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David Adjaye, Ron Arad to design new Holocaust Memorial in London
Design News
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24 Oct 17
The National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre will honour victims and survivors of Nazi persecution.
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How Stuart Forrest built the award-winning Triggerfish
Talks
• Duration: 00:25:35
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25 Oct 17
Triggerfish CEO talks Revolting Rhymes, endurance in the animation industry and inspiring empathy in young people.
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Taking African animation and storytelling to the world
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:02:33
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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.
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Can we use our own data to become better human beings?
Talks
• Duration: 00:32:56
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26 Oct 17
Data designer Giorgia Lupi talks us through her experience of painstakingly collected personal data.
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The smart bicycle dock by engineering student Mardu Swanepoel
Next Generation
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26 Oct 17
The South African student designed a docking station to keep your bicycle safe in theft-prone areas.
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Sketchcase transforms your Laptop into a portable whiteboard
Design Frontiers
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26 Oct 17
The perfect laptop skin for creatives.
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On the Design Indaba Festival 2018
Festival News
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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.
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Osborne Macharia breathes life into his fantastical, fictional imagery
Talks
• Duration: 00:12:16
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27 Oct 17
The self-taught Kenyan photographer takes the Design Indaba audience on a mesmerising journey of fiction, fantasy and narrative.
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Space10’s pop-up brings microgreens to congested urban spaces
Design News
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27 Oct 17
This integrated salad bar could popularise hydroponic food farming where traditional agriculture is unavailable.
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Olafur Eliasson talks design that has real-world significance
Talks
• Duration: 00:34:17
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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.
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Fernando Laposse wins at the Future Food Design Awards
Design Frontiers
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28 Oct 17
The awards, which were held during Dutch Design Week, had a total of 73 projects from 24 different countries.
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Eindhoven University of Technology unveils world’s first 3D printed bridge
Design Frontiers
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30 Oct 17
Built with cyclists in mind, the bridge can withstand loads up to two tonnes.
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Yami-Ichi disrupts how the price of art is valued
Design News
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31 Oct 17
Here, money is powerless and instead the public is invited to barter skills, services and objects for a piece of art.
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Morag Myerscough on giving spaces character and sensitivity through the use of colour
Design News
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1 Nov 17
The Design Indaba Festival 2018 speaker will turn the Artscape Piazza into a wonderland with her colourful structure.
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A new hydroelectric canal reuses fresh and marine water to provide electricity
Design Frontiers
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1 Nov 17
This Hydroelectric project reconnects and reuses fresh and marine water systems.
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Researchers develop EDCC, a new earthquake-resistant concrete
Design News
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2 Nov 17
The malleability of this eco-friendly concrete aims to withstand earthquake pressure.
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Enough White Tea Cups: a documentary that examines solutions for global challenges
Design News
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2 Nov 17
The film highlights the work of the INDEX: Design to Improve Life® organisation and will be screened at Nightscape 2018.
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Talking graphic design as a tool for empowerment at AGI 2017
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:15:52
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3 Nov 17
Andrew Ashton, Na Kim and Thomas Widdershoven discuss new movements in the world of graphic design.
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Fixperts connects designers to those in need of their expertise
Design News
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3 Nov 17
"The idea behind Fixperts is to connect designers with people who could do with a little help in their lives."
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It’s time to start pumping for groundwater – but at what cost?
Design Frontiers
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6 Nov 17
As Cape Town reaches a critical stage of drought, we look at whether tapping into groundwater is a viable alternative.
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Direct air capture plant aims to filter carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Design News
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6 Nov 17
A Zurich-based removal company have presented a way to extract carbon dioxide directly from the air.
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On the inaugural Antenna and why the future of design is in safe hands
Next Generation
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7 Nov 17
Here is a taste of what young designers from around the world have up their sleeves.
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Japanese artist repurposes broken skateboards to create sculptures
Design News
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8 Nov 17
Haroshi tried to make every piece unique, like putting an iPod inside an apple sculpture.
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Biomega’s new bike is a perfect alternative for the urban commuter
Design News
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8 Nov 17
Where lightweight bicycle design, efficient moped power and comfortable ergonomics come together for a stylish ride.
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