June 2019 Archive

Nigerian sculptor makes life-sized art using spoons

Next Generation • 19 Jun 19

Abinoro Akporode Collins says he was first challenged by his art lecturer to try unconventional materials for his sculptures. >
Applications for African Crossroads 2019 are now open!

Design Frontiers • 19 Jun 19

Hivos is looking for content proposals from artists, entrepreneurs, chefs, designers, researchers, to imagine the future of African cities. >
How these Ghanaian developers are creating awareness around e-waste

Next Generation • 19 Jun 19

Ghanaian game developers, Enter Africa, are creating a game that focuses on the issues of safety and sanitation surrounding e-waste dumps. >
Creating art out of scrap engine parts

Next Generation • 20 Jun 19

Kara Schoeman creates intricate art bowls out of recycled metals. >
Meet Hayden Williams, the fashion illustrator to Hollywood stars

Design News • 20 Jun 19

The 27-year-old talks to us about how he harnessed his 1,2 million Instagram followers to build a global brand. >
Students explore death through a video game and our fascination with fake goods

Design Frontiers • 20 Jun 19

We spotlight the work of two graduates from the University of the Underground which was started by Dr Nelly Ben-Hayoun. >
Using empathic design to save the lives of pregnant women

Design Frontiers • 24 Jun 19

How Caroline Smeenk and Dahabo Adi Galgallo are saving the lives of mothers and their unborn children, on opposite sides of the world. >
Durban students initiate a space to foster more campus interaction

Design News • 25 Jun 19

The Level Six project is the first student-led project guided by professionals to come out of Durban University of Technology. >
Crystal Birch invites us into her hat wonderland

Design News • 27 Jun 19

The hat designer, stylist and milliner takes us behind the scenes of how she comes up with her playful designs. >
Call for applications: Summer programme 2019

Design Frontiers • 27 Jun 19

The University of the Underground and the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College invite you to apply for POST-NATION STATES, Summer School 19 in NYC. >

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