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Tahiti Fashion Week: A celebration of the island's rich cultural history
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
We take a look at the untapped talent of the French Polynesian island of Tahiti.
5 Aug 19
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Street artist Nardstar is painting women of colour in public spaces
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Design Activism
Nardstar's murals can be found in New York, Paris and her hometown, Cape Town
2 Aug 19
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Illustrating vernacular South African terms
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Kobie Niewoudt explores “Tsotsitaal” (the slang language among Cape Town's youth) with her illustrations and quirky gifs.
1 Aug 19
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Could flies be used to treat rare diseases?
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Design Thinking
Experimental designer Frank Kolkman puts the treatment of rare conditions into the hands of those afflicted.
1 Aug 19
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Designer Siyanda Mbele on fusing functionality, aesthetics and culture
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Product Design
By creating practical, locally made art and furniture, Mbele hopes to inspire younger South African designers to learn and teach.
1 Aug 19
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Tackling unemployment through a holistic approach to design
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Design Thinking
Devised by service designer Hazel Scrimgeour, LINKUP is a platform set to make a difference to South Africa's unemployed youth.
31 Jul 19
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Rebuilding Somalia’s ruined cities
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Urban & Landscape Design
The civil war in Somalia has not only destroyed the lives of countless people – it also left behind many ruined cities.
30 Jul 19
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How digital technologies can help Africa’s smallholder farmers
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Industrial Design
The various applications of digital tech in agriculture could produce unprecedented results on the continent.
30 Jul 19
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Meet the Queen of Cowries: Lafalaise Dion
Next Generation
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
For Ivorian designer Lafalaise Dion, the cowrie shell is representative of African legacy and spirituality.
30 Jul 19
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bioMason grows bricks without using any heat
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Industrial Design
This method mimics a naturally occurring material called biological cement, much like the process that occurs when coral is formed.
29 Jul 19
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Primrose Chimhanda on nature as inspiration for her textile designs
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Product Design
“Each design is inspired by a form of nature which represents an expression of the most powerful lessons I’ve learnt.”
29 Jul 19
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Biology is the new technology with Silvio Tinello’s grown objects
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Industrial Design
“Designers are beginning to realise that they can grow a better future."
29 Jul 19
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London street gets the Yinka Ilori happy treatment
Design Frontiers
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Urban & Landscape Design
Happy Streets is the product designer's first public project.
29 Jul 19
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Michelle Mlati's afrofuturist approach to spatial planning
Design News
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Urban & Landscape Design
“It is about spatially rewriting the city to not only mitigate apartheid spatial legacies...but one that transforms with evolving black culture.”
26 Jul 19
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Eleazer Radebe’s journey into the world of fashion
Next Generation
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Craft
From humble beginnings and several detours, Design Indaba Emerging Creative Eleazer Radebe is carving a wholesome fashion and lifestyle brand, By Ele.
26 Jul 19
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Combining fungi and willow to create functional furniture
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Product Design
Sebastian Cox and Ninela Ivanova’s collaboration investigates the potential of mushrooms as a raw material.
25 Jul 19
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A robot-made habitat for Mars could bring sustainable building down to Earth
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Urban & Landscape Design
How a speculative project for another planet is uncovering solutions for better building practices.
25 Jul 19
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The Arctic Commons: creating a new network for future stability in the Arctic
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Urban & Landscape Design
“This project looks to create composite maps which illuminate specific areas in the Arctic that offer opportunities for design intervention.”
24 Jul 19
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Friends forever – until the connection drops
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Information Design
Just how will artificial intelligence affect the world of design and the job of the designer? It could become a win-win situation.
24 Jul 19
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Journal Safar: A window into Beirut
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Urban & Landscape Design
How Journal Safar, an art and design magazine, connects Beirut’s art scene to the rest of the world.
24 Jul 19
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Travel the world through the eyes of the Agoraphobic Traveller
Design Frontiers
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Art & Photography
This curator reveals the beauty that can be found in Google Street View.
23 Jul 19
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How this low-cost, modular machine is tackling malaria
Design Frontiers
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Industrial Design
Octopi is the latest tech that’s revolutionising malaria detection.
23 Jul 19
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Netflix product designer on bridging design gaps across borders
Design Frontiers
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Information Design
Mariam Braimah talks to us about how she is using her experience to facilitate skills exchanges between Silicon Valley and Nigeria.
23 Jul 19
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Zinhle Zulu’s graphic novel is the story of Nandipha, the protector of the Zulu Kingdom
Next Generation
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Graphic Design & Illustration
“It deals with a girl who is kinda stuck between worlds like me. She is from the hood but also from suburbia.”
22 Jul 19
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