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Can you spot the women in these chaotic, illustrated ads?
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Art & Photography
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Design Activism
This ad campaign highlights the lack of women in the Egyptian workforce.
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8 Mar 17
Kasha: Rwanda’s digital solution to a pervasive problem
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African Design
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Information Design
Access to information and basic services can help women progress in the developing areas.
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8 Mar 17
Emulating female power through fashion
Next Generation
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Thebe Magugu pays homage to the important people in his life with original couture.
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8 Mar 17
Plastic Utopia by photographer Henri Blommers
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Art & Photography
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Design Activism
This Netherlands-based photographer captures human waste within nature.
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7 Mar 17
How do we perceive others and ourselves?
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Film & Animation
Gaze is a new South African web series deconstructing the art of seeing others.
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7 Mar 17
Recharging Mount Olivella with thousands of trees
Design Frontiers
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Art & Photography
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Design Activism
This ambitious art intervention breathes new life into a devastated area.
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7 Mar 17
SONOP primary school gets a solar powered upgrade
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Design Activism
Design Indaba partnered with SolarWorld Africa (Pty) Ltd and On Track to give this school a sustainable update.
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6 Mar 17
Swahili launches on Duolingo
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Information Design
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Interaction Design
At Design Indaba 2017, Luis Von Ahn launches the first African language course on Duolingo.
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3 Mar 17
Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s not there
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Design Thinking
Poo. We’re talking about poo.
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3 Mar 17
Kamila Iżykowicz’s RITU range reflects the different stages in a woman’s cycle
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
This global grad’s jewellery collection emits soothing scents when you engage with it.
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3 Mar 17
Koen Vanmechelen’s Cosmopolitan Chicken lands in South Africa
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Design Thinking
The Belgian multidisciplinary artist brings his biocultural diversity project to Design Indaba 2017.
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3 Mar 17
Things we learnt from Kate Moross
Design Frontiers
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Design Thinking
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Graphic Design & Illustration
It’s better to have a hole in your team than an asshole.
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2 Mar 17
The Sounds of Nightscape: Part 3
Design Frontiers
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Music & Sound Design
The final act of our inaugural musical celebration has arrived.
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2 Mar 17
We Forgive You
Design News
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Design Thinking
Dutch designers Lernert & Sander send a message to their imitators.
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2 Mar 17
A patient and caregiver centred chair by Rhys Jones
Product Spotlight
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
Industrial design graduate Rhys Jones and his neonatal chair.
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2 Mar 17
The intersection of fashion, design and technology
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Design Activism
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The Rayn Jacket is a universal waterproof coat inspired by wheelchair users.
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2 Mar 17
The Sounds of Nightscape: Part 2
Design Frontiers
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Music & Sound Design
Missed out on the first night? There are still two more days of Nightscape left.
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1 Mar 17
Olafur Eliasson previews his new Little Sun Diamond at DI 2017
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Design Thinking
Ending the first day of Conference with lightness, Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson gives the audience a sneak peak at his new the Little Sun Diamond.
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1 Mar 17
Addressing inequality with what3words and Gateway Health Institute
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Design Activism
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Design Thinking
A collaboration between Gateway Health Institute and what3words to improve the lives of South Africans.
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1 Mar 17
Capturing Cape Town’s scent with Kaja Solgaard Dahl
Next Generation
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
This designer is fascinated with creativity that uplifts our sensory experiences.
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1 Mar 17
Behind the visuals: Design Indaba 2017 Campaign by Grid
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African Design
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Information Design
Take a look at the ideas behind the graphic design campaign for Design Indaba Festival 2017.
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28 Feb 17
New York’s School of Visual Arts brings its Underground Images exhibition to Design Indaba Festival 2017
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Underground Images is a collection of more than 50 posters created at SVA for display in the NY subway system.
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27 Feb 17
Design Indaba 2017 features a royal flush of Scandinavian speakers
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Creative Economy
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Design Thinking
Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland are all accounted for at this year’s Design Indaba Conference.
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27 Feb 17
Architecture runs deeper than the built environment
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Architecture & Interiors
Architecture is the thread that binds these Design Indaba speakers in their creative pursuits.
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27 Feb 17
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