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Iwan Baan: Looking at architecture through a photographer's lens

Architectural photographer, Iwan Baan talks about a trip to Chicago and how he goes about capturing the essence and energy of the city and its architecture. >
Would you chew on meat flavoured gum?

This is one of the meat related questions served up by a temporary conceptual butcher in The Netherlands. >
Edible cutlery: Eat with it and then eat it

In an attempt to curb the amount of waste caused by disposable cutlery, Narayana Peesapati has invented cutlery you can eat. >
Doctors Without Borders trials 3D printing and VR technology to design field hospitals

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) are trialling the use of virtual reality and 3D printing in the design process of their field hospitals. >
A tiny, smart patch could replace insulin shots for diabetes sufferers

A painless patch could mean that millions of diabetes sufferers no longer have to inject themselves to correct their insulin levels. >
Teta Isibo: Rwandan-made products that mix modernity and tradition

With her brand Inzuki Designs, Teta Isibo is a Rwandan entrepreneur helping to take artisanal Rwanda-made products to the modern market. >
Fashion house Mille Collines celebrates all things Africa

The recent Mille Collines show at AFI MBFW Joburg takes an elegant and contemporary look at ubiquitous African curios. >
The Venus Bushfires on storytelling and bridging the middle

Helen Isibor-Epega, who performs as The Venus Bushfires, is an optimist, dreamer and musical storyteller who uses her art to build bridges across cultures. >
Trailer: The Venus Bushfires on storytelling and bridging the middle

Helen Isibor-Epega, who performs as The Venus Bushfires, is an optimist, dreamer and musical storyteller who uses her art to build bridges across cultures. >
The Venus Bushfires: Two worlds collide in a Pidgin English opera

Nigerian-born Helen Isibor-Epega, otherwise known as The Venus Bushfires, is a singer-songwriter who explains why she likes to tick the "other" box. >
Barrett Nash: Innovations in East African motorcycle transport

Safe Motos is helping to give motorcycle taxis in East Africa a better reputation. >
Nigerian artist uses posters to tackle issues of climate change

Nigerian artist Fred Martins uses art to trigger an emotional response in the viewer and to convey a serious message about climate change. >
Hello Tractor brings African farmers equipment on demand

Nigerian technology startup Hello Tractor is an on-demand farming machinery service for farmers in rural Africa. >
Six things you might not know about Airbnb and its co-founder Joe Gebbia

Airbnb's co-founder Joe Gebbia will be speaking at Design Indaba 2017. Here are some things you might not know about this peer-to-peer home-rental start up. >
Do The Green Thing urges the film industry to be more environmentally conscious

Do The Green Thing relaunches with an attack on Hollywood screenwriters and a few suggestions for how films could be sending a greener message to their viewers. >
Friends of Light: Handwoven jackets from New York

Fashion designer and professor Pascale Gatzen founded the weaving cooperative Friends of Light to help bring a little mindfulness back into fashion. >
Day three of Design Indaba 2016 – and that's a wrap!

A celebration of language in eight words, four bright young designers and five songs from the wonderful Imogen Heap. And more! >
This designer is experimenting with emotions

Israeli-born multidisciplinary artist Naama Schendar is exploring individuality and indentity through experiments with trauma and empathy. >
Day two of Design Indaba Conference 2016

The second day of Conference 2016 took us from architecture in Japan to a kitchen in Spain ended with a heavy hit of Swedish rock. >
Twins Cartoon release a comic in English

Twins Cartoon release their comic magazine Garage in English for the first time at Design Indaba Conference. >
Francois Knoetze's mythical trash creatures reveal our terrible treatment of waste

The five mythical Cape Mongo characters are each made of discarded waste from the city of Cape Town. >
Day one of Design Indaba Conference 2016

Day one of Design Indaba Conference 2016 brought audiences stories of courage, collaboration, confetti and cocks. >
Joel Nsadha: From Kampala to New York

“People inspire me. Everybody has an interesting story to tell.” >
Scientists develop a search-and-rescue robot based on a cockroach

Like a cockroach, this robot can squeeze through small spaces and be used by first-response rescue teams to find people in disaster-stricken areas. >

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