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On the dying practice of female facial tattoos in North Africa

Design News > Art & Photography

Photographer Yumna Al-Arashi travelled to villages in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia to document the disappearing custom of female facial tattoos. >

8 Mar 18
Replace pads, tampons and cups with this eco-friendly alternative

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Product Design

One WUKA is said to replace 100 tampons or pads from polluting the planet. >

8 Mar 18
Lebo Mashile breathes inner life into the story of Saartjie Baartman

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

“For the first time, Saartjie's life as an artist and as a performer – because she defined herself as an artist – made a lot of sense to me." >

7 Mar 18
Swedish design gallery celebrates the monumental failures of the product design world

Design News > Design Thinking / Product Design

We so often learn about the breakthroughs, the triumphs and innovations of creativity – what about the blunders? >

7 Mar 18
Yannis Davy Guibinga interrogates the colour black and its relation to death

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

The artist’s new photo series unpacks the colour black as a symbol of darkness, mourning and death. >

7 Mar 18
This enhanced man-made skin graft helps burn victims heal

Design News > Design Thinking

By combining collagen skin grafts with healthy skin cells, an MIT researcher created a scaffold that heals burn victims faster. >

6 Mar 18
The Ki Ecobe shoe doesn’t use a single drop of glue

Design News > Design Activism / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

The revolutionary, modular footwear can be self-assembled in less than five minutes. >

6 Mar 18
Nixie Girl rethinks menstrual cups for a new generation

Design News > Industrial Design / Product Design

Redesigning menstrual products to appeal to a younger market. >

6 Mar 18
How do you tackle piracy, the refugee crisis and learning new language using design?

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

These Design Indaba 2017 speakers are leading the way. >

6 Mar 18
Côte d'Ivoire-based artist, Kadarik uses pop art as social commentary

Design News > Art & Photography

Pop Art that analyses modern society using, the Joker, Spiderman and Wonder Woman. >

5 Mar 18
In pictures: The Tolerance Traveling Poster Show at Design Indaba 2018

Design News > Design Activism / Graphic Design & Illustration

The idea behind the nomadic exhibition is to spread a simple message of humanity and reach the maximum amount of people. >

5 Mar 18
Morag Myerscough turns concrete jungles into spaces of belonging

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The artist talks us through her giant centrepiece for Design Indaba Festival 2018, Embrace The Unknown. >

5 Mar 18
Meet the women who are leading by design

Design News > African Design / Creative Economy / Design Thinking

Design Indaba 2018 had the biggest contingent of women speakers and this is what they had to say. >

2 Mar 18
9 Design Indaba speakers that told us more about the future of architecture

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

How can the built world be improved? Take a look at the different approaches to architecture innovation presented by our speakers this year. >

1 Mar 18
Sarah Waiswa explores the persecution of those with albinism

Design News > Art & Photography

Called Stranger In a Familiar Land, her photo series addresses the treatment of those with the condition in Africa. >

1 Mar 18
Campbell Addy is disrupting the homogeneity of stock photography

Design News > Art & Photography

The photographer’s partnership with Getty Images is diversifying their imagery. >

28 Feb 18
Hyphen Labs is using VR to create safe spaces for women of colour

Design News > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

This VR project began when Ashley Baccus-Clark realised that there is no sunscreen that caters to her skin tone. >

28 Feb 18
On prioritising walking as a way to design cities differently

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

“Designing walkable cities enables us to start with the street – the essence of the city.” >

27 Feb 18
In the Shadow of the Pyramids explores memory and identity in Egypt

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

A long-term personal look at how the everyday citizens of Egypt and how things have changed in years since the Arab Spring. >

27 Feb 18
Es Devlin on creating visual voices for stars like Kanye West, Beyonce and Adele

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Devlin shared never before seen sketches with the Design Indaba audience and gave a deeper insight into her process. >

26 Feb 18
Best moments of the final day of Design Indaba Conference 2018

Design News > African Design / Creative Economy / Design Thinking

And that's a wrap! Take a look at our speakers' most poignant messages delivered the last day of conference. >

23 Feb 18
Hugh Masekela Gallery launched at the finale of Design Indaba Festival 2018

Design News > African Design

Design Indaba and the Zeitz MOCAA honoured the late legend in a stunning tribute on the Conference stage. >

23 Feb 18
Best Moments of Day 2 of Design Indaba Conference 2018

Design News > African Design / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

Take a look at our speakers' most poignant messages delivered on stage at this year's Conference line-up. >

23 Feb 18
Peter Veenstra unveils Dome of Plants project for Cape Town

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

Centrally positioned on Luthuli Plaza, a green Dome of Plants will offer an inviting garden-like space for local urban events. >

22 Feb 18

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