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Nocturnal Animals
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An American neo-noir psychological thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Tom Ford.
24 Feb 17
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Lost Indian Goddesses
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Art & Photography
This powerful photo series takes a critical look at the treatment of women.
24 Feb 17
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Pure: No secrets, no makeup, no wardrobe in new Kyle Lewis music video
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African Design
This new video for Pure, the reinvention of South African singer Purity Zinhle Mkhize, is an honest piece that promotes positive body image.
24 Feb 17
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Celestial jukeboxes: Music should (and can) support universal health and well being
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Music & Sound Design
How does music affect our minds? And how can we use it as a form of medicine? The founder of "music as medicine" platform The Sync Project explains.
24 Feb 17
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Data Dress: A tangible representation of your online movements
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Information Design
A custom-made dress based on your online data.
24 Feb 17
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Michael Moore’s Trump resistance calendar for all anti-Trump events
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Design Activism
Filmmaker Michael Moore created a Trump resistance calendar to track anti-Trump protests.
24 Feb 17
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Students harness the sun to purify water
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Design Thinking
This device could aid households that only have access to contaminated water.
24 Feb 17
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Michael Wolf photographs the world’s most uncomfortable commute
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Art & Photography
‘Tokyo Compression’ offers a new perspective of the Japanese city.
24 Feb 17
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We chat to awe-inspiring artist Olafur Eliasson
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Design Activism
We held a live Twitter Q&A with artist Olafur Eliasson ahead of his Design Indaba Conference talk. Here are his forceful and beautiful thoughts.
23 Feb 17
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Watch artist Red Hong Yi create an intricate portrait from 20 000 sunflower seeds
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Art & Photography
“The seed is a household object but at the same time it is a revolutionary symbol.”
23 Feb 17
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The Shadow Self
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Young Algerian designer touches on complex psychology with minimal artworks.
23 Feb 17
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The beginnings of China’s first Forest City
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Design Activism
The future of China’s air pollution could be addressed with Stefano Boeri’s forest city.
23 Feb 17
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Marvel meets Orishas: Transforming African gods into superheroes
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Film & Animation
Brazilian illustrator Hugo Canuto turned Yoruba African gods into western superheroes.
23 Feb 17
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The bold illustrations of Camilla Perkins
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Art & Photography
The artist’s vivid depictions of African life are bursting with energy.
23 Feb 17
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Future technologies: Ideas that are changing our world
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Product Design
At Design Indaba Conference 2017, we've gathered the greatest minds in the tech industries. From the founder of Airbnb to MIT fellows, the best grads and more.
22 Feb 17
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Meet the Emerging Creatives Extended Class of 2017
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Product Design
The cities of Durban and Johannesburg have creative talent and then some.
22 Feb 17
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A constellation of shoe-box satellites for better farming in Africa
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Design Activism
These shoe-box size satellites are improving the productivity of some of the most impoverished farmers in the world.
22 Feb 17
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The making of a dreamscape
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Design Thinking
Come with us into a surreal world of magical trees, otherworldly art installations and a full-blown lineup of awesome musicians and DJs.
22 Feb 17
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Award-winning Burkina Faso architect Francis Kéré to design the 2017 Serpentine Pavilion
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Architecture & Interiors
Our longtime friend and Design Indaba alumnus Francis Kéré has been chosen to design the 2017 Serpentine Pavilion in London. It will be his UK debut.
22 Feb 17
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Low-cost healthcare in an easy to assemble black box
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Product Design
This experimental device tests urine in a reliable, cost effective way.
22 Feb 17
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Kenzo’s delicate and shape-shifting short film about the complexities of music
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Music is my Mistress is a short film directed by Kahlil Joseph for Kenzo Clothing.
22 Feb 17
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Robin Rhode on the artistic process as a journey
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Art & Photography
The lauded visual artist talks to us about engaging the notion of memory and journey.
22 Feb 17
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1001 Cairo street chairs and the particular charm of imperfection
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Art & Photography
The long-term Sidewalk Salon project documents the city of Cairo by looking at it from the perspective of the ubiquitous street chair.
21 Feb 17
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The Smog of the Sea
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Film & Animation
There is no floating garbage patch of trash in the ocean, just a whole ocean littered with trash.
21 Feb 17
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Recent graduate Archie Read designed an off-grid, ‘flushable’ toilet that aims to provide a dignified solution to unsafe sanitary conditions
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