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Blinky Bill on why he does not want to be restricted to a particular music genre
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22 Mar 18
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“I want to make genreless sound – but if you absolutely have to place it, it is a mix of hip-hop, afrobeat and jazz.”
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Cape Town entrepreneur is designing a new language around menstruation
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22 Mar 18
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Entrepreneur Zizipho Ntobongwana challenges everything from the packaging to ads to sustainability.
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The Calmingstone counters panic attacks and stress
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21 Mar 18
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This hand-held design emits soothing signals that target anxiety, bringing you back to a state of zen.
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14 graphic designers to watch
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21 Mar 18
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These up and coming visual artist showed us a sneak peak into the future of graphic design in South Africa.
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Mozambican photographer Mario Macilau on documenting the lives of society's most vulnerable
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20 Mar 18
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"My work is also a personal documentary. I prefer long-term projects that require commitment and trust."
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A wound-healing gel inspired by slugs
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20 Mar 18
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Where sutures and stitches fail, doctors are turning to the restorative slime of gastropods.
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Stone Wool is an eco-friendly way to control the temperature in our homes
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20 Mar 18
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Engineers have identified this material as a better way to build and protect our homes and spaces.
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Journalists are fighting censorship using streaming sites like Spotify and Deezer
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19 Mar 18
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The Uncensored Playlist uses a streaming loophole to get censored news to the public in repressed countries.
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On transforming diarrhoea treatment in Zambia with a simple solution
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19 Mar 18
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The award-winning innovator, Simon Berry says he hopes in the next ten years there won’t be a need for ColaLife to exist.
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LEGO is rolling out its first plant-based plastic blocks
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19 Mar 18
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The popular toy brand is making vast strides towards a more sustainable future.
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Nüshu is an ancient secret language developed by women
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16 Mar 18
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These women would embroid their Nüshu scripts on fabrics such as quilts, aprons, and handkerchiefs.
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Dina Amin on stop animation, upcycling in Cairo and her inspiration
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16 Mar 18
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“I kept thinking, questioning whether we actually need all the things that we produce..."
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IBUKU is pioneering the use of bamboo as a sustainable building material
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16 Mar 18
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“Bamboo buildings are like a living organism, every bamboo pole represents the ‘DNA’ of the building."
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Meet the future of South African fashion
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16 Mar 18
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These are the young creatives in the fashion industry who formed part of our Emerging Creatives programme for 2018.
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Graduates in Chile transform abandoned urban lots into community spaces
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15 Mar 18
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Sitio Eriazo, a collective of theatre, architecture and art graduates are on a mission to restore beauty to these spaces.
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Photographer Benjamin Von Wong sheds light on E-waste in latest collection
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15 Mar 18
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What happens to all our electronics after we’re done with them?
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The Desert Twins create water out of dry air
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15 Mar 18
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“The first three days of testing were frustrating; our own sweat was the only liquid produced.”
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Here's what makes this small Iranian town one of the world's most walkable
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14 Mar 18
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Due to the unusual layout, no motor vehicles are permitted to enter Masuleh.
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The Paper Water Bottle sits at the intersection of branding and sustainable design
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13 Mar 18
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Another product you could be using instead of plastic. Check out The Paper Water Bottle.
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Illume photographers take you on an aerial tour of Rwanda
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13 Mar 18
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"There is beautiful nature in Rwanda, but it's very important to know and see the rest."
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Photographer Victoria Krundysheva breaks down social media culture in latest collection
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13 Mar 18
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In the age of publishing retouched moments of life online and curating our appearances, how connected to each other are we really?
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27 young South African creatives to watch
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12 Mar 18
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Part of our Emerging Creatives 2018, these are just some of the young designers you should have on your radar for South African talent.
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Food designer Chloé Rutzerveld turns waste into healthy treats
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12 Mar 18
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This edible innovation addresses wastage in the food industry – with delicious results.
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Code artist Zach Lieberman launches Weird Type in collaboration with Design Indaba
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12 Mar 18
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“How does typography change when it is spatial, when we can move around it and it exists in 3D space?”
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The convention-flouting ICA Live Art Festival is back!
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Reimagining Damascus
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Dioramas of Damascus, made from repurposed materials, tell the story of a fractured Syrian city
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