The Creative Technologist from Parsons The New School for Design uses physical computing to empower people to learn about their environment on their own terms.
The co-founder and director of Amsterdam design studio Droog is a keen proponent of sensible innovation and creating a different perspective on design.
Furniture designer Piet Hein Eek is the opposite of a specialist - he's involved in the whole process when it comes to design, from the idea to the consumer.
At Design Indaba 2012 we sat down with Pecha Kucha team Andy Chen, Renée Rossouw, Massoud Hassani, Rahim Bhimani, Sputniko!, Carly Berger and Brynjar Sigurðason
United Visual Artists draw on different creative skills to visually and musically represent ideas, like for Massive Attack, who are also featured here.
At Design Indaba Expo 2012, the Expresso Show spoke to various designers and asked them about their inspiration, and also met a few up-and-coming designers.