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Tracing the intersecting lines of African food
Tuleka Prah tells us why the representation of African food needs a makeover, and how she plans on doing it.
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Eating and shitting, Milan-style
Design Academy Eindhoven’s “Eat Shit” exhibition at Ventura Lambrate looks at the myriad ways our lives revolve around human waste.
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Finding hope in rope
Sep Verboom's new lamp and stool at Milan Design Week 2015 were inspired by a rope-making community in the Philippines.
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A sci-fi journey through post-apocalyptic Ethiopia
The movie “Crumbs” is a surreal love story written and directed by a Spaniard, filmed in Ethiopia with an all-local cast. Is this the future of globalisation?
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The power of the “on” switch
As part of UNESCO's International Year of Light, Ghana is looking at how light design and technology can lead to sustainable development.
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Designer Q&A: Matthew Olckers
This graffiti enthusiast turns his fascination with the art into a book capturing the often fleeting artworks and stories behind them.
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