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Lauren Beukes on confronting the monsters around us (trailer)

Trailers > Design Activism

The award-winning sci-fi writer shows how South Africa's dark past transforms into her fiction in this unusual presentation at Design Indaba Conference.

23 Oct 14 / Design Indaba Conference 2014
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Catching up with Kesivan & The Lights

Track of the Week > African Design

Our music writer, Shiba Mazaza, talks to prolific drummer Kesivan Naidoo about his new EP "Brotherhood" before he heads to Carnegie Hall.

23 Oct 14
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On their knees

Lookbook > Craft

We Make Carpets, a trio of Dutch artists, recreates 50 of their 'temporary' carpets out of everyday objects for Dutch Design Week 2014.

22 Oct 14
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Design advice from New York

Inside View > Creative Economy

Three New York design legends share lessons from their careers in graphic design.

22 Oct 14
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Bye Bye Bunny by Victoria Verbaan

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Victoria Verbaan’s latest range of products bring her paintings to life.

21 Oct 14
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Colin Charles: The biggest mistake Western advertisers make in Africa

Video Interviews > African Design

The executive creative director of Publicis West Africa tells us how he goes about making ads for Ghanaian audiences.

21 Oct 14
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John Vogel on making it as your own manufacturer

Inside View > Product Design

South African furniture designer John Vogel on being hands-on in the workshop and accessing the market in multiple ways.

21 Oct 14
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13 Ideas to stop global warming

Design News > Industrial Design

IDEO's latest "Designs On" semi-annual review brings together some unusual solutions to fighting the warming of our planet.

20 Oct 14
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Lab Vases by Wiid Design and Ceramic Matters

Product Spotlight > African Design

Collaboration was the catalyst for this new creative experiment by a furniture designer and two ceramicists.

20 Oct 14
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The face of the future

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The overall winner of the Dutch Design Awards is 'Sweetie', a project that fights sex tourism online through an avatar that has the appearance of a young girl.

18 Oct 14

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