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The dismantled artworks of Raphaël Vicenzi
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9 Feb 17
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Inflexibility in art can be the downfall of the artist.
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Black History Month: Honouring past heroes
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9 Feb 17
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Nigerian artist Fred Martins has created a new series using symbols of butterflies and fists to represent soul and power in Black History Month.
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Light-printable and rewritable paper is here
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9 Feb 17
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Researchers have discovered an eco-friendly way to print on paper
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Design Indaba to collaborate with IKEA
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9 Feb 17
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Design Indaba is proud to announce a collaboration with global homeware giant IKEA, set to launch at the Design Indaba Festival 2017.
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This Amman Design Week installation was repurposed into relief for Syrian refugees
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9 Feb 17
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Jordanian designer Raya Kassisieh’s monumental work gets a second life.
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Design That Heals
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8 Feb 17
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Founder and director of Les centres GHESKIO Dr Jean-William Pape has dedicated his career to combating diarrheal diseases in Haiti.
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U-Safe: Remote-controlled sea rescue
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8 Feb 17
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This device takes some of the risk out of sea rescue missions.
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Ants on a Shrimp
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8 Feb 17
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“What happens when the world’s most acclaimed restaurant picks up and moves halfway across the world?”
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Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
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8 Feb 17
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Classical fairytales with an African twist.
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The Happy Film
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8 Feb 17
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The Happy Film is a feature-length documentary in which Stefan Sagmeister undergoes a series of self-experiments.
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Fashion meets fine art at Lexus SA Menswear Week ‘17
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8 Feb 17
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Fine artist David Brits collaborates with menswear clothing line Good Good Good for Lexus SA Menswear Week AW17.
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Folding, bending, manipulating matter
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8 Feb 17
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Industrial designer Stefan Diez investigates radical new ways of making, informed by both technology and craft. He is speaking at Design Indaba 2017.
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American Masters — Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future
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8 Feb 17
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“Closure was something I didn’t have with my dad. But I forgive him for his genius,” says Eric Saarinen.
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Data is emotional
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7 Feb 17
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Artist and designer Ekene Ijeoma, who is speaking at Design Indaba 2017, humanises intangible data to trigger empathy and compassion.
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Improving sanitation with the waterless toilet
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7 Feb 17
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An international group of engineers turn their attention to a basic need.
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Mind-reading device gives paralysed people ability to communicate
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7 Feb 17
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A brain-computer interface records “yes” or “no” answers for paralysis sufferers.
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An instabition in misogynoir
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7 Feb 17
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Photographer Jacquelyn Iyamah created the Anti-Misogynoir Project to give women of a colour a platform to push their own narratives.
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See the 2017 winners of the annual Warming Huts contest
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7 Feb 17
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This one of a kind design contest gives warmth to Canada’s chilly winters.
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How deeply should an artist’s identity be tied to their work?
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7 Feb 17
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Emerging Creatives alumna Kobie Nieuwoudt tells us about her artistic impetus – and it’s something we all have access to within ourselves.
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Meet visual artist Qhama Maswana
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6 Feb 17
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The Eastern Cape-based painters work is a celebration of African beauty.
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The expressionist splashes of Patryk Hardziej
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6 Feb 17
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This graphic designer draws from many schools of creativity to inform each new artwork.
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What if we can recreate and control lava?
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6 Feb 17
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gt2P, a Chilean studio investigates the material properties of volcanic lava.
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A Couple of Little Things: A performative installation
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6 Feb 17
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An interactive food installation by eating designer Marije Vogelzang.
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Adidas and Parley for the Oceans release eco-friendly swimwear collaboration
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6 Feb 17
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“From the oceans, for the oceans.”
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Es-sential reading
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A colossal book captures Design Indaba alum Es Devlin’s 30-year multidisciplinary career.
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Second chances
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11 Aug 23
Adaptive reuse breathes new life into old buildings.
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Guiding light
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The Olympic torch for the 2024 games has been unveiled.
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Let them eat cake
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This spectacular wedding-cake pavilion is a celebration of love.
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