January 2018 Archive

How to build your own prosthetic using LEGO

Design News • 4 Jan 18

Carlos Arturo Torres has designed a creative prosthetic system for children to explore and empower their creativity in a playful and social way —using LEGO. >
Lagos’ Wooden Tower is an alternative to the city's reliance on concrete buildings

Design News • 4 Jan 18

The award-winning tower was designed and conceptualised by Cameroonian Architecture Firm, Hermann Kamte & Associates. >
Revolutionising food production with edible fungi made from plastic

Next Generation • 5 Jan 18

LIVIN Studio and Utrecht University transform plastic waste into gourmet fungi food. >
On what the abandoned landmarks of Joburg tell us about the city

Design News • 6 Jan 18

A story of neglect, dereliction and emptiness in Johannesburg. >
Astrid Stavro on making meaning and telling stories through design

Design News • 8 Jan 18

The award-winning designer will join a myriad of renowned creatives at the Design Indaba Conference 2018. >
Mark Kamau wants to bring wifi access to more people who cannot afford it

Design Frontiers • 9 Jan 18

“My interest is not my ego, my interest is to help with design." >
Two young designers tackle what it will mean to age in 2050

Next Generation • Duration: 00:07:05 • 10 Jan 18

Mar Ginot Blanco and Aaron Garlick aim to design for future challenges based on present and past movements in design. >
Paloma Strelitz brings humanity to the practise of urban design

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:19 • 11 Jan 18

The co-founder of the Turner Prize-winning Assemble collective on creating spaces that enable upliftment. >
11-year-old scientist Gitanjali Rao develops DIY test for lead-contaminated water

Design Frontiers • 15 Jan 18

Tethys is named after the Greek goddess of water and is currently one of the fastest and cheapest. >
Winy Maas on the importance of remarkable buildings in future cities

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:42 • 16 Jan 18

"Remarkable buildings can help us navigate ourselves through this kind of monstrous, and endless mediocrity that most cities are." >
Afrofuturist Osborne Macharia's Magadi takes a fantastical look at a pressing issue

Design News • 16 Jan 18

At Design Indaba 2017, Osborne Macharia introduced the audience to Magadi, a new series which focusses on a group of former female circumcisers. >
Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf

Design News • 17 Jan 18

In the film he talks about his vision of design, and shows that architecture is about more than stone and concrete. >
Nightscape at Design Indaba is set to be the immersive experience of the year

Design News • 17 Jan 18

The lineup includes Petite Noir, Zaki Ibrahim, Crystal Wings, DJ Steloo, Lady Venom, Alec Lomami, Guy Buttery, Shabaka and The Ancestors and more. >
Big Time

Design News • 17 Jan 18

Bjarke Ingels, founder of BIG and master of promotion, is the subject of a new documentary, titled BIG TIME. >
Bobbi Jene

Design News • 17 Jan 18

A woman's fight for independence and the dilemma of its consequences. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
Johannes Torpe talks us through his process

Design News • 19 Jan 18

The self-taught designer works within the fields of interior design, product design, industrial design and architecture. >
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.” >
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. >
"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. >

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