2019 Archive

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. >
The industrialisation of the natural world

Design News • 22 May 19

Speculations on the future of biodiversity after the sixth mass extinction. >
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. >
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. >
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." >
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.” >
Marjan van Aubel uses intelligent design to solve energy and food production problems

Design News • 3 Jun 19

In her work she looks at our current relationship with solar technology and how it can be used to enhance and future-proof city living. >
The African projects harnessing alternative energy

Design News • 3 Jun 19

“We must be more ambitious in harnessing the power of renewable energy to meet sustainable development and climate goals” >
Lucia Bakulumpagi-Wamala on new ways to tackle electricity shortage in Uganda

Design News • 4 Jun 19

The CEO of Bakulu Power takes us through their work in Buvuma, one of the only districts without electricity in the country. >
Gabrielle Goliath honours victims of sexual-based violence through sound and art

Design News • 5 Jun 19

The winner of this year's Standard Bank Young Artist Award talks about her latest project called This Song is For... >
Doctor turned designer Kgahlego Kewana talks us through her unlikely path

Design News • 6 Jun 19

The Emerging Creative exhibited her work at the Design Indaba Festival 2019 among 49 up-and-coming South African talents. >
A collective of artists are preserving Mexico's linguistic diversity

Design News • 10 Jun 19

“No one can love what he does not know.” >
This town in Mali is built almost completely out of mud

Design News • 11 Jun 19

The Great Mosque of Djenne survives through the dedication of local builders who help to re-plaster it each year. >
Avoid projecting: Kot Bonkers is neither a political nor a feminist artist

Design News • 11 Jun 19

Kot Bonkers is a brazen illustrator who fiercely defends her right to draw for the sake of it and identify with no political groups, despite audience opinion. >
The world’s first bio-brick made from human urine

Design News • 11 Jun 19

Its developer wants us to rethink the way we are utilising the Earth's precious resources. >
An alternative to disposable plastic made with potatoes

Design News • 12 Jun 19

“This material is made from something that comes from the earth, and later on it can end up back in the soil, while posing no risk to nature.” >
Art for the soul and your lungs

Design News • 12 Jun 19

Spanish art collective Boa Mistura have created a 35m-tall mural that purifies the air. >
Babusi Nyoni is making AI more accessible and relevant

Design News • 12 Jun 19

The Zimbabwean developer made a gqom and vosho app and also worked with UNHCR to predict the movements of displaced people. >
Graphic designer Rofhiwa Mudau is using famous faces to inspire the youth

Design News • 14 Jun 19

“This acts as inspiration to influence a positive work flow to the career or the job of your dreams.” >
Ghanaian photographer Lawrence Agyei on the power of photography

Design News • 14 Jun 19

“To me, a great photograph is like poetry. It captures and expresses a situation or emotion that transcends everyday life.” >
Mzukisi Mbane’s imprint on African fashion

Design News • 18 Jun 19

The Design Indaba Emerging Creative on building a global brand that pays homage to his identity and celebrates femininity. >
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. >
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. >

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