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Gabrielle Goliath honours victims of sexual-based violence through sound and art
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5 Jun 19
The winner of this year's Standard Bank Young Artist Award talks about her latest project called This Song is For...
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Lucia Bakulumpagi-Wamala on new ways to tackle electricity shortage in Uganda
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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.
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The African projects harnessing alternative energy
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3 Jun 19
“We must be more ambitious in harnessing the power of renewable energy to meet sustainable development and climate goals”
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Marjan van Aubel uses intelligent design to solve energy and food production problems
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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.
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OurArtworks is a creative haven for Mississippi's disabled community
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30 May 19
“Anyone who has a disability has the ability to create art.”
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Siddhant Shah is bridging the gap between disability and cultural heritage
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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."
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Mileha Soneji designs low-tech tools for Parkinson’s patients
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28 May 19
The product designer has created two products to cater to people suffering from Parkinson's.
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Funfere Koroye on product design for the West African consumer
Design News
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23 May 19
Nigerian product designer has designed a range of products that take into account the uniqueness of a West African consumer.
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The industrialisation of the natural world
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22 May 19
Speculations on the future of biodiversity after the sixth mass extinction.
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Artist Nuria Mora on Spain’s biggest inclusive art event of its kind
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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.
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Bug burgers and micro-algae buns: the cookbook of the future
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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.
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Exploring Shantell Martin’s unique interactive illustrations
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15 May 19
The London-born, New York-based artist is creating larger than life artworks that comment on intersectionality, identity and play.
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Meet the South African artists exhibiting at La Biennale Di Venezia
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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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Kgodisho Mowa’s work tackles inequality and political apathy
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8 May 19
"Countless people are fighting for equality and fairness, and fighting for broken promises by the government, but they don't get the spotlight they deserve.”
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Manipulating bad eating habits with product design
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7 May 19
Portion Distortion is a conceptual design project that explores the psychology behind our eating behaviour.
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Omar Nagati on renegotiating Downtown Cairo through design
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3 May 19
“You need to include in any plan or revision for Downtown or any neighbourhood, the local community, which is not necessarily the case so far."
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Meet Botswana's Queens of Marok
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2 May 19
South African photographer Paul Shiakallis documents the leather-wearing women of Botswana’s heavy metal scene.
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This photographer gave homeless people cameras to document their lives
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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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Federico Babina uses architecture to explain mental illness
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29 Apr 19
Babina cleverly represents what different mental illnesses look like.
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The all-woman band taking over a space traditionally reserved for men
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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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AZEEMA is here to display beauty and dispel myths
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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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Afrominima is a Nigerian lifestyle brand inspired by Japanese and Scandinavian aesthetics
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24 Apr 19
The Olubunmi Adeyemi-helmed brand brings the minimalist movement to Africa.
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Toyin Ojih Odutola’s portraits show black skin as textured and diverse
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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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Feyi Olubodun on what international brands get wrong about the African consumer
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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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