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"We already live in a dystopian world" – Fabrice Monteiro

Design News • 12 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

Senegalese photographer Fabrice Monteiro believes we are already living in a dystopian world, on an earth that humans have made sick. >
These surreal portraits explore ideas of culture, family, tradition, and gender

Design News • 12 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

Ndidi Emefiele’s art addresses societal expectations of women in Nigeria. >
5 projects that are looking into the possible future of humans on Mars

Design News • 12 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

To celebrate International Day of Human Space Flight here's a look at some projects that are looking into space exploration. >
Industrial design student introduces a refillable, more sustainable mascara

Design News • 11 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

The refillable mascara that can be applied using a 3D printed fingertip, saving an estimated 25 mascara bottles from landfill per person over ten years. >
Joshua Kissi on disrupting and diversifying stock photography

Design News • 11 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

The photographer and co-founder of TONL tells us why he decided to make images of the unrepresented his priority. >
This film explores the legacy of colonial architecture in the Congo

Design News • 11 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

The Tower – A Concrete Utopia explores the social afterlives of colonialist infrastructure in the Congolese city of Kinshasa. >
Salooni creates a judgement-free space at festivals to discuss black hair

Design News • 10 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

"We want women who leave the Salooni to feel beautiful and to feel celebrated." >
Three unique factors that are important to building a modern city

Design News • 9 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

Here are three key takeaways from some of our Design Commons speakers. >
This centre offers a safe haven for Rwandan women who’ve escaped the unthinkable

Design News • 7 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

Inspired by Rwandan architecture, the Women’s Opportunity Centre is home to about 300 women. >
Cellphones hold a solution to infant mortality in Cameroon

Design News • 6 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

Gifted Mom is a low-tech, m-health platform that aims to reduce the number of deaths of pregnant women and infants in Cameroon. >
On how South Africa's small, forgotten towns inspired Five Fingers for Marseilles

Design News • 6 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

"The idea of a South African Western was probably sparked from the numerous road trips we were doing around the country at the time.” >
This architect is helping to rebuild health facilities in disaster-hit areas

Design News • 6 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

Partners In Health offer high-tech facilities where there would otherwise be very little care options in places like Haiti and Liberia. >
Thabisa Mjo on using bold product design to tell stories

Design News • 5 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

"I consider design a form of story-telling and design is the medium through which those stories are told." >
Dutch designer Anton Karlsson on the importance of using humour to make people think

Design News • 5 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

He recently won a Rising Star award at the 2018 Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair for his range that is modelled on the digestive system. >
Thandiwe Msebenzi uses photography to expose the consequences of misogyny

Design News • 5 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

"I am harassed at least five times a day, 35 times per week...Now imagine what that must do to one psychologically.” >
Plenty aims to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city

Design News • 5 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

Plenty’s mission is to give each city a hub to grow organic herbs and vegetables locally and indoors. >
Meet the Congolese designer who has worked with Kanye, Jay Z & Rihanna

Design News • 4 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

The designer talks about her new label, shaking up stereotypes and creating jobs over charity in Kinshasa. >
13 crafty creatives of product, interiors and industrial design

Design News • 2 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

Insects, bottle caps, shapes and colours, are just some of the inspirations behind the work of these 2018 Emerging Creatives. >
Photographs capture the dangerous practice of wine collecting in Namibia

Design News • 1 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

The palm wine collectors in Namibia risk their lives for their cultural practice. >
Empathy Bridge for Autism is a toolkit for building meaningful connections

Design News • 1 Apr 18 • Sponsored Content

The social challenge for people with autism is that it can make it difficult to form meaningful connections, often leading to isolation. >
Smart glasses help kids with autism recognise facial expressions and emotions

Design News • 31 Mar 18 • Sponsored Content

Stanford researchers develop artificially intelligent glasses for autistic children using Google Glass technology. >
Employ Me helps those on the autism spectrum on the journey to finding a job

Design News • 30 Mar 18 • Sponsored Content

The uniquely designed set of learning materials aims to correct a shameful employment imbalance. >
Photographer documents a French community living completely off the grid

Design News • 30 Mar 18 • Sponsored Content

They started living here as a resistance movement against plans to build an airport on the land. >
6 young visual artists on our radar

Design News • 30 Mar 18 • Sponsored Content

Photography and Filmmaking from the eyes of this years Emerging Creatives. >

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Objets d’art

Design News • 3 Jan 23

The Maison&Objet biannual design and decor fair in Paris will host over 700 brands between 19 and 23 January 2023. >
In the zone

Design News • 3 Jan 23

Dyson tackles both air and noise pollution with a sci-fi-esque set of headphones. >
Blossoming creativity

Design News • 3 Jan 23

The first contemporary florilegium in Africa is reviving botanical art with the aim of furthering conservation. >
Building blocks

Design News • 3 Jan 23

The latest project of international architecture company Office for Metropolitan Architecture employs stacked structures to make best use of limited space. >

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