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Detroit studio Thing Thing disrupts traditional methods of production
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26 May 17
Thing Thing consider their work to fall somewhere between architecture and a party.
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Have a look at the latest campaign for Nigerian fashion label Rayo by L. Somoye
Design News
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26 May 17
The striking images were shot and styled by frequent creative collaborators Clement Ogoh and Daniel Obasi.
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People who stalk us on Instagram: Khanyisa Ketse
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26 May 17
Vincent van Gogh meets #BlackGirlMagic in digital artist Khanyisa Ketse’s The Beginning.
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The Hausa People: Unique civilisation captured in graphic design
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29 May 17
A comprehensively designed manual on one of Africa’s largest ethnic groups.
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This artist's Play-Doh portraits are making fine art photography more accessible
Design News
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29 May 17
Eleanor Macnair’s vibrant and unconventional images are made entirely from the children’s play material.
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Serge Alain Nitegeka explores the colour black
Design News
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29 May 17
Johannesburg-based artist Serge Alain Nitegeka has explored forced migration and xenophobia in the past.
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Typographer Keith Vlahakis on his signature lettering style
Design News
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29 May 17
The South African illustrator talks us through the process behind some of his pop culture-inspired illustration videos.
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5 oddball designs for the dinner plate
Design News
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30 May 17
Where the worlds of cuisine and design-thinking collide.
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Zemba Luzamba explores the migrant experience through depictions of ordinary people
Design News
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30 May 17
The Cape Town-based artist's eloquent oil paintings of everyday life encourage viewers to draw their own conclusions.
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Scientists have found a way to give you more pasta for less money
Design News
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31 May 17
With programmable pasta, scientists have found an easier way to reduce shipping costs by manipulating its size
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Cinismo Ilustrado: Illustrated Cynicism
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31 May 17
An artist with a tongue-in-cheek approach to life’s disappointments.
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Guerilla art collective Luzinterruptus pays tribute to the march of time
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31 May 17
Spanish art collective has personalised 5000 recycled paper notebooks into a work of art
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