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The Big Trash Animals project of Bordalo II
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Art & Photography
This Portuguese installation artist creates animal sculptures in urban spaces from the very materials that cause their destruction in nature.
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8 Aug 17
On creating an alternative to voyeuristic travel narratives
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Art & Photography
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Film & Animation
Carribean-American storyteller uses art-focussed web-series to weave tales about countries like South Africa and Mexico
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2 Aug 17
Haitian photographer challenges modern masculinity
Design News
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Art & Photography
Zarita Zevallos used vivid contrasts and strained threads to represent the personal histories of black men.
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31 Jul 17
Shelter4Art
Shelter4Art specialises in photography, graphic design and illustration.
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28 Jul 17
Children’s book This Is How We Do It celebrates diversity while encouraging empathy
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Design Thinking
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Graphic Design & Illustration
“See what makes us different and what unites us.”
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27 Jul 17
Michael Zee’s breakfasts are as beautiful as they are delicious
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Food Design
The beautifully plated meals are curated on the popular Instagram account, SymmetryBreakfast.
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26 Jul 17
Wacom Creatives: Andrew Rae on illustrating simplified versions of the real world
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Craft
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Graphic Design & Illustration
"I am trying to draw through the filter of my own brain as opposed to trying to replicate reality too much," says the Illustrator and graphic novelist.
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25 Jul 17
On bridging the contrast between classical and contemporary art
Design News
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Art & Photography
What would Michelangelo think of these tatted up marble masterpieces?
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25 Jul 17
Visual artist Chris Saunders talks collaboration and inspiration
Design Frontiers
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Art & Photography
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Film & Animation
We caught up with the former Design Indaba Emerging Creative to find out what he’s been working on.
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24 Jul 17
Introducing Spectrum.za – a new publication focusing on the work of black LGBT+ creatives
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Design Thinking
The e-zine centres marginalised identities and their narratives.
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21 Jul 17
Lernert & Sander on crafting their own niche, creativity and their future in high-concept art
Video Interviews
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Art & Photography
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Film & Animation
"We are not interested in style. We are interested in a good idea," says the Dutch duo on creativity.
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21 Jul 17
Filmmakers Lernert & Sander address piracy in the creative industry
Talks
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Art & Photography
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Film & Animation
Their approach to their talk at the Design Indaba Conference 2017 was no different to their stunningly cheeky designs.
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21 Jul 17
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has found a novel way to share its vast artwork
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Information Design
US art lovers can text keywords or an emoji and receive matching pictures from the museum's database
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17 Jul 17
Cape Town décor label Mia Mélange revitalises with fresh look and feel
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Product Design
“Our intention was to express the diverse ways in which our products can be used in and around the home.”
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16 Jul 17
Dutch photographer captures candid moments of life on the streets of Christian Village
Lookbook
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African Design
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Art & Photography
“Photography helps me to see more, to connect with strangers and listen to their stories.”
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13 Jul 17
Poor Billionaires photo series satirises the deep social void of Brazil
Design News
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Art & Photography
This Kolor Art Collective project uses glamour and absurdity to criticise profound income inequality.
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13 Jul 17
Beautiful Boy by Lissa Rivera explores the visual language of gender
Design News
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Art & Photography
Celebrating gender identity as a repertoire, not a classification.
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7 Jul 17
The surreal body art of South Korean artist Dain Yoon
Design News
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Art & Photography
This artist uses her face as the canvas for unique optical illusion artworks.
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5 Jul 17
ULTRACONTEMPORARY Exhibition explores political art and its function in society
Design News
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Art & Photography
This collection of “emergency” art pieces is based on the fast pace at which our world changes.
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3 Jul 17
Lucy Feng’s work plays with African mysticism and modern Afropunk culture
Design Frontiers
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Art & Photography
Called ‘The Strangelings’, the images moodily blend the surreal and the regal.
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3 Jul 17
FAKA on penetrating art spaces and designing a new sound
Profiling
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Art & Photography
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Music & Sound Design
Through their art, the duo is interrupting global performance and art spaces one event at a time.
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30 Jun 17
Gabon-born photographer tells the story of the Central African country’s youth
Design News
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African Design
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Art & Photography
An artist in the diaspora, Yannis Davy Guibinga connects with his heritage through photography.
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29 Jun 17
French astronaut shares captivating images of Earth
Design News
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Art & Photography
While they might look like fungi under a microscope, these photographs are actually of mountain ranges and cityscapes.
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27 Jun 17
Kenyan photographer behind renegade grannies series chats Afrofuturism
Video Interviews
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Art & Photography
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Film & Animation
For Osborne Macharia, Afrofuturism is about recreating a different Africa based on fantasy, fiction and history.
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26 Jun 17
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