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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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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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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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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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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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Art & Photography
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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No Waste Challenge winner, OmiFlo makes a splash in the sustainable design industry
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The climate-conscious company turns polluted water pure
10 Sep 21
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We say yay! Former #DI Emerging Creative, Russell Abrahams aka Yay Abe on his Adidas collabs
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Illustration sensation Yay Abe chats about his growth since the programme and landing his dream collaboration
8 Sep 21
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With a 2021 Red Dot award in hand, former #DI Emerging Creative, George Gibbens showcases in Milan
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George Gibbens exhibits his Slank Occasional Chair at Milan Design Week from 5-10 September 2021
7 Sep 21
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No Waste Challenge 2021 winner, Loop, produces the world’s first Living Coffin
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Six feet under never felt more sustainable
6 Sep 21
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#DI Alumni Yuri Suzuki and Harry Pearce create anti-discrimination campaign ID for #WeThe15
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#WeThe15 highlights how 15% of the global population lives with disability
3 Sep 21
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We’re now inviting entries for Design Indaba Emerging Creatives 2022
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The search for SA’s next design mavens is on!
1 Sep 21
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Catching up with murr murr’s Mia Senekal and her latest project for Adidas
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Catching up with murr murr’s Mia Senekal and her latest project for Adidas
1 Sep 21
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ODA reinvents New York City
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Beyond the Streets sees New York’s citizens and economy flourishing
31 Aug 21
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No Waste Challenge winner, Leafylife, creates diesel from dirty diapers
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Leafylife’s fuel production lowers carbon dioxide emissions by 76%
30 Aug 21
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