts

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Aerochromics drives air pollution awareness with smart textile garments. >

12 Jun 18
Pay-as-you-go energy provider delivers power to off-the-grid homes

Design News > African Design / Design Activism

M-KOPA is considered the world’s leading pay-per-use solar power provider in Africa. >

12 Jun 18
To teach graphic design is to learn to adapt with the field says Lucille Tenazas

Design Frontiers > Graphic Design & Illustration

“For us, as educators, we are constantly aware that our profession is sort of a moving target.” >

11 Jun 18
Photographer visually deconstructs the myth that being queer is un-African

Design News > Art & Photography

Celebratory, bright and vibrantly coloured, Limit(less) pictures what freedom can look like for the black queer body. >

11 Jun 18
Tropical themed, woven blankets by designer Lilian Martinez

Product Spotlight > Architecture & Interiors / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

“Craftsmanship is really important to me because it’s the only way that I can reconcile introducing more things and objects into the world.” >

9 Jun 18
Big blue: Three designs that tackle problems of the ocean

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Product Design

On #WorldOceansDay we take a look at three designs that address problems caused by pollution and fishing in our vulnerable oceans. >

8 Jun 18
Look Up is an app designed to stop New Yorkers staring at the mobile phones

Design News > African Design / Interaction Design

Socially-focussed artist, designer and 2017 Design Indaba speaker, Ekene Ijeoma, has found a way to humanise intangible data to trigger empathy and compassion. >

8 Jun 18
Cleansing the air with clever anti-pollutant roof tiles

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

It is now possible to reduce the effect of fossil fuel burning with this simple smog-busting building material. >

8 Jun 18
Could silk be used to weave your donor heart?

Design News > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

Researcher and designer, Veronica Ranner, takes on organ crafting while cautiously questioning its ethics. >

8 Jun 18
Leroy Mwasaru on renewable energy and creating solutions for African people

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Industrial Design

“If I don’t, then who will?” asks the social entrepreneur. >

6 Jun 18

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