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Pavilions on a pedestal
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17 Apr 22
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Architectural pavilions can take creativity to the next level – but what makes a pavilion truly great?
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The sound of silence
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17 Apr 22
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Two Dutch designers create 'silent rooms' where care-home inhabitants can process the experience of loss
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Art across time
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17 Apr 22
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Chinese-Australian artist Renee So’s exhibition at the CAMPLE LINE gallery in rural Scotland explores history in multiple forms
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Outer peace
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10 Apr 22
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Design Indaba Alumnus Shigeru Ban designs a wellness retreat on Japan’s Awaji Island
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Art for art’s sake
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10 Apr 22
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A reimagining of one of the world’s foremost performing arts schools has healing potential for creatives and audiences alike
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Black Coffee, the crème de la crème
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6 Apr 22
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Design Indaba congratulates Black Coffee for his Best Dance/Electronic Album win at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards
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Letters for Ukraine
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3 Apr 22
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An Instagram design campaign from the global creative community is showing support for Ukraine
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Do the right thing
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3 Apr 22
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Design Indaba Alumnus Luba Lukova’s poster portfolio is a call to action
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Body politic
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28 Mar 22
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The latest exhibition taking place at Gulf Photo Plus in Dubai explores Arab womanhood through photography
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Electric avenue
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28 Mar 22
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A sculpture that harnesses the magic of light and electricity finds a home at Dior
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Changing the paradigm
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22 Mar 22
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Diébédo Francis Kéré is the first African architect to win the coveted Pritzker
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Virtual village
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20 Mar 22
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Ubuntuland, Africa’s first Metaverse marketplace, explores a new digital era of art on the continent
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On point(e)
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20 Mar 22
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Refreshing the brand identity of the Birmingham Royal Ballet
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Designing with empathy
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20 Mar 22
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Nifemi Marcus-Bello designs a bamboo kiosk for skater brand Wafflesncream
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Beam me up, skattie
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13 Mar 22
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The Magolide Collective has launched an AR fashion range
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Live art
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13 Mar 22
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The convention-flouting ICA Live Art Festival is back!
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Reimagining Damascus
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13 Mar 22
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Dioramas of Damascus, made from repurposed materials, tell the story of a fractured Syrian city
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Pool poetics
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6 Mar 22
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Kanya Viljoen’s Eurydice makes use of femme narratives in a waterless pool
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From dawn to dust
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6 Mar 22
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Katie Paterson’s Requiem will change the way you think about dust
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Magic mountains
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27 Feb 22
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Alex Cecchetti’s Sentiero – a land-art intervention and performance – is set to premiere at the Biennale Gherdëina
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A golden milestone
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27 Feb 22
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Cape Town’s beloved Irma Stern Museum celebrates its semicentennial with a line-up of exhibitions, events and talks.
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Becoming the customer
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20 Feb 22
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DI Alumnus NB Studio refreshes the ID of one of the world’s largest media agencies
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Rays of sunshine
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20 Feb 22
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Atelier Nomadic’s luxury bamboo treehouses are inspired by Mobula Rays
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Travel, exploration and wonder
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20 Feb 22
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We explore what informs Amy-Leigh Braaf’s restless creativity
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Melting pot
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Buhle Nkalashe’s powerful artworks are steeped in isiXhosa, isiZulu and Ndebele traditions
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Pool poetics
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6 Mar 22
Kanya Viljoen’s Eurydice makes use of femme narratives in a waterless pool
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Igloo eatery
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6 Mar 22
Japan’s Kamakura Village pop-up eatery serves traditional fare in icy igloos for one month a year
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From dawn to dust
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6 Mar 22
Katie Paterson’s Requiem will change the way you think about dust
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