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Could the flying B-Droid help bees with pollination?
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Design Thinking
Scientist develops another robotic pollinator
9 Jan 17
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South African photographer takes us into one of Cape Town’s oldest traditions
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Art & Photography
The Cape Town Minstrel Carnival is an annual celebration of renewal in Cape Town, South Africa.
9 Jan 17
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Meet the surfers of the Gaza Strip
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Film & Animation
A community looking to the waves of the Mediterranean for relief.
9 Jan 17
01:21
The Micro Wind Turbine: A portable, collapsible energy source
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Product Design
This compact turbine is perfect for a nomadic lifestyle.
9 Jan 17
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Not a plastic bag
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Product Design
India’s EnviGreen pushes 100 per cent biodegradable, edible alternatives to plastic.
6 Jan 17
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Wheelchair-friendly baby stroller for differently-abled parents
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Product Design
A high school student has created a baby carrier wheelchair for a differently-abled parent to stroll with their newborn
6 Jan 17
00:02:48
Molly Keogh: West African textiles, contemporary style
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
We talk to the designer behind the Accra-based fashion brand Osei-Duro.
6 Jan 17
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Free the nipple: LED teats contest censorship on Facebook
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Design Activism
Anonymous Spanish art collective Luzinterruptus create a carpet of glowing nipples outside Madrid's Facebook office to protest against censorship.
5 Jan 17
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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Design News
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Food Design
This facility safeguards the building blocks of agriculture.
5 Jan 17
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Mamaope: A jacket that detects pneumonia
Design News
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Design Activism
A Ugandan graduate designed a high-tech wearable to fight the scourge of pneumonia in Sub-Saharan Africa.
5 Jan 17
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Algorithmically designed jewellery by Nervous System
Design News
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Made from brass and rubber, the Corollaria collection is inspired by science and technology.
5 Jan 17
00:01:37
Hattie Newman: Creator of paper worlds
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Art & Photography
London-based set designer and paper artist Hattie Newman is in love with tactile things.
30 Dec 16
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Modern day Dracula and the plight of immigrants
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Film & Animation
Artists adapt the classic tale of Dracula to explore the immigrant rights in the United States.
28 Dec 16
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The adventures of unconventional women
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Information Design
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is a collection of alternative bedtime stories for girls.
26 Dec 16
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How an artist is helping rebuild Haiti
Design News
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Design Activism
The Konbit Shelter is a sustainable building project in Haiti
23 Dec 16
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Smokeless cooking in Kenya
Design News
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Design Activism
Fighting lower respiratory infection with innovative design.
23 Dec 16
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Things we learnt in 2016
Design News
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Design Thinking
We share a few of the interesting, incredible and sometimes unbelievable things we learnt on Design Indaba this year.
23 Dec 16
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Minerae: Another way to touch light
Design News
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Interaction Design
This conceptual designer thinks of ways to make new connections between us and our environment.
23 Dec 16
00:02:49
Gemma O'Brien: The art of lettering
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Letter artist Gemma O'Brien talks about the appeal of the handmade and the way that the shape of words can capture the character of a place.
22 Dec 16
02:37
Beginning of Life
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Music & Sound Design
Take a look at the live production that depicted the earliest years of life on Earth.
22 Dec 16
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Spying on a thief in this fascinating documentary
Design News
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Film & Animation
Film student Anthony van der Meer made a documentary tracking his stolen phone and the thief who stole it
21 Dec 16
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Sailing the Seine on a ferry powered by human energy
Design Frontiers
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Industrial Design
The latest eco-design from Carlo Ratti Associati takes human efficiency to the next level.
21 Dec 16
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Anti-Human: An avant-garde photo series from the Kolor Art Collective
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Art & Photography
Rio de Janeiro’s Kolor Art Collective present their latest photo series highlighting animal abuse
20 Dec 16
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Cleaning up outer space with Kounotori’s electrified tether
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Industrial Design
Scientists are testing ways to clear up the new problem of space pollution.
20 Dec 16
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Blurring disciplinary boundaries, Cape Town-based creative Mikhailia Petersen builds intricate narratives in her photo series.
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24 Oct 22
Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kenyaa Mzee’s latest visual collection is exhibiting at Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town in October.
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Parking off
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24 Oct 22
Design Indaba, Beefeater Gin and I Love The Dough collaborated on turning a pavement into a community-minded parklet.
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Iconic furniture design studio Herman Miller collaborated with Danish design brand HAY on a collection that reimagines the classic Eames collection.
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