Ted Talk

Researching or reporting – revelations from the field: Leslie Dodson at TEDxBOULDER on not misrepresenting Africa

by The Designers Studio|11 September 201521 October 2016|Africa Feature, Opinion, Videos

As a journalist with over 25 years of experience, Leslie Dodson has grown weary of individuals especially fellow journalists who misrepresent Africa. Dodson has reported throughout the world for CNN, Reuters covering politics, economics, and international finance organizations. Over the...

The Day I Stood Alone – Boniface Mwangi TED Talk

by The Designers Studio|08 May 201521 October 2016|Videos

"People back home call me a heckler, a troublemaker, an irritant, a rebel, an activist, the voice of the people. But that wasn't always me." Boniface Mwangi Boniface Mwangi wanted to protest against corruption in Kenya and photography was his weapon of choice. So he...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the danger of a single story

by The Designers Studio|28 March 201425 April 2014|Africa Feature, Fashion, Videos

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or...

“Growing” your own fabric is possible- Suzanne Lee shares her experiments in this TED talk

by The Designers Studio|13 February 201413 February 2014|Features, Videos

Fashion Designer Suzanne Lee directs the BioCouture research project, which sprang from an idea in her book Fashioning the Future: Tomorrow’s Wardrobe, a seminal text on fashion and future technologies. Her research harnesses nature to propose a radical future fashion vision: Can we...

Inspiration Monday! You can achieve much more than you think- “Find a Way!” Diana Nyad on TED

by The Designers Studio|06 January 201425 April 2014|Africa Feature, Opinion, Videos

“A lot of athletes have this sort of invincibility: [The jellyfish] should worry about me. I don't worry about them. I'll just swim right through them.” Diana Nyad In the pitch-black night, stung by jellyfish, choking on salt water, singing...

Inspiration Tuesday! Failing all the way to success Jason Njoku on TedxEuston

Inspiration Tuesday! Failing All the Way to Success: Jason Njoku at TEDxEuston

by The Designers Studio|17 December 201325 April 2014|Fashion, Opinion, Videos

Jason Njoku , is a Nigerian internet entrepreneur, and is CEO and founder of Iroko partners, the largest distributor of Nigerian music and movies online. Jason studied at the University of Manchester and grew up in the UK. Most Nigerians...

Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion’s free culture

by The Designers Studio|25 October 201317 October 2013|Fashion, Videos

Fashion and copyright? Johanna Blakley spends much of her time exploring how our entertainment interacts with our political, commercial and social habits. In this talk, she talks about what all creative industries can learn from fashion's free culture.

Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

by The Designers Studio|20 October 201325 April 2014|Fashion, Videos

This particular TED talk discussed the reality of perception in our society and the importance of having the right mentality when facing certain tasks. Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves....

TED Talk- Isaac Mizrahi

by The Designers Studio|13 October 201325 April 2014|Features, Videos

Isaac Mizrahi, Fashion Designers talks on TED about Fashion and Creativity

Designer innovation | Saki Mafundikwa: Ingenuity and elegance in ancient African alphabets

by The Designers Studio|03 October 201325 April 2014|Africa Feature, Videos

This TED talk could not be kept a secret. Now for those of you who don’t know, and are not as addicted to TED talks as we are; TED talks are “ideas worth spreading” on every topic under the sun....