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Michelle Mlati's afrofuturist approach to spatial planning

Design News • 26 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

“It is about spatially rewriting the city to not only mitigate apartheid spatial legacies...but one that transforms with evolving black culture.” >
Eleazer Radebe’s journey into the world of fashion

Next Generation • 26 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

From humble beginnings and several detours, Design Indaba Emerging Creative Eleazer Radebe is carving a wholesome fashion and lifestyle brand, By Ele. >
Combining fungi and willow to create functional furniture

Product Spotlight • 25 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

Sebastian Cox and Ninela Ivanova’s collaboration investigates the potential of mushrooms as a raw material. >
A robot-made habitat for Mars could bring sustainable building down to Earth

Design Frontiers • 25 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

How a speculative project for another planet is uncovering solutions for better building practices. >
The Arctic Commons: creating a new network for future stability in the Arctic

Design News • Duration: 00:11:21 • 24 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

“This project looks to create composite maps which illuminate specific areas in the Arctic that offer opportunities for design intervention.” >
Friends forever – until the connection drops

Design Frontiers • 24 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

Just how will artificial intelligence affect the world of design and the job of the designer? It could become a win-win situation. >
Journal Safar: A window into Beirut

Design News • 24 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

How Journal Safar, an art and design magazine, connects Beirut’s art scene to the rest of the world. >
Travel the world through the eyes of the Agoraphobic Traveller

Design Frontiers • 23 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

This curator reveals the beauty that can be found in Google Street View. >
How this low-cost, modular machine is tackling malaria

Design Frontiers • 23 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

Octopi is the latest tech that’s revolutionising malaria detection. >
Netflix product designer on bridging design gaps across borders

Design Frontiers • 23 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

Mariam Braimah talks to us about how she is using her experience to facilitate skills exchanges between Silicon Valley and Nigeria. >
Zinhle Zulu’s graphic novel is the story of Nandipha, the protector of the Zulu Kingdom

Next Generation • 22 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

“It deals with a girl who is kinda stuck between worlds like me. She is from the hood but also from suburbia.” >
These ‘Polluted Popsicles’ are drawing attention to Taiwan’s contaminated waters

Design Frontiers • 21 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

The fake frozen suckers emphasise the importance of clean water. >
Designer Sanne Visser explores the potential of human hair as a raw material

Design News • 19 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

Her project The New Age of Trichology turns discarded hair into beautiful products. >
Is Sweden’s Vittra School the future of learning?

Design Frontiers • 19 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

Designed by Rosan Bosch, the space challenges traditional education facilities. >
Jimmy Wales speaks on diversity and the value of knowledge in multiple languages

Design News • 19 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

"What matters is that you have knowledge in your mother tongue." >
Spanish oil rig art installation criticises current affairs

Design Frontiers • 19 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

The installation, which was part of the Fallas festival in Valentia, also represents how politicians exploit resources. >
Scientists and artists are reviving lost scents

Design Frontiers • 19 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

In a collaborative effort between artists and scientists, smell molecules from extinct flowers were extracted and their aromas recreated. >
Joyce Simbine Saiete on how architectural interventions can aid Mozambican resettlement

Design Frontiers • 18 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

Her thesis takes the challenges of resettlement in the region and turns them into opportunities. >
Triggerfish launches free online platform for animators

Design Frontiers • 18 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

“The South African animation industry is growing - and so is the demand for skilled animators globally.” >
Snøhetta reveals new Madiba-inspired "peace bench"

Design Frontiers • 17 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

The inspiration for the bench came from the famous Nelson Mandela quote: "The best weapon is to sit down and talk". >
N'GOLÁ Biennial Presents Talks in collaboration with Design Indaba

Design News • 17 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

The N'GOLA Biennale, in collaboration with Design Indaba, presents a series of talks that shine a light on some of Africa's phenomenal creatives. >
N'GOLÁ Biennial Presents Talks in collaboration with Design Indaba

Festival News • 17 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

The N'GOLA Biennial, in collaboration with Design Indaba, is hosting a series of talks featuring some of Africa's most exciting creatives. >
Forever Emojinal

Design News • 17 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

Thulisizwe Mamba gives identity to the new way of talking with emojis on social media. >
Nigerian artist Victor Ehikhamenor explores the responsibility of the African artist

Design News • 17 Jul 19 • Sponsored Content

"I am an artist first, before anything else." >

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