Kelly Berman

A hut-decorating competition that could give urban homes a run for their money

My Beautiful Home in the rural Matobo district of Zimbabwe is breathing new life into the local tradition of hut painting. >
The Beat Making Lab gives Africa's youth a global microphone

A hip-hop music class that started at a US university is changing the lives of Africa's up-coming musicians. >
Four talents to watch on Accra’s indie art scene

Ghanaian society traditionally regarded artists as outcasts. Now they are helping the country rebrand itself, say the founders of ACCRA [dot] ALT. >
The search for talented African animators begins

Triggerfish Animation Studio’s new Story Lab could have a far-reaching impact on the animation industry in Africa. >
To be a South African storyteller, here and now

In the third episode of the Future Lab Africa podcast series, Jepchumba speaks to up-and-coming filmmaker Lebogang Rasethaba about his storytelling aesthetic. >
Teresa van Dongen nominated for Dutch Young Designer Award

This year's three contenders in the young talent category of the Dutch Design Awards illustrate the depth and diversity of the county's next design generation. >
Juliana Rotich: Harnessing Africa’s potential with technology

Kenyan technologist Juliana Rotich lays out the tangible ways that governments can harness technology’s power to deliver services efficiently. >
Ugandan students' app tracks women's health

ICT students from Makerere University in Uganda have created the Her Health app, which enables women to check themselves for common vaginal infections. >
A poetic ode to the path of the sun – on Instagram

Instagrammers who chase the sun with their cameras testify to its ceaseless grip on our lives. Interactive designer Michelle Chandra plots this out on a map. >
Michael Murphy: Training African architects is one of the most important needs of our time

Architecture can help bring about wholesale change in Africa, one building at a time, says the founder of MASS Design Group, Michael Murphy. >
Can you be whoever you want in cyberspace?

In this podcast for Future Lab Africa, Jepchumba talks to artist Tabita Rezaire about cyberspaces, alter egos and the power of representation. >
Cristina de Middel exhibits latest surreal photo project in Spain

"This Is What Hatred Did" is Cristina de Middel's latest photographic project, a modern-day interpretation of a classic Nigerian novel. >
Just don’t call us Afrofuturist

Tegan Bristow, the curator behind the Goodman Gallery's "Post African Futures" exhibition, is on a mission to discover Africa's many cultures of technology. >
Christine Eyene curates exhibition on African music's fraught relationship with the West

"All of Us Have a Sense of Rhythm", an exhibition curated by Christine Eyene, brings together video, sound, animation, music and dance. >
Southern Guild at Design Miami/Basel 2015

The South African gallery Southern Guild has put together a collection that bristles with raw texture. >
An interview with one of the world's top infographic designers

Neanderthal anatomy, supercaves, albatrosses and China's Forbidden City – as an information designer, Juan Velasco says you have to understand it all. >
3 films by South African artist Michael MacGarry

Contrary to what he might have you believe, Michael MacGarry's film work is not "all theory and no practice". >
William Kentridge on peripheral thinking

South Africa’s foremost artist demonstrates how productive procrastination is at the heart of his creative process. >
Trailer: William Kentridge on peripheral thinking

South Africa’s foremost artist demonstrates how productive procrastination is at the heart of his creative process. >
Tabanlıoğlu Architects recognised for Dakar Congress Centre

Istanbul-based Tabanlıoğlu Architects wins a trio of awards, including one for the Dakar Congress Centre with its distinctive latticed roof. >
Skinny laMinx launches Diggi Dot collection

South Africa's favourite fabric designer, Heather Moore of Skinny laMinx, goes all sweet and subtle in her new collection. >
Wangechi Mutu launches Africa's Out!

Artist Wangechi Mutu rallies the art world to speak out against Africa's persecution of sexual minorities at the launch of her new creative campaign. >
What The Rug Company tells us about luxury today

There’s luxury in locality for the British designer rug producer, but a roster of the world’s most acclaimed designers doesn’t hurt either. >
"Eyes Fade" by Amy Ayanda

Electrofolk artist Amy Ayanda's haunting vocals swirl together with Thor Rixon's upbeat grooves in the latest track from her debut EP. >

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