AfriDesignX: Design Futures in Sub-Saharan Africa is a network of technologists, curators & scholars from Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa & the UK.
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AfriDesignX retweeted
18 May 2018
Learning how a project which began as making street art wire birds in South Africa has led to a collaboration with a drone maker to prototype a mock-up Zimbabwean space station. Mind expanding stuff from @RalphBorland speaking at #kpakpakpa @AfriDesignX
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AfriDesignX retweeted
17 May 2018
Interested to found out more about Design Concepts From African Continent attend this one-day event #Kpakpakpa at @V_and_A curated by Cher Potter @AfriDesignX one of our Design Connects Us Research Fellows | Register to attend for Free ow.ly/XQCi30k33ju
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AfriDesignX retweeted
18 May 2018
TODAY at the @V_and_A hear from designers and researchers from across the African continent presenting future-oriented design concepts and digital making practices, organized by @AfriDesignX | Get your Free tickets here ow.ly/XQCi30k33ju
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AfriDesignX retweeted
18 May 2018
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AfriDesignX retweeted
18 May 2018
@AyorkorK discussing algorithms awesome @Ashesi student robotics projects @AfriDesignX #KpaKpaKpa symposium @V_and_A #London
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AfriDesignX retweeted
18 May 2018
File under 'questions that me go um on a Friday...' Thought provoking stuff about making, design and tech at the @AfriDesignX conference.
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17 May 2018
Nomadic doctor @njokingumi of the @thisisthenest will be working her magic at the #Kpakpakpa conference tomorrow - come see her weave new narratives and spark debates with our panel of speakers... and join the discussion! Get your free ticket here: vam.ac.uk/event/yb2roVbW/kpa…
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15 May 2018
Here's an interview we made with #Ghana-based designer @delak who will be speaking at #Kpakpakpa Design concepts at the @V_and_A this Friday - get your free tickets here: vam.ac.uk/event/yb2roVbW/kpa… vimeo.com/206249960
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15 May 2018
It's on Friday! A host of incredible speakers join us from the African continent to talk #Design at the @V_and_A London. Book your free tickets here: vam.ac.uk/event/yb2roVbW/kpa… #GamesDesign, #Fashion, #Robotics #Architecture
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14 May 2018
In 2016 we interviewed Dr Ayorkor Korsah @AyorkorK about #algorithmdesign, #artificialintelligence & #robotics... and we are very happy she will be one of our guests at #Kpakpakpa conference at the @V_and_A this Friday 18th May .... vimeo.com/203710841
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11 May 2018
Cape Town-based #architect @MokenaMakeka is one of the speakers at #Kpakpakpa - Design Concepts from the African Continent at the @V_and_A next Friday... book your free place here: vam.ac.uk/event/yb2roVbW/kpa…
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11 May 2018
This time next week! x.com/V_and_A/status/9946055…
From floating schools to robots on Mars, join us for a free day-long event with @AfriDesignX, celebrating future-oriented design concepts from the African continent: goo.gl/HpPZfE
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3 May 2018
Join us on 18th May for #Kpakpakpa: Design concepts from the African continent at the @V_and_A in #London #Design #AfricanDesign vam.ac.uk/event/yb2roVbW/kpa…
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AfriDesignX retweeted
3 May 2018
How are global flows of aesthetics, economics, & people articulated & mediated differently across sites?
Join us on Fri, 11 May at 5 pm as we explore this question in relation to the work of Isaac Julien & William Kentridge.
#ZMMadeInChina #IsaacJulien #WilliamKentridge
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3 Apr 2018
Fancy contributing to the incredible GamesDesign scene in #Nairobi? The brilliant @ADMIafrica are offering a diploma in mobile app and games design admi.ac.ke/courses/diploma-m…
3 Apr 2018
Fancy contributing to the incredible GamesDesign scene in #Nairobi? The brilliant @ADMI are offering a diploma in mobile app and games design admi.ac.ke/courses/diploma-m…
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AfriDesignX retweeted
27 Mar 2018
Are you a #CollectionsManagers or #Registrar, living or working in #Africa or diaspora? CMAAD wants your proposals, papers, research on challenges & best practice methods in the care and conservation or #Art, #Cultural & #Heritage objects: cmaad.org/submissions/
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AfriDesignX retweeted
5 Mar 2018
@AfriDesignX and @LCFLondon alumni Cher Potter talks about her collaboration with #africandesign check out the project afridesignx.com #Sustainability #UALResearch
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How lit does @EdemMorny 's screen look?! Fun Fact : Tolo Sagala. the character featured here is based on the #Dogon tribe from Mali. They are very scientifically adept and discovered the Sirus B star before the french did in 1930. #afrocomixfacts #wallpapers #legend #reawakening
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