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Rebuilding Kharkiv
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16 May 22
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British architect Norman Foster proposes rebuilding the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv from the ground up
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Bioplastic fantastic
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16 May 22
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Designer Luke Pearson closes the production loop with the collaborative product bFRIENDS
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Ghana’s national pavilion
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8 May 22
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How do you define freedom? Ghana’s flag provides a clue – as does its striking pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale
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Liberian centre celebrates women
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8 May 22
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Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has partnered with leading African architects
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Changing the narrative
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8 May 22
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Naba AboLova and actor Bonko Khoza bring hope to unemployed township youth
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At (type)face value
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8 May 22
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British author Simon Garfield’s classic publication, ‘Just My Type’, turns us all into fervent font-spotters
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Time flies
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1 May 22
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Design Indaba alumnus Neil Harbisson is ready to live Einstein’s theory of relativity with the help of a new wing-shaped sense organ
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Skyfall
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1 May 22
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A never-ending stream of dominoes extending upwards provides the building blocks of architect Jean-Paul Cassia’s latest brainchild, the Zanzibar Tower
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Frugal science
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24 Apr 22
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Design Indaba alumnus and Stanford bioengineer Manu Prakash rises to the challenge of inequality with his scientific inventions
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Mi casa es su casa
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24 Apr 22
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Chilean firm Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados designs a red house on stilts on the island of Chiloé
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Pavilions on a pedestal
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17 Apr 22
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Architectural pavilions can take creativity to the next level – but what makes a pavilion truly great?
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The sound of silence
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17 Apr 22
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Two Dutch designers create 'silent rooms' where care-home inhabitants can process the experience of loss
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Art across time
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17 Apr 22
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Chinese-Australian artist Renee So’s exhibition at the CAMPLE LINE gallery in rural Scotland explores history in multiple forms
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Outer peace
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10 Apr 22
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Design Indaba Alumnus Shigeru Ban designs a wellness retreat on Japan’s Awaji Island
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Art for art’s sake
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10 Apr 22
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A reimagining of one of the world’s foremost performing arts schools has healing potential for creatives and audiences alike
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Black Coffee, the crème de la crème
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6 Apr 22
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Design Indaba congratulates Black Coffee for his Best Dance/Electronic Album win at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards
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Letters for Ukraine
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3 Apr 22
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An Instagram design campaign from the global creative community is showing support for Ukraine
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Do the right thing
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3 Apr 22
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Design Indaba Alumnus Luba Lukova’s poster portfolio is a call to action
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Body politic
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28 Mar 22
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The latest exhibition taking place at Gulf Photo Plus in Dubai explores Arab womanhood through photography
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Electric avenue
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28 Mar 22
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A sculpture that harnesses the magic of light and electricity finds a home at Dior
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Changing the paradigm
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22 Mar 22
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Diébédo Francis Kéré is the first African architect to win the coveted Pritzker
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Virtual village
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20 Mar 22
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Ubuntuland, Africa’s first Metaverse marketplace, explores a new digital era of art on the continent
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On point(e)
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20 Mar 22
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Refreshing the brand identity of the Birmingham Royal Ballet
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Designing with empathy
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20 Mar 22
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Nifemi Marcus-Bello designs a bamboo kiosk for skater brand Wafflesncream
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A march through time
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1 Aug 22
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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