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Cross Cultural Chairs examines the role of the chair in our modern society
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1 Apr 19
"Analysing a chair you can understand the stature of a culture, what kind of materials they used and what kind of techniques they knew."
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The African crown reimagined
Design News
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1 Apr 19
Inspired by the work of J.D. Okhai Ojeikere, Medina Dugger and GIF artist François Beaurain celebrate the complexity of hair in Nigeria.
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Alexis Peskine explores the black experience through unconventional mediums
Design News
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2 Apr 19
He speaks on his Afro-French heritage, immigration and the global black experience.
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Constant, a photo series on pain, love and healing
Design News
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2 Apr 19
“The constant title came about when I had a serious reality check that I was the constant denominator in all my failed relationships." Basetsana Maluleka
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Youngsta: Rapping the stories of the Cape Colony
Design News
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3 Apr 19
We sat down with one of South African rap's busiest and most artists.
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Here’s how movement can form type
Design News
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9 Apr 19
“The story of movement has just begun and we're really looking forward to where your designs take it.”
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Bringing Afrocentric design to Milan Design Week
Design News
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10 Apr 19
Meet the South African designers who will be exhibiting their work for the first time at Milan Design Week.
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The eco-friendly benefits of a busted smartphone
Design News
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11 Apr 19
“This project takes the seemingly catastrophic moment in which the smartphone breaks as an opportunity to redefine the value of the expired object.”
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(P)residant: Those who don't let go of power
Design News
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11 Apr 19
"I call them 'les presidents residants' because they never want to leave power once in the seat." – Fabrice Monteiro, photographer, Dakar.
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Could the heat generated by blockchain be useful for other living beings?
Design News
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15 Apr 19
With a project called Farm, MIT student Gary Zhang shows that heat generated in the blockchain has many uses.
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Tech to empower marginalised communities
Design News
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18 Apr 19
Human rights activist and storyteller Thenmozhi Soundararajan on the power of knowledge creation in the hands of the oppressed.
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Designer Anne Kiwia upcycles discarded cloths to create high fashion headbands
Design News
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22 Apr 19
“We have enough clothes. The world is full of it. We need to start protecting our environment and stop being needless consumers.”
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Feyi Olubodun on what international brands get wrong about the African consumer
Design News
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23 Apr 19
"I argue very strongly that sophistication and westernisation don’t mean the same thing. You can be sophisticated and not be westernised."
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Toyin Ojih Odutola’s portraits show black skin as textured and diverse
Design News
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23 Apr 19
“We have enough about what my skin looks like but what does it feel like?’
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Afrominima is a Nigerian lifestyle brand inspired by Japanese and Scandinavian aesthetics
Design News
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24 Apr 19
The Olubunmi Adeyemi-helmed brand brings the minimalist movement to Africa.
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AZEEMA is here to display beauty and dispel myths
Design News
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26 Apr 19
“It is a celebration of heritage, culture and diversity, yet equally a champion for empowerment and progressive change."
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The all-woman band taking over a space traditionally reserved for men
Design News
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26 Apr 19
New York’s Flor de Toloache talk preserving culture, women empowerment and taking on the male-dominated world of Mariachi.
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Federico Babina uses architecture to explain mental illness
Design News
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29 Apr 19
Babina cleverly represents what different mental illnesses look like.
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This photographer gave homeless people cameras to document their lives
Design News
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30 Apr 19
After five days, 45 of the cameras were returned and over 600 images developed. The results were astonishing.
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