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29 Oct 19
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Kordae Henry imagines an alternative African history and future
Conference Talks
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20 Aug 19
The artist combines science fiction, Afrofuturism and cinema to speculate on the myths of the future.
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Freyja Sewell is designing cognitive training technology for the future
Conference Talks
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23 May 19
The Royal College of Art graduate’s work focuses on meditation and developing technology for the mind.
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Adebayo Oke-Lawal is rethinking masculinity in African culture
Conference Talks
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22 May 19
The Nigerian designer’s brand Orange Culture embraces those who do not fit in and celebrates their individuality.
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Steph Foster focuses his lens on the American prison system
Conference Talks
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20 May 19
Interdisciplinary artist Steph Foster is using his art to investigate and address what's wrong with the United States criminal justice system.
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Faith XLVII on the power of collaboration
Conference Talks
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17 May 19
"Entering into collaborations with key people in my life has helped me rediscover my root inspiration."
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Mirjam de Bruijn's work explores the border between function and aesthetics
Conference Talks
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15 May 19
She speaks about Twenty, a range of waterless dissolvable capsules that take away the need to use 80 - 95% water to make these products.
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Carolien Niebling is creating the sausage of the future
Conference Talks
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14 May 19
Product designer Carolien Niebling believes that people can make a difference if they just take a moment to look at things a little differently.
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How Hannah Barry is revolutionising the London art scene
Conference Talks
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13 May 19
She may not call herself an art curator but Hannah Barry explains how she revived an art scene via an abandoned car park.
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Annabelle Selldorf on architecture's responsibility beyond the building
Conference Talks
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8 May 19
The veteran architect questions the greater role architects need to play after erecting projects in underresourced areas.
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Ida is a non-invasive, painless way to test blood/glucose levels
Conference Talks
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7 May 19
“When designing for these diseases, you’re not designing to please or impress. You design because people are on fire and you might just have the water.”
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John Pawson on the discipline of minimalism
Conference Talks
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3 May 19
“It takes great discipline to reduce until you can't further subtract anymore."
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Dong-Ping Wong on his ambitious work at FOOD architecture studio
Conference Talks
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1 May 19
The architect's projects include an idea for a pool that also purifies the East River as well as collaborations with Kanye West and Virgil Abloh.
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Architecture's ability to alter narratives with Mariam Kamara
Conference Talks
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29 Apr 19
At Design Indaba Conference 2019, the Niger-born architect shared how she is using her work to shift perceptions of her home country.
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Lucas De Man on being a creator and following your gut
Conference Talks
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26 Apr 19
“Designing shows that there’s so many possibilities because there is no one truth. There is power in not knowing.”
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Kagiso Lediga on storytelling, failure and staying true to who you are
Conference Talks
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23 Apr 19
“You need to be honest when you’re telling your story…it has to be a truth from inside.”
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Olof Schybergson on the influence of design on our society
Conference Talks
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18 Apr 19
"With the help of technology, with the help of design, we are improving the world".
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Markus Kayser's work enables collaboration between tech and biology
Conference Talks
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16 Apr 19
“The promise of design is to inspire industry to follow suit in the quest for better methods to produce using solar energy and abundant resources.”
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Keenan Wyrobek on saving lives with drones
Conference Talks
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15 Apr 19
“Doctors shared with us their torment at losing patients they knew how to save. They knew the treatments. They just didn’t have the supplies.”
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Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez on tackling the world’s problems with creativity
Conference Talks
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12 Apr 19
Gonzalez shares his method to coming up with creative solutions to everyday problems.
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Yuri Suzuki on combining his passion for music and design
Conference Talks
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11 Apr 19
The Japanese sound designer shares how he finds “order in the noise.”
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Tin&Ed on work that fosters togetherness and celebrating the unknown
Conference Talks
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10 Apr 19
“The unknown in our practice is the most fertile place, and we love the unknown."
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How ostrich feathers are uplifting Oudtshoorn's economy through design
Conference Talks
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8 Apr 19
Pascale Theron's work looks at breathing life into the vulnerable ostrich farming industry in Oudtshoorn, South Africa.
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Dave Hakkens on tackling the planet's waste
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5 Apr 19
“When I start something I like to start with a problem.”
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