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Thandiwe Msebenzi on fairness, the power of fragility and collaboration
Video Interviews
• Duration: 4:34
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27 Nov 17
"Designers are constantly collaborating with other people to create things and they're constantly pushing towards reaching a broader audience."
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Chris Sheldrick on building cities that integrate with technology
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:02:40
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23 Nov 17
Can we plan for not just tomorrow but beyond that?
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Robin Rhode on talking drawing, performance and artistic ownership
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:02:11
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17 Nov 17
The visual artist explains the thinking behind his show-stopping Design Indaba 2017 performance.
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Founder of Duolingo at the Design Indaba Conference 2017
Talks
• Duration: 00:21:13
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13 Nov 17
Luis von Ahn launched the first African language course on Duolingo as part of his Design Talk.
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Marcus Engman talks about the role furniture will play in the home of the future
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:03:14
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10 Nov 17
IKEA's Head of Design says design should be more inclusive and serve the needs of more people instead of a few.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Andile Dyalvane, gt2P on creating The Wishing Wall
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:03:47
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23 Oct 17
The Chilean design group and the South African ceramicist on their unlikely partnership.
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Andile Dyalvane, gt2p in never-before-seen installation at Design Indaba 2017
Talks
• Duration: 00:26:32
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23 Oct 17
An unexpected link emerges between the Chilean design group and the South African ceramicist.
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Multidisciplinary artist Robin Rhode brings his drawing process to life
Talks
• Duration: 00:22:24
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19 Oct 17
The South African born artist and his “doppelgänger” light up the Design Indaba stage.
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Buitenkant takes a look at homelessness in Cape Town
Design News
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16 Oct 17
This homeless woman discovers a set of keys in a muddy puddle of water.
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Snøhetta unveil Arch for Arch project at Design Indaba 2017
Design News
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27 Sep 17
The Oslo-based architects designed the physical tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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Olafur Eliasson on label-free impactful design
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:02:02
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26 Sep 17
“I am more interested in the consequences that my work has than how to label my work,” said the multidisciplinary designer.
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Introducing the UnSchool of Disruptive Design
Design News
• Duration: 03:41
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25 Sep 17
“I called it the UnSchool because we undo the damage that mainstream education has done,” says the founder.
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Craig Dykers and Thomas Chapman discuss the Arch for Arch
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:02:24
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22 Sep 17
"This project represents the power and strength of the people who overcame odds," says Dykers.
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Learn to approach design with empathy, says co-founder of Snøhetta
Talks
• Duration: 00:51:55
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22 Sep 17
"Just look at people...," says Craig Dykers. "Getting to know their faces helps you understand who you're making things for."
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This Belgian-Zimbabwean concept uses mushrooms as a bridge when crossbreeding chicken and camelids
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:04:30
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21 Sep 17
What do you get when you combine a mushroom, chicken and a camel? We talk to Koen Vanmechelen and Chido Govera about their planetary community chicken project.
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Africa could be the leapfrog continent, says Sir David Adjaye
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:03:24
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21 Sep 17
The way we’re designing cities is changing. Here’s some advice from a leading architect at the inaugural Design Commons.
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Kate Moross on her unorthodox approach to work and what she considers good design
Video Interviews
• Duration: 00:03:47
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20 Sep 17
The multi-talented creative talks starting a business and what makes her visual style different.
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