Kenya | Design Indaba

Meet the 9 Global Graduates that presented at Design Indaba Conference 2018

These young graduates presented projects that speak to the water crisis, the power of sound, social entrepreneurship and so much more. >
Brenda Livoi on leading Kenya’s largest innovation hub

The Gearbox mechanical lead chats to us about creating more space for women in the African tech sector. >
Afrofuturist Osborne Macharia's Magadi takes a fantastical look at a pressing issue

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

Interaction Designer

Afro-centric UX Designer. >
Mark Kamau wants to bring wifi access to more people who cannot afford it

“My interest is not my ego, my interest is to help with design." >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | November 2017

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >
Low-cost homes for the Kenyan Kalobeyei refugee camp by Shigeru Ban

This sustainably-produced house will soon provide shelter to some 38 000 displaced people. >
This Migrant Business

This short film by Kenyan artist and animator Ng'endo Mukii looks at the movement of African people to Europe from the point of view of a human trafficker. >
A tribute to the gourd

This designer reimagines the traditional calabash for the contemporary home. >
Research project produces first map of Nairobi’s informal transport system

Researchers are crowdsourcing data to create a transport system map for the accurate location of matatu routes – Nairobi’s informal transit system. >
Have the conversation: Make contraception one of the cool kids

Future Fab, a lifestyle brand, is on a mission to break through the stigma and awkwardness of talking about reproductive health using innovative campaigns. >
Check out the musicians paving the way for the sounds of Africa

From Black Coffee to DJ Steloo, you won’t want to forget the names of these beatmakers. >
Grandmothers, Afrofuturism and Nairobi-beats

Kenyan photographer Osborne Macharia directs his first film, the music video to Blinky Bill's new song "Atie". >
Giving back with ethical fashion

Eco-friendly and ethically made, Allmade pushes the boundaries of the ordinary t-shirt. >
New subversive hip hop from Kenyan artist Muthoni Drummer Queen

Kenyan rapper and singer, Muthoni Drummer Queen’s latest song is hip-hop activism at its finest. >
Panâh: An ethical fashion production house in Kenya

This African production house produces high quality clothes for international brands. >
Osborne Macharia

Photographer

Osborne Macharia is a self-taught commercial and advertising photographer born and bred in Nairobi, Kenya and with a bachelors in architecture. >
Nairobibounce: Meet Kenyan alternative music producer Blinky Bill

Meet "Blinky" Bill Sellanga, one of Kenya's most exciting music producers. >
Blinky Bill

Music Producer

Nairobi-based "Blinky" Bill Sellanga is a singer-songwriter, beat maker, producer and one fourth of Kenyan art and music collective, Just a Band. >
Osborne Macharia’s latest work highlights the unsung achievements of Kenya’s female freedom fighters

The Kenyan social media favourite is back with a new photo series. >
Smokeless cooking in Kenya

Fighting lower respiratory infection with innovative design. >
Poo power

Why waste shouldn't go to waste >
Impossible: Kenyan grannies learn karate to fend off would-be attackers

A group of Kenyan grannies, the oldest of whom is 85, meet every week to learn self-defence to help protect themselves against sexual predators. >
Yuwote Charvet: The typeface that infuses African symbols with geometry

Kevin Karanja explores African writing systems & 3D design. >

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