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From period poverty to the perfect portrait.
11 Aug 21
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#DI Emerging Creative Chelsea Robin Ingham chats to us about printmaking
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Chelsea Robin Ingham on printmaking, coloured culture and ‘imposter syndrome’
9 Aug 21
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Our media partner ARTSTHREAD & GUCCI join forces to showcase the world’s design graduates
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Following the success of the 2020 Global Design Graduate Show, ARTSTHREAD is ready for another round
9 Aug 21
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#DI Emerging Creative Fiona Davhana talks appreciating the natural, expressing womanhood and being her own muse
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Creativity as a form of healing and body positivity
9 Aug 21
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From pineapple waste to period products
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Nyungu Afrika simultaneously combats period poverty and pollution
9 Aug 21
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A Gold Medal for design at the Tokyo Olympics
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Some of the greatest moments of the Tokyo Olympics will prove to be design-related
2 Aug 21
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No Waste Challenge winner CarbonCraft is transforming construction
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Carbon Tiles reuse waste to provide eco-friendly building materials
2 Aug 21
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Iwan Baan will transport you to the ‘Most Hopeful Places on Earth’
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Renowned photographer Iwan Baan guest-curates See All This.
2 Aug 21
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We chatted to #DI Emerging Creative Thando Phenyane about his wide-ranging influences
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Thando Phenyane’s artworks pay homage to his architectural and art studies.
2 Aug 21
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A changing landscape
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This week: Design takes Gold in Tokyo; the war on waste; and artists changing norms…
29 Jul 21
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We chat to #DI Emerging Creative Kgothatso Malatjie about her emotionally charged multimedia work
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Kgothatso Malatjie uses different artforms to express herself her emotions
26 Jul 21
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No Waste Challenge 2021 winner Mapu is the world’s first active sound system made of clay, wood, cork and wool
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Craft-led Mapu proves that eco-friendly materials can replace plastics in electronics
26 Jul 21
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Pavilion Tokyo 2021 is a public arts intervention featuring former #DI Speaker Sou Fujimoto
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Sou Fujimoto’s whimsical Cloud Pavilion adds visual poetry to urban Tokyo
26 Jul 21
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#DI Exclusive: Steloolive launches his latest experimental project, NiKANiKA Robotics
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Maverick Ghanian muso and #DI18 performer Steloolive shares his most recent artistic explorations with us
26 Jul 21
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#DI Exclusive: Steloolive launches his latest experimental project, NiKANiKA Robotics
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Maverick Ghanian muso and #DI18 performer Steloolive shares his most recent artistic explorations with us
26 Jul 21
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We chat to #DI Emerging Creative Kgothatso Malatjie about her emotionally charged multimedia work
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Kgothatso Malatjie uses different artforms to express herself her emotions
26 Jul 21
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Design that envisions a better future
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No Waste winners, parks that halt climate change, & fashion that empowers…
22 Jul 21
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We chat to #DI Emerging Creative Azee Tanzi on tailoring and timeless fashion
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Azola Tanzi’s clothing career is tailor-made for her
19 Jul 21
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LOLA and Piet Oudolf’s visionary new landscaping book and exhibition focuses on public gardens as a solution to climate change
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Explore former #DI Speaker Peter Veenstra’s fertile new collab with Piet Oudolf
19 Jul 21
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#DI Emerging Creative Chifunilo Mulusa talks to #DI on giving back & African luxury
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A timeless aesthetic is Milan-trained Chifunilo Mulusa’s design foundation
19 Jul 21
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No Waste Challenge winners announced!
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Sixteen global waste-busters awarded top honours by What Design Can Do.
16 Jul 21
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Exploring Woven Cosmos, Kenyan biophilia, music’s mavericks, & our newest multimedia-ists
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15 Jul 21
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We interview #DI Emerging Creative Alizwa Mnyatheli on her otherworldly art
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Self-taught artist Alizwa Mnyatheli’s work poetically explores various mediums.
12 Jul 21
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Kéré Architecture’s Startup Lions Campus is set to inspire future achievers
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Architecture & Interiors
Former #DI Speaker Diébédo Francis Kéré designs a new nature-inspired landmark in Kenya.
12 Jul 21
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