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The surreal body art of South Korean artist Dain Yoon
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Art & Photography
This artist uses her face as the canvas for unique optical illusion artworks.
5 Jul 17
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Weird Box is an innovative short film driven by the participation of Instagram followers
Design News
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Film & Animation
Software developer Noah Levenson’s latest design integrates users’ Instagram posts into a short film.
4 Jul 17
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Swiss-born Rafael Kouto wants to dewesternise fashion
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
"The next big thing in fashion is open source and engagement of the consumer in the creative process."
4 Jul 17
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On breaking down plastic waste for the benefit of nature
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Design Thinking
A look at different approaches that challenge the ‘non-biodegradable’ barrier.
4 Jul 17
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ULTRACONTEMPORARY Exhibition explores political art and its function in society
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Art & Photography
This collection of “emergency” art pieces is based on the fast pace at which our world changes.
3 Jul 17
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Lucy Feng’s work plays with African mysticism and modern Afropunk culture
Design Frontiers
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Art & Photography
Called ‘The Strangelings’, the images moodily blend the surreal and the regal.
3 Jul 17
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This music festival has the perfect solve for flat batteries
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Design Thinking
Students at Australia’s UniSA designed a bespoke solar phone charging stand for the WOMADelaide Festival.
3 Jul 17
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Cape Town feminist clothing brand on moving beyond t-shirts
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The founders of C(l)it on unlearning their white privilege and next steps
30 Jun 17
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Artist Ai Weiwei turns salvaged refugee lifejackets into a large-scale installation
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Design Activism
The artist and activist collected about 3 500 life jackets to highlight the disturbing conditions refugees are subjected to
30 Jun 17
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FAKA on penetrating art spaces and designing a new sound
Profiling
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Music & Sound Design
Through their art, the duo is interrupting global performance and art spaces one event at a time.
30 Jun 17
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Gabon-born photographer tells the story of the Central African country’s youth
Design News
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Art & Photography
An artist in the diaspora, Yannis Davy Guibinga connects with his heritage through photography.
29 Jun 17
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These teen girls built a solar powered tent for LA's homeless people
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Product Design
DIY Girls is empowering teen girls to pursue the fields of technology and engineering.
29 Jun 17
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Add Colour teaches design thinking to South Africa’s youth
Design News
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Design Activism
A pilot project by Sk8 for Gr8 aims to uplift through creativity in some of South Africa’s historically disadvantaged areas.
28 Jun 17
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French astronaut shares captivating images of Earth
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Art & Photography
While they might look like fungi under a microscope, these photographs are actually of mountain ranges and cityscapes.
27 Jun 17
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Design Commons is a new kind of bespoke, global, portable conference
Design News
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Creative Economy
The deconstructed conference where design is the tool with which to face the challenges in our cities.
27 Jun 17
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Kenyan photographer behind renegade grannies series chats Afrofuturism
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Film & Animation
For Osborne Macharia, Afrofuturism is about recreating a different Africa based on fantasy, fiction and history.
26 Jun 17
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Bare Technology uses E-waste to make accessible computers for the elderly
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Product Design
The award-winning product was designed by two students with no design background
26 Jun 17
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Dough Universe: the children’s toy range inspiring future inventors
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
Technology Will Save Us launches three new Electro Dough inspired activities.
26 Jun 17
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Ilya Kalimulin's Unexpected Products are a quirky jab at brands we love
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Product Design
What would an air horn made by Pampers look like? How about bullet casings made by M&M?
23 Jun 17
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The way you draw a circle depends on where you’re from
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Design Thinking
This study analysed 100 000 circles to determine what their creators have in common.
23 Jun 17
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Inside designer Margot Molyneux’s mixed use boutique
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The art-deco inspired store is where you can buy clothes, attend a clothing workshop as well as go for a gin tasting.
23 Jun 17
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A satirical look at life through the eyes of Al Margen
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Graphic Design & Illustration
This artist holds a mirror up to society to reveal the dark side of our habits.
22 Jun 17
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Students create furniture for people living with Alzheimer’s
Next Generation
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Product Design
The collection, Design for the Mind, was created with help from medical and social experts.
22 Jun 17
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40 South African designers exhibit their goods in Paris
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Architecture & Interiors
The Le BHV/ Marais department store is located in an area which attracts around 60 000 visitors daily.
21 Jun 17
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