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Burkina Faso is home to Francophone Africa’s first “fab lab”

Design News > Design Thinking

Burkina Faso is home to OugaLab, the first fabrication lab in the French-speaking region of Africa.

17 Sep 15
00:03:36

Tim Lindsay: Awarding creative excellence in advertising

Video Interviews > Creative Economy

CEO of advertising and design awards show D&AD, Tim Lindsay, explains what he thinks gives agencies that winning edge.

17 Sep 15
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Home sweet home on Mars

Design News > Industrial Design

French 3D-printing team Fabulous has designed a dome-like, Martian habitat for space exploration.

17 Sep 15
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Nairobi Design Week founder says the time for African design is now

Inside View > Industrial Design

Industrial designer Adrian Jankowiak unpacks the landscape of African design from where he’s standing.

17 Sep 15
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The history of apartheid is still alive in contemporary South Africa

Design News > Art & Photography

Startling juxtapositions show the patterns of apartheid are still alive in modern day South Africa.

17 Sep 15
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In advertising you need talent and means, but it's the talent that's the magic part

Design News > Creative Economy

TBWA\Angola's creative director Miguel Reis on advertising in Africa, the importance of advertising festivals, and why he loathes industry trends.

16 Sep 15
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Cécile Dormeau laughs off body image issues through illustrations

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

French illustrator Cécile Dormeau's illustrations and GIFs are a colourful reminder that our bodies are all different and imperfect, and that's okay.

16 Sep 15
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Nigerian students design software for visually impaired mobile users

Next Generation > Product Design

Obafemi Awolowo University engineering students have built Humane – an app to make smartphone features more accessible to the blind.

16 Sep 15
00:06:19

Zuby Onwuta on ThinkAndZoom, the revolutionary tech wearable

Video Interviews > Product Design

Tech innovator Zuby Onwuta has designed a tech wearable that will help the visually impaired perform daily tasks.

16 Sep 15
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Chew your coffee: It’s good for your brain

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Go Cubes may be the next best thing for those willing to forgo the artsy coffee-crave Instagram post.

16 Sep 15
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Edson Chagas' photographs are simple and striking

Design News > Art & Photography

Edson Chagas, the acclaimed Angolan artist, is taking his photographs to the MoMA.

16 Sep 15
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Sandbag housing solution opens doors for home ownership in Nakuru

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Design organisation, Orkistudio has created a sustainable housing alternative for Kenyan locals while providing a platform to increase family incomes.

16 Sep 15
00:37:05

Stanley Hainsworth on two decades of building distinct brands

Talks > Design Thinking

In a talk peppered with audience laughter, Stanley Hainsworth shares his wisdom on branding the cultural icons of our time.

15 Sep 15
00:01:37

Trailer: Stanley Hainsworth on two decades of building distinct brands

Trailers > Design Thinking

In a talk peppered with audience laughter, Stanley Hainsworth shares his wisdom on branding the cultural icons of our time.

15 Sep 15
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Primary school in Angola gets an upgrade from parents

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

A dilapidated primary school in the Capalanga district, Angola received a much needed revamp from parents and community members.

15 Sep 15
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Yonamine explores African history through art

Design News > Art & Photography

Angolan artist Yonamine creates ever-changing art in a variety of disciplines.

15 Sep 15
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Designing functional fashion for disabled bodies

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Fashion design student Lucy Jones has created a guide to designing stylish clothing adapted to wheelchair-bound individuals.

15 Sep 15
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Something Borrowed: Collage artist B. D. Graft goes back to paper and glue

Next Generation > Art & Photography

German collage artist Brian de Graft started creating art as a pleasant distraction from his studies and it soon became his obsession.

15 Sep 15/ Brand Collaboration
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Heart-In-A-Box: The device set to revolutionise transplant surgery

Design Frontiers > Product Design

A medical device company has created a box capable of keeping organs alive long after removal from the body.

15 Sep 15
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Rebuilding Haiti one house at time

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

New Story has funded the construction of 100 new homes for Haiti’s homeless in 100 days with its transparent, online fundraising platform.

15 Sep 15
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The "boat people" of the Rohingya refugee camps

Design News > Design Activism

Photojournalist Andrew Stanbridge captures emotive images of the Tuang Pyo camps in Myanmar, home of the detained Rohingya boat refugees.

14 Sep 15
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Zero-waste, ethical fashion is possible

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Rachel Faller's clothing manufacturing company Tonlé succeeds on scraps and she says other businesses can do it too.

14 Sep 15
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Forget cracking art codes – Sandy Little breaks them

Design News > Music & Sound Design

The music and visual art produced by Bloemfontein-based artist and musician Sandy Little is a beautiful mess.

14 Sep 15
00:07:06

Yasser Booley: Out from behind the lens (Part 2)

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Among other projects, photographer Yasser Booley has covered gangs in the infamous Pollsmoor prison with Ross Kemp and dying fishing communities with the WWF.

14 Sep 15

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