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The Scene of Childhood
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13 Mar 17
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Photographer Lionel Jusseret captures the magical ways that autistic children communicate.
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This tampon packaging brings an important part of menstruation out of hiding
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13 Mar 17
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Thinx Tampons has gone where no tampon maker has dared go before.
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The Five Fields Play Structure by Matter Design
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10 Mar 17
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This playground stimulates the imagination and encourages creativity.
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Panâh: An ethical fashion production house in Kenya
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10 Mar 17
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This African production house produces high quality clothes for international brands.
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Using soybeans to create vegan leather
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9 Mar 17
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We can now add soybeans to the list of cruelty-free leather alternatives.
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Photographer captures the nuances of a South African township
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9 Mar 17
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In an ongoing project, photographer Andile Bhala looks to capture the beauty of Soweto.
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Can you spot the women in these chaotic, illustrated ads?
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8 Mar 17
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This ad campaign highlights the lack of women in the Egyptian workforce.
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Kasha: Rwanda’s digital solution to a pervasive problem
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8 Mar 17
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Access to information and basic services can help women progress in the developing areas.
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Plastic Utopia by photographer Henri Blommers
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7 Mar 17
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This Netherlands-based photographer captures human waste within nature.
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How do we perceive others and ourselves?
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7 Mar 17
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Gaze is a new South African web series deconstructing the art of seeing others.
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Swahili launches on Duolingo
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3 Mar 17
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At Design Indaba 2017, Luis Von Ahn launches the first African language course on Duolingo.
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Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s not there
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3 Mar 17
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Poo. We’re talking about poo.
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Kamila Iżykowicz’s RITU range reflects the different stages in a woman’s cycle
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3 Mar 17
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This global grad’s jewellery collection emits soothing scents when you engage with it.
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Koen Vanmechelen’s Cosmopolitan Chicken lands in South Africa
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3 Mar 17
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The Belgian multidisciplinary artist brings his biocultural diversity project to Design Indaba 2017.
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We Forgive You
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2 Mar 17
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Dutch designers Lernert & Sander send a message to their imitators.
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A patient and caregiver centred chair by Rhys Jones
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2 Mar 17
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Industrial design graduate Rhys Jones and his neonatal chair.
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The intersection of fashion, design and technology
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2 Mar 17
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The Rayn Jacket is a universal waterproof coat inspired by wheelchair users.
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Olafur Eliasson previews his new Little Sun Diamond at DI 2017
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1 Mar 17
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Ending the first day of Conference with lightness, Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson gives the audience a sneak peak at his new the Little Sun Diamond.
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Addressing inequality with what3words and Gateway Health Institute
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1 Mar 17
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A collaboration between Gateway Health Institute and what3words to improve the lives of South Africans.
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Behind the visuals: Design Indaba 2017 Campaign by Grid
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28 Feb 17
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Take a look at the ideas behind the graphic design campaign for Design Indaba Festival 2017.
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New York’s School of Visual Arts brings its Underground Images exhibition to Design Indaba Festival 2017
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27 Feb 17
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Underground Images is a collection of more than 50 posters created at SVA for display in the NY subway system.
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Design Indaba 2017 features a royal flush of Scandinavian speakers
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27 Feb 17
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Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland are all accounted for at this year’s Design Indaba Conference.
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Architecture runs deeper than the built environment
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27 Feb 17
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Architecture is the thread that binds these Design Indaba speakers in their creative pursuits.
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This Italian artist subverts societal expectations with her self-portraiture
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27 Feb 17
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Chiara Mazzocchi’s work is both self-reflective and rebellious.
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Yayoi Kusama’s immersive exhibition features inflatable artworks on a grand scale.
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This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative offers artists the opportunity to use Persian carpets as a canvas.
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When an alphabet saves a culture.
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