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This project merges crafts, social engagement, design and human contact. >

“We couldn’t train 100,000 new optometrists, but we could look at the technologies available and re-engineer them to be lower cost and easier to use.” >

"I started to imagine a woman taking to the great outdoors, to escape the burdens and noise of urban living." >

“Like in any case, only once a problem is fully understood can it be solved,” says the designer. >

Curious as to what Cape Town’s creative scene might look like in years to come? Look no further. >

An inner-city festival, Nightscape is partner to the annual Design Indaba Conference 2018. >

The lineup includes Petite Noir, Zaki Ibrahim, Crystal Wings, DJ Steloo, Lady Venom, Alec Lomami, Guy Buttery, Shabaka and The Ancestors and more. >

At Design Indaba 2017, Osborne Macharia introduced the audience to Magadi, a new series which focusses on a group of former female circumcisers. >

A story of neglect, dereliction and emptiness in Johannesburg. >

Carlos Arturo Torres has designed a creative prosthetic system for children to explore and empower their creativity in a playful and social way —using LEGO. >