Afrofuturism

Michelle Mlati's afrofuturist approach to spatial planning

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism / Urban & Landscape Design

“It is about spatially rewriting the city to not only mitigate apartheid spatial legacies...but one that transforms with evolving black culture.” >

26 Jul 19
(P)residant: Those who don't let go of power

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

"I call them 'les presidents residants' because they never want to leave power once in the seat." – Fabrice Monteiro, photographer, Dakar. >

11 Apr 19
Kordae Jatafa Henry

Creative Director and Artist Kordae Jatafa Henry lives and works in Los Angeles. >

30 Jan 19
Nigerian writer Ziki Nelson on his upcoming comic book featuring 15 African artists

Design News > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

"From our perspective, there's no point publishing a Spiderman-esque superhero story. The DCs and the Marvels of this world already do that so well.” >

13 Nov 18
Jonathan Dotse makes Virtual Reality experiences in Accra

Video Interviews > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

Jonathan Dotse is a social entrepreneur, technology evangelist, and science-fiction writer living in Accra, Ghana. He also tinkers in virtual reality. >

18 Jul 18
Looking to Afrofuturism 3.0

Design News > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration

"Before you actually physically pursue freedom or build a better future you have to imagine it first." >

29 Jun 18
Rovik tells the story of Kenyan migrant warrior in a far away galaxy

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

“The desire to place [the story] in the Star Wars universe was because we felt there was no African, cultural representation in an apparent galaxy." >

17 May 18
Conscious fashion: Amna Elshandaweely’s take on fashion and revolution

Talks > Fashion & Jewellery Design

The Cairo designer makes a moving case for social impact with something as simple as the clothes we wear. >

15 May 18
Sunu Gonera on finding his voice, afrofuturism and making heroes out of ordinary people

Talks > African Design / Creative Economy / Film & Animation

In this opening talk of Design Indaba 2018 that brought the audience to its feet, the filmmaker talks about his career high and lows. >

1 May 18
MaXhosa launches rug collection and appoints new creative director

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Changes are afoot for the acclaimed South African fashion brand. >

13 Apr 18
Jacque Njeri’s vibrant graphic art reimagines the Maasai people in outer space

Design News > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

The Kenyan artist’s MaaSci series is a vivid example of Afrofuturism. >

27 Mar 18
Afrofuturist Osborne Macharia's Magadi takes a fantastical look at a pressing issue

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

At Design Indaba 2017, Osborne Macharia introduced the audience to Magadi, a new series which focusses on a group of former female circumcisers. >

16 Jan 18
Sunu Gonera

The Cannes Lions award-winning filmmaker believes in authentic African storytelling. >

13 Nov 17
The otherworldly creations of Nomes Dee

Design News > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

Zambian graphic designer Nomes Dee is inspired by Afrofuturism. >

30 Mar 17
Dear White America

Design News > African Design / Information Design

US-based artist Inyegumena Nosegbe’s newspaper project is a poignant look at police brutality. >

23 Mar 17
Osborne Macharia

Osborne Macharia is a self-taught commercial and advertising photographer born and bred in Nairobi, Kenya and with a bachelors in architecture. >

6 Feb 17
Ibaaku: Creating unique African beats

Video Interviews > Music & Sound Design

While in Dakar, we talked to Senegalese music producer Ibaaku about his hypnotic afro-beats. >

14 Dec 16
Producer Ibaaku on the avant-garde in Senegal

Design News > African Design / Music & Sound Design

Alien Cartoon marked the birth of a new wave of music in Senegal. Its creator Ibaaku tells us about what inspired the album. >

6 Jul 16
NubianVR's "Pandora" is a first for African virtual reality

African Report > African Design / Film & Animation

Techno-progressive virtual reality studio NubianVR has created a 360-degree film called "Pandora", set in a dreamlike, virtual version of Accra. >

21 Oct 15
Sci-fi jazz with Onyx Ashanti

Design News > Information Design / Music & Sound Design

Self-proclaimed "cyborg musician" Onyx Ashanti has designed a set of futuristic musical instruments using open source information and 3D printing. >

22 Sep 15
Nigerian opera is sung in Pidgin English

Design News > African Design / Music & Sound Design

The Pavarotti of Nigerian opera is here: she’s a woman singing in Pidgin English. >

14 Aug 15
Just don’t call us Afrofuturist

African Report > African Design / Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration / Information Design

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. >

11 Jun 15

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