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Visual artist Musonda Kabwe on using graphic design to tackle youth issues
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Graphic Design & Illustration
"All my work is African because it’s all born here, but I don't dress it up for any tourists."
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26 May 18
A better way to harvest water from air
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African Design
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Tested in the arid regions of Morocco, the CloudFisher claims to be the next generation in fog collecting.
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25 May 18
Durban fashion designer Balini Naidoo on creating a range of clothes for the visually impaired
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The Emerging Creative 2018 wants to help visually-impaired people to become more self-reliant and independent when making clothing choices.
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24 May 18
Nigerian-Jamaican photographer Nadine Ijewere draws on her heritage for #StellaBy series
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“I wanted to give a feeling of diversity and not sticking to the rules – being different."
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24 May 18
Art and performance-driven maths education in Cape Town
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African Design
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Information Design
“It became real when I saw how much the kids were struggling. When you sit there and you go: I’m doing the same thing over and over but it’s not working."
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23 May 18
Eric Gyamfi’s arresting portraits of women accused of witchcraft in northern Ghana
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Art & Photography
“One major decision I took upon speaking to the women, was the fact that I was not going to paint their devastation back to them.”
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23 May 18
Graphic designer Felipe Taborda on Latin American graphic design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
He worked with 32 top graphic designers, each one representing one of the 32 countries that will play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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23 May 18
This photo series is a 10-year snapshot of African youth and culture
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African Design
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“Africa is many fascinating and ambiguous things, but it is certainly not a poor continent.”
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23 May 18
NexLoop looks to nature to create a remarkable water generator
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
The company’s AquaWeb development is a self-sufficient and adaptable water management system.
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21 May 18
On resisting gentrification, social housing and the removal of statues in Central Park
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Architecture & Interiors
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Urban & Landscape Design
Justin Garrett Moore also talks about the delicate job of balancing the varied needs of New York residents.
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21 May 18
Xhosa culture, heritage, colour inspires Thandazani Nofingxana's designs
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The South African fashion designer exhibited at the Design Indaba Festival 2018 as one of 40 Emerging Creatives.
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18 May 18
3D-printing tech for the marine world could save coral reefs
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Design Thinking
Coral reefs are among the most fragile ecosystems on the planet and are essential to marine life.
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17 May 18
Rovik tells the story of Kenyan migrant warrior in a far away galaxy
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African Design
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Art & Photography
“The desire to place [the story] in the Star Wars universe was because we felt there was no African, cultural representation in an apparent galaxy."
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17 May 18
VR tool takes viewers inside Gaza to create empathy for those affected by oppression and war
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Film & Animation
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Product Design
"By leveraging breakthrough technologies, such as virtual reality, we can create solidarity with those who are normally excluded"
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16 May 18
The WikiCell: Nature-inspired edible packaging
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Design Thinking
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Food Design
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Product Design
WikiFoods aims to eliminate the overuse of plastic in food packaging.
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14 May 18
Letters from a Birmingham Girl
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Film & Animation
A documentary about intersectionality, identity and family.
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11 May 18
Go ahead and take your selfies girl
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Body-positive artist Zola Lovette is the creative behind a series of illustrations celebrating bathroom selfies.
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11 May 18
Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga celebrates Congo's Mangbetu culture
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Art & Photography
A dying warrior culture is remembered through the modern paintings created by this Congolese artist.
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10 May 18
How will climate change affect our eating habits in 30 years time?
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Creative Economy
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Food Design
Researchers and scientists say we'll need to intensify the use of drought-tolerant food sources such as seaweed and more.
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10 May 18
Playgrounds that feed war-torn Syria's kids in more ways than one
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Design Activism
It’s a healthy space where children are taught how to plant, grow and harvest fruits and vegetables.
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10 May 18
Neri Oxman wins at Cooper Hewitt 2018 National Design Awards
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
“All ten of this year’s winners present a powerful design perspective and body of work that is at once inclusive and deeply personal..."
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9 May 18
Ukubutha: A waste-to-energy solution to mobilise residents in informal settlements
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African Design
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Thinking
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Urban & Landscape Design
Architecture graduate Nicole Moyo shares her idea on how informal communities can create their own water, energy and waste systems.
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8 May 18
Childish Gambino forcefully unpacks race and violence in America
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Art & Photography
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Music & Sound Design
The multitalented artist’s new music video delivers a striking social commentary.
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7 May 18
This shelter is a response to forced immigration
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Architecture & Interiors
An eco-friendly modular shelter for displaced immigrants created by design firm DMOA.
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7 May 18
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