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Kenyan fashion designer Anyango Mpinga on how she uses fashion to inspire change
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Mpinga tells us how soap operas, dragonflies and sound waves all came together to create the Anyango Mpinga label.
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19 Nov 19
Nassia Inglessis’ unique approach to interactive installations
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The designer is known for her innovative approach in transforming design as we know it.
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15 Nov 19
Could VR create space for people of colour in the film industry?
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Emerging technology may be the answer to the ongoing question of representation.
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12 Nov 19
Material World is a film that gives form to the sustainable fashion debate
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This short invites you to question the stories and ethics behind your clothing.
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5 Nov 19
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5 Nov 19
STEAM not STEM: Why scientists need arts training
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Associate Professor Richard Lachman explains the importance of including the arts into STEM
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3 Nov 19
Face This is fostering collaboration between kids and the world's street artists
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This initiative turns Indonesian kids' drawings into school funding through international collaboration.
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1 Nov 19
This new process could create emission-free cement
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This electrochemical process developed by MIT researchers could eliminate the current fossil-fuel-dependent system
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31 Oct 19
Generative design creates new ways to form a brand's identity
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From wine, dance and even voice, designer Patrik Hübner chats us through how he uses creative algorithms to tell new stories.
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30 Oct 19
3 projects that predict the future of food, travel and architecture
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These three young graduates formed part of the inaugural Antenna event organised by Design Indaba and Dutch Design Week.
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30 Oct 19
How data science in and for Africa can blaze new trails
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The new School for Data Science and Computational Thinking argues that locals should take the lead in developing data-driven solutions to local challenges.
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30 Oct 19
A fresh perspective on the traditional practices of sustainability
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How can a chair and a shoebox contribute to a more ecologically sustainable future?
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27 Oct 19
This Swedish firm builds multiple-storey homes entirely from wood
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Folkhem is leading the charge when it comes to this environmentally-minded mandate.
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24 Oct 19
This memorial honours the lives of victims of gun violence
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An average of 700 lives are lost each week due to gun violence in the United States.
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22 Oct 19
Social housing project wins Britain's most prestigious architecture award
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The purpose of the Goldsmith housing project was to present a new model of high-quality low-income houses.
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18 Oct 19
The women putting Nigerian creativity on the world map
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As the creativity season kicks off in Nigeria, we highlight the women making things happen in the art and design sector.
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16 Oct 19
Joana Choumali on identity, tradition and dealing with trauma
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“I always try to engage with the concepts of the African identity, in relation to history, especially the ways the black body is being represented.”
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16 Oct 19
Ditiro Mashigo on creating products that speak to her essence
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The 2017 Design Indaba Emerging Creative talks to us about her textile and fashion design business that she started after being retrenched.
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15 Oct 19
Lauren Bowker is making the world a little more colourful
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The designer and innovator believes in pushing the limits of science, textiles and the natural world.
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10 Oct 19
Triggerfish launches new 10-second animation competion
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“We’re looking for fresh animation shorts that celebrate Africa’s uniqueness and diversity,” says Triggerfish CEO.
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9 Oct 19
Is algae the material of the future?
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We take a look at how this ancient aquatic life may hold the secrets to a sustainable future.
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8 Oct 19
South African student tackles plastic waste with edible straws
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Chemical engineering student Leila Siljeur has won R50 000 for her “Eat Me Straws”, a collection of edible and environmentally-friendly straws.
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7 Oct 19
Tia Blassingame is using her craft to investigate racism in America
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Using old-fashioned printing methods, Blassingame’s work focuses on historical and contemporary racism.
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5 Oct 19
N’Golà Biennial highlights the impact creatives have on society
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For three weeks, the island of São Tomé e Príncipe was taken over by artists from across the continent.
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4 Oct 19
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