January 2018 Archive

Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | January 2018

Take Five • 31 Jan 18

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! >
Nadir Bouhmouch is filming the longest protest in Morocco’s history

Design News • 31 Jan 18

“The first victims of climate change, of the environmental injustice are poor people.” >
Designer Anne Kiwia upcycles discarded cloths to create high fashion headbands

Design News • 31 Jan 18

“We have enough clothes. The world is full of it. We need to start protecting our environment and stop being needless consumers.” >
Cairo’s underground youth & the gender divide in this growing subculture

Video Interviews • 30 Jan 18

“I think although people are trying to break through some norms and cultural rules, gender remains something that they still can’t break.” >
The value of place and heritage with Yassine Morabite

Design News • 30 Jan 18

We caught up with the quirkily styled Moroccan artist to talk about his ever evolving career. >
Selly Raby Kane on creating sci-fi fashion in Senegal

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:56 • 30 Jan 18

“I want people to dive into a universe, I want them to dive into a story and I want them to feel like they’re in a timeless space.” >
Dyslexia: The typeface that replicates the effect of reading disorders

Design News • 29 Jan 18

“Like in any case, only once a problem is fully understood can it be solved,” says the designer. >
Aida Mulokozi on her mission to salvage Dar es Salaam’s built heritage

Design News • 26 Jan 18

The CEO of the Dar es Salaam Centre for Architectural Heritage talks about the importance of architectural conservation. >
Digi Lab Africa aims to train aspirant digital creatives for free

Design News • 26 Jan 18

The programme is looking for creatives who want to work in the digital music, animation, virtual reality and film world. >
bioMason grows bricks without using any heat

Design Frontiers • 25 Jan 18

This method mimics a naturally occurring material called biological cement, much like the process that occurs when coral is formed. >
Sethembile Msezane on why she uses her art as resistance

Design News • 24 Jan 18

South Africa’s history is wrought with erasure. Sethembile Msezane is reclaiming the narrative with her work. >
Hugh Masekela in conversation with Stewart Levine

Talks • Duration: 00:33:48 • 24 Jan 18

#DIarchives: In 2011 Hugh Masekela sat down with long-time collaborator American producer, Stewart Levine to discuss his career on the Design Indaba stage. >
SenSprout is helping farmers better understand their crops while saving water

Design Frontiers • 24 Jan 18

SenSprout’s aim is to grant farmers a better understanding of how their crops consume water without using expensive technology. >
"We have to hold our heritage up as a mirror to the world." - Hugh Masekela

Video Interviews • 23 Jan 18

#DIarchives: In 2011 Hugh Masekela gave a surprise performance at Design Indaba. This is his interview following the performance. >
40 South African creatives to watch

Design News • 23 Jan 18

Curious as to what Cape Town’s creative scene might look like in years to come? Look no further. >
American architect Josh Greene on why he chose to work in Rwanda

Design Frontiers • 22 Jan 18

"It’s not just simply design, it’s a whole process that has really been enlightening for me.” >
Johannes Torpe talks us through his process

Design Frontiers • 19 Jan 18

The self-taught designer works within the fields of interior design, product design, industrial design and architecture. >
Films to watch at the Design Indaba Festival 2018

Design News • 19 Jan 18

An inner-city festival, Nightscape is partner to the annual Design Indaba Conference 2018. >
Brenda Livoi on leading Kenya’s largest innovation hub

Design Frontiers • 19 Jan 18

The Gearbox mechanical lead chats to us about creating more space for women in the African tech sector. >
Marko Ahtisaari on the Open Music Initiative and paying musicians fairly

Design News • Duration: 00:02:45 • 19 Jan 18

"The motivation is that music is such a universal thing. Creators need to be able to make an income," says Marko Ahtisaari. >
Caroline Smeenk makes it easier for rural women to independently monitor their health

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:17 • 18 Jan 18

"Antenna helps you broaden your horizons and scope of what you see as design." >
Icelandic designers tackle food waste through a project called Cargo

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:11 • 18 Jan 18

The #Antenna2017 speakers were alarmed by the amount of food waste in their city and found a novel way to raise awareness. >
My Tova, the children's backpack that unfolds into a school desk

Design Frontiers • 18 Jan 18

Durban-based designer Nicki van den Aardweg says she wanted to make it easier for children who don't have access to a school desk. >
Bobbi Jene

Design News • 17 Jan 18

A woman's fight for independence and the dilemma of its consequences. >

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