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The Iota Project: blending bespoke furniture creation with social upliftment

Design Frontiers > Industrial Design

These beautiful handmade objects are creating jobs for unemployed women.

17 Mar 17
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A look into the volume of the internet

Design News > Information Design

How much do you know about the design of the worldwide web?

16 Mar 17
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Data Oruwari: Master of the micropen

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

“Creativity is my religion, so I’m always finding new ways to bring things to life.”

16 Mar 17
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South African photographer shortlisted in 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

Design News > Art & Photography

Cole Ndelu’s arresting entry was inspired by the #FeesMustFall movement.

16 Mar 17
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Using technology to reimagine the documentation of human suffering

Design News > Art & Photography

Photographer Richard Mosse’s latest work opens at the Barbican.

16 Mar 17
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RiverBlue

Design News > Film & Animation

This film documents the unspoken cost of the global fashion industry.

15 Mar 17
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Eco-friendly digs for the modern nomad

Design News > Creative Economy

The University of Porto (UPTEC), Portuguese startup Ecocubo created a prefab perfect for travellers.

15 Mar 17
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Nana Oforiatta – Ayim and the encyclopaedia of African art and culture

Design News > African Design

African art, advancements, innovations and magic all in one place.

15 Mar 17
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Reframing assumptions about ‘African art’

Next Generation > Graphic Design & Illustration

A young illustrator who celebrates international influences rather than confined fidelity.

15 Mar 17
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StelooLive: An experimental, electronic soundscape in Accra

Design News > Music & Sound Design

In this live mix of fashion, art and sound, Accra-based trail-blazer Dj Steloo creates an experimental soundscape using glass, spoons and cans as instruments.

14 Mar 17
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A step closer to stretchable, soft electronics

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

Stanford University researchers use a soup additive to create the next generation of flexible electronics.

14 Mar 17
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Permanent Alien focuses on stories from the Asian American diaspora

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography

“What if we made a comic featuring people who looked like us for people who look like us?”

14 Mar 17
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Falling: Representing depression through art

Design News > Art & Photography

This artist depicts her longstanding experience of mental disorder in disturbing style.

13 Mar 17
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New subversive hip hop from Kenyan artist Muthoni Drummer Queen

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Kenyan rapper and singer, Muthoni Drummer Queen’s latest song is hip-hop activism at its finest.

13 Mar 17
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The Scene of Childhood

Design News > Art & Photography

Photographer Lionel Jusseret captures the magical ways that autistic children communicate.

13 Mar 17
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The carbon cost of your cocaine

Opinion > Design Thinking

In the sixth edition of Do The Green Thing, the eco-warriors reveal the carbon footprint associated with every line of cocaine.

13 Mar 17
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This tampon packaging brings an important part of menstruation out of hiding

Design News > Product Design

Thinx Tampons has gone where no tampon maker has dared go before.

13 Mar 17
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Young, fashionable and made in Dakar

Video Interviews > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Three young fashion designers on being creative and running fashion houses in Dakar.

10 Mar 17
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The Five Fields Play Structure by Matter Design

Design News > Design Thinking

This playground stimulates the imagination and encourages creativity.

10 Mar 17
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Panâh: An ethical fashion production house in Kenya

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

This African production house produces high quality clothes for international brands.

10 Mar 17
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Using soybeans to create vegan leather

Design News > Design Thinking

We can now add soybeans to the list of cruelty-free leather alternatives.

9 Mar 17
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Remembering Chinese Photographer Ren Hang

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography

The 29-year old provocateur leaves behind an awe-inspiring body of work.

9 Mar 17
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Photographer captures the nuances of a South African township

Design News > Art & Photography

In an ongoing project, photographer Andile Bhala looks to capture the beauty of Soweto.

9 Mar 17
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Can you spot the women in these chaotic, illustrated ads?

Design News > Design Activism

This ad campaign highlights the lack of women in the Egyptian workforce.

8 Mar 17

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