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Selly Raby Kane's "Birds of Dakar" collection

Lookbook > African Design

Birds of a feather flock with denizens of the deep in experimental fashion designer Selly Raby Kane's Fall/Winter 2015 collection.

10 Jun 15
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It’s the end of the office as we know it

Inside View > Architecture & Interiors

The future of office design is flexible and open, say designers Stanley Felderman and Nancy Keatinge. But first our buildings need to adapt.

10 Jun 15
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Swahili proverbs for the 21st century

Design News > African Design

Nairobi-based artist Musa Omusi is bringing the truisms, witty observations and sayings of the Kenyan people to life.

9 Jun 15
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Nivea has created a doll that suffers from sunburn

Product Spotlight > Design Thinking

In order to help teach kids about the importance of wearing sunscreen, Nivea has created this doll that turns red without protection.

9 Jun 15
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Errol Morris’s ode to the Baskerville font

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The filmmaker has published a seminal study proving that typography shapes the way we see truth.

9 Jun 15
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How the bindi is saving lives in India

Design Frontiers > Design Activism

Iodine deficiency is one of India’s most dangerous nutritional problems, but this life-saving bindi may change that.

9 Jun 15
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Blowing up walls for the sake of art

Q&A > Art & Photography

Portuguese graffiti artist Alexandre Farto hammers his point home quite literally – with a drill, hammer and chisel. That’s when he’s not using explosives.

8 Jun 15 / Brand Collaboration
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5 design projects saving the oceans

Focus On > Design Activism

Today – World Oceans Day – we celebrate the ocean’s power to inspire and the innovative thinkers who’re protecting them.

8 Jun 15
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Photographs capture women’s struggles to leave behind sex work

Next Generation > African Design

Alexandra Dietz has shot a series of 20 images that will change the way you see prostitution.

8 Jun 15
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The African mud house goes modern

Design News > African Design

Senegalese architects Atelier Koé imagines a new design for rural Ghanaian mud houses to combat the negative associations that surround traditional buildings.

8 Jun 15

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