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The Five Fields Play Structure by Matter Design
Design News
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10 Mar 17
This playground stimulates the imagination and encourages creativity.
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Panâh: An ethical fashion production house in Kenya
Design News
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10 Mar 17
This African production house produces high quality clothes for international brands.
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Using soybeans to create vegan leather
Design News
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9 Mar 17
We can now add soybeans to the list of cruelty-free leather alternatives.
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Remembering Chinese Photographer Ren Hang
Design Frontiers
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9 Mar 17
The 29-year old provocateur leaves behind an awe-inspiring body of work.
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Photographer captures the nuances of a South African township
Design News
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9 Mar 17
In an ongoing project, photographer Andile Bhala looks to capture the beauty of Soweto.
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Can you spot the women in these chaotic, illustrated ads?
Design News
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8 Mar 17
This ad campaign highlights the lack of women in the Egyptian workforce.
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Kasha: Rwanda’s digital solution to a pervasive problem
Design News
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8 Mar 17
Access to information and basic services can help women progress in the developing areas.
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Emulating female power through fashion
Next Generation
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8 Mar 17
Thebe Magugu pays homage to the important people in his life with original couture.
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Plastic Utopia by photographer Henri Blommers
Design News
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7 Mar 17
This Netherlands-based photographer captures human waste within nature.
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How do we perceive others and ourselves?
Design News
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7 Mar 17
Gaze is a new South African web series deconstructing the art of seeing others.
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Recharging Mount Olivella with thousands of trees
Design Frontiers
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7 Mar 17
This ambitious art intervention breathes new life into a devastated area.
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SONOP primary school gets a solar powered upgrade
Design Frontiers
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6 Mar 17
Design Indaba partnered with SolarWorld Africa (Pty) Ltd and On Track to give this school a sustainable update.
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Swahili launches on Duolingo
Design News
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3 Mar 17
At Design Indaba 2017, Luis Von Ahn launches the first African language course on Duolingo.
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Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s not there
Design News
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3 Mar 17
Poo. We’re talking about poo.
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Kamila Iżykowicz’s RITU range reflects the different stages in a woman’s cycle
Design News
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3 Mar 17
This global grad’s jewellery collection emits soothing scents when you engage with it.
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Koen Vanmechelen’s Cosmopolitan Chicken lands in South Africa
Design News
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3 Mar 17
The Belgian multidisciplinary artist brings his biocultural diversity project to Design Indaba 2017.
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Things we learnt from Kate Moross
Design Frontiers
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2 Mar 17
It’s better to have a hole in your team than an asshole.
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The Sounds of Nightscape: Part 3
Design Frontiers
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2 Mar 17
The final act of our inaugural musical celebration has arrived.
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We Forgive You
Design News
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2 Mar 17
Dutch designers Lernert & Sander send a message to their imitators.
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A patient and caregiver centred chair by Rhys Jones
Product Spotlight
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2 Mar 17
Industrial design graduate Rhys Jones and his neonatal chair.
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The intersection of fashion, design and technology
Product Spotlight
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2 Mar 17
The Rayn Jacket is a universal waterproof coat inspired by wheelchair users.
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The Sounds of Nightscape: Part 2
Design Frontiers
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1 Mar 17
Missed out on the first night? There are still two more days of Nightscape left.
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Olafur Eliasson previews his new Little Sun Diamond at DI 2017
Design News
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1 Mar 17
Ending the first day of Conference with lightness, Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson gives the audience a sneak peak at his new the Little Sun Diamond.
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Addressing inequality with what3words and Gateway Health Institute
Design News
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1 Mar 17
A collaboration between Gateway Health Institute and what3words to improve the lives of South Africans.
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Capturing Cape Town’s scent with Kaja Solgaard Dahl
Next Generation
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1 Mar 17
This designer is fascinated with creativity that uplifts our sensory experiences.
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Behind the visuals: Design Indaba 2017 Campaign by Grid
Design News
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28 Feb 17
Take a look at the ideas behind the graphic design campaign for Design Indaba Festival 2017.
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New York’s School of Visual Arts brings its Underground Images exhibition to Design Indaba Festival 2017
Design News
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27 Feb 17
Underground Images is a collection of more than 50 posters created at SVA for display in the NY subway system.
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Design Indaba 2017 features a royal flush of Scandinavian speakers
Design News
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27 Feb 17
Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland are all accounted for at this year’s Design Indaba Conference.
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Architecture runs deeper than the built environment
Design News
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27 Feb 17
Architecture is the thread that binds these Design Indaba speakers in their creative pursuits.
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This Italian artist subverts societal expectations with her self-portraiture
Design News
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27 Feb 17
Chiara Mazzocchi’s work is both self-reflective and rebellious.
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