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French astronaut shares captivating images of Earth

While they might look like fungi under a microscope, these photographs are actually of mountain ranges and cityscapes. >
Kenyan photographer behind renegade grannies series chats Afrofuturism

For Osborne Macharia, Afrofuturism is about recreating a different Africa based on fantasy, fiction and history. >
40 South African designers exhibit their goods in Paris

The Le BHV/ Marais department store is located in an area which attracts around 60 000 visitors daily. >
Dutch designers use human waste to make electricity

The Compost Kliko Toilet could lead to people getting away from flushing potential down the toilet >
Anti-Trump patrons put their money where their politics are

This New York bar donates 100 per cent of their profit to causes that are fighting Trump >
Is wearing jeans bad for the environment?

According to researchers, the answer is a bit more complicated than that >
A photographer is building a photographic ark of animals before they go extinct

National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore's project The Photo Ark currently holds photos of over 6500 distinct animal species. >
Combatting Algeria’s harsh weather conditions with houses made from plastic bottles

These durable homes are safely housing the region’s refugee population. >
5 oddball designs for the dinner plate

Where the worlds of cuisine and design-thinking collide. >
The Hausa People: Unique civilisation captured in graphic design

A comprehensively designed manual on one of Africa’s largest ethnic groups. >
Halfway to Nowhere

This artist depicts self-doubt and the struggle for acceptance in quirky style. >
Pedaling for clean air

A new addition to the Smog Free Project, and it comes in bicycle-form. >
High-tech hopes for hearing loss

A breakthrough home-use technology for early detection of tinnitus >
5 stories that show technology combined with bugs can result in great design

Proof that RoboCop isn’t the only one to benefit from a mecha-treatment. >
More than just transport: 5 unique renditions of the modern car

A look at some weird and innovative experiments in the world of car design. >
Collaborative cartography for a good cause

A citizen-powered navigation app to benefit visually impaired folks. >
How to help refugees feel at home

Innovators, creatives and philanthropists around the world are working on apps and online platforms that help refugees feel at home in unfamiliar places. >
Two campaigns that raise awareness by altering public spaces

In this age of digital marketing and social media, these campaigns prove physical installations remain potent in generating awareness. >
The Dark Room

Expat photographer illustrates the nature of depression in surreal gloom. >
A delicate portrayal of brutality

This artist depicts the subject of sex inequality in a stylised and all-encompassing way. >
Why wastewater?

World Water Day 2017 will look at the way we manage the precious resource during every part of the water cycle. >
A look into the volume of the internet

How much do you know about the design of the worldwide web? >
RiverBlue

This film documents the unspoken cost of the global fashion industry. >
The final Dispatch from Day 3 of Design Indaba 2017

On the third and final day of Design Indaba, themes on stage recalled themes of the previous two days and introduced a new one that advocates for the unknown. >

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