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Great Yes, Great No
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New William Kentridge drawings and sculptures on show in Cape Town
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13 Dec 23
Design in motion
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A wearable sleeve helps those with neuromuscular diagnoses gain mobility.
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13 Dec 23
Best of the best
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Architecture & Interiors
The 2023 World Architecture Festival winners have been announced.
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13 Dec 23
City in a city
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Design Thinking
This redesigned Tokyo district is a modern urban village.
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4 Dec 23
Not just another brick in the wall
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Striking murals across Cape Town ask viewers to consider the ocean.
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4 Dec 23
Lasting impressions
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Thando Ntuli of MUNKUS takes home the top prize at the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2023.
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4 Dec 23
Outside the box
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Architecture & Interiors
Tadao Ando’s first Australian structure, MP10, is topped with a giant aluminium disc.
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28 Nov 23
Eye of the beholder
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African Design
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Zeitz MOCAA ushers in the summer season with two new lens-based exhibitions.
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28 Nov 23
Defining tomorrow
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The 2023 James Dyson Award winners have been announced.
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28 Nov 23
Down to earth
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An immersive exhibition five metres underground opens in the Western Cape
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24 Nov 23
Tied together
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From headscarves to stadium seats, Crafted Liberation is a cry for gender equality in Iran.
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24 Nov 23
Caring home
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A daycare centre in Japan plays a unique community role.
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23 Nov 23
Bodily exchange
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This store makes consumers rethink the concept of ‘product’.
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16 Nov 23
Pyramid scheme
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African Design
The third annual Art D'Égypte exhibition sets contemporary art against the pyramids.
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16 Nov 23
Talent show
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African Design
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Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative Lukhanyo Mdingi has won a prestigious international fashion prize.
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16 Nov 23
Sci-fi scenes
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Architecture & Interiors
Zaha Hadid Architects’ latest building is a futuristic centre of innovation and gathering.
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6 Nov 23
Fire bug
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A repurposed smartphone becomes a wildfire detection system.
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6 Nov 23
Face your fears
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These pieces of furniture challenged visitors to confront their biggest phobias.
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6 Nov 23
Retro icon
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Sixty years of the lava lamp are celebrated with one-of-a-kind designs.
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30 Oct 23
The sound of air
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The Vox Aeris speaker also cleans indoor air.
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30 Oct 23
Standing tall
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Architecture & Interiors
A pyramid honouring a former dictator becomes a cultural hub.
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30 Oct 23
Refined sugar
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Craft
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Urban & Landscape Design
Sugarcane bio-waste is transformed into building materials.
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23 Oct 23
Dress to impress
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Craft
Adobe’s ever-changing digital dress gives fashion dynamism a whole new meaning.
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23 Oct 23
Running with the Wolff
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Craft
Iconic designer Michael Wolff’s career is explored in a new biography.
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23 Oct 23
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