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A quirky alternative look at human anatomy

Design News > Art & Photography

Fruits as body parts by Marwane Pallas.

26 Jan 17
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The Gali System by Ana Arana is a standalone kitchen that can fit in a box

Design News > Product Design

No kitchen space? No problem!

26 Jan 17
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Lernert & Sander: Smells like Everything

Lookbook > Film & Animation

Artists and filmmakers Lernert & Sander create exquisitely detailed conceptual films. Subjects include the smell of everything and the sound effects of fashion.

25 Jan 17
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Vito: A glove to replace sight and sound

Design News > Interaction Design

Using haptic signals, the Vito device delivers information when screens and speakers can’t.

25 Jan 17
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South African tech start-up creates security system for low-income families

Design News > Design Activism

Jonga is a low-cost security system for township residents.

25 Jan 17
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Fluid & Form

Design News > Art & Photography

Marius Budu creates unique photographic artworks using the human body as its own canvas.

25 Jan 17
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Art that creates empathy for China's visually impaired children

Design News > Art & Photography

'Like a Pearl in my Hand' is a series of portraits of China's visually impaired children, many of whom were abandoned during the one-child policy.

24 Jan 17
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New wind turbine mimics the hummingbird

Design News > Industrial Design

Biomimicry is nature’s way of letting us know that it already has all the answers.

24 Jan 17
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Low-cost housing that is stylish and functional

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Check out these impressive social housing projects from around the world.

24 Jan 17
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Emerging photographer Daniel Effah on the representation of Africa abroad

Design News > Art & Photography

African artists in the diaspora are often caught between two worlds.

24 Jan 17
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Welcome to The FetLife

Design News > Art & Photography

The photo project by Danny Ghitis captures what a fetish community really looks like.

24 Jan 17
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AfricAnatomy

Design News > Art & Photography

These illustrations show a stark view of African wildlife.

23 Jan 17
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Intricate paper cuts embrace the chaos of the concrete jungle

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Skyscrapers, communication towers and nature combine in artist Bovey Lee’s maze-like work.

23 Jan 17
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The modern pantsula

Lookbook > Art & Photography

South African photographer Kgomotso Neto Tleane unveils new work.

23 Jan 17
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Introducing Churche: the creative collective with a fresh perspective on fashion photography

Design News > Art & Photography

Photographer Angie Batis Durrant and stylist Adi Koen are a creative match made in heaven.

23 Jan 17
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Dokter and Misses to create a "Weird Dream" at Design Indaba 2017

Design News > Product Design

Dokter and Misses are planning to bring their work to life at Design Indaba Conference 2017 in a multi-sensory, multi-disciplinary performance piece.

20 Jan 17
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A new look at gangsterism in South African townships

Q&A > Design Activism

A creative alternative to fighting gangsterism in South Africa.

20 Jan 17
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Whose Streets? Our Streets!

Design News > Art & Photography

This photographic exhibition documents one of the purest expressions of democracy.

20 Jan 17
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Footprintless: Making a shoe out of thin air

Design News > Product Design

These engineers captured CO2 gas and transformed it into a usable fashion item.

20 Jan 17
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Fundudzi by Craig Jacobs presents Vuwani|The Rise

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

The designer’s latest lookbook pays tribute to a scarce resource: water.

19 Jan 17
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A chainless bicycle for the urbanite

Design News > Design Thinking

Ikea introduces the stylish, low maintenance Sladda for non-cyclists

19 Jan 17
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Sleeping with Snøhetta under the Scandinavian sky

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Snøhetta explores the evolving relationship between handicraft and digital technology. Architect and co-founder Kjetil Thorsen will speak at Design Indaba 2017.

18 Jan 17
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Your dead body in a dinner set and other ceramics

Design News > Product Design

Chronicle Cremation Designs combines human remains and ceramic art.

18 Jan 17
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Walk the walk: Accra's most stylish creatives

Lookbook > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Meet three of Accra’s best-dressed creatives – DJ Steloo, Neal Davids and Daniel Mawuli Quist, all recently featured on London-based publication Nataal.

18 Jan 17

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