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Eliminate wrinkles by applying a ‘second skin’
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A new, “second skin” solution to wrinkles could also lead to more medical advancements.
16 May 16
00:06:29
Rich Mnisi on building a fresh fashion brand in South Africa
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
South African designer Rich Mnisi shares his creative journey (catwalk included) as part of the Global Graduates selection at Design Indaba Conference 2016.
13 May 16
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When life hands you elephant dung, make paper
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Product Design
Kenyan entrepreneurs are protecting their environment by turning elephant dung into paper.
13 May 16
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Pop culture and people inspire Monde Mabaso’s illustrations
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Design Indaba 2016 Emerging Creative, Monde Mabaso is a Johannesburg-based illustrator who finds inspiration through this thriving city.
13 May 16
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Oded Ezer designs the Life/Death t-shirt
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Product Design
Tel Aviv-based graphic design artist Oded Exer designed a t-shirt to help refugees.
13 May 16
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Portable surgical sterilisation suitcase
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Product Design
Eniware is a new sterilisation system that aims to have a positive impact on health care in developing countries.
13 May 16
00:03:27
Alfredo Brillembourg: Architecture as a response to social issues
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Design Activism
Alfredo Brillembourg’s work addresses the housing crisis and poverty through architecture.
13 May 16
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The Honey: Representations of blackness as power
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Art & Photography
Rendani Nemakhavhani's dynamic photo series "The Honey" turns away from blackness as struggle.
13 May 16
00:05:20
Jeanne Gang: The architecture of policing in America
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Urban & Landscape Design
Founder of Studio Gang, Jeanne Gang talks about how architecture can help address police brutality in America.
12 May 16
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Budapest-based brand NewFoldr champions cardboard electronics
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Product Design
NewFoldr aims to create a recyclable electronics movement to challenge the global e-waste issue
12 May 16
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"Inside Ya Body" looks inside the body for inspiration
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Jack Sachs' solo installation takes a quirky, animated look at the inside of the human body.
12 May 16
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Artist’s mock machine guns are sculpted from old typewriters
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Design Activism
Denver-based Ravi Zupa brings gun violence to the fore in “Mightier Than”.
12 May 16
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Snail shell shelter brings user closer to nature
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Architecture & Interiors
Helix is a micro-architecture structure that can shelter one nomadic individual.
12 May 16
00:04:36
Tony Gum: Young, carefree, made in Africa
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Art & Photography
Labelled the coolest girl in Cape Town, “Artist in learning” Tony Gum tells us about her creative philosophy and why she is often her own muse.
11 May 16
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Three innovative solutions to water shortage in South Africa
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Product Design
These three ideas were submitted to Hack4Water, an initiative aimed to help solve some of SAs water challenges.
11 May 16
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Treating mental illness with virtual reality
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Interaction Design
An Oxford University study tested virtual simulation on sufferers of severe paranoia, with positive results.
11 May 16
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Swawou School for Girls finally opens its doors to students in Sierra Leone
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
Orkidstudio unveils its free-education school in eastern Sierra Leone after the Ebola outbreak put the project on hold.
11 May 16
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The FoodShare Truck: Fresh produce at affordable prices
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Design Activism
The travelling food market offers fresh produce at cheaper prices to locals that otherwise can’t access or afford it.
11 May 16
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Photographer documents the unseen life of Senegal’s talibes
Design News
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Design Activism
Photojournalist Mario Cruz’s photobook explores the harsh lives of Senegal’s modern child slaves.
11 May 16
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Revitalising Detroit by giving homes to writers
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Design Activism
Write A House is a non-profit that provides vocational training to Detroit locals while trying to stabilise a city in decline.
11 May 16
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Transforming London’s Trafalgar Square into a crazy golf course
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Interaction Design
Designed by the late Zaha Hadid, the undulating course will be futuristic, functional, fun and free for the public.
10 May 16
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Sundial installation 3D-printed with sheets of plastic
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Urban & Landscape Design
Contemporary sundial uses solar data to change shape according to the natural trajectory of the sun.
10 May 16
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New African Photography Exhibition hosted in New York
Next Generation
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Art & Photography
African artists and photographers are getting some serious attention and exposure overseas. Here's a look at one current exhibition in New York.
10 May 16
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Recent innovations in nanowire technology could lead to self-cooling clothing
Design News
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Product Design
A more flexible, environmentally sound, safer nanowire array has the potential to revolutionise occupations like fire fighting.
10 May 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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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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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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