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South African filmmakers reimagine an apartheid identity
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Filmmakers Kelly-Eve Koopman and Sarah Summers on their new webseries Coloured Mentality
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12 Jan 17
How can we respond faster to epidemic outbreaks?
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Product Design
The Ubuntu containment bed can easily be assembled for a rapid response to an outbreak
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11 Jan 17
Tech-infused jacket allows speedy donations for the homeless
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Product Design
The meeting point between being a good samaritan and 21st-century convenience is here.
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11 Jan 17
Down to Xjabelle: Breaking the stigma of Down syndrome through fashion
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
This designer creates authentic Central American fashion for individuals with Down syndrome.
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10 Jan 17
Meet the surfers of the Gaza Strip
Design News
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Film & Animation
A community looking to the waves of the Mediterranean for relief.
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9 Jan 17
The Micro Wind Turbine: A portable, collapsible energy source
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
This compact turbine is perfect for a nomadic lifestyle.
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9 Jan 17
Not a plastic bag
Design News
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India’s EnviGreen pushes 100 per cent biodegradable, edible alternatives to plastic.
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6 Jan 17
Wheelchair-friendly baby stroller for differently-abled parents
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Design Thinking
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A high school student has created a baby carrier wheelchair for a differently-abled parent to stroll with their newborn
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6 Jan 17
Free the nipple: LED teats contest censorship on Facebook
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Art & Photography
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Anonymous Spanish art collective Luzinterruptus create a carpet of glowing nipples outside Madrid's Facebook office to protest against censorship.
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5 Jan 17
Mamaope: A jacket that detects pneumonia
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African Design
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A Ugandan graduate designed a high-tech wearable to fight the scourge of pneumonia in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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5 Jan 17
Modern day Dracula and the plight of immigrants
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Film & Animation
Artists adapt the classic tale of Dracula to explore the immigrant rights in the United States.
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28 Dec 16
The adventures of unconventional women
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Information Design
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is a collection of alternative bedtime stories for girls.
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26 Dec 16
How an artist is helping rebuild Haiti
Design News
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Design Activism
The Konbit Shelter is a sustainable building project in Haiti
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23 Dec 16
Smokeless cooking in Kenya
Design News
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African Design
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Design Activism
Fighting lower respiratory infection with innovative design.
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23 Dec 16
Stepping up solar efforts
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Activism
This sidewalk converts steps into power.
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16 Dec 16
5 sustainable fashion brands
Design News
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African Design
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Craft
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
We highlight five brands making clothes ethically
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15 Dec 16
Naresh Ramchandani: The power and grace of words
Video Interviews
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Design Activism
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Naresh Ramchandani is a master wordsmith. Here, we talk to him about some of the creative campaigns he has been involved with over the years.
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13 Dec 16
Ungifted: Why Santa must die
Inside View
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Design Activism
In the latest chapter from creativity versus climate change non-profit Do The Green Thing, the greed and commercial vulgarity of Christmas is revealed.
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12 Dec 16
A love letter to words with Naresh Ramchandani
Talks
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Writer and word-lover Naresh Ramchandani shares his eight favourite words at Design Indaba Conference 2016.
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12 Dec 16
3600 panties focus attention on South Africa’s rape crisis
Design News
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Art & Photography
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A trio of South African artists strung up 3600 donated panties in a public display against violence.
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9 Dec 16
This is Olafur Eliasson. We'll let him introduce himself
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Design Activism
Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson created the vast, indoor sun at the Tate in London, made rivers run green and made a waterfall flow upwards.
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9 Dec 16
Battling climate change with holistic solutions
Design News
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Design Activism
Farmers in Guatemala are adapting to climate change using climate-smart strategies.
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8 Dec 16
The Divine Divas
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African Design
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Design Thinking
A teen-centric approach that combines pampering with healthcare
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7 Dec 16
3D-printed maps are a tactile solution for visually impaired students
Design News
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Design Activism
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Product Design
A team of researchers, teachers and students are helping the blind feel their way around.
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7 Dec 16
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