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Intimate Strangers: Izinja zempilo
Next Generation
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18 Oct 16
The third part of Intimate Strangers by South African Puleng Mogale is about brotherhood and friendship. Ride or die, friends to the end.
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The Readi box provides communication in catastrophic situations
Next Generation
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18 Oct 16
Should all else fail, this speaker unit helps you to keep in touch during a disaster.
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Senegalese sneakers by Nio Far
Product Spotlight
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18 Oct 16
Nnema, which means comfort, is the latest collection by Senegalese shoe brand Nio Far by Milcos.
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Handing over the camera to former child brides
Design News
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18 Oct 16
Veteran photographer Stephanie Sinclair teaches child brides to tell their own stories using basic photography.
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US student designs prosthetic hand-hack to aid one-handed violin player
Next Generation
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18 Oct 16
3D printed prosthetic helps this aspiring violinist reach for her dream.
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Upcycled chairs remember a childhood church congregation
Design News
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17 Oct 16
"A Swimming Pool of Dreams" is the latest immersive project by London-based Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori, telling six narratives of people who pray.
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The first bee born in captivity
Design News
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17 Oct 16
The Synthetic Apiary proposes an alternative living arrangement for bees.
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Heart-monitoring smart watch empowers wearers to live longer lives
Design Frontiers
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17 Oct 16
The iBeat is a life-saving wearable for every age.
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Hyperloop concept could be the railway transport of tomorrow
Design Frontiers
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17 Oct 16
Take a look at SpaceX’s evolution of maglev trains.
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The drone you can eat
Design Frontiers
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17 Oct 16
Edible and unmanned, this drone could be a game-changer for aid delivery.
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A unified African Identity with Daniel Ting Chong, OkayAfrica
Design News
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14 Oct 16
A new fashion range by Emerging Creative alumnus Daniel Ting Chong and OkayAfrica draws from the expressive nature of Africa’s national flags.
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Student’s website connects patients with LGBTQ-friendly healthcare providers
Design News
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14 Oct 16
Healthcare in the United States (US) is a slippery slope for the LGBTQ community.
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When I think about you I text myself
Design News
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14 Oct 16
Love in the time of human and machine: Control your impulse to send an emotional drunk message by sending it instead to a surrogate robot number.
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The chair that was designed by AI
Design News
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14 Oct 16
It turns out that some of AI's best solutions are inspired by nature.
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Pauline van Dongen’s latest invention is a shirt designed to correct your posture
Design Frontiers
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14 Oct 16
Eliminate slouching with this smart addition to your wardrobe.
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Purgation: A new collection by SA designer Lukhanyo Mdingi
Design News
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13 Oct 16
The SS17 collection by South African fashion designer Lukhanyo Mdingi, shot against the dramatic colours of the Highveld.
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Levoons: squeezable spoons to make baking a breeze
Product Spotlight
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13 Oct 16
Dreamfarms’ ingenious measuring spoons take the guess work out of baking.
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The answers are in the Cloud
Design News
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13 Oct 16
If we wish to change the future, we must change the weather
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They Still Live: Ancient african art is resuscitated in urban settings
Design News
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13 Oct 16
Photography project They Still Live reconstructs African roots to build a bridge between ancient tribal art and modern tomorrows.
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Three cities that tackle modern civic problems successfully
Design News
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13 Oct 16
Take a look at how city planners have found ways to manage 21st-century urban obstacles in these three cities.
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Creativity burns across the African continent in Khuli Chana’s new music video
Design News
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12 Oct 16
Shot in Ghana and produced by South African producers, One Source celebrates Africanness through collaboration.
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Am I Honey, or am I Honey?
Design News
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12 Oct 16
South African artist Rendani Nemakhavhani releases chapter five of The Honey, blackness from a sidelined perspective.
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Nigerian graduate designs gas-powered pressing iron
Next Generation
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12 Oct 16
The domestic creation of Ayokunle Adeniran tackles the difficulty of power outages.
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Control your fear of public speaking with ROC Speak
Design News
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12 Oct 16
This computer programme can help develop your communicative skills via your browser.
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