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  • Photo by Jean-Baptiste Joire
    Producer Ibaaku on the avant-garde in Senegal
    Design News > African Design / Music & Sound Design
    Alien Cartoon marked the birth of a new wave of music in Senegal. Its creator Ibaaku tells us about what inspired the album. >
    6 Jul 16
  • A core theme of the What Design Can Do conference explores what Africa can do for Europe. These are the experts called upon for answers.
    Four ways Africa can influence design
    Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Information Design
    A core theme of the What Design Can Do conference explores what Africa can do for Europe. These are the experts called upon for answers. >
    1 Jul 16
  • B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West Berlin 1979 - 1989
    B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West Berlin 1979-1989
    Design News > Music & Sound Design
    The documentary film is a first-hand account of West Berlin’s decadent and chaotic nightlife from before the curtain fell. >
    26 Jan 16
  • "Birds of Dakar" Fall/Winter 2015 by Selly Raby Kane.
    Selly Raby Kane's "Birds of Dakar" collection
    Lookbook > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design
    Birds of a feather flock with denizens of the deep in experimental fashion designer Selly Raby Kane's Fall/Winter 2015 collection. >
    10 Jun 15
  • Shoppy Bike.
    Shopping in style
    Design News > Urban & Landscape Design
    Stylish, silent, sexy, Italian and great for shopping. The Shoppy Bike sounds like many a stylista's dream... >
    24 Oct 10
  • Mint Designs.
    Made in Japan
    Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design
    Future Beauty is an exhibition that examines how Japanese fashion refined couture, challenged notions of beauty and turned fashion into art. >
    15 Sep 10
  • Cotton khadi form India. Photo courtesy of Heartwear.
    Crafts: A matter of scale and pace
    Opinion > Craft
    Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort writes about the craft of smaller scale, slower pace and sustainable style. >
    2 Feb 09
  • Form follows food
    Design News > Food Design / Architecture & Interiors
    Jaime Hayón has collaborated with chef Paco Roncero to design a new restaurant interior for La Terraza del Casino de Madrid. >
    2 Nov 07
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