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28 Aug 22
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Adidas collaborated with South African luxury fashion designer and LVMH prize winner Thebe Magugu to create a multi-use sports collection
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Dripping with hope
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23 Aug 22
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A Tunisian startup has designed a machine that can create drinkable water from thin air
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Groundwork
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23 Aug 22
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Madikwe-based lodge Molori Safari collaborated with South African artists to turn their masterpieces into designer rugs
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Community living
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16 Aug 22
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Mumbai-based architectural and design firm Community Design Agency is working together with community members to revitalise the Sanjaynagar slum
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Star quality
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16 Aug 22
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Siviwe Jali, one of the Design Indaba Emerging Creative mentees from 2014, recently won the Best New Talent award at Decorex Cape Town 2022
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Mr Sandman
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16 Aug 22
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Recent graduate Archie Read designed an off-grid, ‘flushable’ toilet that aims to provide a dignified solution to unsafe sanitary conditions
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Invented reality
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10 Aug 22
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Design Indaba alumnus Nicolás Kisic Aguirre’s latest project turns linguistic disobedience into an immersive experience
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Metamorphosis
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10 Aug 22
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Design Indaba alumnus Shaakira Jassat created a collection of trick glasses inspired by social distancing and caterpillars for the Nationaal Glasmuseum
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A march through time
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1 Aug 22
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London design studio and Design Indaba alumnus NB Studio created stamps celebrating 50 years since the first Pride march in London
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Rhythm and hues
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1 Aug 22
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Tobias Bolliger of Studio Bollo turns typefaces into distorted patterns that resemble rhythmic beats
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Building sustainability
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1 Aug 22
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Coburg University Master’s students designed a tiny house made entirely of renewable materials that adopts cradle-to-cradle principles
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Rock of ages
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26 Jul 22
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Michel Rojkind presents his immersive piece "Yoltic Seat" at Lisbon museum
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Hope floats
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26 Jul 22
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A floating wire sculpture in Prague is an ode to Ukrainian mothers
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Mother of mankind
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18 Jul 22
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MaXhosa Africa presents a new collection inspired by the late rapper and ‘muse’ Riky Rick
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Jewel In The Crown
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18 Jul 22
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Heatherwick Studio unveils a unique kinetic greenhouse in West Sussex
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Portraits in plastic
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10 Jul 22
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Established artist Mbongeni Buthelezi has exhibited widely in South Africa and abroad
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Weathering the storms
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10 Jul 22
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Bangladeshi architect and recent Soane Medal recipient Marina Tabassum’s modular houses are built to survive monsoon season
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Life through the lens
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10 Jul 22
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A Russian photographer is awarded for documenting the social transformation of the traditional ‘reindeer people’
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Design World Mourns
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7 Jul 22
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Pioneering Marcus Fairs “changed the landscape of design journalism”
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Straw men
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3 Jul 22
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A sustainable model with houses made of straw is coming to the Netherlands
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A great catch for fashion
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3 Jul 22
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A start-up is harnessing invasive species to supply the fashion industry with fish leather
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Skyfall
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1 Jul 22
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Frank Gehry reveals a striking addition to the skyline of his home city, Toronto
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The shape of water
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29 Jun 22
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Maya Lin’s sprawling installations pay homage to – and ask questions about – watery ecologies
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The presence of absence
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29 Jun 22
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The Bamiyan Cultural Centre in the Bamiyan Valley meditates on the complex history and uncertain future of Afghanistan
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From the Archives
Exploring the connection between aromas and our memory
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6 Dec 19
“It’s really important for us to make emotion that could differentiate smell in how something makes you feel when you smell it.”
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Antya Waegemann redesigns the rape kit
Next Generation
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2 Dec 19
The 'When No One Believes You' rape kit includes six different design interventions for use by victims, nurses and the police.
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Ignis uses household materials to create a safe, reliable source of energy
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2 Dec 19
Antenna 2019 speaker Tobias Trubenbacher created Ignis to help provide clean and affordable energy to those without access to electricity.
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Camila Chiriboga on fashion that brings dignity to differently-abled people
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2 Dec 19
The antenna 2019 speaker created Veº, an inclusive system of fashion for the blind and visually impaired.
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