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Sym: Navigating social anxiety in a unique way

Design News > Interaction Design

This video game offers an interactive experience of what it is like to live with social phobias.

1 Feb 17
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The Butterfly Wall: Expressing the tension between preciousness and mundaneness

Video Interviews > Art & Photography

Jo-Ann Strauss tells us why she nominated this art installation for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017.

1 Feb 17
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The Sankara Rug: Weaving the past into the future

Video Interviews > Craft

Bielle Bellingham tells us why she nominated the handcrafted Sankara Rug for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017, the Rug went on to win the public vote.

1 Feb 17
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The self-portraiture of South African photographer Mohau Modisakeng

Video Interviews > Art & Photography

Nakhane Toure tells us why he nominated SA visual artist Mohau Modisakeng's sculpture for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017.

1 Feb 17
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A celebration of colour and subtlety in a Morocco-inspired dress

Video Interviews > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Victor Dlamini tells us why he nominated The Moroccan Magic Dress for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017.

1 Feb 17
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Functionality is key to the notion of beauty

Video Interviews > Product Design

South African celebrity chef Siba Mtongana tells us why she nominated a unique wooden backpack for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017.

1 Feb 17
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The beauty of sustainable design in Joe Slovo West Community Project

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors

Hanneke Schutte tells us why she nominated this community upliftment project for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017.

1 Feb 17
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Ikea’s Better Shelter named Design of the Year

Design News > Design Activism

Here’s what makes this emergency shelter solution the design of the year.

1 Feb 17
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The RAGAMUF: A sustainable chair rug for the home

Product Spotlight > Architecture & Interiors

Each rug is made from excess fabric from the textile industry.

1 Feb 17
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Freestyle Love Supreme and South African Koeksisters

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Hip hop improv crew Freestyle Love Supreme is coming to Design Indaba 2017. They're looking forward to koeksisters, we're looking forward to spontaneous jams.

31 Jan 17
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Card on Spokes’ new video is a neo-noir inspired look at writer's block

Design News > Music & Sound Design

The visuals for the new track, "Ribbon Tooth" is a cinematic exploration of the real and surreal.

31 Jan 17
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Refugees Are Real by Ghada Wali

Design News > Design Activism

Egyptian designer Ghada Wali created a series of interactive paintings to bridge the gap between refugees and their host countries.

31 Jan 17
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Design is not decoration: Advice from Pentagram partner Marina Willer

Q&A > Graphic Design & Illustration

Marina Willer tells us about how film can be cathartic, why you shouldn't give up hope and shares some wise words from Dame Margaret Calvert.

31 Jan 17
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Artificially intelligent spider robots

Design News > Design Thinking

Bots_alive are intelligent and autonomous robot creatures.

31 Jan 17
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These images highlight the insanity behind beauty routines

Design News > Art & Photography

Spa Days by Aleksandra Kingo presents an alternative perspective on beauty rituals.

31 Jan 17
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SA directed adidas Originals ad calls for the past to be a creative canvas for the future

Design News > Film & Animation

A first for a South African-directed ad, the new adidas Originals global campaign “Original Is Never Finished” got millions of hits in its first couple of days.

31 Jan 17
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Pentagram partner Marina Willer believes inspiration comes away from a computer screen

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Graphic designer, filmmaker and Pentagram partner Marina Willer, best known for the identity she created for Tate Modern, is speaking at Design Indaba 2017.

30 Jan 17
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Step into the vivid visions of Tyler Spangler

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

This graphic designer uses music and emotion to create surreal artworks.

30 Jan 17
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Osborne Macharia’s latest work highlights the unsung achievements of Kenya’s female freedom fighters

Design News > Art & Photography

The Kenyan social media favourite is back with a new photo series.

30 Jan 17
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An alternative city inspired by nature

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Designed for one of the biggest development projects in Malaysia, this Forest City concept is built around a rainforest-like interior.

30 Jan 17
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Man-made Glass Mountains shimmer in the Israeli desert

Design News > Art & Photography

Millions of tiny glass shards piled up to artfully create glass dunes.

30 Jan 17
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Muxas: a short film by Ivan Olita

Design News > Film & Animation

“In Juchitán, as muxes, we are considered a third gender.”

30 Jan 17
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Tinker Friday: Meet Cairo-based tinkerer Dina Amin

Next Generation > Product Design

Egyptian designer Dina Amin takes apart everyday objects to create stop-motion shorts for her project Tinker Friday.

27 Jan 17
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Navigating African masculinity in mixed media art

Design News > Art & Photography

Internationally recognised South African illustrator Loyiso Mkize’s mixed media portraits.

27 Jan 17

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Q&A • 16 Aug 22

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Community living

Design News • 16 Aug 22

Mumbai-based architectural and design firm Community Design Agency is working together with community members to revitalise the Sanjaynagar slum >
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Design News • 16 Aug 22

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Mr Sandman

Design News • 16 Aug 22

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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