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Rays of sunshine
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Urban & Landscape Design
Atelier Nomadic’s luxury bamboo treehouses are inspired by Mobula Rays
20 Feb 22
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Travel, exploration and wonder
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Creative Economy
We explore what informs Amy-Leigh Braaf’s restless creativity
20 Feb 22
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The man behind the mask(s)
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We chat to artist Kip Omolade about his new Diovadiova Chrome series
20 Feb 22
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An Architect’s Agenda
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David Adjaye’s first design for Ghana’s visionary healthcare initiative to be built in 2022
14 Feb 22
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Metaverse Multiples
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Keiken’s interactive gaming installation uses tech to explore different states of being
14 Feb 22
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Deconstructing dreams
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Creative Economy
Akshar Maganbeharie’s portraits of pop stars and movie icons celebrate and vilify fame and pop culture
14 Feb 22
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Dress Code
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Product Design
Lalaland is scooping awards for revolutionising digital fashion via photorealistic AI models
14 Feb 22
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Flipping the script
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Product Design
Pandemic lockdowns inspired Mina Kasirifar’s multifunctional sensory furniture for kids
6 Feb 22
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Setting down roots
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Product Design
DRIFT’s LED-lit Tree of Ténéré finds a permanent home in Dallas, Texas
6 Feb 22
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Paying homage to the matriarchy
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Craft
Nokukhanya Charity Vilakazi’s work explores the power of the stories African grandmothers tell their grandchildren.
6 Feb 22
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Light my wire
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Craft
A contemporary spin on telephone wire weaving makes for a range of mesmerising pendants.
6 Feb 22
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A look into the work of Luke Rudman
Lookbook
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Luke Rudman uses performance art, photography and painting to explore queerness.
3 Feb 22
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Upward mobility
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Urban & Landscape Design
Stefano Boeri Architectti brings urban forestry to social housing in Eindhoven
31 Jan 22
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The body eclectic
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Queerness and environmentalism are central to the work of Luke Rudman
31 Jan 22
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Tsonga Pride
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
adidas and fashion designer Rich Mnisi unveil sizzling performance wear
30 Jan 22
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Animals crossing
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Ardmore launches its ravishing Jabula Ceramic Collection
30 Jan 22
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Announcing Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives Class of 2022
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African Design
This unique developmental programme offers gifted young creatives a platform to gain exposure and grow their careers
25 Jan 22
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Unmissable monographs
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Graphic Design & Illustration
We celebrate two titles by designers in the service of joy and collective wellbeing
21 Jan 22
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Colour Pop
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Art & Photography
An Olimpia Zagnoli retrospective, held in her home town, pays homage to her witty creations
21 Jan 22
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Make it snappy
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Product Design
Exploring how the built environment might respond to the harsh conditions of climate change.
21 Jan 22
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Glass Act
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Art & Photography
Artist Kit Paulson has a heart of glass
14 Jan 22
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Block party
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Architecture & Interiors
iheartblob’s Fungible/Non-fungible Pavilion paves the way for us to all become architects
14 Jan 22
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Cakes and oil
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Product Design
Four students from The Design Village in India have found a sustainable solution to packaging edible oil
14 Jan 22
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Woodkid
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Design Activism
Driving a car powered by discarded wood, across forgotten parts of Germany, is performance art with a difference.
14 Jan 22
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