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VRapeutic is pioneering virtual reality therapy in Egypt
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The new tech is catching on in healthcare sectors all over the world. This startup is bringing it to North Africa.
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9 Feb 18
We delve into the good, the bad and the ugly of saltwater desalination
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Urban & Landscape Design
Is reverse osmosis the best answer for Cape Town’s water scarcity crisis?
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9 Feb 18
Cape Town architect Ilze Wolff is up for emerging architect of the year award
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Architecture & Interiors
Wolff's work is as concerned with social transformation as it is with documenting Cape Town's architectural heritage.
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9 Feb 18
The Urchins is taking the craft of crochet to a new level
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Craft
Where biomimicry, cultural weaving and lots of polyester strands meet.
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8 Feb 18
Niger-based architect Mariam Kamara to be mentored by Sir David Adjaye
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Architecture & Interiors
The two architects will work together for two years as part of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative.
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8 Feb 18
Nightscape at Design Indaba will be an urban night festival to remember
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From pop-up galleries, exhibitions, exclusive music performances and food experiences, we have something for everyone!
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7 Feb 18
SurgiBox brings safe surgical spaces to harsh environments wherever and whenever
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“The idea of SurgiBox is to take the operating room and shrink it down to just the patient’s size.”
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6 Feb 18
A home designed to make water conservation a way of life
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University students create a water-efficient and energy-efficient home to combat drought.
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6 Feb 18
Joias is a product line that merges Belgian and Brazilian craftsmanship
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Craft
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Product Design
This project merges crafts, social engagement, design and human contact.
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6 Feb 18
Design Indaba Conference will be simulcast across several South African cities
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Joburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Potchefstroom will have venues that will be simulcasting the conference.
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5 Feb 18
Quicksee is making eye care accessible, affordable with low-cost tech
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Design Activism
“We couldn’t train 100,000 new optometrists, but we could look at the technologies available and re-engineer them to be lower cost and easier to use.”
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5 Feb 18
Set designer Es Devlin will take to the stage at Design Indaba 2018
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Interaction Design
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Music & Sound Design
Her set designs lifted audiences into new ways of experiencing musicians like Adele, Beyonce, U2 and Kanye West on tour.
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2 Feb 18
The value of place and heritage with Yassine Morabite
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
We caught up with the quirkily styled Moroccan artist to talk about his ever evolving career.
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30 Jan 18
Dyslexia: The typeface that replicates the effect of reading disorders
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Graphic Design & Illustration
“Like in any case, only once a problem is fully understood can it be solved,” says the designer.
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29 Jan 18
Digi Lab Africa aims to train aspirant digital creatives for free
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African Design
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Design Thinking
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Film & Animation
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Product Design
The programme is looking for creatives who want to work in the digital music, animation, virtual reality and film world.
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26 Jan 18
40 South African creatives to watch
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African Design
Curious as to what Cape Town’s creative scene might look like in years to come? Look no further.
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23 Jan 18
Johannes Torpe talks us through his process
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The self-taught designer works within the fields of interior design, product design, industrial design and architecture.
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19 Jan 18
Films to watch at the Design Indaba Festival 2018
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Film & Animation
An inner-city festival, Nightscape is partner to the annual Design Indaba Conference 2018.
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19 Jan 18
Marko Ahtisaari on the Open Music Initiative and paying musicians fairly
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Music & Sound Design
"The motivation is that music is such a universal thing. Creators need to be able to make an income," says Marko Ahtisaari.
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19 Jan 18
Bobbi Jene
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Film & Animation
A woman's fight for independence and the dilemma of its consequences.
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17 Jan 18
Big Time
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Film & Animation
Bjarke Ingels, founder of BIG and master of promotion, is the subject of a new documentary, titled BIG TIME.
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17 Jan 18
Nightscape at Design Indaba is set to be the immersive experience of the year
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Music & Sound Design
The lineup includes Petite Noir, Zaki Ibrahim, Crystal Wings, DJ Steloo, Lady Venom, Alec Lomami, Guy Buttery, Shabaka and The Ancestors and more.
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17 Jan 18
Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf
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Urban & Landscape Design
In the film he talks about his vision of design, and shows that architecture is about more than stone and concrete.
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17 Jan 18
Afrofuturist Osborne Macharia's Magadi takes a fantastical look at a pressing issue
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African Design
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Art & Photography
At Design Indaba 2017, Osborne Macharia introduced the audience to Magadi, a new series which focusses on a group of former female circumcisers.
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16 Jan 18
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