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Atang Tshikare collaborated with Lesotho weavers to revive an old tradition
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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
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
The striking interpretation of an age-old Senegalese legend
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African Design
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Translating an old adage into striking visual art.
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2 Jun 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
Serge Alain Nitegeka explores the colour black
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Johannesburg-based artist Serge Alain Nitegeka has explored forced migration and xenophobia in the past.
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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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Art & Photography
Vincent van Gogh meets #BlackGirlMagic in digital artist Khanyisa Ketse’s The Beginning.
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26 May 17
Custodian of secrets Sinomonde Ngwane turns strangers' confessions into art
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
We spoke to the South African graphic designer and illustrator Sinomonde Ngwane about her popular #DearDiarySeries and more.
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25 May 17
What would the Black Panthers wear if they were revived today?
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
We spoke to South African streetwear designer Julian Kubel about his latest, panthers-inspired range.
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24 May 17
This Migrant Business
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African Design
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Design Activism
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Film & Animation
This short film by Kenyan artist and animator Ng'endo Mukii looks at the movement of African people to Europe from the point of view of a human trafficker.
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23 May 17
Fearless street culture with graphic designer Richard Horne
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The Design Indaba Emerging Creatives programme is all about uncovering rare talent among the youth of South Africa.
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23 May 17
New film "Mixed Space" takes on flawed racial categories in South Africa
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African Design
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Film & Animation
The colonial project mangled the way we see race, changing the way we see ourselves.
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22 May 17
Love Story: A tale of refugees featuring Alec Baldwin and Julianne Moore
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African Design
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Film & Animation
Forced migration is a recurring theme at this year's Venice Biennale. An installation in the South Africa pavilion interrogates empathy.
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19 May 17
Abandoned spaces in Hong Kong
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African Design
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Art & Photography
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Film & Animation
South African artist Faith47 shares the third installment of Aqua Regalia – a video set in the grimy, semi-abandoned spaces of Hong Kong.
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17 May 17
Out on the town with young, South African creatives
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African Design
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Creative Economy
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Film & Animation
19 minutes in total, this documentary is all about collabs in SA’s burgeoning creative scene.
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16 May 17
International film festivals can’t get enough of this South African film
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African Design
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Film & Animation
Krotoa, scheduled for release in South Africa in August this year, tackles an underrepresented history.
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16 May 17
UNina Afrika: The totemic light sculpture
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African Design
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Architecture & Interiors
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Product Design
This design emulates the act of carrying heavy goods on one’s head.
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12 May 17
3 Must-See Design Talks by African creatives
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African Design
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Architecture & Interiors
All three of these designers are innovating in Africa’s unique circumstances.
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11 May 17
Reinventing the djembe drum for the modern home
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African Design
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Product Design
“When the drums speak, even the kings are silent.”
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10 May 17
African Photography comes back to New York
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African Design
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Art & Photography
In a second co-curated exhibition, our media partner Nataal brings a selection of African photographers to New York.
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9 May 17
Songs To Play at My Funeral
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
It’s not as macabre as it sounds.
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9 May 17
Zandile Tisani’s upcoming web series People You May Know resonates with a global audience
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African Design
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Film & Animation
The South African series was recently nominated at a premier international festival
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8 May 17
Selly Raby-Kane on being a creative in Dakar
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
We spoke to the face of Senegalese fashion about why she wakes up at 4am and more.
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5 May 17
The twisted and wonderful illustrations of Shaun Hill
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
“It’s not so important to try to find inspiration, but rather to grab it when it comes naturally.”
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4 May 17
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