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Designing for queer kids, #DI Emerging Creative Tristan Shaun Henry uses fashion as socio-political commentary
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
We chat to Tristan Shaun Henry about creating LGBTQIA+ awareness through fashion.
5 Jul 21
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Storytelling informs #DI Emerging Creative Lithemba Nziweni’s photography
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Art & Photography
#DI Exclusive: We chat to Lithemba Nziweni about his approach to his craft
5 Jul 21
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Spoon Archaeology examines plastic cutlery, hopefully, as a relic of the past
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Design Activism
Kai Linke and Peter Eckart put 20 years of plastic cutlery on museum display.
28 Jun 21
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Tadao Ando, NeM and Bouroullec Brothers transform La Bourse de Commerce
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Art & Photography
La Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection bridges past and present.
28 Jun 21
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Hair all about it! We interview #DI Emerging Creative Nikiwe Dlova on her hair art
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Art & Photography
Nikiwe Dlova brings together head and heart.
28 Jun 21
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We spoke to #DI Emerging Creative Lerato Lodi about spirituality and her art
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Art & Photography
Rising artist Lerato Lodi combines traditional African spirituality and contemporary Western practices.
28 Jun 21
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Reframing specs, a sustainable high-speed train, and adaptable materials
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Product Design
Seeing into the future.
23 Jun 21
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The high-speed Hyperloop by Zaha Hadid Architects will revolutionise land-based travel
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Product Design
Hyperloop and Zaha Hadid Architects on track to transport us into the future.
21 Jun 21
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#DI Global Graduate Ackeem Ngwenya envisions a future of fashion inclusivity with REFRAMD eyewear
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Product Design
REFRAMD’s vision is one of individualized solutions to eyewear.
21 Jun 21
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#ECs IN FOCUS THIS YOUTH MONTH: A skilful sidestep saw the creation of furniture design firm DEFT Studios
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Product Design
Architecture graduates Zani Alberts and Martin Tallie formed DEFT as a creative outlet.
21 Jun 21
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#ECs IN FOCUS THIS YOUTH MONTH: Having drawn since childhood, Robert Mapomane now hopes to compete on a global stage
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African Design
Part of the Class of 2021, Robert Mapomane’s ambition has been further fuelled by the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives programme.
21 Jun 21
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Archi’s latest: BIG’s news, Sir Adjaye sculpts, Serpentine launches & Snøhetta redesigns cement
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Architecture & Interiors
News and views from the world of architecture.
16 Jun 21
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#DI Alumnus Snøhetta takes Green Building One Step further by Developing Sustainable Concrete
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Product Design
Norwegian studio Snøhetta’s pioneering new forms of concrete will change the urban landscape for the better.
14 Jun 21
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#DI Speaker Sir David Adjaye Showcases his Sculpture alongside Painting by Adam Pendleton
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Art & Photography
Pace Gallery’s dynamic two-person show explores identity and language.
14 Jun 21
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#DI Speaker Bjarke Ingels’ O-Tower Combines Architectural Prowess and Cutting-Edge Sustainability
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Architecture & Interiors
This future landmark by BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) embodies design elegance and innovative technology.
14 Jun 21
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South African Firm Counterspace’s Much-Anticipated Serpentine Pavilion Finally Opens to the Public
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Architecture & Interiors
Postponed to 2021, Counterspace’s 2020 Serpentine Pavilion celebrates places of meeting.
14 Jun 21
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Get design’s latest: Louvre’s 1st female leader, PoAD opens, & Heatherwick floats Little Island…
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Urban & Landscape Design
Innovation, engagement, and leadership are our watchwords this week.
10 Jun 21
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Souped Up Salone – Milano’s Innovative Response to a Year without its Furniture Fair
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Urban & Landscape Design
Salone del Mobile announces the ‘Supersalone’ for September 2021.
7 Jun 21
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All the news from Biennale Architettura, NIROX, and more!
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Urban & Landscape Design
A Better Built Environment
7 Jun 21
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#DI Speaker Thomas Heatherwick Creates Two Acres of Public Park above New York’s Hudson River
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Urban & Landscape Design
Little Island is an innovative space encouraging biodiversity, performance and public engagement
7 Jun 21
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#DI Global Graduate Ini Archibong Launches Travelling Pavilion at London Design Biennale, Directed by #DI Speaker Es Devlin
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Architecture & Interiors
Pavilion of the African Diaspora is a travelling installation in three phases.
7 Jun 21
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Curating a New Future – the Louvre gets its First Female Leader in 228 Years
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Art & Photography
Laurence des Cars, new director of the Louvre, plans to take it into a new era.
7 Jun 21
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MBOISA Nominee Chris Soal’s New Art Installation at NIROX Takes his Work to a New Scale
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Art & Photography
Rising star Chris Soal’s large-scale sculptural works are the next step in his creative evolution.
31 May 21
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Designer Agnieszka Białek’s Enclaves on Vistula River is a Peaceful but Engaging Alternative to WFH
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Urban & Landscape Design
Organically inspired, but using high-tech techniques, Enclaves is a new co-working design.
31 May 21
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