Articles

Brand this: Coca Cola, Spotify and Miss Piggy

Q&A • 15 Feb 17

Fuelled by Oreos, coffee and talent – co-founder of brand consultancy Collins, Brian Collins talks a little more about life, work and inspiration in New York. >
Dancing through difficulty

Design News • 15 Feb 17

Liberty Express is a dance, film and cultural exchange project for children living in poverty. >
“The Wake Up Call” by Nazlee Arbee

Design Frontiers • 15 Feb 17

Directed by Anunaka, the music video/short film is a visually compelling call to action. >
Tentative: Pop-up housing for disaster-stricken communities

Design News • 15 Feb 17

This Turkish design firm created an off-the-grid shelter for any climate. >
Oshun: Tunes for V-Day from Ghana

Design News • 14 Feb 17

Hip-hop collective Yoyo Tinz share their latest playlist for Valentine's Day fresh from Accra, Ghana. The mix is named after the Yoruba spirit of love, Oshun. >
How can photography help us understand depression?

Design News • 14 Feb 17

A photographer who portrays his relationship with mental illness in an honest, yet dreamlike way. >
Breathing cities: China’s first vertical forest to combat pollution

Design News • 14 Feb 17

Stefano Boeri Architetti is building another vertical forest to curb the pollution problem. >
Last Call for entries for the 2017 A’ Design Awards

Design News • 14 Feb 17

Designer? Architect? There’s still time for you to get your entries in. >
Limit(less) by Mikael Owunna

Design News • 14 Feb 17

LGBTQ style in the African diaspora. >
Using stomach acid to power sensory tech-tablets

Design News • 14 Feb 17

This tiny monitor is designed to rest in your digestive system and sustain itself with it. >
The intricate illustrations of Mario Nobrega

Next Generation • 13 Feb 17

This Emerging Creative discovered his artistic passion quite recently, but his lack of experience is no obstacle. >
The striking minimalism of AKJP’s latest collection

Design News • 13 Feb 17

Take a look at the latest lookbook from South African designers Adriaan Kuiters and Jody Paulsen. >
7 Creative habits to inspire your everyday

Design News • 13 Feb 17

You can wait until inspiration strikes or until your muse arrives. Or you can start fostering your imagination today by developing a creative habit. >
Nomad: A digital guide for the visually impaired

Design News • 13 Feb 17

Student designs a headset concept to tackle some of the challenges faced by the visually impaired in their daily lives. >
Daniel Ting Chong teams up with PUMA on this exclusive collection

Design Frontiers • 13 Feb 17

The artistic sneaker range pays tribute to African cultures. >
How to partake in Africa's biggest design event – wherever you are

Festival News • 10 Feb 17

With so much happening at the 2017 Design Indaba Festival, we can't blame you if you feel like you can't keep up. >
Lost people wander around surreal pastel worlds

Design News • 10 Feb 17

The people in these images seem oblivious to the surreality of their pastel surroundings. >
Interplanetary blackness in DUST’s latest animated series

Design News • 10 Feb 17

Afrofuturism: Sun Ra explores alternative realities rooted in history and culture. >
The Minimed device brings easy living to Diabetics

Product Spotlight • 10 Feb 17

This device helps to manage insulin healthily, leaving you to do more amusing things. >
#WeAccept: AirBnB Super Bowl ad calls out Trump with a celebration of diversity

Design News • 10 Feb 17

The homestay network is pushing a powerful new message of acceptance. >
New and bold furniture designs from Siyanda Mbele

Product Spotlight • 10 Feb 17

South African interior designer Siyanda Mbele unveils new work. >
Revealing hidden humanity through photography

Lookbook • 10 Feb 17

This artist uses visual trickery to depict the otherwise concealed inner self. >
Meet the next generation: Design Indaba's Global Graduates 2017

Design News • 9 Feb 17

From practical to poetic, we'd like to introduce you our brilliant Global Graduates who’ll be presenting their work at the Design Indaba Conference 2017. >
The women calling for an end to female genital mutilation through film

Design News • 9 Feb 17

From catchy and cute to raw and haunting, check out how filmmakers are speaking out. >
The dismantled artworks of Raphaël Vicenzi

Design News • 9 Feb 17

Inflexibility in art can be the downfall of the artist. >
Black History Month: Honouring past heroes

Design News • 9 Feb 17

Nigerian artist Fred Martins has created a new series using symbols of butterflies and fists to represent soul and power in Black History Month. >
Light-printable and rewritable paper is here

Design News • 9 Feb 17

Researchers have discovered an eco-friendly way to print on paper >
Design Indaba to collaborate with IKEA

Design News • 9 Feb 17

Design Indaba is proud to announce a collaboration with global homeware giant IKEA, set to launch at the Design Indaba Festival 2017. >
This Amman Design Week installation was repurposed into relief for Syrian refugees

Design News • 9 Feb 17

Jordanian designer Raya Kassisieh’s monumental work gets a second life. >
U-Safe: Remote-controlled sea rescue

Design News • 8 Feb 17

This device takes some of the risk out of sea rescue missions. >

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