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The Unusual Football Field challenges the boundaries of existing areas
As the world gears up for the 2018 Fifa World Cup, we take a look at this curious soccer pitch designed for space-starved urban areas.
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LifeArk off-grid housing is focused on sustainable community transformation
The affordable, emergency housing system is aimed at disaster prone areas and displaced peoples.
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How the Vula app is revolutionising the South African healthcare system
Ophthalmologist William Mapham developed an app that provides aid to rural healthcare workers.
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This British Nigerian artist's films celebrate the full spectrum of blackness
Seye Isikalu’s work thoughtfully captures black bodies on screen.
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Nigerian-Jamaican photographer Nadine Ijewere draws on her heritage for #StellaBy series
“I wanted to give a feeling of diversity and not sticking to the rules – being different."
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Graphic designer Felipe Taborda on Latin American graphic design
He worked with 32 top graphic designers, each one representing one of the 32 countries that will play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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This photo series is a 10-year snapshot of African youth and culture
“Africa is many fascinating and ambiguous things, but it is certainly not a poor continent.”
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NexLoop looks to nature to create a remarkable water generator
The company’s AquaWeb development is a self-sufficient and adaptable water management system.
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Letters from a Birmingham Girl
A documentary about intersectionality, identity and family.
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Childish Gambino forcefully unpacks race and violence in America
The multitalented artist’s new music video delivers a striking social commentary.
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Will AI be our new co-dependent relationship?
Nicole Pérez’s annoying robots ponder the future of automated intimacy.
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Students explore bamboo as sustainable alternative to conventional building
Combining traditional weaving techniques with digital design.
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Learn how these wearables serve the hearing impaired
"How can the deaf and hearing-impaired community experience music, without actually hearing it?"
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An ostomy bag for health, beauty and function
We look back at some impactful design from a UK graduate who sought to combat stigma in health care.
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Edel Rodriguez on how the South African protest art influenced his work
Rodriguez has a noted history of creating irreverent, illustrated depictions of the controversial US President Donald Trump.
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Lyra Aoko uses the colour red as part of a photographic exploration of womanhood
The Nairobi-based artist talks inspiration, collaboration and changing narratives.
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How this Cape Town publication is disrupting the way we write about food
“To us, the story of a street food vendor running a successful hole-in-the-wall shop is just as valid as a story about a celebrated chef."
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Copenhagenize Design Co. is making moves to see more bicycles in urban areas
“The bicycle is the most powerful tool in our urban toolboxes to fix our cities.”
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See the novel ways these designers are innovating healthcare practices
From beautiful colostomy bags to a USB stick that’s also an HIV testing kit, these projects affirm that the future of healthcare is in safe hands.
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MaXhosa launches rug collection and appoints new creative director
Changes are afoot for the acclaimed South African fashion brand.
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These surreal portraits explore ideas of culture, family, tradition, and gender
Ndidi Emefiele’s art addresses societal expectations of women in Nigeria.
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Joshua Kissi on disrupting and diversifying stock photography
The photographer and co-founder of TONL tells us why he decided to make images of the unrepresented his priority.
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Designer Ying Gao uses fingerprint recognition to identify strangers
These ‘smart’ garments form part of her Possible Tomorrows project.
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Alexandra Fruhstorfer uses design to find creative solutions for environmental problems
She explores the impact of alien species through food as well as how to make clothes more sustainable through a different kind of yarn.
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