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Light work
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17 Apr 23
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This wind-up flashlight kit was designed in collaboration with its intended users.
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She shoots
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17 Apr 23
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SAFTA-nominated director Jessie Zinn is a Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2023.
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Illumination station
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17 Apr 23
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Light takes centre stage in six Milan Design Week exhibitions.
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Laying the foundations
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11 Apr 23
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This school in Tanzania is designed to respond to site-specific climatic conditions.
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Naturally synthetic
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11 Apr 23
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This low-carbon biomaterial created from plant waste and microbes is an alternative to traditional clothing fabrics.
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Making sense
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11 Apr 23
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Design Indaba alum Ai Weiwei’s new exhibition includes a piece made from 650 000 Legos.
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Face value
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11 Apr 23
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Cape Town-based 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Naledi Modupi is obsessed with faces.
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Body of work
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4 Apr 23
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2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Thembi Mthembu uses the body as a site for her artistic exploration.
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Raise the roof
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4 Apr 23
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The People Tree House in India incorporates sustainable water and power features.
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Fast food, slow packaging
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4 Apr 23
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Elium Studio has redesigned McDonald’s iconic red packaging to be reusable.
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The curious desert
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4 Apr 23
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The National Museum of Qatar presents a dual-site exhibition by Icelandic–Danish artist Olafur Eliasson.
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EX ASTRA
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27 Mar 23
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This set of woodcut prints celebrates the months of the year.
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The art bias
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27 Mar 23
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The aim of this Bangalore museum collection is to reframe ideas of Indian art.
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Wayfinder
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27 Mar 23
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For 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kamil Adam Hassim, nature is the ultimate inspiration.
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Printed pavilion
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27 Mar 23
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This climate-adaptable pavilion is 3D-printed from recycled plastic.
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Print first
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20 Mar 23
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This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative is a storyteller at heart.
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Japanimation
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20 Mar 23
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Wooden puppets come to life in an action-packed stop-motion film about revenge.
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Winning formula
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20 Mar 23
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David Chipperfield has been selected as the 2023 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
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Shapeshifter
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20 Mar 23
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This New York theatre’s new branding changes for each production.
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Design for Human Rights
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13 Mar 23
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In honour of Human Rights Day on 21 March, we take a look at human-centred innovations from South Africa.
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To the world
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13 Mar 23
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Sumayya Vally is shaping and shifting architectural discourses for the future.
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Something fishy
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13 Mar 23
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This floating pavilion, which resembles a fish eye, is dedicated to sustainable fishing.
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Full of beans
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13 Mar 23
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Anish Kapoor’s latest sculpture lies ‘squashed’ under a high-rise building.
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Women making waves
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6 Mar 23
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For International Women's Day, we take a look at six exceptional young women in creative industries.
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