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Niger-based architect Mariam Kamara to be mentored by Sir David Adjaye

Design News • 8 Feb 18

The two architects will work together for two years as part of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. >
Nightscape at Design Indaba will be an urban night festival to remember

Design News • 7 Feb 18

From pop-up galleries, exhibitions, exclusive music performances and food experiences, we have something for everyone! >
SurgiBox brings safe surgical spaces to harsh environments wherever and whenever

Design News • 6 Feb 18

“The idea of SurgiBox is to take the operating room and shrink it down to just the patient’s size.” >
Meet the 9 Global Graduates that presented at Design Indaba Conference 2018

Next Generation • 6 Feb 18

These young graduates presented projects that speak to the water crisis, the power of sound, social entrepreneurship and so much more. >
A home designed to make water conservation a way of life

Design News • 6 Feb 18

University students create a water-efficient and energy-efficient home to combat drought. >
Joias is a product line that merges Belgian and Brazilian craftsmanship

Design News • 6 Feb 18

This project merges crafts, social engagement, design and human contact. >
Design Indaba Conference will be simulcast across several South African cities

Design News • 5 Feb 18

Joburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Potchefstroom will have venues that will be simulcasting the conference. >
Quicksee is making eye care accessible, affordable with low-cost tech

Design News • 5 Feb 18

“We couldn’t train 100,000 new optometrists, but we could look at the technologies available and re-engineer them to be lower cost and easier to use.” >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | February 2018

Focus On • 5 Feb 18

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >
Set designer Es Devlin will take to the stage at Design Indaba 2018

Design News • 2 Feb 18

Her set designs lifted audiences into new ways of experiencing musicians like Adele, Beyonce, U2 and Kanye West on tour. >
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. >
Designer Thebe Magugu explores escapism in his latest collection

Lookbook • 1 Feb 18

"I started to imagine a woman taking to the great outdoors, to escape the burdens and noise of urban living." >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | January 2018

Take Five • 31 Jan 18

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >
The value of place and heritage with Yassine Morabite

Design News • 30 Jan 18

We caught up with the quirkily styled Moroccan artist to talk about his ever evolving career. >
Dyslexia: The typeface that replicates the effect of reading disorders

Design News • 29 Jan 18

“Like in any case, only once a problem is fully understood can it be solved,” says the designer. >
Digi Lab Africa aims to train aspirant digital creatives for free

Design News • 26 Jan 18

The programme is looking for creatives who want to work in the digital music, animation, virtual reality and film world. >
40 South African creatives to watch

Design News • 23 Jan 18

Curious as to what Cape Town’s creative scene might look like in years to come? Look no further. >
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.” >
Johannes Torpe talks us through his process

Design News • 19 Jan 18

The self-taught designer works within the fields of interior design, product design, industrial design and architecture. >
Films to watch at the Design Indaba Festival 2018

Design News • 19 Jan 18

An inner-city festival, Nightscape is partner to the annual Design Indaba Conference 2018. >
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. >
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. >
Nightscape at Design Indaba is set to be the immersive experience of the year

Design News • 17 Jan 18

The lineup includes Petite Noir, Zaki Ibrahim, Crystal Wings, DJ Steloo, Lady Venom, Alec Lomami, Guy Buttery, Shabaka and The Ancestors and more. >
Afrofuturist Osborne Macharia's Magadi takes a fantastical look at a pressing issue

Design News • 16 Jan 18

At Design Indaba 2017, Osborne Macharia introduced the audience to Magadi, a new series which focusses on a group of former female circumcisers. >
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. >
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." >
Astrid Stavro on making meaning and telling stories through design

Design News • 8 Jan 18

The award-winning designer will join a myriad of renowned creatives at the Design Indaba Conference 2018. >
On what the abandoned landmarks of Joburg tell us about the city

Design News • 6 Jan 18

A story of neglect, dereliction and emptiness in Johannesburg. >
Revolutionising food production with edible fungi made from plastic

Next Generation • 5 Jan 18

LIVIN Studio and Utrecht University transform plastic waste into gourmet fungi food. >
Lagos’ Wooden Tower is an alternative to the city's reliance on concrete buildings

Design News • 4 Jan 18

The award-winning tower was designed and conceptualised by Cameroonian Architecture Firm, Hermann Kamte & Associates. >

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