February 2018 Archive

Campbell Addy is disrupting the homogeneity of stock photography

Design News • 28 Feb 18

The photographer’s partnership with Getty Images is diversifying their imagery. >
Hyphen Labs is using VR to create safe spaces for women of colour

Design News • 28 Feb 18

This VR project began when Ashley Baccus-Clark realised that there is no sunscreen that caters to her skin tone. >
On prioritising walking as a way to design cities differently

Design News • 27 Feb 18

“Designing walkable cities enables us to start with the street – the essence of the city.” >
Es Devlin on creating visual voices for stars like Kanye West, Beyonce and Adele

Design News • 26 Feb 18

Devlin shared never before seen sketches with the Design Indaba audience and gave a deeper insight into her process. >
Best moments of the final day of Design Indaba Conference 2018

Design News • 23 Feb 18

And that's a wrap! Take a look at our speakers' most poignant messages delivered the last day of conference. >
Hugh Masekela Gallery launched at the finale of Design Indaba Festival 2018

Design News • 23 Feb 18

Design Indaba and the Zeitz MOCAA honoured the late legend in a stunning tribute on the Conference stage. >
Best Moments of Day 2 of Design Indaba Conference 2018

Design News • 23 Feb 18

Take a look at our speakers' most poignant messages delivered on stage at this year's Conference line-up. >
Peter Veenstra unveils Dome of Plants project for Cape Town

Design News • 22 Feb 18

Centrally positioned on Luthuli Plaza, a green Dome of Plants will offer an inviting garden-like space for local urban events. >
Filmmaker Sunu Gonera opened Design Indaba 2018 with a moving talk on afrofuturism

Design News • 21 Feb 18

"I believe that afrofuturism perfectly merges the past and the present of African culture in order to birth a brighter future." >
Edel Rodriguez on protesting the Trump era through art

Design News • 21 Feb 18

The Cuban-born illustrator brings his Trump-era protest art to Design Indaba Conference 2018. >
Zach Lieberman combines fine art and code to create futuristic realities

Design News • 19 Feb 18

The Design Indaba 2018 speaker is at the forefront of art and technology. >
Lebo Mashile premiered her theatre piece on Saartjie Baartman at Design Indaba 2018

Design News • 19 Feb 18

She was joined on stage by Anne Masina to perform Saartjie vs. Venus, a play that boldly interrogated aspects of black feminine identity. >
Zaki Ibrahim on her new album, family and her approach to music

Design News • 18 Feb 18

"We wanted to deliver an uncompromised album and build it from osmosis of our emotional and spiritual experience..." >
Thomas Heatherwick's Zeitz MOCAA wins Cultural Architecture Award

Design News • 16 Feb 18

ArchDaily has named this design a winner of the 2018 Building Of The Year Awards. >
Ethnographer extraordinaire Martha Cotton will speak at Design Indaba 2018

Design News • 16 Feb 18

The Chicago-based design researcher is one of this year’s star speakers. >
Music nomad Alec Lomami talks cultural exchange on the African continent

Design News • 16 Feb 18

The rapper, producer and DJ was on the 2018 Nightscape at Design Indaba stage. >
Spanish artist Núria Farré on her hyper-realistic paintings as self-portraits

Design News • 16 Feb 18

“Being realistic is not what interests me the most; it’s just my natural way to paint, something accidental.” >
Meet five women who are innovating in design, material biology and beyond

Design News • 15 Feb 18

These are just some of the 14 women who spoke at Design Indaba Conference 2018. >
A Cape Town art gallery is shifting perspectives on animation as fine art

Design News • 15 Feb 18

A look inside an animation-focussed art platform in Cape Town that was inspired by a sense of not belonging. >
GetSmarter makes online study as a working professional easier

Design News • 13 Feb 18

We take a closer look at the high-touch learning platform started by upcoming Design Indaba Conference 2018 speakers, Rob and Sam Paddock. >
Petite Noir on Bra Hugh's influence and the limitless nature of African creativity

Design News • 12 Feb 18

“He said something – not a lot of artists say much, they’re just entertainers. Bra Hugh used his music as a weapon." >
Hybrid burgers for the health and environmentally conscious

Design News • 11 Feb 18

Sonic launches hybrid burgers that could potentially be a game changer in the fast food chain industry. >
Exclusive pop-up restaurant and gourmet street food to be part of Design Indaba 2018

Design News • 10 Feb 18

We're planning a multi-sensory experience filled with sounds, sights, and tastes. >
The Obilab drumkit is ethical, portable and easy to assemble

Design News • 10 Feb 18

The Obilab drumkit is an ethical instrument that solves the five problems of drumming. >

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