2017 Archive

Ekene Ijeoma combines data and design to tackle pressing global issues

Talks • Duration: 00:17:57 • 15 Dec 17

From diversity in design to the refugee crisis, this data designer's projects are breaking the news cycle. >
Founder of Duolingo at the Design Indaba Conference 2017

Talks • Duration: 00:21:13 • 13 Nov 17

Luis von Ahn launched the first African language course on Duolingo as part of his Design Talk. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
Learn to approach design with empathy, says co-founder of Snøhetta

Talks • Duration: 00:51:55 • 22 Sep 17

"Just look at people...," says Craig Dykers. "Getting to know their faces helps you understand who you're making things for." >
#RightsNotGames makes protesting accessible for disabled people

Talks • Duration: 00:09:23 • 12 Sep 17

Arjun Harrison-Mann talks ethical design at the Design Indaba Festival 2017. >
How Isis Schiffer made the foldable bike helmet

Talks • Duration: 00:07:19 • 1 Sep 17

The EcoHelmet made international headlines and won numerous awards. >
Exposing the fecal danger in our picturesque beaches with Carina Bonse

Talks • Duration: 00:06:37 • 30 Aug 17

“People are concerned about what they put in their bodies, yet don’t know the effect that wastewater can have on their health.” >
Blinky Bill brings African musical expression to the Design Indaba stage

Talks • Duration: 00:18:42 • 23 Aug 17

The Kenyan musician, producer and DJ doesn’t care what African music is ‘supposed’ to sound like. >
Furniture designer Stefan Diez on the value of designing process

Talks • Duration: 00:19:53 • 22 Aug 17

The renowned German designer does not shy away from age-old materials and techniques. >
Isabel Mager on identifying the human body behind the making of high-tech gadgets

Talks • Duration: 00:12:04 • 18 Aug 17

What human narrative exists beneath our shiny 21st-century products? >
Tea Uglow on the creative unknown and dispelling misplaced confidence in reality

Talks • Duration: 00:31:26 • 16 Aug 17

Tea Uglow, the director of Google’s Creative Lab in Sydney on her work at the intersection of tech and creativity. >
Jesper Brodin & Marcus Engman on the start of IKEA’s new African collaboration

Talks • Duration: 00:08:14 • 14 Aug 17

“We like to work in an open way, because we believe in that way of co-creating things.” >
Bo-Won Keum on using design to help elevate the voices of prison inmates

Talks • Duration: 00:11:22 • 11 Aug 17

The graphic designer worked on a monochromatic book that had handwritten book requests and thank you notes from US prison inmates. >
Marina Willer on why designers should be creating frameworks for accepting political change

Talks • Duration: 00:29:56 • 10 Aug 17

The partner at Pentagram on Brexit, family, history and the power of design during these changing political times. >
Shoko Tamura on designing garments that amplify personal expression

Talks • Duration: 00:11:01 • 7 Aug 17

The Keio University student says wearable technology could redefine the way people play in urban landscapes. >
Pauline Saglio makes digital design tangible

Talks • Duration: 00:09:47 • 4 Aug 17

The media and interaction designer’s work challenges perceptions of interactive and digital projects. >
Kaja Dahl on exploring the natural essence of Cape Town in scent form

Talks • Duration: 00:08:31 • 2 Aug 17

She collected samples of soil, dried fynbos, wood, stone and seaweed to distil an accurate fragrance of the city’s landscape. >
Design duo Dokter and Misses about the importance of the aesthetic function of products they create

Talks • Duration: 00:26:21 • 31 Jul 17

“Aesthetic fuction is more important. How we designed what you don’t see,” on their wildly popular LALA Surma drinks cabinet. >
Designing for an inclusive & considered future with Grace Jun

Talks • Duration: 00:10:17 • 28 Jul 17

“Less about perfection, but rather a desire to have more options.” >

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