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Pearl Recycling is turning Nigeria’s discarded waste into stunning furniture and home décor

Design News • 22 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

The waste upcycling company is creatively solving one of Nigeria’s most pressing issues – waste management. >
Low-cost homes for the Kenyan Kalobeyei refugee camp by Shigeru Ban

Design News • 19 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

This sustainably-produced house will soon provide shelter to some 38 000 displaced people. >
Wacom Creatives: Guy Shield on using the presence of light in illustration

Design News • 19 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

The Australian creative takes us through his creative process. >
Borderless in graphic design with Nikki Gonnissen

Design News • 18 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

Under the theme “Borders”, AGI Open 2017 shows how graphic design can transcend language and location. >
Nigerian creative powerhouse Daniel Obasi explores sexuality in new short film

Design News • 15 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

The film is a visual exploration of sexuality and gender fluidity from a contemporary African perspective. >
Our top picks for the 2017 Africa Architecture Awards

Design News • 14 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

The shortlist of nominees is out and here are the projects we think could have the most impact. >
Liquid is a platform that matches workers with teams according to their competencies

Design News • 13 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

"The old corporate ladder, has turned into a corporate lattice. There is a wish for diverse experiences and flexibility." >
Egyptian upcycling startup creates fashionable accessories from trash

Design News • 13 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

We spoke to UpFuse, the company turning Cairo’s trash into wardrobe treasures, about what it's like to open a business in Egypt. >
Throne of Gods: A video game inspired by West African mythology

Design News • 12 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

The Nigerian built and developed mobile game taps into Africa’s rich culture. >
Flow Loop: a new shower system to save water and energy

Design News • 11 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

The Danish company has developed a sustainable showering system to combat waste. >
This pen detects cancer in seconds

Design News • 8 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

This handheld device detects cancer so that doctors can remove tumors with greater accuracy during surgery. >
Gaza Girls: Girls of the Gaza Strip is a testament to the resilience of the women of Palestine

Design News • 7 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

Monique Jaques’ photography captures a universal sense of girlhood in Gaza. >
Wacom Creatives: Alberto Montt on storytelling through illustrations

Design News • 6 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

“As human beings we have an enormous capacity of assigning stories; we feel stuffed with our stories, and I love that.” >
The Heat Rescue stove provides practical survival tools for those in need

Design News • 6 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

Following a natural disaster, this kit can help a group of people keep themselves warm and fed until emergency response arrives. >
Thomas Chapman on the creation of the Arch for Arch project

Design News • 5 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

The architect and urban designer talks about this momentous project to honor Nobel Peace Prize winner, Desmond Tutu. >
Elodie Lascar’s beautiful illustrations re-imagine the female form

Design News • 5 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

The French artist’s work provides a nuanced interpretation of womanhood. >
The global addressing system, what3words continues to garner international attention

Design News • 4 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

What3words ensures that basic services can reach even the most remote places. >
From dreaming up stories to starting a movement with Buhle Ngaba

Design News • 1 Sep 17 • Sponsored Content

We catch up with the woman taking stories to where they're needed most. >
The 2017 Beazley Design of the Year finalists include Kanye West, IKEA and architect Sir David Adjaye

Design News • 29 Aug 17 • Sponsored Content

The nominees feature more than 60 projects that span six categories – architecture, digital, fashion, graphics, product and transport. >
Sir David Adjaye and Tiffany Chu among the nine speakers at the inaugural Design Commons

Design News • 28 Aug 17 • Sponsored Content

The deconstructed conference puts global heavyweights in design at the same table as the audience. >
The Maitland Institute is changing perspectives on how audiences engage with art

Design News • 25 Aug 17 • Sponsored Content

This Cape Town space is departing from the clinical, one-way-communication aspect of the modern art gallery. >
On Nathan Reddy, one of the leading design specialists in the ad industry

Design News • 24 Aug 17 • Sponsored Content

The founder of GRID Worldwide Branding and Design, was inducted into the Loeries Creative Hall of Fame. >
Should you be putting your website to bed?

Design News • 24 Aug 17 • Sponsored Content

Sleep debt facts say yes. >
See these custom tributes to the iconic Prince

Design News • 23 Aug 17 • Sponsored Content

The icon’s passing was a shock to many, but at least we’ll be able to replicate his purple hue. >

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