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Furniture designer Stefan Diez on the value of designing process
The renowned German designer does not shy away from age-old materials and techniques. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } When you’re working with companies that have no manufacturing experience,...
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The Slave Calendar retells the story of South Africa’s slave trade
This award-winning campaign highlights the overlooked descendants of South Africa’s slave trade. Posted 22 Aug 17By Staff WriterAfrican Design• Creative Economy• Graphic Design &...
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Kolor Art Collective’s latest work questions what it means to be ‘normal’
Photographed by Pol Kurucz, the brazenly avant-garde series defies conventionalities.Posted 23 Aug 17By Lindsay SamsonArt & PhotographyCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsThe latest offering...
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Blinky Bill brings African musical expression to the Design Indaba stage
The Kenyan musician, producer and DJ doesn’t care what African music is ‘supposed’ to sound like. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Last year, Blinky Bill was on the hunt for a record. The...
View ArticleA return to our primordial roots with Stanislaw Trzebinski
“In spite of our total reliance on the natural world, we have become almost blind to it,” says the artist. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Stanislaw Trzebinski is a sculptural artist based in...
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See these custom tributes to the iconic Prince
The icon’s passing was a shock to many, but at least we’ll be able to replicate his purple hue. Posted 23 Aug 17By Design IndabaMusic & Sound DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsTo honour the...
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Blinky Bill talks socially conscious music and breaking free of genre...
The former Just a Band frontman gets in depth about the power of music. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Blinky Bill– whose real name is Bill Sellanga – is a Kenyan-born musician with a...
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Nixie Girl rethinks menstrual cups for a new generation
Redesigning menstrual products to appeal to a younger market.Posted 24 Aug 17By Lindsay SamsonIndustrial Design• Product DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsWhile reusable menstrual cups have been...
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Should you be putting your website to bed?
Sleep debt facts say yes. Posted 24 Aug 17By Staff WriterCreative Economy• Information DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsWe’re spoiled for choice when it comes to social media apps and websites....
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On Nathan Reddy, one of the leading design specialists in the ad industry
This week, the founder of GRID Worldwide Branding and Design, was inducted into the Loeries Creative Hall of Fame.Posted 24 Aug 17By Lindsay SamsonAfrican DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsAt...
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Ekene Ijeoma combines data and design to tackle pressing global issues
From diversity in design to the refugee crisis, this data designer's projects are breaking the news cycle. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } As a creative, Ekene Ijeoma sees the world through...
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Empathy and fact in Ekene Ijeoma’s emotive projects
The US-based interdisciplinary designer’s Refugee Map looks outside the frames of a global crisis. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } As it stands, there are 22.5 million recorded refugees in the...
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The Maitland Institute is changing perspectives on how audiences engage with...
This Cape Town space is departure from the clinical, one-way-communication aspect of the modern art gallery. Posted 25 Aug 17By Emile UysArt & Photography• Creative EconomyCreative Work / Design...
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Convenient household composting with Taihi
If it’s good enough for your body, it’s certainly good enough for your garden.Posted 28 Aug 17By Emile UysProduct DesignCreative Work / Next GenerationCommentsTaihi is a unique composting device that...
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Students explore bamboo as sustainable alternative to conventional building
Combining traditional weaving techniques with digital design.Posted 28 Aug 17By Lindsay SamsonArchitecture & Interiors• Design ActivismCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsA highly sustainable and...
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Sir David Adjaye and Tiffany Chu among the nine speakers at the inaugural...
These are the people leading the discussion on how we can better our cities. Posted 28 Aug 17By Staff WriterCreative Economy• Design ThinkingCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsDavid Adjaye, Winy Maas,...
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The inflatable garden that could sustain life on Mars and beyond
This NASA project would see astronauts on a self-sustaining vegetarian diet for longer trips across the cosmos.Posted 29 Aug 17By Emile UysDesign ThinkingCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsA team...
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The 2017 Beazley Design of the Year finalists include Kanye West, IKEA and...
The nominees feature more than 60 projects that span six categories – architecture, digital, fashion, graphics, product and transport.Posted 29 Aug 17By Lindsay SamsonDesign ActivismCreative Work /...
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Carina Bonse on developing the Swimming In It campaign to new heights
The Global Grad chatted with us about the challenges of educating the masses about Cape Town’s less than pristine beaches. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Capetonian art director Carina Bonse...
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LifeArk off-grid housing is focused on sustainable community transformation
The affordable, emergency housing system is aimed at disaster prone areas and displaced peoples.Posted 30 Aug 17By Lindsay SamsonArchitecture & Interiors• Design ActivismCreative Work / Design...
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