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Bracelets with megabyte

Posted on February 1st 2009

Beads leap the technology divide with these innovative USB bracelets by Africa!Ignite that combine fashion with info storage.

Beads leap the technology divide with these innovative USB bracelets that combine fashion accessory with information storage. Designed by Africa!Ignite, these and other products are produced by a network of crafters scattered across the rural parts of parts of KwaZulu-Natal’s 12 districts, from the Drakensberg mountains to the borders of Pondoland. Africa!Ignite support crafters with materials, product development and urban distribution.

Q109: The Cr*ft

In today’s virtual world of broadband, where do the slow making, culturally sensitive, hand-touched qualities of craft fit?

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