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Objects with a distorted sense of reality

Next Generation > Product Design

“Distorted”, the collaboration between Monica Albini and Adriana C. Cota, will make you think twice about the objects on display.

12 May 15
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The sangomas and weavers of Du Noon

Lookbook > Craft

An exhibition of photos captures the daily lived realities of the talented women collaborating with Pichulik and Design Afrika on a new range of bags.

12 May 15
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An edible water-filled bead

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

Meet the Ooho! – if water were a fruit, this is how it would be packaged.

12 May 15
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#DITakeover on Instagram: Faith47

Lookbook > Design Activism

Street artist Faith47 took us around the world with images of her ghostly creations.

11 May 15
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Sunken candleholders by Adriana Castillo Cota

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Mexican designer Adriana Castillo Cota draws on ship wreckages for a collection of striking candleholders.

11 May 15
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16 global startups to change the world

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Chivas Regal reveals the finalists of The Venture, the most promising social entrepreneurs from across the globe.

11 May 15/ Advertorial
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Ballo's local labour of love

Lookbook > Product Design

At least 25 processes go into creating each pair of Ballo's wooden sunglasses, all carried out by hand or hand-operated machines in Woodstock, Cape Town.

11 May 15
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Mothers and daughters in design

Focus On > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Here's a feel-good feature about three mother-daughter design teams for Mother's Day.

10 May 15
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Take Five

Take Five > Product Design

Boundary-pushing fashion designer Lukhanyo Mdingi pulled the most interest on our website this week.

9 May 15
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In the desert everything burns

Lookbook > Creative Economy

Nearly 10 000 part-time pyromaniacs watched great wooden structures blaze at Afrikaburn, Africa’s regional Burning Man festival.

8 May 15
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How Anatomy Design broke into the European market

Inside View > Product Design

Anatomy Design has two lights in the collection of new Danish brand Karakter. Andrea Kleinloog tells us what it took to get into the European market.

8 May 15
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Joe Public responds to women abuse

Design News > Information Design

South African ad agency Joe Public creates a pro bono campaign for POWA to raise awareness of intimate partner violence.

8 May 15
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“Agrabagrabah” by Calvin Frederick

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation

Calvin Frederick’s hallucinatory short film is remarkable for the fact that it was made using no visual special effects.

8 May 15
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The first solar-powered flight around the world

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

Two intrepid pilots are halfway through a round-the-world trip in a lightweight aeroplane powered only by the sun.

7 May 15
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“Unga Pfula A Chi Pfalo” by Kabasa

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

From out of “the dark ages” of Apartheid, a slice of progressive, funky Sowetan rock ’n roll!

7 May 15
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Haldane Martin’s interior for Striped Horse beer

Lookbook > Architecture & Interiors

Haldane Martin creates a moody, masculine interior for a new South African craft beer brand.

7 May 15
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Stain, wash, rinse, repeat: The story of a perfect white dress

Lookbook > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Can a pure white dress stay perfectly fabulous, stain after stain, wash after wash? Skip washing powder found out – the creative way.

6 May 15/ Advertorial
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M.anifest releases “Forget Dem” music video

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Ghanaian MC M.anifest’s latest music video for ”Forget Dem” is a light-hearted call to audiences to stop sweating the small stuff.

6 May 15
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Carrying the can for African design

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Young graphic designer Ofentse Letebele tells us what inspired his winning design for the inaugural BOS Ice Tea Design-A-Can competition.

6 May 15
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Interlude brings Led Zeppelin to life

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Classic rock band Led Zeppelin uses sophisticated interactive video technology to transport fans back to 1975. Choose a room and then use arrow keys to explore.

6 May 15
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The banal becomes bold in Martina Paukova's illustrations

Q&A > Graphic Design & Illustration

We talk to Slovakian illustrator Martina Paukova about her vibrant interpretations of everyday life in the first of our WeTransfer Featured Artist series.

5 May 15/ Brand Collaboration
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Form meets content

Design News > Interaction Design

Pentagram partner Abbott Miller is the subject of a new exhibition surveying his vast portfolio of design work.

5 May 15
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A legal gift to the creative community

Design News > Creative Economy

Need to protect your creative ideas? Download this Non-Disclosure Agreement and say thank you to Adams & Adams law firm.

5 May 15
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Q&A: Ng’endo Mukii

Q&A > Film & Animation

The filmmaker on why she fell in love with drawing and how “Yellow Fever” has catapulted her to the attention of the world.

4 May 15

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