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On the inaugural Antenna and why the future of design is in safe hands

Creative Work • 7 Nov 17

Here is a taste of what young designers from around the world have up their sleeves. >
Direct air capture plant aims to filter carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Creative Work • 6 Nov 17

A Zurich-based removal company have presented a way to extract carbon dioxide directly from the air. >
It’s time to start pumping for groundwater – but at what cost?

Creative Work • 6 Nov 17

As Cape Town reaches a critical stage of drought, we look at whether tapping into groundwater is a viable alternative. >
Fixperts connects designers to those in need of their expertise

Creative Work • 3 Nov 17

"The idea behind Fixperts is to connect designers with people who could do with a little help in their lives." >
Talking graphic design as a tool for empowerment at AGI 2017

Interviews • Duration: 00:15:52 • 3 Nov 17

Andrew Ashton, Na Kim and Thomas Widdershoven discuss new movements in the world of graphic design. >
Researchers develop EDCC, a new earthquake-resistant concrete

Creative Work • 2 Nov 17

The malleability of this eco-friendly concrete aims to withstand earthquake pressure. >
A new hydroelectric canal reuses fresh and marine water to provide electricity

Creative Work • 1 Nov 17

This Hydroelectric project reconnects and reuses fresh and marine water systems. >
Morag Myerscough on giving spaces character and sensitivity through the use of colour

Creative Work • 1 Nov 17

The Design Indaba Festival 2018 speaker will turn the Artscape Piazza into a wonderland with her colourful structure. >
Yami-Ichi disrupts how the price of art is valued

Creative Work • 31 Oct 17

Here, money is powerless and instead the public is invited to barter skills, services and objects for a piece of art. >
Eindhoven University of Technology unveils world’s first 3D printed bridge

Creative Work • 30 Oct 17

Built with cyclists in mind, the bridge can withstand loads up to two tonnes. >
Fernando Laposse wins at the Future Food Design Awards

Creative Work • 28 Oct 17

The awards, which were held during Dutch Design Week, had a total of 73 projects from 24 different countries. >
Space10’s pop-up brings microgreens to congested urban spaces

Creative Work • 27 Oct 17

This integrated salad bar could popularise hydroponic food farming where traditional agriculture is unavailable. >
On the Design Indaba Festival 2018

Design Indaba News • 26 Oct 17

Experience the world's leading creative currency that's driving design for a better world with our annual flagship conference and festival. >
Sketchcase transforms your Laptop into a portable whiteboard

Creative Work • 26 Oct 17

The perfect laptop skin for creatives. >
The smart bicycle dock by engineering student Mardu Swanepoel

Creative Work • 26 Oct 17

The South African student designed a docking station to keep your bicycle safe in theft-prone areas. >
Taking African animation and storytelling to the world

Interviews • Duration: 00:02:33 • 25 Oct 17

In this interview, Triggerfish's Stuart Forrest shares his plans to educate budding creatives and take African stories to the international stage. >
David Adjaye, Ron Arad to design new Holocaust Memorial in London

Creative Work • 24 Oct 17

The National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre will honour victims and survivors of Nazi persecution. >
Scientists say they’ve overcome one of the final barriers to making lifelike robots

Creative Work • 20 Oct 17

“It’s the closest artificial material equivalent we have to a natural muscle.” >
Angolan visual artist on opening up the conversation about a new African identity

Creative Work • 20 Oct 17

Kiluanji Kia Henda is the first African artist to receive the Frieze Artist Award. >
Urban trees as sustainability power tools for cities

Creative Work • 19 Oct 17

If trees are providing so many benefits, why are cities letting this natural resource dwindle? >
Self-taught inventor powers a village in West Africa using hydro energy

Creative Work • 18 Oct 17

He built a micro-hydroelectric dam for his village using his savings of about R78 000. >
Speak up, speak out, speak back: Africa Architecture Awards 2017

Creative Work • 17 Oct 17

"What is African architecture? What makes architecture work on this continent?," asks Mark Olweny, a judge at this year’s Africa Architecture Awards. >
First stage of Dementia gets innovative home hub

Creative Work • 16 Oct 17

With the push of a button, misplacing belongings in stage one Dementia might become less frustrating. >
Buitenkant takes a look at homelessness in Cape Town

Creative Work • 16 Oct 17

This homeless woman discovers a set of keys in a muddy puddle of water. >

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