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Exclusive: Former #DI Emerging Creative Sifiso Kunene shares his new Resort ‘21 collection
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We get resort-ready with fashion designer Sifiso Kunene
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24 Aug 21
#DI Emerging Creative Buhle Qabaka chats to us about music icons, popular culture, and old-school cartoons
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African Design
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Bold illustrations and breaking boundaries
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16 Aug 21
A-E-I-O-U - Gisèle Human’s new Waif film by Frankie Nassimbeni - addresses mental health
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Former #DI Emerging Creative Gisèle Human creates a safe space for healing, softness, and peace
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16 Aug 21
Creative Cures
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From period poverty to the perfect portrait.
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11 Aug 21
From pineapple waste to period products
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Nyungu Afrika simultaneously combats period poverty and pollution
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9 Aug 21
We chatted to #DI Emerging Creative Thando Phenyane about his wide-ranging influences
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Thando Phenyane’s artworks pay homage to his architectural and art studies.
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2 Aug 21
A changing landscape
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This week: Design takes Gold in Tokyo; the war on waste; and artists changing norms…
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29 Jul 21
We chat to #DI Emerging Creative Kgothatso Malatjie about her emotionally charged multimedia work
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Kgothatso Malatjie uses different artforms to express herself her emotions
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26 Jul 21
#DI Exclusive: Steloolive launches his latest experimental project, NiKANiKA Robotics
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Maverick Ghanian muso and #DI18 performer Steloolive shares his most recent artistic explorations with us
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26 Jul 21
#DI Exclusive: Steloolive launches his latest experimental project, NiKANiKA Robotics
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Maverick Ghanian muso and #DI18 performer Steloolive shares his most recent artistic explorations with us
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26 Jul 21
We chat to #DI Emerging Creative Kgothatso Malatjie about her emotionally charged multimedia work
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African Design
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Kgothatso Malatjie uses different artforms to express herself her emotions
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26 Jul 21
Design that envisions a better future
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No Waste winners, parks that halt climate change, & fashion that empowers…
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22 Jul 21
We chat to #DI Emerging Creative Azee Tanzi on tailoring and timeless fashion
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Azola Tanzi’s clothing career is tailor-made for her
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19 Jul 21
#DI Emerging Creative Chifunilo Mulusa talks to #DI on giving back & African luxury
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A timeless aesthetic is Milan-trained Chifunilo Mulusa’s design foundation
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19 Jul 21
Exploring Woven Cosmos, Kenyan biophilia, music’s mavericks, & our newest multimedia-ists
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New worlds
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15 Jul 21
We interview #DI Emerging Creative Alizwa Mnyatheli on her otherworldly art
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Self-taught artist Alizwa Mnyatheli’s work poetically explores various mediums.
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12 Jul 21
Kéré Architecture’s Startup Lions Campus is set to inspire future achievers
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Former #DI Speaker Diébédo Francis Kéré designs a new nature-inspired landmark in Kenya.
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12 Jul 21
Discover how #DI Emerging Creative Nhlakanipho Mashinini explores difficult subject matter in our exclusive interview with the young digital artist
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As a way to make sense of chaos, Nhlakanipho Mashinini layers different artistic techniques.
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12 Jul 21
Why KoolKiel’s cool, Kenya’s new CAMO-flage, proud LGBTQIA+ garb, & more!
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A shot of Expression
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8 Jul 21
Denouncing plastic, hair as art, African spirituality & the Bouroullec Brothers’s latest…
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Design for people, by people.
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7 Jul 21
Kenyan photographer Thandiwe Muriu’s Parisian show stands out by blending in
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Thandiwe Muriu’s CAMO series celebrates being African by playing with colour and culture.
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5 Jul 21
Designing for queer kids, #DI Emerging Creative Tristan Shaun Henry uses fashion as socio-political commentary
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We chat to Tristan Shaun Henry about creating LGBTQIA+ awareness through fashion.
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5 Jul 21
Storytelling informs #DI Emerging Creative Lithemba Nziweni’s photography
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#DI Exclusive: We chat to Lithemba Nziweni about his approach to his craft
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5 Jul 21
Hair all about it! We interview #DI Emerging Creative Nikiwe Dlova on her hair art
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Nikiwe Dlova brings together head and heart.
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28 Jun 21
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