Articles

  • Light work
    Design News • 17 Apr 23
    This wind-up flashlight kit was designed in collaboration with its intended users. >
  • She shoots
    Q&A • 17 Apr 23
    SAFTA-nominated director Jessie Zinn is a Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2023. >
  • Illumination station
    Design News • 17 Apr 23
    Light takes centre stage in six Milan Design Week exhibitions. >
  • Laying the foundations
    Design News • 11 Apr 23
    This school in Tanzania is designed to respond to site-specific climatic conditions. >
  • Naturally synthetic
    Design News • 11 Apr 23
    This low-carbon biomaterial created from plant waste and microbes is an alternative to traditional clothing fabrics. >
  • Making sense
    Design News • 11 Apr 23
    Design Indaba alum Ai Weiwei’s new exhibition includes a piece made from 650 000 Legos. >
  • Face value
    Q&A • 11 Apr 23
    Cape Town-based 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Naledi Modupi is obsessed with faces. >
  • Body of work
    Q&A • 4 Apr 23
    2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Thembi Mthembu uses the body as a site for her artistic exploration. >
  • Raise the roof
    Design News • 4 Apr 23
    The People Tree House in India incorporates sustainable water and power features. >
  • Fast food, slow packaging
    Design News • 4 Apr 23
    Elium Studio has redesigned McDonald’s iconic red packaging to be reusable. >
  • The curious desert
    Design News • 4 Apr 23
    The National Museum of Qatar presents a dual-site exhibition by Icelandic–Danish artist Olafur Eliasson. >
  • EX ASTRA
    Design Frontiers • 27 Mar 23
    This set of woodcut prints celebrates the months of the year. >
  • The art bias
    Design News • 27 Mar 23
    The aim of this Bangalore museum collection is to reframe ideas of Indian art. >
  • Wayfinder
    Q&A • 27 Mar 23
    For 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kamil Adam Hassim, nature is the ultimate inspiration. >
  • Printed pavilion
    Design News • 27 Mar 23
    This climate-adaptable pavilion is 3D-printed from recycled plastic. >
  • Print first
    Q&A • 20 Mar 23
    This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative is a storyteller at heart. >
  • Japanimation
    Q&A • 20 Mar 23
    Wooden puppets come to life in an action-packed stop-motion film about revenge. >
  • Winning formula
    Design News • 20 Mar 23
    David Chipperfield has been selected as the 2023 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. >
  • Shapeshifter
    Design News • 20 Mar 23
    This New York theatre’s new branding changes for each production. >
  • Design for Human Rights
    Design News • 13 Mar 23
    In honour of Human Rights Day on 21 March, we take a look at human-centred innovations from South Africa. >
  • To the world
    Q&A • 13 Mar 23
    Sumayya Vally is shaping and shifting architectural discourses for the future. >
  • Something fishy
    Design News • 13 Mar 23
    This floating pavilion, which resembles a fish eye, is dedicated to sustainable fishing. >
  • Full of beans
    Design Frontiers • 13 Mar 23
    Anish Kapoor’s latest sculpture lies ‘squashed’ under a high-rise building. >
  • Women making waves
    Design News • 6 Mar 23
    For International Women's Day, we take a look at six exceptional young women in creative industries. >
  • Keeping the faith
    Design News • 6 Mar 23
    This huge complex hosts three separate houses of worship: a mosque, a church and a synagogue. >
  • Stronger together
    Design News • 6 Mar 23
    Four Design Indaba alums are mentoring members of the 2023 Young Climate Prize cohort. >
  • Baby steps
    Design News • 6 Mar 23
    This ordinary-looking stroller is kitted out with all sorts of AI perks. >
  • Announcing Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives Class of 2023
    Design News • 27 Feb 23
    Hot talent to watch – 20 rising stars are the 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creatives. >
  • Fossil fuels
    Design News • 27 Feb 23
    An enormous hanging sculpture is made up of the amount of coal needed to power a lightbulb for a year. >
  • To the streets
    Design News • 27 Feb 23
    Street artists participating in an international art festival ask ‘What if?’ in large-scale murals across Cape Town. >

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