2012 Archive

  • For the good times
    Q&A • 28 Nov 12
    Bright, bold and distinctly South African, Ed Suter's unique brand of photography has made its way into Mr Price Home - on tea towels, cushions and more. >
  • 20Q: Lauren Mackler
    Q&A • 8 Oct 12
    For Lauren Mackler it is fundamentally important to keep going and to stay optimistic while designing. >
  • 20Q: Christine Goudie
    Q&A • 10 Sep 12
    Medical product designer Christine Goudie feels there is something incredibly peaceful about crisp, cold winter days when the world seems a little more silent. >
  • 20Q: Akshat Verma
    Q&A • 2 Sep 12
    Writer and filmmaker Akshat Verma identifies himself with a sloth, crossbred with a tiger, and gives advise to wannabe screenwriters. >
  • 20Q: Karlssonwilker
    Q&A • 27 Aug 12
    Read graphic design duo Karlssonwilker's thoughts on creative success, inviting Einstein and Kafka for a drink and dealing with failure. >
  • 20Q: Rahim Bhimani
    Q&A • 6 Aug 12
    Asking too many questions is a fault to which Rahim Bhimani feels quite indulgent... It certainly seems to work for this industrial designer. >
  • Mike van Heerden. Image credit: Warren Goldswain
    20Q: Mike van Heerden
    Q&A • 4 Jun 12
    Design Indaba Expo 2012 Emerging Creative and winner of the Most Creative Stand Award answers 20 quick questions about his life and work. >
  • 20Q: Hellicar & Lewis
    Q&A • 28 May 12
    "Freedom at work is freedom from work" is a piece of creative advice that both Joel Lewis and Pete Hellicar believe to be true. The duo answer 20 questions. >
  • 20Q: Gareth Howat of Hat-trick
    Q&A • 21 May 12
    Though it makes him slightly uncomfortable, Gareth Howat of Hat-trick answers 20 questions. >
  • Andy Cartwright
    20Q: Andy Cartwright
    Q&A • 14 May 12
    The 2012 Design Indaba Innovation Award winner says he's an aspiring entrepreneur with a vision. We catch up with him over 20 questions. >
  • 20Q: Nelly Ben Hayoun
    Q&A • 10 May 12
    Thrilling, creative, passionate, these are just some of the terms that could be used to describe the work of Nelly Ben Hayoun. She shares some of her quirks. >
  • 20Q: Andrew Shoben
    Q&A • 7 May 12
    Andrew Shoben on superheroes, a creative muse, sleeping routines, failure and his love of Yorkshire puddings. >
  • 20Q: Christoph Niemann
    Q&A • 2 May 12
    20 Fun questions with illustrator Christoph Niemann. >
  • 20Q: Y Tsai
    Q&A • 23 Apr 12
    "The design process is a minefield between creativity and insanity" - Y Tsai answers a couple of, sometimes unconventional, questions. >
  • 20Q: Khaya Dlanga
    Q&A • 16 Apr 12
    Khaya Dlanga – Design Indaba Conference 2012 MC and senior communications manager of content excellence for Coca-Cola SA – says our stories make us who we are. >
  • Worth Abbey.
    Design as a verb
    Q&A • 7 Jan 12
    When it comes to his job, starchitect Thomas Heatherwick doesn’t think about titles, he thinks about verbs. >