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Camera Obscura
Lookbook
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2 Sep 14
The upcoming LagosPhoto Festival highlights photography that imagines alternative African realities and obscures the medium's role as truth-teller.
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A multilingual typeface
Lookbook
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2 Sep 14
Azer, co-designed by Wael Morcos, is a family of fonts that can be used in Arabic script, English and Latin variations.
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Cork bar stool by Wiid Design
Product Spotlight
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2 Sep 14
Wiid Design's new bar stool brings together two unlikely materials – cork and concrete.
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Touch wood
Lookbook
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3 Sep 14
The finalists for the first "Wood Excellence Prize" at the World Architecture Festival take the creative application of wood to new heights.
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"Faya di Burn" by Gasha, featuring Magasco
Track of the Week
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4 Sep 14
This Track of the Week is a melancholic but melodic reflection on the social conditions in Cameroon.
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Liselore Frowijn
Next Generation
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5 Sep 14
This rising star of the Dutch fashion world creates complex garments that play off the clash of sportswear and luxury.
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Magic Veld collection by Evolution Product
Product Spotlight
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9 Sep 14
Amanda du Plessis's latest textile designs take a nostalgic trip to the Cape, circa 1781.
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Geometric Storm chandelier by Willowlamp
Product Spotlight
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10 Sep 14
The complex quadrangles and shifting shapes of this new design signal a change of direction for the internationally acclaimed South African lighting brand.
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Soft Pots by Lisa Firer
Product Spotlight
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11 Sep 14
The Cape Town-based ceramicist's latest range experiments with retaining the softness of wet clay.
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"The Fake Fences of Abazon Remix" by A Million Things
Track of the Week
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11 Sep 14
Seamless and fluid, this track features soaring digital sounds layered over infectious guitars, tight percussives and resounding bells.
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London Design Festival: Our picks
Design News
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12 Sep 14
We go in search of all things Africa at the London Design Festival. Here are our highlights.
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Crafted elements
Lookbook
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13 Sep 14
Lina Kanafani's London Design Festival show brings together diverse work illustrating the impact of craft on the design process.
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Hacked notebooks
Design News
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14 Sep 14
An exhibition of Moleskine notebooks customised by and containing the sketches of designers is on exhibition in London.
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Reminder: Enter the A’ Design Awards
Design News
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15 Sep 14
The standard deadline for this global design competition is 30 September. Latecomers pay extra so register and submit your work today!
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Tropical Noire by Simone Brewster
Product Spotlight
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16 Sep 14
The London-based designer's new vessels, inspired by African woodcarvings, are unveiled at London Design Festival today.
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The story behind London Design Festival's identity for 2014
Design News
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17 Sep 14
Pentagram partner Domenic Lippa tells us what inspired this year's visual identity for the London Design Festival.
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Orla sofa by Jasper Morrison
Product Spotlight
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18 Sep 14
A new sofa by the influential British designer for Italian furniture brand Cappellini goes on show at 2014 London Design Festival.
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"Summer" by Alpha Wilde
Track of the Week
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18 Sep 14
Sink into summer with a quiet warmth, lazy vocals and just a touch of scattered synthesised sound.
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Topiary Lamps by Vera & Kyte
Product Spotlight
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21 Sep 14
This high-impact light by the Norwegian duo rethinks the traditional lampshade.
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Grandest of them all
Design News
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22 Sep 14
The four winners of Grand Prix awards at this weekend's Loeries celebrated real-life, digital, print and radio.
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Bag it
Lookbook
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23 Sep 14
The cheap "China bag" has become a symbol of migration in Africa – and a popular material for artists and designers to reimagine.
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Cork & Felt rugs by Hella Jongerius
Product Spotlight
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23 Sep 14
The Dutch designer's collection for Danskina breaks away from traditional materials and manufacturing techniques.
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Emotional ceramics
Next Generation
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25 Sep 14
Students explore the future of this ancient material in "Ceramic Futures" at the CERSAIE expo of ceramic tiles and sanitaryware in Bologna, Italy.
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Lattice work
Lookbook
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25 Sep 14
Cape Town-based Leg Studios launches a range of decor products inspired by nomadic African patterns.
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