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Thirteen design startups were chosen for their innovative strategies for building a more circular society. >
Rock of ages

This combined research and exhibition space invites exploration and discovery. >
Full of beans

Anish Kapoor’s latest sculpture lies ‘squashed’ under a high-rise building. >
Stronger together

Four Design Indaba alums are mentoring members of the 2023 Young Climate Prize cohort. >
Baby steps

This ordinary-looking stroller is kitted out with all sorts of AI perks. >
Signs of life

Giant spiderweb-like installations are symbolic of the world's shared knowledge. >
Fresh face

The National Portrait Gallery unveils a new brand identity ahead of its grand reopening. >
Typing it up

Design Indaba alum Paul Sahre’s typing has been nominated for a Grammy. >
Building blocks

The latest project of international architecture company Office for Metropolitan Architecture employs stacked structures to make best use of limited space. >
The anatomy of art

New York-based artist Michael Mapes creates fragmented portraits out of collected items >
Food is medicine

New York-based artist Chiizii’s ‘Nni Bu Ogwu’ archival collection examines pre- and post-colonial Igbo dietary practices. >
The man behind the mask(s)

We chat to artist Kip Omolade about his new Diovadiova Chrome series >
Our highlights from New York Design Week 2021

New York’s design scene reflects the city’s rich diversity >
ODA reinvents New York City

Beyond the Streets sees New York’s citizens and economy flourishing >
Get design’s latest: Louvre’s 1st female leader, PoAD opens, & Heatherwick floats Little Island…

Innovation, engagement, and leadership are our watchwords this week. >
#DI Speaker Thomas Heatherwick Creates Two Acres of Public Park above New York’s Hudson River

Little Island is an innovative space encouraging biodiversity, performance and public engagement >
#DI Global Graduate Ini Archibong Launches Travelling Pavilion at London Design Biennale, Directed by #DI Speaker Es Devlin

Pavilion of the African Diaspora is a travelling installation in three phases. >
MBOISA-Nominee Igshaan Adams’ New Body of Work Maps the Histories of his Community

Bridging past, present and future, Igshaan Adams weaves narratives into his Veld Wen show. >
Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative Andile Dyalvane Mounts 2nd Ceramics Solo Show in New York

Ceramicist Andile Dyalvane’s iThongo communes with the ancestors via symbolic seating. >
Neri Oxman’s Silk Pavilion II Turns Metamorphosis into Art

Built by silkworms – a cross-species collaboration. >
Tin & Ed’s virtual playground with the Rockefeller Center in New York City will Transport and Inspire

Tin & Ed straddle the divide between art, nature and technology with their latest interactive installation. >
Antya Waegemann redesigns the rape kit

The 'When No One Believes You' rape kit includes six different design interventions for use by victims, nurses and the police. >
Sum Waste turns waste into functional products like pens

Pratt University graduate Garret Benisch says he wanted to show what happens when one sees waste as an asset rather than a problem. >
Could VR create space for people of colour in the film industry?

Emerging technology may be the answer to the ongoing question of representation. >

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