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Living Space
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19 Sep 22
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Architect and computational designer Manas Bhatia used AI to imagine a utopian future with symbiotic buildings.
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The language of plants
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18 Sep 22
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The 23rd Triennale Milano features a futuristic greenhouse where visitors can experience plants' reactions to their surroundings
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Dokter’s orders
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9 Sep 22
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Johannesburg-based multidisciplinary product-design company Dokter and Misses’ latest collection is functional art.
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The anatomy of art
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9 Sep 22
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New York-based artist Michael Mapes creates fragmented portraits out of collected items
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‘A’ Okay
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9 Sep 22
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Swedish architecture firm Naturvillan designed an A-framed ‘greenhouse’ that is entirely self-sufficient.
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The search for South Africa’s next generation of creative sensations is back!
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7 Sep 22
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Applications to participate in the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives Class of 2023 are now open!
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Food is medicine
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5 Sep 22
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New York-based artist Chiizii’s ‘Nni Bu Ogwu’ archival collection examines pre- and post-colonial Igbo dietary practices.
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Play ball
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5 Sep 22
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The eye-catching Taipei Performing Arts Center was designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)
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Contemporary commute
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28 Aug 22
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Layer Design’s latest creation is a commuter bike designed to make personal transport a more effortless and convenient task
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Raise your glass
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28 Aug 22
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Berlin-based design studio Studio Other Spaces unveiled their kaleidoscopic wine-tasting pavilion in early August
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Most Valuable Player
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28 Aug 22
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Adidas collaborated with South African luxury fashion designer and LVMH prize winner Thebe Magugu to create a multi-use sports collection
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Dripping with hope
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23 Aug 22
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A Tunisian startup has designed a machine that can create drinkable water from thin air
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Groundwork
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23 Aug 22
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Madikwe-based lodge Molori Safari collaborated with South African artists to turn their masterpieces into designer rugs
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Community living
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16 Aug 22
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Mumbai-based architectural and design firm Community Design Agency is working together with community members to revitalise the Sanjaynagar slum
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Star quality
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16 Aug 22
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Siviwe Jali, one of the Design Indaba Emerging Creative mentees from 2014, recently won the Best New Talent award at Decorex Cape Town 2022
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Mr Sandman
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16 Aug 22
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Recent graduate Archie Read designed an off-grid, ‘flushable’ toilet that aims to provide a dignified solution to unsafe sanitary conditions
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Invented reality
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10 Aug 22
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Design Indaba alumnus Nicolás Kisic Aguirre’s latest project turns linguistic disobedience into an immersive experience
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Metamorphosis
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10 Aug 22
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Design Indaba alumnus Shaakira Jassat created a collection of trick glasses inspired by social distancing and caterpillars for the Nationaal Glasmuseum
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A march through time
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1 Aug 22
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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
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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
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Coburg University Master’s students designed a tiny house made entirely of renewable materials that adopts cradle-to-cradle principles
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Rock of ages
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26 Jul 22
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Michel Rojkind presents his immersive piece "Yoltic Seat" at Lisbon museum
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Hope floats
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26 Jul 22
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A floating wire sculpture in Prague is an ode to Ukrainian mothers
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Mother of mankind
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18 Jul 22
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MaXhosa Africa presents a new collection inspired by the late rapper and ‘muse’ Riky Rick
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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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