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Two Cape Town brothers on starting one of the world's biggest online learning platforms
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Information Design
"Rather than tearing down the structures that exist, it is far better to use the best of the old and the best of the new."
8 Mar 18
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On the dying practice of female facial tattoos in North Africa
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Art & Photography
Photographer Yumna Al-Arashi travelled to villages in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia to document the disappearing custom of female facial tattoos.
8 Mar 18
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Replace pads, tampons and cups with this eco-friendly alternative
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Product Design
One WUKA is said to replace 100 tampons or pads from polluting the planet.
8 Mar 18
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Lebo Mashile breathes inner life into the story of Saartjie Baartman
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Art & Photography
“For the first time, Saartjie's life as an artist and as a performer – because she defined herself as an artist – made a lot of sense to me."
7 Mar 18
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Swedish design gallery celebrates the monumental failures of the product design world
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Product Design
We so often learn about the breakthroughs, the triumphs and innovations of creativity – what about the blunders?
7 Mar 18
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Yannis Davy Guibinga interrogates the colour black and its relation to death
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Art & Photography
The artist’s new photo series unpacks the colour black as a symbol of darkness, mourning and death.
7 Mar 18
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Here are some highlights from Design Indaba 2018!
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Urban & Landscape Design
This year's Design Indaba was a multi-sensory event that brought together creatives from all over the world.
7 Mar 18
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This stylish and smart clothing range stretches as your children grow
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Product Design
Redesigning children's garments to lower costs and minimise environmental impact.
7 Mar 18
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This enhanced man-made skin graft helps burn victims heal
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Design Thinking
By combining collagen skin grafts with healthy skin cells, an MIT researcher created a scaffold that heals burn victims faster.
6 Mar 18
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The Ki Ecobe shoe doesn’t use a single drop of glue
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Product Design
The revolutionary, modular footwear can be self-assembled in less than five minutes.
6 Mar 18
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Nixie Girl rethinks menstrual cups for a new generation
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Product Design
Redesigning menstrual products to appeal to a younger market.
6 Mar 18
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How do you tackle piracy, the refugee crisis and learning new language using design?
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Design Thinking
These Design Indaba 2017 speakers are leading the way.
6 Mar 18
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Côte d'Ivoire-based artist, Kadarik uses pop art as social commentary
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Art & Photography
Pop Art that analyses modern society using, the Joker, Spiderman and Wonder Woman.
5 Mar 18
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In pictures: The Tolerance Traveling Poster Show at Design Indaba 2018
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The idea behind the nomadic exhibition is to spread a simple message of humanity and reach the maximum amount of people.
5 Mar 18
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Morag Myerscough turns concrete jungles into spaces of belonging
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Urban & Landscape Design
The artist talks us through her giant centrepiece for Design Indaba Festival 2018, Embrace The Unknown.
5 Mar 18
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Meet the women who are leading by design
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Design Thinking
Design Indaba 2018 had the biggest contingent of women speakers and this is what they had to say.
2 Mar 18
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9 Design Indaba speakers that told us more about the future of architecture
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Architecture & Interiors
How can the built world be improved? Take a look at the different approaches to architecture innovation presented by our speakers this year.
1 Mar 18
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Sarah Waiswa explores the persecution of those with albinism
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Art & Photography
Called Stranger In a Familiar Land, her photo series addresses the treatment of those with the condition in Africa.
1 Mar 18
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Campbell Addy is disrupting the homogeneity of stock photography
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Art & Photography
The photographer’s partnership with Getty Images is diversifying their imagery.
28 Feb 18
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Hyphen Labs is using VR to create safe spaces for women of colour
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Interaction Design
This VR project began when Ashley Baccus-Clark realised that there is no sunscreen that caters to her skin tone.
28 Feb 18
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On prioritising walking as a way to design cities differently
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Urban & Landscape Design
“Designing walkable cities enables us to start with the street – the essence of the city.”
27 Feb 18
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In the Shadow of the Pyramids explores memory and identity in Egypt
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Art & Photography
A long-term personal look at how the everyday citizens of Egypt and how things have changed in years since the Arab Spring.
27 Feb 18
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Es Devlin on creating visual voices for stars like Kanye West, Beyonce and Adele
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Music & Sound Design
Devlin shared never before seen sketches with the Design Indaba audience and gave a deeper insight into her process.
26 Feb 18
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Best moments of the final day of Design Indaba Conference 2018
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Design Thinking
And that's a wrap! Take a look at our speakers' most poignant messages delivered the last day of conference.
23 Feb 18
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