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Zakifo Muzik Festival hits Durban like a tropical storm

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Zakifo Muzik Festival makes its debut in Durban with an eclectic lineup connecting Africa with the Indian Ocean islands, Europe, India, Australia and beyond...

11 Jun 15
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BIG architects unveils 2 World Trade Centre

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Bjarke Ingels' 2 WTC is the capstone in the redevelopment of the World Trade Centre, restoring downtown Manhattan's storied skyline.

11 Jun 15
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What betting patterns tell us about the news

Design News > Information Design

UK-based website Betwire discovers the news in the fluctuations of online betting markets and the infographics they generate.

11 Jun 15
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A new breed of musical instruments

Design News > Product Design

Dutch designer Pieter-Jan Pieters and the OWOW team are putting musical controls into your hands – literally.

10 Jun 15
00:06:28

Inspired Luxe launches online global marketplace

Video Interviews > Creative Economy

Entrepreneur Denise Bradley-Tyson presents handcrafted luxury curated from a global array of master artists, beginning with those from South Africa.

10 Jun 15/ Brand Collaboration
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Carpenters Workshop Gallery at Design Miami/Basel 2015

Design News > Product Design

Sculpture looms large as Carpenters Workshop Gallery showcases both never-before-seen and iconic pieces at Design Miami/Basel.

10 Jun 15
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Nic Fiddian Green’s lifelong homage to the horse

Design News > Art & Photography

Britain’s best-known equestrian artist, Nic Fiddian Green, will be “in studio” during an exhibition of his work in London.

10 Jun 15
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Selly Raby Kane's "Birds of Dakar" collection

Lookbook > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Birds of a feather flock with denizens of the deep in experimental fashion designer Selly Raby Kane's Fall/Winter 2015 collection.

10 Jun 15
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It’s the end of the office as we know it

Inside View > Architecture & Interiors

The future of office design is flexible and open, say designers Stanley Felderman and Nancy Keatinge. But first our buildings need to adapt.

10 Jun 15
00:34:41

Shubhankar Ray on how brands can survive in the 21st century

Talks > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Content is king but no one explains why quite like Shubhankar Ray, who re-engineered the brands of Camper, Levis and G-Star.

9 Jun 15
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Swahili proverbs for the 21st century

Design News > Film & Animation

Nairobi-based artist Musa Omusi is bringing the truisms, witty observations and sayings of the Kenyan people to life.

9 Jun 15
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Nivea has created a doll that suffers from sunburn

Product Spotlight > Product Design

In order to help teach kids about the importance of wearing sunscreen, Nivea has created this doll that turns red without protection.

9 Jun 15
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Errol Morris’s ode to the Baskerville font

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The filmmaker has published a seminal study proving that typography shapes the way we see truth.

9 Jun 15
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How the bindi is saving lives in India

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

Iodine deficiency is one of India’s most dangerous nutritional problems, but this life-saving bindi may change that.

9 Jun 15
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Blowing up walls for the sake of art

Q&A > Art & Photography

Portuguese graffiti artist Alexandre Farto hammers his point home quite literally – with a drill, hammer and chisel. That’s when he’s not using explosives.

8 Jun 15/ Brand Collaboration
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5 design projects saving the oceans

Focus On > Design Activism

Today – World Oceans Day – we celebrate the ocean’s power to inspire and the innovative thinkers who’re protecting them.

8 Jun 15
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Photographs capture women’s struggles to leave behind sex work

Next Generation > Design Activism

Alexandra Dietz has shot a series of 20 images that will change the way you see prostitution.

8 Jun 15
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The African mud house goes modern

Design News > Design Thinking

Senegalese architects Atelier Koé imagines a new design for rural Ghanaian mud houses to combat the negative associations that surround traditional buildings.

8 Jun 15
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Christine Eyene curates exhibition on African music's fraught relationship with the West

Lookbook > Music & Sound Design

"All of Us Have a Sense of Rhythm", an exhibition curated by Christine Eyene, brings together video, sound, animation, music and dance.

8 Jun 15
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#DITakover on Instagram: Studio Formafantasma

Lookbook > Product Design

Italian design duo Studio Formafantasma took us on a strange and wondrous journey through their creative process in their takeover of our Instagram account.

8 Jun 15
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The MOTI rules out all excuses for bad habits

Product Spotlight > Product Design

The MOTI is a personable smart accessory that helps you train yourself into good habits.

8 Jun 15
00:02:15

Thula Sindi: Understanding the dynamics of being an emerging fashion designer

Video Interviews > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Thula Sindi believes designers have to make themselves indispensible to customers by making truly wearable clothes.

8 Jun 15
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Focus On: Luxury

Focus On > Product Design

Luxury may have always been a relative thing but its definition is shifting more than ever in our time-starved, media-saturated world.

5 Jun 15
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Southern Guild at Design Miami/Basel 2015

Design News > Product Design

The South African gallery Southern Guild has put together a collection that bristles with raw texture.

5 Jun 15

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