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Make Care products give teens with butterfly skin back their independence
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The project won Best of the Best at the Chile Design, 2017 Design Biennial.
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8 Jun 17
A look inside the new island museum in Abu Dhabi
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Architecture & Interiors
Louvre Abu Dhabi combines breathtaking architecture that is at once futuristic yet informed by ancient Arabian practices.
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6 Jun 17
Haunting black and white images capture forced removals in Johannesburg
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Behind urban renewal is often the untold stories of poor families who are put out with nowhere else to go.
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6 Jun 17
Atang Tshikare collaborated with Lesotho weavers to revive an old tradition
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African Design
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Craft
Multidisciplinary artist and designer Atang Tshikare has gone from murals to furniture to exploring African mythology through weaving
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6 Jun 17
Is wearing jeans bad for the environment?
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
According to researchers, the answer is a bit more complicated than that
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5 Jun 17
A photographer is building a photographic ark of animals before they go extinct
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Design Activism
National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore's project The Photo Ark currently holds photos of over 6500 distinct animal species.
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5 Jun 17
Minutiae: The ‘anti-social’ app gives your more mundane moments meaning
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Product Design
“YOU ARE NOT YOUR TIMELINE.”
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5 Jun 17
Ads Imitating Life exhibit explores not-so-progressive media representation
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African Design
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Art & Photography
American artist Hank Willis Thomas takes a critical view of ‘Adland’ in this collection.
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2 Jun 17
Native Nation captures Mexico’s forgotten cultures
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Art & Photography
Uncover the indigenous communities of Mexico with photographer Diego Huerta.
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2 Jun 17
The striking interpretation of an age-old Senegalese legend
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Translating an old adage into striking visual art.
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2 Jun 17
Combatting Algeria’s harsh weather conditions with houses made from plastic bottles
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Architecture & Interiors
These durable homes are safely housing the region’s refugee population.
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1 Jun 17
Guerilla art collective Luzinterruptus pays tribute to the march of time
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Interaction Design
Spanish art collective has personalised 5000 recycled paper notebooks into a work of art
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31 May 17
This footwear startup is using 3D imaging technology to give you the perfect fit
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Product Design
True Gault deliberately avoids traditional sizing to ensure a truly comfortable shoe.
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31 May 17
Cinismo Ilustrado: Illustrated Cynicism
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Graphic Design & Illustration
An artist with a tongue-in-cheek approach to life’s disappointments.
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31 May 17
Scientists have found a way to give you more pasta for less money
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Food Design
With programmable pasta, scientists have found an easier way to reduce shipping costs by manipulating its size
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31 May 17
Zemba Luzamba explores the migrant experience through depictions of ordinary people
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The Cape Town-based artist's eloquent oil paintings of everyday life encourage viewers to draw their own conclusions.
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30 May 17
5 oddball designs for the dinner plate
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Food Design
Where the worlds of cuisine and design-thinking collide.
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30 May 17
Typographer Keith Vlahakis on his signature lettering style
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The South African illustrator talks us through the process behind some of his pop culture-inspired illustration videos.
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29 May 17
Student 3D prints his own set of retainers to straighten his teeth
Next Generation
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Product Design
Dudley Amos’ Orthoprint could make the production of clear braces less expensive.
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29 May 17
Serge Alain Nitegeka explores the colour black
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Johannesburg-based artist Serge Alain Nitegeka has explored forced migration and xenophobia in the past.
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29 May 17
This artist's Play-Doh portraits are making fine art photography more accessible
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Art & Photography
Eleanor Macnair’s vibrant and unconventional images are made entirely from the children’s play material.
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29 May 17
The Hausa People: Unique civilisation captured in graphic design
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
A comprehensively designed manual on one of Africa’s largest ethnic groups.
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29 May 17
People who stalk us on Instagram: Khanyisa Ketse
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African Design
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Vincent van Gogh meets #BlackGirlMagic in digital artist Khanyisa Ketse’s The Beginning.
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26 May 17
Have a look at the latest campaign for Nigerian fashion label Rayo by L. Somoye
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The striking images were shot and styled by frequent creative collaborators Clement Ogoh and Daniel Obasi.
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26 May 17
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