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SLAMP: Lights poised between aesthetics and technology
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Craft
Italian lighting atelier SLAMP reinterprets classic Italian design with futuristic flair.
30 Mar 17
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This music video doubles as a PSA for domestic violence
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Film & Animation
Created for UK singer Frances’ song Grow’, the animated film addresses the isolating nature of abuse.
30 Mar 17
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Vibrant Paralympic Games ad wins Art Director’s Club of Europe award
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Film & Animation
The ‘We are the Superhumans’ campaign celebrates the disabled community.
30 Mar 17
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Cape Town illustrator talks local style and narrative
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Graphic Design & Illustration
We spoke to Emerging Creative Russell Abrahams about maintaining a visual language in illustration.
29 Mar 17
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Turning spinach into organs
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Design Thinking
The answer to the problem of organ transplantation demand could be Popeye’s favourite vegetable.
29 Mar 17
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The Centre for the Less Good Idea
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Design Activism
Visual artist William Kentridge has created a space to nurture the growth of South African artists.
29 Mar 17
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The art of Lina Viktor makes black womanhood the focus
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Art & Photography
Using 24-karat gold, the New York City-based artist elevates the power of identity.
29 Mar 17
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Wednesdays with Goddard
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Film & Animation
A personal quest for spiritual enlightenment leads to romance and despair.
29 Mar 17
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The Skin I’m In by Nicole Buchanan
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Art & Photography
The photographer’s work gives a voice to minority students.
28 Mar 17
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Cairo: Youth in resistance
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Film & Animation
Director Selim El Sadek documents the youth who challenge the system through hip hop in Cairo, Egypt.
28 Mar 17
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Grandmothers, Afrofuturism and Nairobi-beats
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Music & Sound Design
Kenyan photographer Osborne Macharia directs his first film, the music video to Blinky Bill's new song "Atie".
27 Mar 17
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A shirt that pulsates with the intensity of music
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Music & Sound Design
This wearable device allows the hearing impaired to experience music.
27 Mar 17
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The unspoken cost of precious metals
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Art & Photography
A literal depiction of what we gain from mining versus the longterm landscape destruction that follows.
27 Mar 17
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Cape Town moves to become Africa’s first truly digital city
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Information Design
This city’s creatives are set to be among the biggest winners in the drive to become the most digitally connected hub in Africa.
27 Mar 17
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Mbongeni Fongoqa uses graphic design to uplift township businesses
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Design Activism
Beauty and function merge to create a new kind of public space.
27 Mar 17
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5 Tricks to throwing a conference that inspires people
Inside View
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Design Thinking
These days, it takes more than just good speakers to wow an audience. Here's a "How To" from 2017 speaker Ayse Birsel.
27 Mar 17
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Would you drink beer made from sewage water?
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Food Design
A California brewing company has created a ‘delicious’ beer using recycled wastewater.
27 Mar 17
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The Thermotrap Project
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Architecture & Interiors
This start-up initiative aims to uplift the living conditions of township residents.
24 Mar 17
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This kids clothing range literally grows alongside your child
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
“Slow fashion for fast growing kids.”
24 Mar 17
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Meet Mr Trash Wheel, a clever water pollution solution
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Industrial Design
A self-sustaining trash collector that cleanses urban waters using renewable energy.
24 Mar 17
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This queer visibility comic already has 800 backers
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Film & Animation
Tee Franklin’s Bingo Love is a new take on queer relationships, heartbreak and growth.
24 Mar 17
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Shape: Design is everywhere
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Design Thinking
A film about design. If for one day you had the power to make your world work better, what would you change?
24 Mar 17
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Dear White America
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Information Design
US-based artist Inyegumena Nosegbe’s newspaper project is a poignant look at police brutality.
23 Mar 17
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Refugee chefs share the taste of home
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Food Design
Eat Offbeat: An unprecedented cookbook featuring recipes and stories by refugees now working as chefs in New York City.
23 Mar 17
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