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Signs of life
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20 Feb 23
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Giant spiderweb-like installations are symbolic of the world's shared knowledge.
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In his bones
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20 Feb 23
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A Cape Town-based artist has created a flute made from a replica of his leg bone.
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Life after death
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20 Feb 23
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An American startup is returning the burial process to the earth.
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Way of the worm
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20 Feb 23
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Architects took inspiration from worms tunnelling underground for the design of the Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre.
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Fresh face
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13 Feb 23
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The National Portrait Gallery unveils a new brand identity ahead of its grand reopening.
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Big impressions
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13 Feb 23
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The Bjarke Ingels Group’s IQON tower in Quito, Ecuador, celebrates greenery.
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Going solo
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13 Feb 23
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In SOLO, Charity Vilakazi weaves African narratives with mythology to pay homage to her heritage and the matriarchy.
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Crabwalk
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13 Feb 23
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The latest driving tech solves the problems of parallel parking.
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Glass houses
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6 Feb 23
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A thin layer of water between two panes of glass can reduce energy costs.
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The future of ageing
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6 Feb 23
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The Designing For Our Future Selves exhibition explores how design can transform something everyone has in common: ageing.
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The Substitute
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6 Feb 23
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Using the rhino, Design Indaba alum Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg examines human beings’ relationship with endangered animals.
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Viva Africa
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6 Feb 23
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Malian artist Famakan Magassa has won the Norval Sovereign African Art Prize for 2023.
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Pitch, please
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30 Jan 23
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Zaha Hadid Architects created a structure that offers safe, versatile and sustainable spaces for refugees.
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Typing it up
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30 Jan 23
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Design Indaba alum Paul Sahre’s typing has been nominated for a Grammy.
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Stockholm syndrome
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30 Jan 23
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The annual Swedish event showcases the latest design trends and innovations.
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Crowning glory
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20 Jan 23
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This series of ceramic and bronze sculptures pays homage to African women’s hairstyles.
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Something from nothing
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20 Jan 23
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Solar Foods’ photosynthesis-inspired process is creating a new future for food.
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Water park
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20 Jan 23
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A dreamlike floating forest replaced a dumping ground on the Yangtze River floodplain.
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Makeup mobility
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20 Jan 23
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This beauty tool is designed to make the makeup-application process more inclusive.
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On the dot
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16 Jan 23
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Ramos Castellano Arquitectos repurposed thousands of barrel lids to create a colourful – and musical – building facade.
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Music by design
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16 Jan 23
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Design Indaba alum Brian Eno’s colour-changing turntable won a Wallpaper* Design Award.
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Designer 2023
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16 Jan 23
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Here are some of the most-anticipated design events and exhibitions of 2023.
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Smart spoon
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16 Jan 23
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Spawn is the first spoon designed by artificial intelligence.
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To the nines
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9 Jan 23
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The 2022 Fashion Awards honoured the innovators, influencers and changemakers of the fashion industry.
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A march through time
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London design studio and Design Indaba alumnus NB Studio created stamps celebrating 50 years since the first Pride march in London
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Rhythm and hues
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1 Aug 22
Tobias Bolliger of Studio Bollo turns typefaces into distorted patterns that resemble rhythmic beats
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Building sustainability
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1 Aug 22
Coburg University Master’s students designed a tiny house made entirely of renewable materials that adopts cradle-to-cradle principles
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Master of arts
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1 Aug 22
Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022 Sizani Baloyi already has impressive industry notches in his belt
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