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The fading tribes of the Omo Valley

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

This photographer documented some of the last societies left untouched by the Western world. >

31 Mar 17
Check out the musicians paving the way for the sounds of Africa

Design News > African Design / Music & Sound Design

From Black Coffee to DJ Steloo, you won’t want to forget the names of these beatmakers. >

31 Mar 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
Coding emotion and culture into art

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

"I try to make art that means something to people like me," says South African artist Lorenzo Plaatjies. >

30 Mar 17
Cape Town illustrator talks local style and narrative

Design News > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

We spoke to Emerging Creative Russell Abrahams about maintaining a visual language in illustration. >

29 Mar 17
Cairo: Youth in resistance

Design News > African Design / Film & Animation

Director Selim El Sadek documents the youth who challenge the system through hip hop in Cairo, Egypt. >

28 Mar 17
Grandmothers, Afrofuturism and Nairobi-beats

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Music & Sound Design

Kenyan photographer Osborne Macharia directs his first film, the music video to Blinky Bill's new song "Atie". >

27 Mar 17
The unspoken cost of precious metals

Lookbook > African Design / Art & Photography

A literal depiction of what we gain from mining versus the longterm landscape destruction that follows. >

27 Mar 17
Cape Town moves to become Africa’s first truly digital city

Design Frontiers > African Design / Information Design

This city’s creatives are set to be among the biggest winners in the drive to become the most digitally connected hub in Africa. >

27 Mar 17
Mbongeni Fongoqa uses graphic design to uplift township businesses

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism

Beauty and function merge to create a new kind of public space. >

27 Mar 17
The Thermotrap Project

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

This start-up initiative aims to uplift the living conditions of township residents. >

24 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
Giving back with ethical fashion

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Eco-friendly and ethically made, Allmade pushes the boundaries of the ordinary t-shirt. >

23 Mar 17
Buddibox: A community-driven courier network in South Africa

Design News > African Design / Design Activism

This organisation tackles local unemployment by facilitating small-scale courier services. >

20 Mar 17
Arch for Arch celebrates Archbishop Tutu and the freedom of South Africa

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

It will be launched on 7 October, 2017 to coincide with The Arch's 86th birthday. >

20 Mar 17
Data Oruwari: Master of the micropen

Design News > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

“Creativity is my religion, so I’m always finding new ways to bring things to life.” >

16 Mar 17
Nana Oforiatta – Ayim and the encyclopaedia of African art and culture

Design News > African Design

African art, advancements, innovations and magic all in one place. >

15 Mar 17
Reframing assumptions about ‘African art’

Next Generation > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

A young illustrator who celebrates international influences rather than confined fidelity. >

15 Mar 17
StelooLive: An experimental, electronic soundscape in Accra

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Music & Sound Design

In this live mix of fashion, art and sound, Accra-based trail-blazer Dj Steloo creates an experimental soundscape using glass, spoons and cans as instruments. >

14 Mar 17
Young, fashionable and made in Dakar

Video Interviews > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Three young fashion designers on being creative and running fashion houses in Dakar. >

10 Mar 17
The rhythm of weaving in Senegal

Video Interviews > African Design / Craft

French weaver and designer Johanna Bramble talks us through tradition and texture in her Senegalese studio. >

8 Mar 17
Kasha: Rwanda’s digital solution to a pervasive problem

Design News > African Design / Information Design

Access to information and basic services can help women progress in the developing areas. >

8 Mar 17
Emulating female power through fashion

Next Generation > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Thebe Magugu pays homage to the important people in his life with original couture. >

8 Mar 17
Behind the visuals: Design Indaba 2017 Campaign by Grid

Design News > African Design / Information Design

Take a look at the ideas behind the graphic design campaign for Design Indaba Festival 2017. >

28 Feb 17

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