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Jo-anne Kowalski rewrites the rules of the textile industry
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Copenhagen-based textile designer Jo-anne Kowalski is continually learning and unlearning her way around her industry’s technologies.
18 Sep 15
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Community activists are helping fight malnutrition in Angola
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Design Activism
Trained Angolan volunteers treat approximately 50 children a week using Valid International's acute malnutrition programme.
18 Sep 15
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A true-to-scale illustration of our solar system
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Design Thinking
Two space boffins have built a true-to-scale model of the solar system in the Nevada Desert, and it's mesmerizing.
18 Sep 15
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Jo Ratcliffe's black and white images show the eerie silence that remains after war
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Art & Photography
Photographer Jo Ratcliffe investigates how the land we live on can bear the permanent, emotional marks of its history. In this series she focuses on Angola.
18 Sep 15
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Buddy: The next generation smart wearable for dogs
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Product Design
Lighting, GPS tracking, health sensors, and home automation are all features in Squeaker’s new dog collar.
17 Sep 15
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Botswana's solar hearing aid goes global
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Design Thinking
Six years ago, Deaftronics created a solar-powered hearing aid battery charger from a workshop in Botswana. Now, the tech is going global.
17 Sep 15
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Burkina Faso is home to Francophone Africa’s first “fab lab”
Design News
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Design Thinking
Burkina Faso is home to OugaLab, the first fabrication lab in the French-speaking region of Africa.
17 Sep 15
00:03:36
Tim Lindsay: Awarding creative excellence in advertising
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Creative Economy
CEO of advertising and design awards show D&AD, Tim Lindsay, explains what he thinks gives agencies that winning edge.
17 Sep 15
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Home sweet home on Mars
Design News
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Industrial Design
French 3D-printing team Fabulous has designed a dome-like, Martian habitat for space exploration.
17 Sep 15
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Nairobi Design Week founder says the time for African design is now
Inside View
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Industrial Design
Industrial designer Adrian Jankowiak unpacks the landscape of African design from where he’s standing.
17 Sep 15
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The history of apartheid is still alive in contemporary South Africa
Design News
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Art & Photography
Startling juxtapositions show the patterns of apartheid are still alive in modern day South Africa.
17 Sep 15
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In advertising you need talent and means, but it's the talent that's the magic part
Design News
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Creative Economy
TBWA\Angola's creative director Miguel Reis on advertising in Africa, the importance of advertising festivals, and why he loathes industry trends.
16 Sep 15
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Cécile Dormeau laughs off body image issues through illustrations
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
French illustrator Cécile Dormeau's illustrations and GIFs are a colourful reminder that our bodies are all different and imperfect, and that's okay.
16 Sep 15
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Nigerian students design software for visually impaired mobile users
Next Generation
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Product Design
Obafemi Awolowo University engineering students have built Humane – an app to make smartphone features more accessible to the blind.
16 Sep 15
00:06:19
Zuby Onwuta on ThinkAndZoom, the revolutionary tech wearable
Video Interviews
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Product Design
Tech innovator Zuby Onwuta has designed a tech wearable that will help the visually impaired perform daily tasks.
16 Sep 15
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Chew your coffee: It’s good for your brain
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
Go Cubes may be the next best thing for those willing to forgo the artsy coffee-crave Instagram post.
16 Sep 15
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Edson Chagas' photographs are simple and striking
Design News
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Art & Photography
Edson Chagas, the acclaimed Angolan artist, is taking his photographs to the MoMA.
16 Sep 15
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Sandbag housing solution opens doors for home ownership in Nakuru
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
Design organisation, Orkistudio has created a sustainable housing alternative for Kenyan locals while providing a platform to increase family incomes.
16 Sep 15
00:37:05
Stanley Hainsworth on two decades of building distinct brands
Talks
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Design Thinking
In a talk peppered with audience laughter, Stanley Hainsworth shares his wisdom on branding the cultural icons of our time.
15 Sep 15
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Trailer: Stanley Hainsworth on two decades of building distinct brands
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Design Thinking
In a talk peppered with audience laughter, Stanley Hainsworth shares his wisdom on branding the cultural icons of our time.
15 Sep 15
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Primary school in Angola gets an upgrade from parents
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
A dilapidated primary school in the Capalanga district, Angola received a much needed revamp from parents and community members.
15 Sep 15
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Yonamine explores African history through art
Design News
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Art & Photography
Angolan artist Yonamine creates ever-changing art in a variety of disciplines.
15 Sep 15
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Designing functional fashion for disabled bodies
Design News
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Fashion design student Lucy Jones has created a guide to designing stylish clothing adapted to wheelchair-bound individuals.
15 Sep 15
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Something Borrowed: Collage artist B. D. Graft goes back to paper and glue
Next Generation
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Art & Photography
German collage artist Brian de Graft started creating art as a pleasant distraction from his studies and it soon became his obsession.
15 Sep 15
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