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Reframing specs, a sustainable high-speed train, and adaptable materials
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Seeing into the future.
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23 Jun 21
#DI Global Graduate Ackeem Ngwenya envisions a future of fashion inclusivity with REFRAMD eyewear
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REFRAMD’s vision is one of individualized solutions to eyewear.
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21 Jun 21
3 Must-See Design Talks by African creatives
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All three of these designers are innovating in Africa’s unique circumstances.
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11 May 17
Ackeem Ngwenya: Designing transport infrastructure for rural Africa
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Ackeem Ngwenya talks about his design Roadless, which looks to solve the problems of transport for rural communities in Africa.
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1 Oct 15
Ackeem Ngwenya on design for rural Africa
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Designer and recent graduate Ackeem Ngwenya says scarcity in Africa is a blank canvas for designers.
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22 Sep 15
Trailer: Ackeem Ngwenya on design for rural Africa
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Designer and recent graduate Akeem Ngwenya says scarcity in Africa is a blank canvas for designers.
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22 Sep 15
Ackeem Ngwenya's all-terrain wheel - Dezeen
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Roadless wheels designed by RCA graduate aim to help African farmers transport goods from remote villages.
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31 Mar 15
Designers rattling the cage of industry
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Day One at Design Indaba Conference offered diverse viewpoints on the art of going it alone.
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25 Feb 15
Meet the graduates of 2015
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Here are the eight recent design school graduates who will present their work Pecha Kucha-style at Design Indaba Conference 2015.
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11 Feb 15
Ackeem Ngwenya
This South African-born designer created the Roadless wheel for use in rural areas, an innovative product that turns scarcity into opportunity.
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10 Feb 15
What design thinking can do for Africa
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Instead of waiting for roads to be built designers are finding their own ways to overcome the continent's challenges, says Matthias Reichwald.
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10 Dec 14
Focus on: Design for rural contexts
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Six projects that broaden access to products and services in rural communities around the globe.
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29 Jun 14
All-terrain vehicle
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Road or no road - South African-born designer Ackeem Ngwenya's innovative adaptable wheel system takes on any terrain.
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17 Mar 14
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