2009 Archive

  • Craft debate: Christine Moosmann
    Opinion • 1 Feb 09
    Editor of Novum magazine, a Design Indaba media partner, Christine Moosmann weighs in on Design Indaba's craft debate. >
  • Cotton khadi form India. Photo courtesy of Heartwear.
    Crafts: A matter of scale and pace
    Opinion • 2 Feb 09
    Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort writes about the craft of smaller scale, slower pace and sustainable style. >
  • Me, myself & Dai
    Opinion • 2 May 09
    From the frontlines of Dai Fujiwara’s entourage of groupies, Sandhya Lalloo witnesses a creative master fuelled by minimalism and humility. >
  • By Dunne&Raby.
    No happy ending
    Opinion • 2 May 09
    As technology races towards a constantly receding utopia, Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby warn of its economic, cultural and ethical impacts. >
  • But is it “African”?
    Opinion • 1 Aug 09
    You’d think that, as a designer based in Africa, it would be easy to answer the question “What constitutes African design?” >
  • Homework
    Opinion • 1 Aug 09
    Design Indaba asked creatives born on the continent which of their works was most influenced by their place of birth. >
  • The don of design
    Opinion • 1 Nov 09
    Designindaba.com caught up with Massimo Vignelli in Cape Town and discovered a man for whom design is a way of life. >
  • Sky's the limit
    Opinion • 1 Nov 09
    Batandwa Alperstein evaluates the pros and cons of vertical farming. >