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Check out Dress Code’s Coke Habit
Design News
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25 May 17
This animated short film provides a unique take on the complexities of childhood addiction.
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Can an Elton John song help you understand refugees better?
Design News
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25 May 17
Maybe not Elton John's song itself, but this new music video for "Rocket Man" certainly can.
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Watch filmmaker Hayley Morris’ surreal stop-motion music video for Explosions in the Sky
Design News
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23 May 17
The band’s first official music video imagines the ‘wilderness of the mind’.
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Wake up and smell the colours
Next Generation
• Duration: 01:33
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23 May 17
A device that transcends two of our primary senses.
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Love Story: A tale of refugees featuring Alec Baldwin and Julianne Moore
Design News
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19 May 17
Forced migration is a recurring theme at this year's Venice Biennale. An installation in the South Africa pavilion interrogates empathy.
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This music video lets rip on the music industry’s so-called ‘Gatekeepers’
Design News
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19 May 17
Jessie Reyez takes on industry sexism and misogyny with this short film.
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Rich Mnisi merges film with fashion
Design News
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18 May 17
Check out this cinematic lookbook for Rich Mnisi's latest trans-seaonal collection Xingelengele.
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Abandoned spaces in Hong Kong
Design News
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17 May 17
South African artist Faith47 shares the third installment of Aqua Regalia – a video set in the grimy, semi-abandoned spaces of Hong Kong.
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The nightmarish scenes of Regenerative Being
Design News
• Duration: 07:21
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16 May 17
A look at the handmade, macabre and nuanced animation of Stas Santimov.
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The Shelter Box by Milano in Azione
Design News
• Duration: 02:32
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15 May 17
A multifunctional design made to alleviate the harshness of living on the street.
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Using light as a cure
Next Generation
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12 May 17
The Jeggo helps its users overcome the downsides of travelling with therapeutic music and light.
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Selly Raby-Kane on being a creative in Dakar
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:04:44
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5 May 17
We spoke to the face of Senegalese fashion about why she wakes up at 4am and more.
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Using your eyes to trick your stomach
Design News
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4 May 17
Eating designer Marije Vogelzang explores the relationship between the eyes, the stomach and the appetite in her new project, Volumes.
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Redefining golf with visual artist Imraan Christian and friends
Design News
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4 May 17
This short film follows a crew of South African creatives exploring their connection to their city.
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KwaDukuza: A music video that addresses taxi violence in South Africa
Design News
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3 May 17
The town of KwaDukuza in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa grabbed headlines last year for a number of fatal taxi shootings. The video for this hit song address this.
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This short film from Kenzo is a celebration of Nigeria’s youth
Design News
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3 May 17
Akinola Davies Jr captures the spirit of a community in this beautiful video.
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