October 2017 Archive

Yami-Ichi disrupts how the price of art is valued

Design News • 31 Oct 17

Here, money is powerless and instead the public is invited to barter skills, services and objects for a piece of art. >
Eindhoven University of Technology unveils world’s first 3D printed bridge

Design Frontiers • 30 Oct 17

Built with cyclists in mind, the bridge can withstand loads up to two tonnes. >
Fernando Laposse wins at the Future Food Design Awards

Design Frontiers • 28 Oct 17

The awards, which were held during Dutch Design Week, had a total of 73 projects from 24 different countries. >
Olafur Eliasson talks design that has real-world significance

Talks • Duration: 00:34:17 • 28 Oct 17

Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson gives us his take on what functional design means and the newest member of the Little Sun family. >
Space10’s pop-up brings microgreens to congested urban spaces

Design News • 27 Oct 17

This integrated salad bar could popularise hydroponic food farming where traditional agriculture is unavailable. >
Osborne Macharia breathes life into his fantastical, fictional imagery

Talks • Duration: 00:12:16 • 27 Oct 17

The self-taught Kenyan photographer takes the Design Indaba audience on a mesmerising journey of fiction, fantasy and narrative. >
On the Design Indaba Festival 2018

Festival News • 26 Oct 17

Experience the world's leading creative currency that's driving design for a better world with our annual flagship conference and festival. >
Sketchcase transforms your Laptop into a portable whiteboard

Design Frontiers • 26 Oct 17

The perfect laptop skin for creatives. >
The smart bicycle dock by engineering student Mardu Swanepoel

Next Generation • 26 Oct 17

The South African student designed a docking station to keep your bicycle safe in theft-prone areas. >
Can we use our own data to become better human beings?

Talks • Duration: 00:32:56 • 26 Oct 17

Data designer Giorgia Lupi talks us through her experience of painstakingly collected personal data. >
Taking African animation and storytelling to the world

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:33 • 25 Oct 17

In this interview, Triggerfish's Stuart Forrest shares his plans to educate budding creatives and take African stories to the international stage. >
How Stuart Forrest built the award-winning Triggerfish

Talks • Duration: 00:25:35 • 25 Oct 17

Triggerfish CEO talks Revolting Rhymes, endurance in the animation industry and inspiring empathy in young people. >
David Adjaye, Ron Arad to design new Holocaust Memorial in London

Design News • 24 Oct 17

The National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre will honour victims and survivors of Nazi persecution. >
Andile Dyalvane, gt2P on creating The Wishing Wall

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:47 • 23 Oct 17

The Chilean design group and the South African ceramicist on their unlikely partnership. >
Andile Dyalvane, gt2p in never-before-seen installation at Design Indaba 2017

Talks • Duration: 00:26:32 • 23 Oct 17

An unexpected link emerges between the Chilean design group and the South African ceramicist. >
Scientists say they’ve overcome one of the final barriers to making lifelike robots

Design Frontiers • 20 Oct 17

“It’s the closest artificial material equivalent we have to a natural muscle.” >
Angolan visual artist on opening up the conversation about a new African identity

Design News • 20 Oct 17

Kiluanji Kia Henda is the first African artist to receive the Frieze Artist Award. >
Urban trees as sustainability power tools for cities

Design News • 19 Oct 17

If trees are providing so many benefits, why are cities letting this natural resource dwindle? >
Multidisciplinary artist Robin Rhode brings his drawing process to life

Talks • Duration: 00:22:24 • 19 Oct 17

The South African born artist and his “doppelgänger” light up the Design Indaba stage. >
Self-taught inventor powers a village in West Africa using hydro energy

Design News • 18 Oct 17

He built a micro-hydroelectric dam for his village using his savings of about R78 000. >
Speak up, speak out, speak back: Africa Architecture Awards 2017

Design News • 17 Oct 17

"What is African architecture? What makes architecture work on this continent?," asks Mark Olweny, a judge at this year’s Africa Architecture Awards. >
First stage of Dementia gets innovative home hub

Product Spotlight • 16 Oct 17

With the push of a button, misplacing belongings in stage one Dementia might become less frustrating. >
Buitenkant takes a look at homelessness in Cape Town

Design News • 16 Oct 17

This homeless woman discovers a set of keys in a muddy puddle of water. >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | October 2017

Take Five • 13 Oct 17

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >

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