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Turning spinach into organs
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29 Mar 17
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The answer to the problem of organ transplantation demand could be Popeye’s favourite vegetable.
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The Centre for the Less Good Idea
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29 Mar 17
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Visual artist William Kentridge has created a space to nurture the growth of South African artists.
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The art of Lina Viktor makes black womanhood the focus
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29 Mar 17
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Using 24-karat gold, the New York City-based artist elevates the power of identity.
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Wednesdays with Goddard
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29 Mar 17
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A personal quest for spiritual enlightenment leads to romance and despair.
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The Skin I’m In by Nicole Buchanan
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28 Mar 17
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The photographer’s work gives a voice to minority students.
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Cairo: Youth in resistance
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28 Mar 17
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Director Selim El Sadek documents the youth who challenge the system through hip hop in Cairo, Egypt.
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Grandmothers, Afrofuturism and Nairobi-beats
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27 Mar 17
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Kenyan photographer Osborne Macharia directs his first film, the music video to Blinky Bill's new song "Atie".
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A shirt that pulsates with the intensity of music
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27 Mar 17
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This wearable device allows the hearing impaired to experience music.
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The unspoken cost of precious metals
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27 Mar 17
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A literal depiction of what we gain from mining versus the longterm landscape destruction that follows.
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Mbongeni Fongoqa uses graphic design to uplift township businesses
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27 Mar 17
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Beauty and function merge to create a new kind of public space.
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Would you drink beer made from sewage water?
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27 Mar 17
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A California brewing company has created a ‘delicious’ beer using recycled wastewater.
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The Thermotrap Project
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24 Mar 17
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This start-up initiative aims to uplift the living conditions of township residents.
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This kids clothing range literally grows alongside your child
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24 Mar 17
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“Slow fashion for fast growing kids.”
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Meet Mr Trash Wheel, a clever water pollution solution
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24 Mar 17
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A self-sustaining trash collector that cleanses urban waters using renewable energy.
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This queer visibility comic already has 800 backers
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24 Mar 17
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Tee Franklin’s Bingo Love is a new take on queer relationships, heartbreak and growth.
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Shape: Design is everywhere
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24 Mar 17
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A film about design. If for one day you had the power to make your world work better, what would you change?
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Dear White America
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23 Mar 17
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US-based artist Inyegumena Nosegbe’s newspaper project is a poignant look at police brutality.
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Refugee chefs share the taste of home
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23 Mar 17
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Eat Offbeat: An unprecedented cookbook featuring recipes and stories by refugees now working as chefs in New York City.
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The Dark Room
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23 Mar 17
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Expat photographer illustrates the nature of depression in surreal gloom.
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A delicate portrayal of brutality
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23 Mar 17
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This artist depicts the subject of sex inequality in a stylised and all-encompassing way.
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Giving back with ethical fashion
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23 Mar 17
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Eco-friendly and ethically made, Allmade pushes the boundaries of the ordinary t-shirt.
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Waves for Water
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22 Mar 17
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This new documentary, released on World Water Day, follows former pro surfer Jon Rose and his mission to help bring clean drinking water to those in need.
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The font of life
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22 Mar 17
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Download and donate to the millions living without water.
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Greeting cards for people of colour
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22 Mar 17
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US-based creative Tara James creates greeting cards as a reflection of cultural tradition.
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Golden touch
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9 Sep 22
Mishaal Gangaram is a conceptual photographer, visual storyteller and one of Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives for 2022
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Dokter’s orders
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9 Sep 22
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
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
Swedish architecture firm Naturvillan designed an A-framed ‘greenhouse’ that is entirely self-sufficient.
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