May 2019 Archive

Faith XLVII talks about the importance of staging Aurum in South Africa

Design Frontiers • 31 May 19

The artist and her collaborators, Pure and Inka Kendzia, talk to us about the interactive performance piece. >
Sculptors set to create the world’s largest gender equality art project

Design Frontiers • 31 May 19

Australian sculptors and married couple Gillie and Marc are creating 10 life sized sculptures celebrating the lives of monumental women. >
OurArtworks is a creative haven for Mississippi's disabled community

Design News • 30 May 19

“Anyone who has a disability has the ability to create art.” >
Jordanian studio Turbo on resisting design trends

Design Frontiers • 29 May 19

We chat to Saeed Abu-Jabar and Mothanna Hussein about how they’re contributing to the desert city’s flourishing design scene. >
Drawing water out of thin air

Product Spotlight • 29 May 19

How Majik Water tapped a water source that is all around us. >
Siddhant Shah is bridging the gap between disability and cultural heritage

Design News • 28 May 19

“Designers and architects live with the misconception that accessibility is only restricted to the physical aspect of a space... that's a fallacy." >
Mileha Soneji designs low-tech tools for Parkinson’s patients

Design News • 28 May 19

The product designer has created two products to cater to people suffering from Parkinson's. >
Kenyan jeweller uses natural minerals to tell her story

Design Frontiers • 27 May 19

Ami Doshi Shah’s sculptural jewellery pieces tell the story both of Kenya’s intricate past and the country's captivating natural beauty. >
Roy Allela invents tech that translates sign language into audio

Design Frontiers • 27 May 19

The Kenyan inventor was inspired by his deaf niece to create Sign-IO, a glove that interprets sign language into speech. >
More than a catcall

Design Frontiers • 24 May 19

Sophie Sandberg tackles everyday harassment by taking it back to the streets. >
Funfere Koroye on product design for the West African consumer

Design News • 23 May 19

Nigerian product designer has designed a range of products that take into account the uniqueness of a West African consumer. >
The industrialisation of the natural world

Design News • 22 May 19

Speculations on the future of biodiversity after the sixth mass extinction. >
Kutti Collective is taking on the lack of Desi representation in the art world

Design Frontiers • 22 May 19

“It’s about creating and dialoguing about things that affect us in a way that isn't Orientalist, or beholden to the erasures and violence..." >
Blair Imani is writing Herstory

Design Frontiers • 21 May 19

Imani’s book is shining a light both on modern feminists and on marginalised people who are making a difference in the world. >
Jomo Tariku on changing perceptions around what constitutes modern furniture

Design Frontiers • 20 May 19

“The modern furniture industry treats African furniture as something of a novelty,” says the Ethiopian-American furniture designer. >
Artist Nuria Mora on Spain’s biggest inclusive art event of its kind

Design News • 20 May 19

Along with 14 other artists, Nuria Mora is helping to rebuild and inspire art inclusivity in Spain’s forgotten region of La Mancha. >
Bug burgers and micro-algae buns: the cookbook of the future

Design News • 17 May 19

SPACE10 has been cooking up a storm in their Test Kitchen to bring you an unorthodox assortment of meals from the future. >
Colors of the Earth: Ghana's incredible, rammed earth walls

Design Frontiers • 16 May 19

Ghanaian entrepreneur Joelle Eyeson is experimenting with the sustainable technique that could aid her country's housing problem. >
Congolese storyteller is breathing new life into African mythologies

Next Generation • 16 May 19

Yamakasi's project, through the power of social media, helped bring together illustrators and colourists from Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of Congo >
Exploring Shantell Martin’s unique interactive illustrations

Design News • 15 May 19

The London-born, New York-based artist is creating larger than life artworks that comment on intersectionality, identity and play. >
Building a more sustainable future

Design Frontiers • 14 May 19

The architectural and engineering industries need to come up with new, gentler ways to construct future projects. >
Meet the A' Design Awards and Competition winners

Design Frontiers • 13 May 19

These are just some of the winners across nearly 100 different design categories. >
Warka Water is finding innovative solutions to water, energy and housing problems

Design Frontiers • 13 May 19

The structure has been shortlisted for the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. >
Meet the South African artists exhibiting at La Biennale Di Venezia

Design News • 10 May 19

Titled The Stronger We Become, the South African Pavilion will feature works by Dineo Seshee Bopape, Tracey Rose and Dineo Seshee Bopape. >

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