Jehan Latief

Tanzanian photographer dispels menstruation taboos

Elizabeth Mwambulukutu uses visual arts to tackle underlying perceptions in her country. >
Making sense of Ghana’s built environment with architect Alice Asafu-Adjaye

Design needs to be driven more by people’s needs and less by ego, says the architect. >
Art collective tells painful stories of the displaced

Foundland Collective uses research, art and design to track the traumatic stories of people affected by forced migration. >
On designing spaces with people's mental health in mind

Siphilele Magagula on life after her conceptual Empathy Museum, fundraising to continue her studies and creating more spaces that heal. >
Somali Architecture students are stitching back the country's built heritage digitally

The collective has been invited to represent the country at this year's London Design Biennale. >
Looking to Afrofuturism 3.0

"Before you actually physically pursue freedom or build a better future you have to imagine it first." >
What a cup of tea teaches us about the value of water

Shaakira Jassat's ThirTEA for One project highlights the hidden footprint in the lifecycle of the products we consume. >
Minimal Exposure on careful, considered, slow fashion

“I find it difficult to call ourselves a fashion brand because the term fashion to me implies fast and fleeting.” >
How architecture shapes national identity and helps us understand history

“We shape our buildings, and afterwards, our buildings shape us.” >
How GetSmarter’s distance learning overhaul created a $100m company

The brothers Sam & Rob Paddock explain the "deliberate design" behind the e-learning empire's success. >
Future forms of concrete, plastic could be both sustainable and eco-friendly

“The polymers can be chemically recycled and reused, in principle, infinitely.” >
Lebo Mashile on her life and how poetry and books became a lifeline

“Criss-crossing, jumping identities has been the story of my life.” >
This children's home enables residents to be part of the construction process

Langbos makes use of a simplified building process that ensures that anyone can build, eliminating heavy, expensive equipment and hard labour. >
South Africa meets Japan while design meets culture

“Ultimately, we believe that our uniqueness does not come from specific elements of African or Asian cultures, it just stems from us." >
Design is all-encompassing but is it always all-inclusive?

Hidden Women of Design is a series of talks committed to encouraging and supporting female designers. >
Meet Carolyn Davidson, the woman behind the iconic Nike Swoosh

The retired graphic designer created the logo while she was still a student at Portland State University. The job earned her $35 back then. >
A new look at gangsterism in South African townships

A creative alternative to fighting gangsterism in South Africa. >

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