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Limbo Accra, how design is saving a city caught in limbo

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Art platform, Limbo Accra, explores the urban structures of the city of Accra

4 Sep 19
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Ben Biayenda's illustrations challenge mainstream representations of women

Design News > Art & Photography

Highly decorative and rich in colour, the Parisian illustrator's work reflects a diverse community.

3 Sep 19
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Emerging creative Wandile Leeu on bridging the gap between tradition and cool

Video Interviews > Fashion & Jewellery Design

“The whole essence behind us establishing the brand was to celebrate the city and the people and the mentality of what Joburg is about.”

2 Sep 19
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How 'Sakhile&Me' is connecting Africa to the world

Design Frontiers > Craft

Sakhile Matlhare explains how she created a hybrid art and research gallery in Frankfurt, Germany.

28 Aug 19
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How human connection inspires Neo Mahlangu’s work

Design Frontiers > Graphic Design & Illustration

We met up with visual artist Neo Mahlangu as she exhibited her work at 100 % Design in Johannesburg.

27 Aug 19
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The Nonument Group is breathing life into forgotten worlds

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

Martin Baraga and Neja Tomšič, of the Nonument Group, and their team of researchers have set out to save the forgotten monuments of the 20th century.

23 Aug 19
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Three fashionable items designed for the differently abled

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Grace Jun and her team at the Open Style Lab are creating functional and stylish clothing that considers everyone.

23 Aug 19
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Silicon Valley wants to read your mind – here’s why you should be worried

Design Frontiers > Product Design

The tech geniuses of Silicon Valley are developing machines capable of reading your brainwaves.

21 Aug 19
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Sifiso Shange honours women with his ‘Afri Modern’ designs

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

As the founder and director of Afri Modern, Sifiso Shange is making waves with his culturally influenced designs.

21 Aug 19
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Noma Osula on capturing the beauty of Africa

Design Frontiers > Design Activism

“I want to portray the beauty I see in Africa and reconstruct the perceived idea of beauty and perfection.”

20 Aug 19
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Kordae Henry imagines an alternative African history and future

Talks > Music & Sound Design

The artist combines science fiction, Afrofuturism and cinema to speculate on the myths of the future.

20 Aug 19
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5 quirky buildings that show architecture with a twist

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

From a smog eating building in Poland to a cultural centre in Senegal that cools itself and more.

16 Aug 19
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Ukugrumba exhumes the tales of forgotten foot soldiers of the past

Design Frontiers > Design Activism

Design Indaba Emerging Creative Tshepiso Mabula’s series 'Ukugrumba' examines the vacant spaces in conversations about justice, liberation and reconciliation.

14 Aug 19
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Theatres are evolving to reconnect us to each other and the environment

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

Theatres around the world are becoming more immersive and open to experimentation.

14 Aug 19
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Ensamble Studio is at the forefront of architecture, art and academic research

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

The award-winning Spanish architects, Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa, spoke at the Design Indaba Conference 2018.

14 Aug 19
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How Blackboard is helping kids unleash their creativity

Next Generation > Graphic Design & Illustration

Nkanyezi Masango, founder of Blackboard, believes exposing kids to creative careers can unlock a world of opportunities.

13 Aug 19
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Merging architecture, entrepreneurship and digital fabrication in Cameroon

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

"Ours is the first digital manufacturing laboratory for architecture and design in Africa," African Fabbers School founder Paolo Cascone.

13 Aug 19
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Conserving Cairo's architectural heritage

African Report > Architecture & Interiors

Meet ARCHiNOS, an architecture firm that is helping to restore Cairo's mediaeval and Ottoman-era buildings.

13 Aug 19
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The Trap is an exploration of the female form merged with nature

Design News > Craft

Ali Aschman explores her conflicting feelings on the ways in which women have been associated with nature through the ages.

9 Aug 19
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Lukhanyo Mdingi on the defining characteristics of his eponymous label

Next Generation > Fashion & Jewellery Design

“Luxury, essentially, is time. Using the spirit of time in the best way, in order to create quality items.”

7 Aug 19
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The Great Passenger Pigeon Comeback project is a blueprint for de-extinction

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

The speculative designer behind human leather, Tina Gorjanc explores the ethics and implications of de-extinction

7 Aug 19
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Discover forgotten worlds with The Lost Botanist

Design Frontiers > Interaction Design

We journey forth with The Lost Botanist into worlds unknown made possible through animation and VR technology.

7 Aug 19
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Natsai Audrey Chieza on working with nature to help solve fashion's waste problem

Design Frontiers > Product Design

She talks about projects that include dyeing clothes using bacteria, developing a residency programme and her love for Solange, Mafikizolo and Bjork.

6 Aug 19
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How 3D printing is helping to make music more accessible

Design Frontiers > Product Design

By printing 3D instruments, designers are able to custom-fit the instrument to each musician, foregoing the usual barriers.

6 Aug 19

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