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Mvelo Desk: A love story of the career-bound

Design News > African Design / Product Design

Trevor Stuurman tells us why he nominated this furniture design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >

13 Feb 18
Girl Seeks Girl: A call to embrace one another through fashion

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Asanda Sizani tells us why she nominated this dress for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >

13 Feb 18
Mighty Ndebele: The cyborg girl of gold

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Aidan Bennetts tells us why he nominated this sculpture for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >

13 Feb 18
Identity: History and triumph in handwriting

Design News > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

Albie Sachs tells us why he nominated this design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >

12 Feb 18
“Philanderer” brooch: Jewellery that tells a different story

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Claudette Schreuders tells us why she nominated this handcrafted piece of jewellery for Most Beautiful Object In South Africa 2018. >

12 Feb 18
Lance Wyman on the power of graphic design to transcend language barriers

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

The legendary graphic designer spoke to us following the anniversary of his iconic work for the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games. >

7 Feb 18
Forging closer ties between African creative minds

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

The Sweden@ workshop brought together young creatives from South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Colombia and Zambia. >

18 Dec 17
This urban designer tracks down where the energy in our cities comes from

Next Generation > Design Thinking

Could her singing manhole covers advocate for energy systems and the humans who use them? >

12 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 6: Bringing the Arch for Arch to life

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

In our final episode, we learn what it took to pull off this momentous challenge. >

9 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 5: Bishop Margaret Vertue on Desmond Tutu and the true role of the church in South Africa

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

The anglican priest shares with us her thoughts on the Arch’s legacy in the 5th episode of our series on the Arch for Arch project. >

8 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 4: Albie Sachs on the remarkable legacy of Desmond Tutu

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

In the fourth episode of our video series, the former judge examines his relationship with the Arch. >

7 Dec 17
Thomy is an insulin kit designed with the needs of diabetic children in mind

Next Generation > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

Product designer Renata Souza talks about the inspiration and process behind her award-winning insulin kit. >

4 Dec 17
How discarded bananas led these two designers into looking at consumerism and food waste

Next Generation > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

By tracking how bananas make it to Iceland, where there are no plantations, these designers shine a spotlight on waste and consumerism. >

4 Dec 17
Imagine a future where your car window is a way for you to control your driving experience

Next Generation > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking

Sebastien Gier talks us through his project where your car window lets you manipulate what you see outside, take pictures, bookmark and more. >

4 Dec 17
Awundiboni looks at how rape culture reduces women's everyday experiences

Next Generation > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism

Thandiwe Msebenzi talks about her photography work as well as how she wants to use VR to further explore the topic. >

4 Dec 17
This MIT sound artist is exploring the power of sound in public spaces

Next Generation > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Music & Sound Design

Nicolas Kisic Aguirre developed the Modular Rhythm Machine, an algorithmically controlled machine inspired by the Peruvian Cajon. >

4 Dec 17
Designer Kazuya Kawasaki on the future of zero-waste fashion design

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design

What is the alternative role of the fashion designer in the age of biotechnology? >

4 Dec 17
Providing accommodation for tourists does not have to come at the expense of locals

Next Generation > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy

Using one of Cuba's oldest and rapidly gentrifying neighbourhoods as a lens, architect Iwo Borkowicz explores tourism and social housing. >

4 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 2: The Arch and his legacy

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

In the second episode of the Arch for Arch series, we talk to the people of South Africa. >

2 Dec 17
An impactful project inspired by the designer's own experience recovering in hospital

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Product Design

Alissa Rees is reinventing the IV pole often used in hospitals for a more dynamic, dignified experience. >

1 Dec 17
Where product design and conservationism meet

Next Generation > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Food Design

University of Applied Arts graduate Alexandra sees no boundaries between politics, culture and technology as she designs the Menu from the new Wild. >

1 Dec 17
Creating local employment in Mexico with a new sustainable material

Next Generation > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Product Design

Designer Fernando Laposse is reviving an embattled farming process to offer Mexico an alternative livelihood. >

1 Dec 17
Exploring nutmeg's connection to Dutch colonial history and fashion

Next Generation > Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Royal College of Art graduate Marta Velasco Velasco presented a concise history lesson on the spice trade and textile industry of the colonial world. >

1 Dec 17
Take a look at SAM, the machine that makes and sells its own cola

Next Generation > Design Thinking

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Marie Caye presents a contrarian view to the ever-present notion that creativity should be human-centric. >

1 Dec 17

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