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The plot thickens
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Design Thinking
Studio Other Spaces has been developing this massive park in Ethiopia since 2013.
17 Apr 23
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Light work
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Craft
This wind-up flashlight kit was designed in collaboration with its intended users.
17 Apr 23
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She shoots
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Film & Animation
SAFTA-nominated director Jessie Zinn is a Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2023.
17 Apr 23
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Illumination station
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Design Thinking
Light takes centre stage in six Milan Design Week exhibitions.
17 Apr 23
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Laying the foundations
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Architecture & Interiors
This school in Tanzania is designed to respond to site-specific climatic conditions.
11 Apr 23
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Naturally synthetic
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Product Design
This low-carbon biomaterial created from plant waste and microbes is an alternative to traditional clothing fabrics.
11 Apr 23
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Making sense
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Craft
Design Indaba alum Ai Weiwei’s new exhibition includes a piece made from 650 000 Legos.
11 Apr 23
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Face value
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Art & Photography
Cape Town-based 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Naledi Modupi is obsessed with faces.
11 Apr 23
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Body of work
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Art & Photography
2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Thembi Mthembu uses the body as a site for her artistic exploration.
4 Apr 23
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Raise the roof
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Architecture & Interiors
The People Tree House in India incorporates sustainable water and power features.
4 Apr 23
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Fast food, slow packaging
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Food Design
Elium Studio has redesigned McDonald’s iconic red packaging to be reusable.
4 Apr 23
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The curious desert
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Art & Photography
The National Museum of Qatar presents a dual-site exhibition by Icelandic–Danish artist Olafur Eliasson.
4 Apr 23
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EX ASTRA
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Art & Photography
This set of woodcut prints celebrates the months of the year.
27 Mar 23
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The art bias
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Craft
The aim of this Bangalore museum collection is to reframe ideas of Indian art.
27 Mar 23
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Wayfinder
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Art & Photography
For 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kamil Adam Hassim, nature is the ultimate inspiration.
27 Mar 23
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Printed pavilion
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Product Design
This climate-adaptable pavilion is 3D-printed from recycled plastic.
27 Mar 23
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Print first
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Creative Economy
This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative is a storyteller at heart.
20 Mar 23
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Japanimation
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Film & Animation
Wooden puppets come to life in an action-packed stop-motion film about revenge.
20 Mar 23
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Winning formula
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Architecture & Interiors
David Chipperfield has been selected as the 2023 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
20 Mar 23
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Shapeshifter
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Graphic Design & Illustration
This New York theatre’s new branding changes for each production.
20 Mar 23
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Design for Human Rights
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Art & Photography
In honour of Human Rights Day on 21 March, we take a look at human-centred innovations from South Africa.
13 Mar 23
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To the world
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Architecture & Interiors
Sumayya Vally is shaping and shifting architectural discourses for the future.
13 Mar 23
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Something fishy
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Architecture & Interiors
This floating pavilion, which resembles a fish eye, is dedicated to sustainable fishing.
13 Mar 23
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Full of beans
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Design Thinking
Anish Kapoor’s latest sculpture lies ‘squashed’ under a high-rise building.
13 Mar 23
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Japan’s Kamakura Village pop-up eatery serves traditional fare in icy igloos for one month a year
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