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Download and donate to the millions living without water. >

22 Mar 17
Greeting cards for people of colour

Design News > Art & Photography

US-based creative Tara James creates greeting cards as a reflection of cultural tradition. >

22 Mar 17
Hooded: Subversion through photography

Design News > Art & Photography / Film & Animation

Myles Loftin confronts the stereotype of the hooded black man in a new multimedia project. >

21 Mar 17
Why wastewater?

Design News > Design Activism

World Water Day 2017 will look at the way we manage the precious resource during every part of the water cycle. >

20 Mar 17
Arch for Arch celebrates Archbishop Tutu and the freedom of South Africa

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

It will be launched on 7 October, 2017 to coincide with The Arch's 86th birthday. >

20 Mar 17
Buddibox: A community-driven courier network in South Africa

Design News > African Design / Design Activism

This organisation tackles local unemployment by facilitating small-scale courier services. >

20 Mar 17
Stories of feral children told through photography

Design News > Art & Photography

This photographer sheds light on the cruelty faced by children as they are abandoned by society absolutely. >

17 Mar 17
A conceptualised take on gendered domestic bliss

Design News > Art & Photography

Photographer Patty Carroll’s Anonymous Women addresses our gendered view of domesticity. >

17 Mar 17
A look into the volume of the internet

Design News > Design Thinking / Information Design

How much do you know about the design of the worldwide web? >

16 Mar 17
Data Oruwari: Master of the micropen

Design News > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

“Creativity is my religion, so I’m always finding new ways to bring things to life.” >

16 Mar 17
South African photographer shortlisted in 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

Design News > Art & Photography

Cole Ndelu’s arresting entry was inspired by the #FeesMustFall movement. >

16 Mar 17
Using technology to reimagine the documentation of human suffering

Design News > Art & Photography

Photographer Richard Mosse’s latest work opens at the Barbican. >

16 Mar 17
RiverBlue

Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation

This film documents the unspoken cost of the global fashion industry. >

15 Mar 17
Eco-friendly digs for the modern nomad

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy

The University of Porto (UPTEC), Portuguese startup Ecocubo created a prefab perfect for travellers. >

15 Mar 17
Nana Oforiatta – Ayim and the encyclopaedia of African art and culture

Design News > African Design

African art, advancements, innovations and magic all in one place. >

15 Mar 17
StelooLive: An experimental, electronic soundscape in Accra

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Music & Sound Design

In this live mix of fashion, art and sound, Accra-based trail-blazer Dj Steloo creates an experimental soundscape using glass, spoons and cans as instruments. >

14 Mar 17
Falling: Representing depression through art

Design News > Art & Photography

This artist depicts her longstanding experience of mental disorder in disturbing style. >

13 Mar 17
New subversive hip hop from Kenyan artist Muthoni Drummer Queen

Design News > Design Activism / Music & Sound Design

Kenyan rapper and singer, Muthoni Drummer Queen’s latest song is hip-hop activism at its finest. >

13 Mar 17
The Scene of Childhood

Design News > Art & Photography

Photographer Lionel Jusseret captures the magical ways that autistic children communicate. >

13 Mar 17
This tampon packaging brings an important part of menstruation out of hiding

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

Thinx Tampons has gone where no tampon maker has dared go before. >

13 Mar 17
The Five Fields Play Structure by Matter Design

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

This playground stimulates the imagination and encourages creativity. >

10 Mar 17
Panâh: An ethical fashion production house in Kenya

Design News > Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design

This African production house produces high quality clothes for international brands. >

10 Mar 17
Using soybeans to create vegan leather

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

We can now add soybeans to the list of cruelty-free leather alternatives. >

9 Mar 17
Photographer captures the nuances of a South African township

Design News > Art & Photography

In an ongoing project, photographer Andile Bhala looks to capture the beauty of Soweto. >

9 Mar 17

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