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A Future Vision
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16 Apr 21
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These next-gen artists are expanding our horizons.
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Artists Wage War on Waste
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15 Apr 21
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Artists Thirza Schaap and Dionnys Matos create beauty from waste.
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A Brighter Future, Together
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15 Apr 21
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Morag Myerscough’s recent interventions with the Ilukuluku Art Collective have brought colour and joy to the communities they touch.
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Table Talk with Thabisa Mjo
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15 Apr 21
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Thabisa Mjo of Mash T. Design Studio launches new ceramics collection.
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Capture the Moment
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8 Apr 21
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Meet the photographers behind the lens of the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives Class of 2021.
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Fashion’s Fresh Faces
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31 Mar 21
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Meet the fashionistas of the 2021 Design Indaba Emerging Creatives
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Meet the design stars of tomorrow
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25 Mar 21
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Design Indaba announces the Emerging Creatives Class of 2021.
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Meet the new curators of the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives Class of 2021
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21 Mar 21
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Thabiso Mjo and Cole Ndelu to pick this years crop of up-and-coming designers
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Shaakira Jassat pilots her Acquatecture
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12 Mar 21
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Shaakira Jassat of Studio Sway has developed her Acquatecture from concept to reality.
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Allez! Allez! Magazine! with Nelly Ben Hayoun
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12 Mar 21
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Launched in March 2021, the magazine compiles projects, research, conversations and other material produced throughout the programme.
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Tom Dixon wins 2021 Wallpaper* Design Award
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11 Mar 21
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From lighting to exploring weaving and digital printing, Tom Dixon (OBE) is a prolific designer.
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Mariam Kamara in the Global Spotlight
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11 Mar 21
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Mariam Kamara of Atelier Masōmī wins big at The Lexus Design Awards 2021.
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Thomas Chapman does Bush Yoga
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11 Mar 21
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Thomas Chapman of Johannesburg-based architecture firm Local Studio has created a yoga room.
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Satyendra Pakhalé launches Modular Vaccines Container
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11 Mar 21
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Satyendra Pakhalé has created a Modular Vaccines Container (MVC) that addresses the requirements of each stage of the cold chain.
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Selly Rabe Kane steps up to the No Waste Challenge
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11 Mar 21
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The No Waste Challenge is spearheaded by What Design Can Do.
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The International Large Urban Parks Awards
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4 Mar 21
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The awards are given in three Categories.
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Newly designed Portuguese Eco Park
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4 Mar 21
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The project is led by architect José António Lopes.
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Battery Park at the V&A Waterfront
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4 Mar 21
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The newly developed park includes basketball and skateboarding sites.
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Copenhagen’s newest designed park
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4 Mar 21
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It won the 2020 Arne of the Year – Copenhagen’s most respected prize for architecture.
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New Urban Sports Park
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4 Mar 21
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"This course has been constructed in the Ariake district, which will house the IBC and the MP."
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New football stadium
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4 Mar 21
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The city of Rahovec in Kosovo will soon be relocating a football stadium occupying the centre of the city.
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Transforming an old shopping mall
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4 Mar 21
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“Commissioned by the Urban Development Bureau of the Tainan City Government, the completed master plan rejuvenates a ‘T-Axis’ to the East of the Tainan Canal."
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208 LED-illuminated, solar-powered exhibition
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25 Feb 21
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View the exhibition by artist Gio Tirotto and curator Maria Cristina Didero.
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Light it up
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24 Feb 21
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The 3rd annual Spier Light Art event will be happening from 19 March to 18 April 2021.
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From the Archives
Johannes Torpe talks us through his process
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19 Jan 18
The self-taught designer works within the fields of interior design, product design, industrial design and architecture.
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Films to watch at the Design Indaba Festival 2018
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19 Jan 18
An inner-city festival, Nightscape is partner to the annual Design Indaba Conference 2018.
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Brenda Livoi on leading Kenya’s largest innovation hub
Design Frontiers
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19 Jan 18
The Gearbox mechanical lead chats to us about creating more space for women in the African tech sector.
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Marko Ahtisaari on the Open Music Initiative and paying musicians fairly
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19 Jan 18
"The motivation is that music is such a universal thing. Creators need to be able to make an income," says Marko Ahtisaari.
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