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Eat Me: Transforming detritus into delectables
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Craft
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Food Design
Parisian street artist Lor-K surprises passersby with huge sculptural food-inspired artworks.
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5 Oct 16
Helen Sebidi explores her ancestry & matriarchal strength through art
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African Design
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Art & Photography
New collection of paintings explores themes of duality and African lineage.
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4 Oct 16
Traditional art techniques in modern fashion
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
2016 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Mieke Vermeulen presented her new collection Neo-Africana autumn/winter 2017 at SA Fashion Week.
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4 Oct 16
A trip through Sm8ke City
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African Design
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Art & Photography
These creatives designed an alternate world using a combination of art and architecture.
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3 Oct 16
Everyday episodes of an African reality
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Using photography to transform the way people view the daily lives of African people.
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30 Sep 16
Generating water out of thin air
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Design Activism
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Product Design
This Israeli company is utilising the world’s largest resource of fresh water – the atmosphere.
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30 Sep 16
Challenging our understanding of waste
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Design Activism
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Product Design
Landfills could be a source of usable materials.
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29 Sep 16
Wair: A scarf that protects from air pollution
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Design Activism
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
With air pollution on the rise, this designer turns to accessories as a solution.
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29 Sep 16
Quirky map reveals the hidden gems of Addis Ababa
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Mapping Africa's dynamic cities .
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29 Sep 16
Yanweizhou Park: Harnessing nature to benefit itself
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Architecture & Interiors
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Urban & Landscape Design
This wetlands-architecture project absorbs floodwater instead of blocking it.
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29 Sep 16
Border City: An integrated plan to trash the US, Mexico border debate
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Architecture & Interiors
Border City is an ambitious plan to rid the United States and Mexico of its divides.
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28 Sep 16
Meet Albang: The versatile vacation pods of South Korea
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Design Thinking
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Urban & Landscape Design
Think pod hotel meets giant egg sculpture – only more durable and eco-friendly.
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28 Sep 16
This rooftop farm changes the way we think of agriculture
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Creative Economy
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Food Design
Brooklyn-based urban agricultural pioneers Gotham Green built the world's largest rooftop farm.
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28 Sep 16
Devoted to urban planning
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Architecture & Interiors
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Urban & Landscape Design
Born in Kigali, Rwanda, this MIT student works to improve and provide affordable housing designs in Africa.
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27 Sep 16
Planting trees in inhospitable environments
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Design Activism
The Cocoon is a completely organic vessel that lets you plant trees in the worst environments.
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27 Sep 16
China surges forward in the space exploration race
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Creative Economy
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
Three major new space programmes prove China’s cosmic ambitions.
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27 Sep 16
Raising East New York: The effect of poverty on the family unit
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Art & Photography
Social documentary photographer Phyllis Dooney challenges the stereotype of the deadbeat dad.
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26 Sep 16
New energy material harnesses both sunlight and wind
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Creative Economy
Eight Georgia Institute of Technology engineers pioneered a new type of hybrid textile that can harvest energy from two sources: the sun and wind.
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26 Sep 16
Solving the problem of student housing with floating dormitories
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Architecture & Interiors
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Urban & Landscape Design
See the unconventional, low-cost student residences recently unveiled in Copenhagen.
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26 Sep 16
Award-winning initiative turns theory into solution
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Architecture & Interiors
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Creative Economy
CHHAT won the 2016 Fuller Challenge because of its ability to address real-life problems surrounding human shelter.
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23 Sep 16
South African fashion label conceptualises sustainable fabric made from plastic bottles
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The Joinery’s latest collection turns discarded plastic into enviable office accessories.
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23 Sep 16
Photo series explores forgiveness under impossible circumstances
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Design Activism
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Information Design
Netherlands-based visual artist Lana Mesić explores the legacy of the Rwandan genocide in the photo series “Anatomy of Forgiveness”.
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23 Sep 16
The International Space Orchestra takes to the stage
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Film & Animation
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Music & Sound Design
The ISO’s upcoming event, featuring renowned ethereal band Sigur Rós, is around the corner.
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23 Sep 16
The comic book uncovering new perspectives on heroism and storytelling
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The Ordinary Superheroes celebrates the everyday heroes of South Africa's resilient communities.
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23 Sep 16
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