Articles

A smart device that instantly detects Malaria

Design News • 22 Jan 19

Technical University Delft students have devised a way to diagnose malaria in quick time, using a combination of mobile tech, 3D printing and algorithms. >
Material and Immaterial Poetry: The Work of Lina Bo Bardi

Design News • 21 Jan 19

27 years after her death Brazilian designer Lina Bo Bardi is still seen as an icon in the architecture industry. >
Designers who will challenge the norm at Design Indaba Conference 2019

Design News • 21 Jan 19

From biotechnologist Markus Kayser to design critic Alice Rawsthorn, these designers have each taken their own unique approach on design and innovation. >
Thunkable turns passive consumers into proactive app developers

Design News • 18 Jan 19

The tech lets people with no coding experience create apps, democratising an otherwise elite space. >
6 of South Africa's best up-and-coming illustrators

Next Generation • 17 Jan 19

Part of the Emerging Creatives programme, these young designers will exhibit their work to the public at Design Indaba Festival 2019. >
How we used computers to figure out drugs that can beat drug-resistant TB

Inside View • 16 Jan 19

Ruben Cloete, a Lecturer in Bioinformatics at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, talks smart healthcare. >
Art, dialogue and action to transform marginalised communities

Design News • 9 Jan 19

The team at Colloqate wants to eliminate toxic government policies and Confederate infrastructure in the city of New Orleans. >
Nigerian fashion powerhouse Adebayo Oke-Lawal brings Orange Culture to Design Indaba 2019

Design News • 9 Jan 19

Androgynous fashion isn’t new but it renews itself, and in doing so it continuously redefines culture, identity and gender politics. >
How theatre helps to explore a city's identity

Inside View • 8 Jan 19

Researcher Alex Halligey explores the importance of making and knowing theatre in South Africa. >
How African cities can harness green technologies for growth and jobs

Design Frontiers • 4 Jan 19

The value of green technologies and systems is that they are largely decentralised or semi-decentralised. >
The world is changing and green material is at the forefront

Design News • 21 Dec 18

We look a little deeper at the materials trend that led to tangible design solutions we found this year. >
Five killer Design Indaba Conference talks you should watch

Design News • 20 Dec 18

From graphic designer Natasha Jen to architect Francis Kéré, here are our top 5 Design Indaba Conference talks. >
Creatives that shape cultural narratives

Design News • 19 Dec 18

These Design Indaba 2019 speakers are using their wells of creativity to define culture in a myriad of magical ways. >
Should we engineer the climate? A social scientist and natural scientist discuss

Design News • 19 Dec 18

This is an article from Head to Head, a series in which academics from different disciplines chew over current debates. >
5 Innovations that broke the mould in 2018

Design Frontiers • 18 Dec 18

Pioneers in their fields, these innovations were made to provide new solutions to old problems. >
Our top five trending stories of 2018

Design News • 17 Dec 18

As 2018 comes to an end, we're highlighting stories that grabbed our readers' attention this year. >
The Socio-Technical City combats the key challenges of our future cities

Design Frontiers • 14 Dec 18

UNStudio designs a speculative cityscape for The Hague, aimed to address rapid urban growth and sustainability. >
Design Indaba 2019: Where business and design meet

Design News • 13 Dec 18

The next Design Indaba Conference is set to tackle various topics across business and design. >
The 5 most searched designers in 2018

Design News • 12 Dec 18

Spanning across diverse ages, nationalities and disciplines, these were the most searched Design Indaba speakers in 2018 >
From scrap to robot: This unlikely creation is one man's livelihood

Design News • 12 Dec 18

I’ve always been good with my hands, says South Africa's “Robot Man”. >
William Kentridge: the barbarity of the 'Great War' told through an African lens

Design News • 10 Dec 18

Kentridge underlines the lunacy of the project in every part of the production – from ruined landscapes to caricatural imagery to ironic captions >
Could self-examination rape kits curb sexual violence in Kenya?

Design Frontiers • 7 Dec 18

A team of researchers are developing a tool much like a tampon that rape survivors can apply themselves after an attack. >
Smart Havens Africa uses human-centered business models to help the poor build homes

Design News • 6 Dec 18

The company looks at developing green houses by promoting sustainable building and also tackling housing poverty. >
Design Indaba 2019 presents: Architecture driven by social responsibility

Design Frontiers • 5 Dec 18

From Mariam Kamara to Dong Ping-Wong, the 2019 Design Indaba Conference will host a list of renowned architects. >
Mapping the complexity of access and ethics in Johannesburg

Design News • 4 Dec 18

We fail to think of residents, particularly if they happen to be poor, as full and complex human beings whose passions and needs morph over time >
The way we build homes is wrong, says Joe Gebbia, and here's how he wants to fix it

Design News • 30 Nov 18

"In order to meet the demands of the future, whether it be climate displacement or rural-urban migration, the home needs to evolve, to think forward.” >
Putting service delivery in the hands of the people

Design News • 30 Nov 18

Graduate designer Nicole Nomsa Moyo envisions a way to empower people to build for themselves. >
People, design and the identity of Maseru

Design News • 30 Nov 18

“In addition to the identity of the citizens, cities are shaped by their historical, climatic and sociopolitical conditions.” >
Converting historical sites into modern architecture with John Pawson

Design News • 29 Nov 18

Set to speak at Design Indaba 2019, architect and interior designer, John Pawson is known for his minimalist approach. >
The 2019 Design Indaba Emerging Creatives are here

Design News • 29 Nov 18

Each year we select 50 up and coming South African creatives and each year they surprise and beguile us. >

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