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Marianne Fassler’s latest lookbook is #FASSLERFABULOUS
Check out the newest editorial from the South African fashion label.Posted 5 May 17By Lindsay SamsonArt & Photography• Fashion & Jewellery DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsShot by...
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Nicole Crentsil’s Unmasked Women project tackles mental health among black...
The creative project is prioritising the work of young black women artists.Posted 5 May 17By Lindsay SamsonArt & Photography• Creative EconomyCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsConceived of and...
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Selly Raby-Kane on being a creative in Dakar
We spoke to the face of Senegalese fashion about why she wakes up at 4am and more. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Senegalese fashion designer Selly Raby Kane is fast becoming a household...
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What's wrong with period tracking apps?
Smartphone apps used to track menstrual cycles often disappoint users with a lack of accuracy, assumptions about sexual identity or partners, and pink designs.Posted 5 May 17By Design IndabaDesign...
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Visualising Human Rights with Benjamin Dix’s PositiveNegatives
The UK-based nonprofit produces comics to educate the masses.Posted 8 May 17By Lindsay SamsonGraphic Design & IllustrationCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsIn a 2014 interview with The Guardian,...
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Zandile Tisani’s upcoming web series People You May Know resonates with a...
The South African series was recently nominated at a premier international festivalPosted 8 May 17By Lindsay SamsonAfrican Design• Film & AnimationCreative Work / Design...
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Pop-up Happiness
Could there be a design solution for unhappiness? Posted 8 May 17By Bongani ShweniDesign Thinking• Interaction DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsWhen it comes to questions around mental and...
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SOFT: A gender non-conforming take on vulnerability
We spoke to Zara Julius, the photographer behind an eye-opening take on vulnerability in the lives of gender non-conforming people of colour. Posted 8 May 17By Jamie MatroosAfrican Design• Art &...
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The muted and impactful photography of Marcin Ryczek
A visual artist whose minimal arrangements speak volumes.123456PreviousPauseNextPosted 8 May 17By Emile UysArt & PhotographyCreative Work / LookbookCommentsMarcin Ryczek is a conceptual...
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How to help refugees feel at home
Innovators, creatives and philanthropists around the world are working on apps and online platforms that help refugees feel at home in unfamiliar places. Posted 8 May 17By Katie de KleeDesign Activism•...
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Songs To Play at My Funeral
It’s not as macabre as it sounds. Posted 9 May 17By Jamie MatroosAfrican Design• Graphic Design & IllustrationCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsWhen we interviewed South African illustrator...
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Rebranding North Korea
Swedish studio Snask gives the totalitarian state a visual makeover.Posted 9 May 17By Lindsay SamsonDesign ThinkingCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsIn a 2015 interview with Swedish creative agency...
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African Photography comes back to New York
In a second co-curated exhibition, our media partner Nataal brings a selection of African photographers to New York. Posted 9 May 17By Katie de KleeAfrican Design• Art & PhotographyCreative Work /...
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Collaborative cartography for a good cause
A citizen-powered navigation app to benefit visually impaired folks.123PreviousPauseNextPosted 9 May 17By Emile UysDesign Thinking• Information DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsMeet BlindWiki,...
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Freshlyground’s music video calls out South Africa’s lack of leadership
The band’s latest is a pointed address at South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma.Posted 10 May 17By Lindsay SamsonFilm & Animation• Music & Sound DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsOn 8 May...
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Teen develops bra to fight breast cancer
18-year old Julian Rios Cantu’s ‘auto exploration’ bra monitors changes in breast tissue.Posted 10 May 17By Lindsay SamsonProduct DesignCreative Work / Next GenerationCommentsIn the fight against...
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From battleground to playground
Co-designed playgrounds help refugee children heal and gain a sense of ownership. Posted 10 May 17By Bongani ShweniDesign Activism• Interaction DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsThe Syrian civil...
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Call it what you want, says Olafur Eliasson, good design is about the...
Every Wednesday we’ll be dropping some footage of the creatives who lit up Design Indaba 2017. Posted 10 May 17By Jamie MatroosCreative Economy• Design ActivismInterviews / Video...
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Reinventing the djembe drum for the modern home
“When the drums speak, even the kings are silent.”1234PreviousPauseNextPosted 10 May 17By Emile UysAfrican Design• Product DesignCreative Work / Product SpotlightCommentsCameroon-based product design...
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3 Must-See Design Talks by African architects
All three of these designers create infrastructure suited to Africa’s unique circumstances. Posted 11 May 17By Staff WriterAfrican Design• Architecture & InteriorsCreative Work / Design...
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