2018 Archive

Afrolitt founder Pamela Ohene-Nyako on the importance of having black literature voiced and heard

Design News • 11 Sep 18

“I feel like some works can really open up one’s imagination and help us envision inclusive and liberated futures.” >
Woebot: A smart, accessible mental healthcare solution

Design News • 12 Sep 18

Created by a group of Stanford psychologists, WoeBot is used in over 120 countries and has generated over 2 million messages since its launch. >
How two researchers hacked software to create a functional AI for their diabetic son

Design News • 12 Sep 18

"Not one of those companies allowed me to directly access the data that was literally coming out of my son’s body. So I hacked it." >
Acknowledging Ghana's slave trade history with sculptor Kwame Akoto-Bamfo

Design News • 14 Sep 18

“As a Ghanaian who is interested and inspired by Ghanaian and African culture, I'm a living witness to the knowledge that is being lost to time.” >
Indelibl wants to make art by Africans more accessible

Design Frontiers • 17 Sep 18

Both online and offline, the platform is committed to taking art beyond the gallery space. >
Cultivating mini farms aboard cargo ships

Next Generation • 19 Sep 18

This student-designed collapsible farm could help utilise the massive amounts of wasted space created by shipping containers. >
Threads of Peru shines a spotlight on traditional Quechua weaving culture

Design News • 19 Sep 18

The non-profit organisation economically empowers skilled women artisans from Peru. >
Harnessing the power of urine

Design Frontiers • 20 Sep 18

Researchers designed a cheaper, more efficient way to generate power from organic waste. >
A' Design Awards & Competition is calling for submissions

Design Frontiers • 20 Sep 18

The awards aim to highlight, advertise and advocate good design, designers and design-oriented companies. >
Indian graphic design studios reviving their heritage

Design News • 20 Sep 18

We look at a few artists who represent their Indian Heritage through their designs. >
Damon Davis explores Ghana's slave past and its impact on black America

Design News • 24 Sep 18

“...the world tells us that our identity doesn’t matter and our story doesn’t matter and our lives don’t matter.” >
This Guinea Bissau artist uses his art to draw attention to social injustice

Design Frontiers • 24 Sep 18

"Design should be used as a tool to improve lives and harmonise situations,” says artist Nu Barreto. >
AGI Open México City speakers contemplate design on 'the other side'

Design Frontiers • 25 Sep 18

Alejandro Paul, Alejandro Magallanes, Flávia Nalon and Fábio Prata on how they will broach the topic in their talks this week. >
The Slave Calendar retells the story of South Africa’s slave trade

Design News • 26 Sep 18

This award-winning campaign highlights the overlooked descendants of South Africa’s slave trade. >
On the first national memorial to victims of lynching in the US

Design News • 26 Sep 18

Designed by MASS Design Group, who have offices in Boston and in Kigali, the memorial relies on sculpture, art, and design to contextualise racial terror. >
The Human Utility: How a Twitter discussion started a movement

Design News • 26 Sep 18

What started out as a Twitter discussion soon became a way to address the water affordability and access issue in the United States. >
Meet the three nominees for the Future Food Design Awards

Design Frontiers • 26 Sep 18

They were selected out of 50 entries from 30 different countries. >
Award-winning artist and designer Es Devlin designed the UK Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai

Design News • 27 Sep 18

The stage design pioneer to stars like Kanye West & Adele is about to design her first building. >
Eric Quint on 3M's design-centered mission

Design News • 27 Sep 18

“We are part of an ecosystem, uniting purpose with partnership, that creates meaningful innovations.” >
Five past Design Indaba speakers on how they perceive product design

Design News • Duration: 00:02:44 • 27 Sep 18

Watch Design Indaba Alumni give their take on what it means to make quality functional products. >
These graduates want to change the world in ways we never thought possible

Next Generation • 28 Sep 18

Antenna 2018 is here! Meet the first five speakers for the global design platform. >
International Coffee Day: Imagine cities powered by coffee waste

Design News • 1 Oct 18

Bio-bean is an award-winning clean technology company that recycles waste coffee grounds into advanced biofuels that could replace fossil fuels in cities. >
Play Mat connects parents to autistic kids

Design News • 2 Oct 18

The Electronic Play Mat is designed to promote interactive play between autistic children and their parents or caregivers to build communication. >
Senegal’s taxi industry set to gain an eco-conscious option with the Ping! app

Design News • 2 Oct 18

Could the natural evolution of public transport include a fleet of hybrid cars for every city? >

Pages