2018 Archive

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." >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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.” >
Memory Shop gives a new twist to fine dining

Design Frontiers • 1 Feb 18

The exhibition and dining experience is collaboration between fashion designers, graphic designers, interior designers and ceramicists. >
Self-taught Icelandic painter on expressing a new alphabet using colours

Design Frontiers • 8 Feb 18

Katrin Fridriks’ work will be featured as part of Pascal Janssen's gallery offering at the Cape Town Art Fair this month. >
Tom Dixon works across lighting, furniture as well as accessories

Design Frontiers • 13 Feb 18

The British designer behind the iconic S-chair will be returning to the Design Indaba stage next week! >
Award-winning Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena on rebuilding a city after a natural disaster

Design Frontiers • 14 Feb 18

Aravena’s work sits at the intersection of public interest and social impact, addressing issues of housing, public space, infrastructure, and transportation. >
Researchers in Zurich have created fibre from slaughterhouse waste

Design Frontiers • 15 Feb 18

The yarn is made of gelatine and it has a similar quality to merino wool fibres. >
Dutch designer Lonny van Ryswyck is drawing attention to the need to conserve sand

Design Frontiers • 15 Feb 18

The Design Indaba 2018 speaker will introduce her A Grain of Sand project, which you can also be a part of. >
10 reasons not to miss this year's Design Indaba Festival of Creativity

Design Frontiers • 17 Feb 18

From our speakers, to food experiences, special movie screenings and an urban music festival, there is something for everyone! >
From our archives: Dr William Mapham says designers are important to the future of healthcare

Design Frontiers • 19 Feb 18

During his 2018 Design Indaba talk he called on designers to get involved in making a change. >
This stylish and smart clothing range stretches as your children grow

Design Frontiers • 7 Mar 18

Redesigning children's garments to lower costs and minimise environmental impact. >
Here are some highlights from Design Indaba 2018!

Design Frontiers • 7 Mar 18

This year's Design Indaba was a multi-sensory event that brought together creatives from all over the world. >
Two Cape Town brothers on starting one of the world's biggest online learning platforms

Design Frontiers • Duration: 00:02:43 • 8 Mar 18

"Rather than tearing down the structures that exist, it is far better to use the best of the old and the best of the new." >
Aiming for Democratic Architecture exhibition taps into the role of architecture in democracy

Design Frontiers • 8 Mar 18

At the exhibition, held in Stockholm recently, Design Indaba chatted to MYCKET, a women-led design firm. >
Sweden’s Self-Built City offers solutions to the country’s housing shortage

Design Frontiers • 9 Mar 18

The collaborative project seeks to turn refugees into self-sufficient builders. >
Oxygene is the plant-based green tyre of the future

Design Frontiers • 12 Mar 18

Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, this innovation could become the norm for automobile design in years to come. >
How can architecture aid those who experience exclusion?

Design Frontiers • 13 Mar 18

This new initiative seeks to explore urban environments from the perspective of a teenage girl. >
David Adjaye designs Ghana’s new National Cathedral

Design Frontiers • 14 Mar 18

To be built in the city of Accra, the project marks Adjaye Associates’ first major project in the capital. >
Memphis Meats is at the forefront of kill-free meat

Design Frontiers • 14 Mar 18

As far as innovation in the agriculture sector goes, the future of food is equal parts bizarre and exciting. >
Experimental food design studio introduces 3D-printed sushi

Design Frontiers • 16 Mar 18

Open Meals imagines a future of generating, combining and printing food from anywhere in the world. >
Young scientist develops possible solution for shack fires

Design Frontiers • 16 Mar 18

Gabriella Mogale’s innovation won gold at the 2017 Eskom Expo for Young Scientists. >

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