Ancient Manuscripts
Ethiopian manuscript and Ethiopian Healing Scrolls. Via: Creative Roots
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Tree Chair
Not sure were this is, but what an amazing control of growth direction…
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Out of Africa
A beautiful cover for a classic book by Karen Blixen AKA Isak Dinesen.
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HTI Osmosis Filtration Pouches
From Designboom – Developed as an emergency aid for these types of situations, the ‘hydropack’ by hydration technologies self-hydrates itself through a forward osmosis membrane that allows the…
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Out of Africa
The Honey Guide, by journalist Richard Crompton is part of a projected series of books set in Kenya.
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African Colours
Hertfordshire University student Caroline Slåttland Solheim designed the packaging design for African Colors footwear.
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2012 WINNERS
Here are last years’ winning images from the National Geographic photos of the year competition. The first image of the cheetas is, ofcourse, the only…
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Hammer Girl
“The Hamers are a people of East Africa living in southwestern Ethiopia, in a fertile area of the Omo Valley. The gracious Hamer women, freeing…
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Turkana Tribe, Kenya
Photographer Eric Lafforgue took some amazing images of the Turkana people in Kenya in 2009.
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Women of the Dassanech Tribe
Photography by Ralph Bennett Crignol from Lower Omo Valley, South Ethiopia.
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2012 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year
A few days ago the winners of the 2012 Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest, which is run by the UK’s Natural History Museum and…
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Magical Kenya: Africa’s Leading Tourist Board 2012
Magical Kenya wins ‘Africa’s Leading Tourist Board 2012″ World Travel Award
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Painted Bodies
The new book, Painted Bodies of Africa by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher explores the art of using the skin as a canvas, a practice performed…
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Globe-Trotter: Limited Edition Luggage
This brand of suitcase is loved by both Queen Elizabeth and other British high society. The classic brand Globe-Trotter have collaborated with up and coming…
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Planet of the Apes
This is the latest post on the subject of science and evolution that we feature on this blog. Stephen Care explores what we really know…
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People In Need: Advertising Campaign
A moving advertising campaign showing the relation between how first world consumers look at products compared to what their value could mean to people of…
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Andrew Zuckerman pt.2
Following on from yesterdays post… here are some beautiful photographs from the project ‘Kenya’ by the very talented Andrew Zuckerman.
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Africa Utopia
Senegalese singer and human-rights campaigner Baaba Maal is curating a month long celebration at the Southbank Centre in London consisting of a mix of music,…
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Serengeti Spy: Views from a Hidden Camera on the Plains of East Africa
I’m looking forward to the release of this surely very fascinating book. In these spectacular photographs taken in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and the…
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Kenyan Artwork Growing in International Popularity
It’s great to read that works by Kenyan artists are growing in international popularity and are exhibited at world-class galleries around the globe.
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Gonçalo Mabunda
Mozambican artist Gonçalo Mabunda creates sculptures out of deactivated weapons from the 1977-1992 civil war.
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‘Home Again’ by Michael Kiwanuka
‘Home again’ is the debut album of young British soul artist Michael Kiwanuka, winner of UK’s ‘BBC Sound of 2012 poll’.
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“Born Free” Movie Poster (1968)
I’ve just come across this odd/unexpected Polish film poster for the 1966 classic movie “Born Free”, which tells the story of real-life couple Joy and…
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“Turkana. Cultures of Change” by Ross McDonnell
A beautiful photo essay by Ross McDonnell that documents, from a cultural perspective, the impact of climate change on the tribal communities of the Turkana…
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“One Day I Will Write About This Place” by Binyavanga Wainaina
Kenyan author and journalist Binyavanga Wainaina‘s debut novel and memoir “One Day I Will Write About This Place” takes you through his middleclass Kenyan childhood,…
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Ndoto – Tanzania Dream
A photo book full of stunning images of landscapes and the everyday life of the Masai in Tanzania, by Dutch photographer Aernout Overbeeke.
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‘Kinshasa Succursale’ by Baloji
In this latest music album, Congolese musical sorcerer Baloji has conjured up his own world in which the rhythms of traditional Africa, the beats and…
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‘The Wildlife Researcher’
Kenya’s wildlife authority, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), has released the first issue of its e-science bulletin ‘The Wildlife Researcher‘ to share information with internal and…
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‘Matatu Project’ by Dennis Muraguri
An exhibition by Kenyan artist Dennis Muraguri is currently on at Le Rustique Restaurant in Nairobi until 22nd February.
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‘Lost Kingdoms of Africa’ series two – starts tonight on BBC Four
Tonight the first episode of the second series of ‘Lost Kingdoms of Africa’ is being broadcasted in the UK on BBC Four at 9 pm.
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Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller.
I have just finished reading this wonderful book, in which Alexandra Fuller tells the moving story about the life of her extraordinary mother, ‘Nicola Fuller…
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Breakfast in Tanzania (on New Year’s Day).
Even though I’m posting this a few days late, I thought that you might like to see this evocative photograph taken by Lady Lori’s Chief…
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Ayah Ye! Moving Train by KG Omulo
Kenyan expatriate KG Omulo, singer-songwriter and bandleader, has just released his debut album which runs from the righteous political Afrobeat of “Intervention” to the whimsical…
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Concept Cabin by Airbus
This conceptual aeroplane with a transparent cabin and virtual golf course from Aviation firm Airbus is proposed for the year 2050.
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iRemoco
…for all aspiring helicopter pilots out there, this new iPhone remote controlled helicopter is an ideal way to explore 3D flying, helicopter hovering and other…
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‘Cocoa Pickers’ by James Mollison for Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake asked Kenyan photographer James Mollison to contribute to an exhibition on Chocolate, he was curating with the designer Naoto Fukasawa.
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R.I.P. Cheetah
Cheetah, Tarzan’s original Chimpanzee costar, dies at 80.
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Richard Branson looking through Lady Lori’s new book, ‘Africa By Air’
Ian Mimano, Lady Lori’s CEO, with Richard Branson who is looking through our new book ‘Africa by Air’ during Convergence Africa yesterday.
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‘Serengeti – The Eternal Beginning’ by Boyd Norton
Award-winning author-photographer Boyd Norton draws upon his extensive experiences and photographs of the Serengeti ecosystem, including the Serengeti National Park, Kenya’s Masai Mara, and Ngorongoro…
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‘Evolution The Human Story’ by Dr. Alice Roberts
How did we develop from simple animals inhabiting small pockets of forest in Africa to the dominant species on Earth, capable of sending spaceships to…