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Would we trade gold and silver for jewellery made of light?
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Design Thinking
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Conceptual design studio panGenerator used light projection to envision the future of jewellery design.
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14 Feb 17
Breathing cities: China’s first vertical forest to combat pollution
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Architecture & Interiors
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Urban & Landscape Design
Stefano Boeri Architetti is building another vertical forest to curb the pollution problem.
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14 Feb 17
Last Call for entries for the 2017 A’ Design Awards
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Industrial Design
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Designer? Architect? There’s still time for you to get your entries in.
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14 Feb 17
Limit(less) by Mikael Owunna
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Art & Photography
LGBTQ style in the African diaspora.
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14 Feb 17
Using stomach acid to power sensory tech-tablets
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Design Thinking
This tiny monitor is designed to rest in your digestive system and sustain itself with it.
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14 Feb 17
The intricate illustrations of Mario Nobrega
Next Generation
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
This Emerging Creative discovered his artistic passion quite recently, but his lack of experience is no obstacle.
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13 Feb 17
The striking minimalism of AKJP’s latest collection
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Take a look at the latest lookbook from South African designers Adriaan Kuiters and Jody Paulsen.
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13 Feb 17
7 Creative habits to inspire your everyday
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Design Thinking
You can wait until inspiration strikes or until your muse arrives. Or you can start fostering your imagination today by developing a creative habit.
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13 Feb 17
Nomad: A digital guide for the visually impaired
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
Student designs a headset concept to tackle some of the challenges faced by the visually impaired in their daily lives.
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13 Feb 17
Daniel Ting Chong teams up with PUMA on this exclusive collection
Design Frontiers
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The artistic sneaker range pays tribute to African cultures.
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13 Feb 17
Lost people wander around surreal pastel worlds
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Art & Photography
The people in these images seem oblivious to the surreality of their pastel surroundings.
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10 Feb 17
Interplanetary blackness in DUST’s latest animated series
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Film & Animation
Afrofuturism: Sun Ra explores alternative realities rooted in history and culture.
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10 Feb 17
The Minimed device brings easy living to Diabetics
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
This device helps to manage insulin healthily, leaving you to do more amusing things.
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10 Feb 17
#WeAccept: AirBnB Super Bowl ad calls out Trump with a celebration of diversity
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Design Activism
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Film & Animation
The homestay network is pushing a powerful new message of acceptance.
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10 Feb 17
New and bold furniture designs from Siyanda Mbele
Product Spotlight
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African Design
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Architecture & Interiors
South African interior designer Siyanda Mbele unveils new work.
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10 Feb 17
Revealing hidden humanity through photography
Lookbook
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Art & Photography
This artist uses visual trickery to depict the otherwise concealed inner self.
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10 Feb 17
Meet the next generation: Design Indaba's Global Graduates 2017
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From practical to poetic, we'd like to introduce you our brilliant Global Graduates who’ll be presenting their work at the Design Indaba Conference 2017.
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9 Feb 17
The women calling for an end to female genital mutilation through film
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Design Activism
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Film & Animation
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Music & Sound Design
From catchy and cute to raw and haunting, check out how filmmakers are speaking out.
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9 Feb 17
The dismantled artworks of Raphaël Vicenzi
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Art & Photography
Inflexibility in art can be the downfall of the artist.
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9 Feb 17
Black History Month: Honouring past heroes
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African Design
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Art & Photography
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Nigerian artist Fred Martins has created a new series using symbols of butterflies and fists to represent soul and power in Black History Month.
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9 Feb 17
Light-printable and rewritable paper is here
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Design Activism
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Design Thinking
Researchers have discovered an eco-friendly way to print on paper
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9 Feb 17
Design Indaba to collaborate with IKEA
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African Design
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Creative Economy
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Product Design
Design Indaba is proud to announce a collaboration with global homeware giant IKEA, set to launch at the Design Indaba Festival 2017.
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9 Feb 17
This Amman Design Week installation was repurposed into relief for Syrian refugees
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Architecture & Interiors
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Art & Photography
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Design Activism
Jordanian designer Raya Kassisieh’s monumental work gets a second life.
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9 Feb 17
Design That Heals
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Film & Animation
Founder and director of Les centres GHESKIO Dr Jean-William Pape has dedicated his career to combating diarrheal diseases in Haiti.
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8 Feb 17
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