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MBOISA: Beauty is in art's ability to move, says Haroon Gunn-Salie

Video Interviews > Art & Photography

Haroon Gunn-Salie's exhibition has the distinctive ability to influence the viewer, says nominator Aaron Kohn. >

7 Jan 16
Life Without War explores the ordinary things lost to war

Design News > Art & Photography

Turkish artist doodles normal life to show the ways that war has robbed Syrian children. >

4 Jan 16
Paper Prison lets the user experience Mandela’s Robben Island cell

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

The Mandela inspired Paper Prison lauded as one of this year’s most creative designs, according to AIGA. >

1 Jan 16
Adam Hoens draws lines between old and new school Hip Hop

Lookbook > Art & Photography / Music & Sound Design

Using his pencil and paint, Canadian-born artist Adam Hoens recreates the biggest names in the Hip Hop industry. >

28 Dec 15
Graffiti increased the property value in this Miami neighbourhood

FilmFestFriday > Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography

The Walls of Change project is transforming an industrial neighbourhood in Miami into the heart of street art. >

18 Dec 15
"Streets of Addis": Celebrating the many realities of Ethiopia's capital

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

This photographic series by Ethiopian graphic designer Girma Berta celebrates Addis Ababa's people and street culture. >

15 Dec 15
Exhibition in New York exposes one of the world’s most contaminated rivers

Design News > Art & Photography

Artist Vibha Galhotra's ABSUR-CITY-PITY-DITY explores the impact of toxic pollution in India’s Yamuna River. >

14 Dec 15
Erik Kessels: The era of democratisation

Video Interviews > Art & Photography

From shop window dresser as a child to children’s TV producer as an adult, and much else in between, Erik Kessels is a crossover "communicator". >

10 Dec 15
Erik Kessels

Erik Kessels is a Dutch artist, designer and curator with a great interest in photography. >

10 Dec 15
LifePrint photos come alive in your hands

Product Spotlight > Art & Photography / Design Thinking

Augmented reality photographs are able to come alive as though the user were holding a GIF in their hands. >

9 Dec 15
Tomorrow’s Meatball explores what we’ll be serving up 20 years from now

Design News > Art & Photography / Food Design

A collaborative investigation into the future of food as told by eight weird-looking meatballs. >

9 Dec 15
Dillion S Phiri

Dillion S Phiri is the founder and creative director of Creative Nestlings. >

8 Dec 15
Alchemy of Waste fosters a “waste-not wonderland” through arts-based projects

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism / Film & Animation

This collective aims to encourage upcycling by documenting the stories of “dumpster divers, tinkerers, and circuit hackers”. >

7 Dec 15
World Aids Day: The making of the #LifeBeyondHIV mural in Khayelitsha

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism

Activists, artists, and survivors come together to create a #LifeBeyondHIV mural in Khayelitsha. >

1 Dec 15
Pimp My Carroca celebrates recycling carts in Brazil

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism / Design Thinking

A crowdfunded initiative looks to educate the public about the plight of waste collectors by pimping carrocas. >

30 Nov 15
Faith47 on the walls of New York’s galleries

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

With murals in cities all over the world, internationally acclaimed street and studio artist Faith47 just opened her first solo exhibition in New York. >

27 Nov 15
Delicious monsters by Porky Hefer

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Product Design

Cape Town-based designer Porky Hefer has created bizarre human-scale nests, inspired by fantastical underwater creatures. >

25 Nov 15
Illustrations unlock the hero in every kid

Design News > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration

Jason Ratliff’s work plays on imagination, wonder and play in his illustrated superhero series. >

25 Nov 15
Tokyo Totem unpacks the cultural playground that is Tokyo

Design News > Art & Photography / Product Design

A multimedia guidebook helps visitors see Tokyo in different ways, through the eyes of its 46 contributors. >

25 Nov 15
Artist creates tiny galaxies with glass

Design News > Art & Photography / Craft

Japanese glass artist Satoshi Tamizu places a tiny universe in each piece he creates. >

24 Nov 15
Traditional Oriental rugs meet bold digital graphics

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography

Faig Ahmed weaves digital patterns and optical illusions into traditional Azerbaijani rugs. >

24 Nov 15
Rob Hadrill: Bringing ideas to life through book design

Video Interviews > Art & Photography

Book Works co-founder Rob Hadrill invites us into his world of visual artistry and bookmaking. >

23 Nov 15
Scientists illustrate the space colonies of the future

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Thinking

Scientists have come up with a number of designs for what life would be like when staying on Earth is no longer an option. >

19 Nov 15
Andile Buka's photo book explores the Johannesburg landscape

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

"Crossing Strangers", Andile Buka’s first published work, is a photobook exploring Johannesburg and the people that live there. >

17 Nov 15

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