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Photographer Ofoe Amegavie captures the beauty of Ghana’s iconic festivals
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Art & Photography
Photographer Ofoe Amegavie tells the vivid stories of Ghana’s traditional festivals in an ongoing series.
17 Aug 16
3:29
Blubel: The intelligent bicycle bell
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Product Design
Blubel Tech’s new device for cyclists offers far more than the chime of a bell.
17 Aug 16
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Intuitive wardrobe donates unworn clothes to charities
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Design Activism
The Internet of Clothes is a creative concept that tackles the over consumption of fashion.
17 Aug 16
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Capturing the "Gully Queens" of Jamaica
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Art & Photography
Pieter Hugo’s collaboration with Hood by Air is a celebration of the vilified gay community of Kingston.
17 Aug 16
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Concrete creative: Entries to South Africa’s biggest art and design prize are still open
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Film & Animation
PPC Imaginarium Awards are open for entries for their 2016/2017 competitions until the end of September 2016.
17 Aug 16
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Wintergatan Marble Machine: Making music with marbles
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Music & Sound Design
This arcade-style music box features a range of programmable instruments.
17 Aug 16
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Jewellery made from everyday items
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Johannesburg-based alternative jeweller Belinda Phofu uncovers the untapped potential of everyday items.
16 Aug 16
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Sustaining the memory of the ‘Black Mamba’
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Art & Photography
Cryus Kabiru’s roadster fixation leads to imaginative and nostalgic sculptures.
16 Aug 16
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In the pipeline: The new underwater motorways of Norway
Design Frontiers
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Urban & Landscape Design
These submerged floating tubes may be the first step into trans-Atlantic road connections.
16 Aug 16
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DuoSkin: Tattoo-like devices print tech on skin
Design Frontiers
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Interaction Design
Using gold leaf metal, MIT researchers are placing customised, tattoo-like interfaces directly onto the skin of the user.
16 Aug 16
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Photographer documents the struggles of Jatra’s former actors
Design News
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Art & Photography
Soumya Sankar Bose photographs the folk-theatre actors who have left the stage behind to make a living.
15 Aug 16
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Osborne Macharia’s little Kenyan battle squad
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Design Activism
The man who set the internet ablaze with his astonishing images of eccentric Kenyans has turned his attention to another group of characters: little people.
15 Aug 16
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Aeon Flux: An animated future from the past
Opinion
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Film & Animation
The 1991 brainchild of Peter Chung seems more thought-provoking now than ever before.
15 Aug 16
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Ceiling lamp made from its own packaging
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Product Design
Dutch design studio creates waste-free lamp from cardboard tubing.
15 Aug 16
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A stitched strategy for Zika prevention
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Virtual marketplace Maternova tackles the Zika emergency using stylish apparel.
15 Aug 16
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Design Centre mimics human anatomy
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Architecture & Interiors
Solar-powered and inspired by skin and bone, the Xinhee Design Centre defies every office building norm.
12 Aug 16
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Meet the girls of Malaville
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Product Design
Model and businesswoman Mala Bryan’s debut doll collection is black girl magic.
12 Aug 16
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Social media cross-formatting: plagiarism or optimisation?
Hot Topic
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Product Design
Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram take more ideas from one another than they care to admit. But is it a bad thing?
12 Aug 16
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Living armchair makes a comeback
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Product Design
Italian design studio relaunches its well-known grass furniture piece.
12 Aug 16
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Gangster-turned-writer John Fredericks survived prison by telling stories
Design News
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Film & Animation
The film Noem My Skollie (Call me thief) has been chosen as South Africa’s official selection for the 89th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars).
11 Aug 16
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Interactive dynamic video is a game changer for Pokémon Go, VR and more
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Film & Animation
Pokémon Go combines augmented reality and the real world, but this tech could take it a step further.
11 Aug 16
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Wearable sunscreen device encourages necessary sun protection behaviour
Design News
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Product Design
SunZee is a wristband that simplifies sunscreen reapplication during outdoor activities.
11 Aug 16
1:15
Stop Sign Art Gallery: Art that moves
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Art & Photography
Zama Phakathi champions the rising artists of Maboneng.
11 Aug 16
00:29:32
How Far From Home on over 100 000 kilometres of creative enlightenment
Talks
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Design Thinking
South Africans Chanel Cartell and Stevo Dirnberger abandoned the comforts of home to reinvigorate their creativity.
10 Aug 16
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