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Just don’t call us Afrofuturist

Tegan Bristow, the curator behind the Goodman Gallery's "Post African Futures" exhibition, is on a mission to discover Africa's many cultures of technology. >
Inspired Luxe launches online global marketplace

Entrepreneur Denise Bradley-Tyson presents handcrafted luxury curated from a global array of master artists, beginning with those from South Africa. >
5 design projects saving the oceans

Today – World Oceans Day – we celebrate the ocean’s power to inspire and the innovative thinkers who’re protecting them. >
Christine Eyene curates exhibition on African music's fraught relationship with the West

"All of Us Have a Sense of Rhythm", an exhibition curated by Christine Eyene, brings together video, sound, animation, music and dance. >
Southern Guild at Design Miami/Basel 2015

The South African gallery Southern Guild has put together a collection that bristles with raw texture. >
An interview with one of the world's top infographic designers

Neanderthal anatomy, supercaves, albatrosses and China's Forbidden City – as an information designer, Juan Velasco says you have to understand it all. >
Tracing the intersecting lines of African food

Tuleka Prah tells us why the representation of African food needs a makeover, and how she plans on doing it. >
14 Artists speaking out against homophobia in Africa

Our selection from the more than 40 works by world-renowned artists that go on show in New York for the launch of Africa's Out!. >
Wangechi Mutu launches Africa's Out!

Artist Wangechi Mutu rallies the art world to speak out against Africa's persecution of sexual minorities at the launch of her new creative campaign. >
William Kentridge in Amsterdam, Venice, Zurich and Beijing

Five current and upcoming presentations by William Kentridge, including “More Sweetly Play the Dance”, a 45-metre-long frieze exhibited in Amsterdam. >
What The Rug Company tells us about luxury today

There’s luxury in locality for the British designer rug producer, but a roster of the world’s most acclaimed designers doesn’t hurt either. >
Our top 10 design projects on Kickstarter

It’s #DesignMonth on Kickstarter! We select our favourite new inventions – from a toothbrush made of bioplastic to an inside-out umbrella. >
Take Five

Joburg artists Hlanganani Nkambule and Melikhaya Ntlangeni’s Izikhotane-inspired cartoon touched a chord with readers this week. >
ICFF Studio rounds up 11 young furniture designers

These prototypes by emerging talent from around the world will be shopped to manufacturers at this year’s ICFF Studio in New York. >
8 illustrators on #NoToXenophobia

Local illustrators respond to our call for poster designs speaking out against the xenophobic attacks visited on foreign Africans this past week. >
Designers breathe new life into Milan

“Liveability” seems to be a common thread among the designs on show at Milan Design Week 2015. >
Finding hope in rope

Sep Verboom's new lamp and stool at Milan Design Week 2015 were inspired by a rope-making community in the Philippines. >
Four social impact winners of A' Design Awards

There are hundreds of winners in 89 different design disciplines in the A' Design Awards & Competition. Here are four that could have the greatest impact. >
Beyond the New - A Search for Ideals in Design

The full text of Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg's design manifesto, "Beyond the New", is released here for the first time. >
A new manifesto of design

Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg make a public call for a return to quality and integrity in design. >
A sci-fi journey through post-apocalyptic Ethiopia

The movie “Crumbs” is a surreal love story written and directed by a Spaniard, filmed in Ethiopia with an all-local cast. Is this the future of globalisation? >
4 ways to rethink food production

Floating or far underground, these ideas chart a new course for more efficient food sources. >
Advice for young designers (part one)

Wise words for aspiring creatives from some of the most globally acclaimed design professionals. >
Designers rattling the cage of industry

Day One at Design Indaba Conference offered diverse viewpoints on the art of going it alone. >

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