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Our Dutch Design Week 2021 highlights!
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Hot takes from Northern Europe’s biggest design event
25 Oct 21
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Tableau’s Post Service creates a safe space for mental health, grief, and mindfulness
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Through carefully curated design, a Copenhagen space promotes health and healing
22 Oct 21
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#DI Exclusive: Naba Abolova’s Zenhlanhla Myeni on retelling the narrative of township youth
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The Emerging Creative chats to us about addressing the gaps in mainstream media
19 Oct 21
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Timothée Mion presents his project for cleaning up space waste at antenna 2021
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The global design graduate’s CSTM.01 tackles the lesser-known threat of man-made space debris
19 Oct 21
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antenna 2021 presents a fresh approach to design dilemmas
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The fifth instalment takes place during Dutch Design Week from 16-24 October 2021
19 Oct 21
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In honour of Garden Day, we look to #DI Speakers who give a nod to nature
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National Garden Day took place on 17 October
18 Oct 21
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World Food Day: Let our culinary masterminds dish up excellence for you
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Food Design
From gourmet trucks in LA, to fine dining with three Michelin stars, these culinary icons are just so… Chef’s Kiss
13 Oct 21
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No Waste Challenge winner, Sustrato uses pineapple leaves to create biomaterials
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Putting pineapple waste to good use
12 Oct 21
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An ocean of design solutions
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We invite you to “sea” pertinent #DI water and marine projects
11 Oct 21
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Mental Health Matters: Our round-up of #DI Speakers who are mindful of mental health
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October is Mental Health Awareness Month
8 Oct 21
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Composting made even easier, all thanks to No Waste Challenge winner, Hagamos Composta
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Design Thinking
We chat with founder Gerardo Montes De Oca Sierra about making waste management more accessible
6 Oct 21
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Must-sees at Expo 2020 Dubai UAE!
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Urban & Landscape Design
From fascinating pavilions to installations by #DI Alumni, there’s no shortage of enthralling innovations
6 Oct 21
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Bag some time with former #DI Emerging Creative and Mebala founder, Tlhalefang Moeletsi
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The brain behind the rising leather bag brand shares his journey
5 Oct 21
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Beauty distilled from darkness: Former #DI Emerging Creative, Rich Mnisi presents Nyoka
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Mnisi’s first solo exhibition of collectable furniture runs until 4 February 2022
4 Oct 21
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#DI Emerging Creative Pule Magopa tells us about how graffiti shaped his artistic career
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A Design Indaba exclusive on personal ID, artistic challenges and mixed media
29 Sep 21
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That’s a wrap!
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With Arc de Triomphe recently under wraps in Paris, we look at the globe’s top wrap artists
28 Sep 21
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No Waste Challenge winner, R creates sustainable conversations in Japan
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R approaches sustainability holistically with its multiple sub-projects
27 Sep 21
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#DI Emerging Creative Boitumelo Thindiza on how fashion influences her work
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The photographer shares her no-rules approach to creating
22 Sep 21
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No Waste Challenge winner, Packing Up PFAS creates clean bricks from polluted clay
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This sustainable project responds to The Netherlands’ construction crisis
21 Sep 21
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We interview climate-conscious Riccardo Cenedella on upcycling carpet waste
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The sustainable young designer shows new possibilities for waste materials
20 Sep 21
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#DI takes London Design Festival 2021
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This year’s festival features former #DI Speakers and an array of sustainable projects
19 Sep 21
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#DI Emerging Creative Tebogo Lethuba chats with us about his artistic transition and a new comic book
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This young designer illustrates a promising future
15 Sep 21
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Exclusive: Nerea Amorós Elorduy on creating more liveable environments in Refugee Camps
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Elorduy embodies a better world through creativity
14 Sep 21
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Here’s what you missed at Milan Design Week 2021
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How the new Supersalone shaped up
13 Sep 21
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