Take Five

Matali Crasset's firsthand account of her workshop with weavers in Zimbabwe was the most click-worthy feature on designindaba.com.
Take Five
Take Five

1

French designer Matali Crasset gives us a first-person account of her time spent with Zimbabwean weavers developing baskets based on the iconic shape of the gourd. Read her story. 

2

Fashion designer Akosua Afriyie-Kumi left Ghana to study in London but chose to return home afterwards to set up her own accessories brand. She tells us why in this African Report. 

3

Tom Hulme, founder of open innovation platform OpenIDEO, tells us why we have to stop being afraid of technology. Watch the trailer or the full talk from our 2014 Conference. 

4

We caught up with jewellery designer Lara Bohinc in London, where she launched her first interior products made with large-scale producers. Watch our video interview with her.

5

Nick Finney, founder and creative director of NB Studio, ponders the role of time itself in producing "timeless design". Read his opinion piece. 

Watch the Talk with Tom Hulme

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