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Playful and powerful illustrations by Nokwanda Themba
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Art & Photography
The self-taught artist puts pen to paper in celebration of black women.
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16 Jan 17
Step into the harsh realities of This War Of Mine
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Design Thinking
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Interaction Design
This video game provides a sobering view of living under war-time conditions.
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13 Jan 17
A lightweight material that is 10 times stronger than steel
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Design Thinking
MIT researchers created 3-D printed forms of graphene that are ten times stronger than steel
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13 Jan 17
Insulating a building with chicken feathers
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Product Design
A student-led startup called Aeropowder leads the charge in sustainable insulation made of chicken feathers.
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13 Jan 17
How can we help you feel data?
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Information Design
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Music & Sound Design
At Design Indaba 2017 information designer Giorgia Lupi will collaborate with guitarist Kaki King on an unimaginable journey through data and the senses.
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12 Jan 17
These illustrations are a little bit crazy and a little bit spiritual
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Step into the weird world of 18-year-old visual artist Maya Ajani
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12 Jan 17
All Dutch trains now run on wind energy
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Industrial Design
The European country has reached its goal a little earlier than planned.
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12 Jan 17
The MIT Cheetah: A bio-inspired robot that could save lives in the future
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Design Thinking
This quadrupedal robot could one day become a valuable first responder in situations that are hazardous to humans.
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12 Jan 17
How can we respond faster to epidemic outbreaks?
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Design Activism
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Product Design
The Ubuntu containment bed can easily be assembled for a rapid response to an outbreak
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11 Jan 17
How's my driving?
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African Design
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Information Design
Cameroonian innovator designs an app to combat road accident deaths.
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11 Jan 17
Tech-infused jacket allows speedy donations for the homeless
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Design Activism
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Product Design
The meeting point between being a good samaritan and 21st-century convenience is here.
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11 Jan 17
The haunting self-portraits of Josephine Kuuire
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Art & Photography
The Ghanaian photographer learning to love herself through creativity.
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10 Jan 17
Concave roof design collects rainwater to cool the interior
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Thinking
This crafty double roof design collects rainwater and cools the interior of the home in arid regions
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10 Jan 17
Amna Elshandaweely launches her new collection at Design Indaba
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
“Through design and through art we are the people that can change the world.”
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10 Jan 17
Down to Xjabelle: Breaking the stigma of Down syndrome through fashion
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Design Activism
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
This designer creates authentic Central American fashion for individuals with Down syndrome.
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10 Jan 17
Can architecture help us heal from loss?
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Architecture & Interiors
The ‘Mask House’ was built specifically for those coping with grief.
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10 Jan 17
Mushroom leather: The future is fungal
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Product Design
This mushroom material can grow a whole cowhide’s worth of leather in two months.
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9 Jan 17
Could the flying B-Droid help bees with pollination?
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Design Thinking
Scientist develops another robotic pollinator
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9 Jan 17
South African photographer takes us into one of Cape Town’s oldest traditions
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African Design
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Art & Photography
The Cape Town Minstrel Carnival is an annual celebration of renewal in Cape Town, South Africa.
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9 Jan 17
Meet the surfers of the Gaza Strip
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Design Activism
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Film & Animation
A community looking to the waves of the Mediterranean for relief.
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9 Jan 17
The Micro Wind Turbine: A portable, collapsible energy source
Product Spotlight
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Design Activism
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Product Design
This compact turbine is perfect for a nomadic lifestyle.
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9 Jan 17
Not a plastic bag
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Design Activism
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Product Design
India’s EnviGreen pushes 100 per cent biodegradable, edible alternatives to plastic.
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6 Jan 17
Wheelchair-friendly baby stroller for differently-abled parents
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Design Activism
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
A high school student has created a baby carrier wheelchair for a differently-abled parent to stroll with their newborn
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6 Jan 17
Free the nipple: LED teats contest censorship on Facebook
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Art & Photography
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Design Activism
Anonymous Spanish art collective Luzinterruptus create a carpet of glowing nipples outside Madrid's Facebook office to protest against censorship.
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5 Jan 17
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