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Yami-Ichi disrupts how the price of art is valued

Here, money is powerless and instead the public is invited to barter skills, services and objects for a piece of art. >
Olafur Eliasson talks design that has real-world significance

Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson gives us his take on what functional design means and the newest member of the Little Sun family. >
Space10’s pop-up brings microgreens to congested urban spaces

This integrated salad bar could popularise hydroponic food farming where traditional agriculture is unavailable. >
The smart bicycle dock by engineering student Mardu Swanepoel

The South African student designed a docking station to keep your bicycle safe in theft-prone areas. >
Taking African animation and storytelling to the world

In this interview, Triggerfish's Stuart Forrest shares his plans to educate budding creatives and take African stories to the international stage. >
How Stuart Forrest built the award-winning Triggerfish

Triggerfish CEO talks Revolting Rhymes, endurance in the animation industry and inspiring empathy in young people. >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | October 2017

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >
Photo series presents thought-provoking look at humanity stripped bare

The project highlights the fragility and vitality of the human body juxtaposed against the backdrop of urban architecture. >
Photo series pokes fun at conventional glamour photography

Kolor Art Collective presents their latest tongue-in-cheek offering with Pol Kurucz at the helm. >
Striking masks inspired by North African culture

This Columbian artist blurs the line between photorealistic painting and surreal expression. >
The technology that could see us 3D-printing food shortage away

Natural, healthy and sustainable food made possible by combining aspects of nature, science and technology. >
Olafur Eliasson on label-free impactful design

“I am more interested in the consequences that my work has than how to label my work,” said the multidisciplinary designer. >
Introducing the UnSchool of Disruptive Design

“I called it the UnSchool because we undo the damage that mainstream education has done,” says the founder. >
Low-cost homes for the Kenyan Kalobeyei refugee camp by Shigeru Ban

This sustainably-produced house will soon provide shelter to some 38 000 displaced people. >
There's more to a chair, says Yinka Ilori who uses furniture as a vessel

"...chairs contribute to a sense of belonging and community. People know it’s not from Nigeria, but it’s associated with people who are African. It’s ours.” >
Liquid is a platform that matches workers with teams according to their competencies

"The old corporate ladder, has turned into a corporate lattice. There is a wish for diverse experiences and flexibility." >
The Heat Rescue stove provides practical survival tools for those in need

Following a natural disaster, this kit can help a group of people keep themselves warm and fed until emergency response arrives. >
Cutting-edge graphene paint takes ecological architecture to a new level

This lime-based coating is quickly becoming an industry standard with its thermal & eco-friendly qualities. >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | September 2017

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >
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. >
Exposing the fecal danger in our picturesque beaches with Carina Bonse

“People are concerned about what they put in their bodies, yet don’t know the effect that wastewater can have on their health.” >
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. >
Convenient household composting with Taihi

If it’s good enough for your body, it’s certainly good enough for your garden. >
The Maitland Institute is changing perspectives on how audiences engage with art

This Cape Town space is departing from the clinical, one-way-communication aspect of the modern art gallery. >

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