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Custodian of secrets Sinomonde Ngwane turns strangers' confessions into art
Inside View
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25 May 17
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We spoke to the South African graphic designer and illustrator Sinomonde Ngwane about her popular #DearDiarySeries and more.
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The Emma Watch
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25 May 17
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This unique timepiece thwarts the effect of Parkinson’s disorder.
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Can an Elton John song help you understand refugees better?
Design News
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25 May 17
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Maybe not Elton John's song itself, but this new music video for "Rocket Man" certainly can.
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What would the Black Panthers wear if they were revived today?
Inside View
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24 May 17
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We spoke to South African streetwear designer Julian Kubel about his latest, panthers-inspired range.
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This Migrant Business
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23 May 17
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This short film by Kenyan artist and animator Ng'endo Mukii looks at the movement of African people to Europe from the point of view of a human trafficker.
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Fearless street culture with graphic designer Richard Horne
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23 May 17
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The Design Indaba Emerging Creatives programme is all about uncovering rare talent among the youth of South Africa.
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Watch filmmaker Hayley Morris’ surreal stop-motion music video for Explosions in the Sky
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23 May 17
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The band’s first official music video imagines the ‘wilderness of the mind’.
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5 examples of great creativity in Cuba
Design News
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23 May 17
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We take a look at some unique design ventures all the way from the Caribbean.
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Wake up and smell the colours
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23 May 17
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A device that transcends two of our primary senses.
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We caught up with graphic artist Leigh Le Roux
Design News
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22 May 17
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South African graphic designer uses emotive illustrations to tell the stories of ordinary people.
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New film "Mixed Space" takes on flawed racial categories in South Africa
Q&A
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22 May 17
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The colonial project mangled the way we see race, changing the way we see ourselves.
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Reducing carbon footprint of the built world with Solidia Technologies
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22 May 17
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Eco-friendliness can be achieved even in the granules with which we construct buildings.
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Love Story: A tale of refugees featuring Alec Baldwin and Julianne Moore
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19 May 17
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Forced migration is a recurring theme at this year's Venice Biennale. An installation in the South Africa pavilion interrogates empathy.
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Pop culture through the eyes of Tony Futura
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19 May 17
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Humour in art reveals interesting questions about modern society.
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Not here for men
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19 May 17
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3 Must-see music videos addressing the abuse of women.
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Pedaling for clean air
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19 May 17
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A new addition to the Smog Free Project, and it comes in bicycle-form.
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This music video lets rip on the music industry’s so-called ‘Gatekeepers’
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19 May 17
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Jessie Reyez takes on industry sexism and misogyny with this short film.
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Rich Mnisi merges film with fashion
Design News
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18 May 17
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Check out this cinematic lookbook for Rich Mnisi's latest trans-seaonal collection Xingelengele.
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Three creatives on the power of storytelling in any medium
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18 May 17
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In these interviews, we speak to creatives across the spectrum of storytelling to prove that the worldwide pastime is no longer bound by the medium.
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Engaging a community through street art
Design News
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18 May 17
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The Paint Jamaica initiative brings colour and creativity to the streets of Kingston.
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Boyan Slat’s Ocean CleanUp System promises to rid our oceans of plastic garbage
Design Frontiers
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18 May 17
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"To catch the plastic, act like plastic.
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A simpler way to purify water
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18 May 17
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Scientists have devised a simple way to separate microscopic pollutants from water.
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Children’s literature goes digital
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17 May 17
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Innovative children’s library provides a fun learning alternative.
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Abandoned spaces in Hong Kong
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17 May 17
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South African artist Faith47 shares the third installment of Aqua Regalia – a video set in the grimy, semi-abandoned spaces of Hong Kong.
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