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These surreal portraits explore ideas of culture, family, tradition, and gender
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Art & Photography
Ndidi Emefiele’s art addresses societal expectations of women in Nigeria.
12 Apr 18
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Six creative crowdfunding projects worth supporting this April
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Product Design
From a wordless graphic novel to a project to turn an olive farm into a retreat for creatives and even a project turning plastic into homeware.
12 Apr 18
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5 projects that are looking into the possible future of humans on Mars
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Product Design
To celebrate International Day of Human Space Flight here's a look at some projects that are looking into space exploration.
12 Apr 18
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Industrial design student introduces a refillable, more sustainable mascara
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Product Design
The refillable mascara that can be applied using a 3D printed fingertip, saving an estimated 25 mascara bottles from landfill per person over ten years.
11 Apr 18
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Joshua Kissi on disrupting and diversifying stock photography
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Art & Photography
The photographer and co-founder of TONL tells us why he decided to make images of the unrepresented his priority.
11 Apr 18
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Myles Loftin on the importance of representing black masculinity differently
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Design Activism
The #antenna2017 speaker takes us through the inspiration behind his multimedia project: Hooded.
11 Apr 18
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This film explores the legacy of colonial architecture in the Congo
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Film & Animation
The Tower – A Concrete Utopia explores the social afterlives of colonialist infrastructure in the Congolese city of Kinshasa.
11 Apr 18
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Designer Ying Gao uses fingerprint recognition to identify strangers
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Interaction Design
These ‘smart’ garments form part of her Possible Tomorrows project.
10 Apr 18
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Salooni creates a judgement-free space at festivals to discuss black hair
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Film & Animation
"We want women who leave the Salooni to feel beautiful and to feel celebrated."
10 Apr 18
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Alexandra Fruhstorfer uses design to find creative solutions for environmental problems
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Industrial Design
She explores the impact of alien species through food as well as how to make clothes more sustainable through a different kind of yarn.
9 Apr 18
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Three unique factors that are important to building a modern city
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Urban & Landscape Design
Here are three key takeaways from some of our Design Commons speakers.
9 Apr 18
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This centre offers a safe haven for Rwandan women who’ve escaped the unthinkable
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Design Activism
Inspired by Rwandan architecture, the Women’s Opportunity Centre is home to about 300 women.
7 Apr 18
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Cellphones hold a solution to infant mortality in Cameroon
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Information Design
Gifted Mom is a low-tech, m-health platform that aims to reduce the number of deaths of pregnant women and infants in Cameroon.
6 Apr 18
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The People’s Fridge is an effort to reduce food waste and combat hunger
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Design Activism
The city’s first community fridge is where the needy can help themselves to fresh food at zero cost.
6 Apr 18
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On how South Africa's small, forgotten towns inspired Five Fingers for Marseilles
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Film & Animation
"The idea of a South African Western was probably sparked from the numerous road trips we were doing around the country at the time.”
6 Apr 18
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This architect is helping to rebuild health facilities in disaster-hit areas
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Design Thinking
Partners In Health offer high-tech facilities where there would otherwise be very little care options in places like Haiti and Liberia.
6 Apr 18
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Thabisa Mjo on using bold product design to tell stories
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Product Design
"I consider design a form of story-telling and design is the medium through which those stories are told."
5 Apr 18
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Dutch designer Anton Karlsson on the importance of using humour to make people think
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Architecture & Interiors
He recently won a Rising Star award at the 2018 Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair for his range that is modelled on the digestive system.
5 Apr 18
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This designer uses bacteria to make colourful silk scarves
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Industrial Design
Are microorganisms even more useful than we previously thought?
5 Apr 18
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Thandiwe Msebenzi uses photography to expose the consequences of misogyny
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Art & Photography
"I am harassed at least five times a day, 35 times per week...Now imagine what that must do to one psychologically.”
5 Apr 18
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Plenty aims to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city
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Urban & Landscape Design
Plenty’s mission is to give each city a hub to grow organic herbs and vegetables locally and indoors.
5 Apr 18
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Meet the Congolese designer who has worked with Kanye, Jay Z & Rihanna
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The designer talks about her new label, shaking up stereotypes and creating jobs over charity in Kinshasa.
4 Apr 18
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Meet the world's first drone costume designer
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Product Design
Before industrial designer, Léa Pereyre, started working at Verity Studios the job description of "drone costume designer" did not exist.
4 Apr 18
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Scientists design liquid barrier to protect coral reefs from UV damage
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Design Thinking
As the world’s temperatures rise, a threat to marine life is mounting in the form of sun bleaching. These researchers may have the solution.
4 Apr 18
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