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The Hugh Masekela Memorial Pavilion Unveiled
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3 Jun 19
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Designed by architect Sir David Adjaye, the Hugh Masekela Memorial was unveiled on 1 June 2019.
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The African projects harnessing alternative energy
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3 Jun 19
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“We must be more ambitious in harnessing the power of renewable energy to meet sustainable development and climate goals”
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Marjan van Aubel uses intelligent design to solve energy and food production problems
Design News
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3 Jun 19
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In her work she looks at our current relationship with solar technology and how it can be used to enhance and future-proof city living.
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Faith XLVII talks about the importance of staging Aurum in South Africa
Design Frontiers
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31 May 19
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The artist and her collaborators, Pure and Inka Kendzia, talk to us about the interactive performance piece.
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Sculptors set to create the world’s largest gender equality art project
Design Frontiers
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31 May 19
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Australian sculptors and married couple Gillie and Marc are creating 10 life sized sculptures celebrating the lives of monumental women.
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OurArtworks is a creative haven for Mississippi's disabled community
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30 May 19
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“Anyone who has a disability has the ability to create art.”
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Jordanian studio Turbo on resisting design trends
Design Frontiers
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29 May 19
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We chat to Saeed Abu-Jabar and Mothanna Hussein about how they’re contributing to the desert city’s flourishing design scene.
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Drawing water out of thin air
Product Spotlight
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29 May 19
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How Majik Water tapped a water source that is all around us.
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Siddhant Shah is bridging the gap between disability and cultural heritage
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28 May 19
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“Designers and architects live with the misconception that accessibility is only restricted to the physical aspect of a space... that's a fallacy."
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Mileha Soneji designs low-tech tools for Parkinson’s patients
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28 May 19
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The product designer has created two products to cater to people suffering from Parkinson's.
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Kenyan jeweller uses natural minerals to tell her story
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27 May 19
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Ami Doshi Shah’s sculptural jewellery pieces tell the story both of Kenya’s intricate past and the country's captivating natural beauty.
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Roy Allela invents tech that translates sign language into audio
Design Frontiers
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27 May 19
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The Kenyan inventor was inspired by his deaf niece to create Sign-IO, a glove that interprets sign language into speech.
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Gordon Reid on embracing the weird in design
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24 May 19
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The graphic designer talks us through his design career and starting his own agency, Middleboop.
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More than a catcall
Design Frontiers
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24 May 19
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Sophie Sandberg tackles everyday harassment by taking it back to the streets.
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Funfere Koroye on product design for the West African consumer
Design News
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23 May 19
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Nigerian product designer has designed a range of products that take into account the uniqueness of a West African consumer.
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Freyja Sewell is designing cognitive training technology for the future
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23 May 19
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The Royal College of Art graduate’s work focuses on meditation and developing technology for the mind.
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The industrialisation of the natural world
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22 May 19
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Speculations on the future of biodiversity after the sixth mass extinction.
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Kutti Collective is taking on the lack of Desi representation in the art world
Design Frontiers
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22 May 19
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“It’s about creating and dialoguing about things that affect us in a way that isn't Orientalist, or beholden to the erasures and violence..."
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Adebayo Oke-Lawal is rethinking masculinity in African culture
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22 May 19
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The Nigerian designer’s brand Orange Culture embraces those who do not fit in and celebrates their individuality.
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Blair Imani is writing Herstory
Design Frontiers
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21 May 19
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Imani’s book is shining a light both on modern feminists and on marginalised people who are making a difference in the world.
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Kiko Farkas on nature's role in his work as a graphic designer
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21 May 19
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He took the Design Indaba audience through his most famous project and showcased how nature inspired it.
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Jomo Tariku on changing perceptions around what constitutes modern furniture
Design Frontiers
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20 May 19
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“The modern furniture industry treats African furniture as something of a novelty,” says the Ethiopian-American furniture designer.
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Steph Foster focuses his lens on the American prison system
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20 May 19
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Interdisciplinary artist Steph Foster is using his art to investigate and address what's wrong with the United States criminal justice system.
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Artist Nuria Mora on Spain’s biggest inclusive art event of its kind
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20 May 19
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Along with 14 other artists, Nuria Mora is helping to rebuild and inspire art inclusivity in Spain’s forgotten region of La Mancha.
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