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The stories clothes can tell
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Shwe – The Wearable Library makes it their mission to bring to life the invisible stories behind the garments we wear.
19 Oct 16
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Intimate Strangers: Izinja zempilo
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Art & Photography
The third part of Intimate Strangers by South African Puleng Mogale is about brotherhood and friendship. Ride or die, friends to the end.
18 Oct 16
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Black Black Metal: The new wave of South African rock music
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Music & Sound Design
This is South Africa’s burgeoning punk and metal scene in the heart of Soweto.
18 Oct 16
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The Readi box provides communication in catastrophic situations
Next Generation
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Product Design
Should all else fail, this speaker unit helps you to keep in touch during a disaster.
18 Oct 16
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Senegalese sneakers by Nio Far
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Nnema, which means comfort, is the latest collection by Senegalese shoe brand Nio Far by Milcos.
18 Oct 16
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US student designs prosthetic hand-hack to aid one-handed violin player
Next Generation
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Product Design
3D printed prosthetic helps this aspiring violinist reach for her dream.
18 Oct 16
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Handing over the camera to former child brides
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Art & Photography
Veteran photographer Stephanie Sinclair teaches child brides to tell their own stories using basic photography.
18 Oct 16
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Upcycled chairs remember a childhood church congregation
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Product Design
"A Swimming Pool of Dreams" is the latest immersive project by London-based Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori, telling six narratives of people who pray.
17 Oct 16
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The first bee born in captivity
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Design Thinking
The Synthetic Apiary proposes an alternative living arrangement for bees.
17 Oct 16
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Heart-monitoring smart watch empowers wearers to live longer lives
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The iBeat is a life-saving wearable for every age.
17 Oct 16
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Hyperloop concept could be the railway transport of tomorrow
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Industrial Design
Take a look at SpaceX’s evolution of maglev trains.
17 Oct 16
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The drone you can eat
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Product Design
Edible and unmanned, this drone could be a game-changer for aid delivery.
17 Oct 16
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A unified African Identity with Daniel Ting Chong, OkayAfrica
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Graphic Design & Illustration
A new fashion range by Emerging Creative alumnus Daniel Ting Chong and OkayAfrica draws from the expressive nature of Africa’s national flags.
14 Oct 16
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Student’s website connects patients with LGBTQ-friendly healthcare providers
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Information Design
Healthcare in the United States (US) is a slippery slope for the LGBTQ community.
14 Oct 16
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When I think about you I text myself
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Interaction Design
Love in the time of human and machine: Control your impulse to send an emotional drunk message by sending it instead to a surrogate robot number.
14 Oct 16
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Pauline van Dongen’s latest invention is a shirt designed to correct your posture
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Eliminate slouching with this smart addition to your wardrobe.
14 Oct 16
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The chair that was designed by AI
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Product Design
It turns out that some of AI's best solutions are inspired by nature.
14 Oct 16
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Levoons: squeezable spoons to make baking a breeze
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Product Design
Dreamfarms’ ingenious measuring spoons take the guess work out of baking.
13 Oct 16
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Purgation: A new collection by SA designer Lukhanyo Mdingi
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The SS17 collection by South African fashion designer Lukhanyo Mdingi, shot against the dramatic colours of the Highveld.
13 Oct 16
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The answers are in the Cloud
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Information Design
If we wish to change the future, we must change the weather
13 Oct 16
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They Still Live: Ancient african art is resuscitated in urban settings
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Design Activism
Photography project They Still Live reconstructs African roots to build a bridge between ancient tribal art and modern tomorrows.
13 Oct 16
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Three cities that tackle modern civic problems successfully
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Urban & Landscape Design
Take a look at how city planners have found ways to manage 21st-century urban obstacles in these three cities.
13 Oct 16
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Apple's new videos help you stay healthy
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Graphic Design & Illustration
We talk to Johnny Kelly, the animator behind Apple's five new Health App videos: sleep, mindfulness, nutrition, activity and how everything is connected.
12 Oct 16
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Creativity burns across the African continent in Khuli Chana’s new music video
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Music & Sound Design
Shot in Ghana and produced by South African producers, One Source celebrates Africanness through collaboration.
12 Oct 16
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