2015 Archive

Wise Words – Part 2

Hot Topic • 1 Jan 15

A selection of memorable quotes from some of the most acclaimed designers and creative thinkers featured in the "Design Indaba All Stars" book. >
Wise Words – Part 3

Hot Topic • 4 Jan 15

A selection of memorable quotes from some of the most acclaimed designers and creative thinkers featured in the "Design Indaba All Stars" book. >
When the model becomes the medium

Inside View • 7 Jan 15

How do you collaborate with someone who speaks another language? Swiss designer Laurence Stoffel tells us how she overcame the culture barrier. >
Under the mango trees

Inside View • 8 Jan 15

Switzerland-based product designer Béatrice Durandard discovers on a trip to Africa that an inability to communicate can lead to taking more risks. >
Mille Collines goes down south

African Report • 9 Jan 15

The story of how two Spaniards created a fashion brand designed, produced and retailed entirely in Africa. >
William Kentridge: Where art meets design

Opinion • 26 Jan 15

Sean O’Toole explores the blurred boundaries between art and design in the world of "serial collaborator" William Kentridge’s work. >
How to work with Nike, Gatorade and Redbull: former Starbucks design VP Stanley Hainsworth on stretching global brands

Inside View • 26 Feb 15

The former VP global design at Starbucks and co-founder of Seattle-based agency Tether, Stanley Hainsworth >
Review of William Kentridge's Refuse the Hour

Reviews • 26 Feb 15

Alexandra Dodd attends the exclusive preview of the artist's chamber opera which premieres in Cape Town tonight. >
Quote unquote

Opinion • 27 Feb 15

Inspiring lines and thought-provoking ideas heard this week on the Design Indaba Conference stage. >
Emily Oberman: 10 things I’ve learnt

Inside View • 27 Feb 15

Graphic designer Emily Oberman’s Design Indaba Conference presentation highlights 10 things she has learnt from 20 years at SNL. >
Advice for young designers (part one)

Inside View • 2 Mar 15

Wise words for aspiring creatives from some of the most globally acclaimed design professionals. >
A comic spread

Inside View • 3 Mar 15

South African comics are becoming progressively more prominent on the global storyboard. >
Advice for young designers (part two)

Inside View • 5 Mar 15

More wise words for aspiring creatives from some of the most globally acclaimed design professionals. >
A more "feminine" London skyline?

Opinion • 8 Mar 15

How would our cities look if we celebrated female heroines as much as their male counterparts? Design firm Squint Opera offers four whimsical scenarios. >
Dan Wieden: Digital revolution will ‘transform us or render us inert’ – The Drum

Inside View • 12 Mar 15

Dan Wieden who coined the Nike tagline 'Just Do It' spoke to The Drum following his appearance at Design Indaba Conference 2015. >
Girl power

Inside View • 12 Mar 15

Local creator Danelle Malan is using her XX chromosome power to push the male-dominated comics universe further. >
A hustler and champion of local comics

Inside View • 19 Mar 15

Loyiso Mkhize tells us about his local superhero comic, “KWEZI”, which he hopes will become a phenomenon. >
The rapid prototyping of policy

Inside View • 20 Mar 15

Christian Bason, CEO of the Danish Design Centre, tells us how governments are turning to designers to help them be more nimble in their policy making. >
A living memorial to Rwanda's genocide

African Report • 20 Mar 15

Ntarama Church, where 5 000 Tutsis were murdered, has stood untouched since 1994. Now an architect is helping to preserve its legacy. >
Q&A: Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe

Inside View • 8 Apr 15

The duo behind Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe may be partners in business and love, but their creative differences also fuel their work. >
Beyond the New - A Search for Ideals in Design

Opinion • 10 Apr 15

The full text of Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg's design manifesto, "Beyond the New", is released here for the first time. >
Jongerius and Schouwenberg label design industry depressing - Dezeen

Opinion • 10 Apr 15

Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg launch manifesto against "depressing" design industry. >
Why standardisation is a good thing

Opinion • 23 Apr 15

In this exclusive extract from David Butler and Linda Tischler’s new book, “Design to Grow”, they outline the role standards play in scaling a design. >
Burning Man founding member Larry Harvey speaks at Design Indaba 2015 – Designboom

Inside View • 23 Apr 15

Larry Harvey reflects on the impact the annual Burning Man festival offers those who experience it. >

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