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SONOP primary school gets a solar powered upgrade
Design Indaba partnered with Solarworld and On Track to give this school a sustainable update.Posted 6 Mar 17By Lindsay SamsonDesign ActivismCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsThe possibilities...
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The final Dispatch from Day 3 of Design Indaba 2017
On the third and final day of Design Indaba, themes on stage recalled themes of the previous two days and introduced a new one that advocates for the unknown. Posted 6 Mar 17By Ashley JohnsonAfrican...
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Magadi: New work by phenomenal Afrofuturist Osborne Macharia
At Design Indaba 2017, Osborne Macharia introduced the audience to Magadi, a new series which focusses on a group of former female circumcisers.Posted 6 Mar 17By Katie de KleeAfrican Design• Art &...
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Arch For Arch: A coda for Design Indaba Festival Day 3
One last thing, which deserves a piece of it's own, the spectacular finale of the 2017 Conference and a tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu.12PreviousPauseNextPosted 6 Mar 17By Ashley JohnsonAfrican...
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Design Indaba founder Ravi Naidoo will curate the World Design Weeks Summit...
World Design Weeks Summit Helsinki 2017 announces that Design Indaba's founder Ravi Naidoo will curate the 2017 event, on the 100th anniversary of Finland. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } In a...
View ArticleWura-Natasha Ogunji on reclaiming the female voice through public performance
The performance artist’s work explores the tense relationship between women, society, space and politics in Lagos. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Wura-Natasha Ogunji is a visual and...
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Recharging Mount Olivella with thousands of trees
This ambitious art intervention breathes new life into a devastated area.Posted 7 Mar 17By Lindsay SamsonArt & Photography• Design ActivismCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsAn impressive new...
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How do we perceive others and ourselves?
Gaze is a new South African web series deconstructing the art of seeing others.Posted 7 Mar 17By Lolita PukwanaFilm & AnimationCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsGaze is a new webseries created by...
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Plastic Utopia by photographer Henri Blommers
This Netherlands-based photographer captures human waste within nature. Posted 7 Mar 17By Jamie MatroosArt & Photography• Design ActivismCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsThe harms of plastic are...
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Emulating female power through fashion
Thebe Magugu pays homage to the important people in his life with original couture.1234567PreviousPauseNextPosted 8 Mar 17By Emile UysAfrican Design• Fashion & Jewellery DesignCreative Work / Next...
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Kasha: Rwanda’s digital solution to a pervasive problem
Access to information and basic services can help women progress in the developing areas. Posted 8 Mar 17By Design IndabaAfrican Design• Information DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsBased in...
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The rhythm of weaving in Senegal
French weaver and designer Johanna Bramble talks us through tradition and texture in her Senegalese studio. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } French weaver and designer Johanna Bramble has lived...
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Can you spot the women in these chaotic, illustrated ads?
This ad campaign highlights the lack of women in the Egyptian workforce.Posted 8 Mar 17By Lindsay SamsonArt & Photography• Design ActivismCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsThe Where’s Wally series...
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Photographer captures the nuances of a South African township
In an ongoing project, photographer Andile Bhala looks to capture the beauty of Soweto. Posted 9 Mar 17By Design IndabaArt & PhotographyCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsNestled in the city of...
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Remembering Chinese Photographer Ren Hang
The 29-year old provocateur leaves behind an awe-inspiring body of work.Posted 9 Mar 17By Lindsay SamsonArt & PhotographyCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsOn 24 February 2017, Ren Hang– the...
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Using soybeans to create vegan leather
We can now add soybeans to the list of cruelty-free leather alternatives. Posted 9 Mar 17By Lolita PukwanaDesign Activism• Design ThinkingCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsXXLab is an all female...
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Let there be light: An update on the #AnotherLightUp project in Khayelitsha
Design is too important a source code to only be in service of brands. At Design Indaba we believe design’s most noble purpose is in service of people. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } In 2014,...
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Panâh: An ethical fashion production house in Kenya
This African production house produces high quality clothes for international brands. Posted 10 Mar 17By Lolita PukwanaDesign Thinking• Fashion & Jewellery DesignCreative Work / Design...
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The Five Fields Play Structure by Matter Design
This playground stimulates the imagination and encourages creativity.Posted 10 Mar 17By Lindsay SamsonArchitecture & Interiors• Design ThinkingCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsDesigned by Brandon...
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Young, fashionable and made in Dakar
Three young fashion designers on being creative and running fashion houses in Dakar. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Aissatou Sene, Fatimatou Sarr and Lydia Likibi are young fashion designers,...
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