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Design Indaba Conference 2018

21st February 2018 to 23rd February 2018

The highlight of the creative calendar, the Design Indaba Conference brings together the people using design and innovation to create a better world. >

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Best Moments of Day 2 of Design Indaba Conference 2018

Creative Work • 23 Feb 18

Take a look at our speakers' most poignant messages delivered on stage at this year's Conference line-up. >
Best Moments of Day 1 of Design Indaba Conference 2018

RoundUp • 21 Feb 18

Take a look at our speakers' most poignant messages delivered on stage at this year's Conference line-up. >
Filmmaker Sunu Gonera opened Design Indaba 2018 with a moving talk on afrofuturism

Creative Work • 21 Feb 18

"I believe that afrofuturism perfectly merges the past and the present of African culture in order to birth a brighter future." >
GetSmarter makes online study as a working professional easier

Design Indaba News • 13 Feb 18

We take a closer look at the high-touch learning platform started by upcoming Design Indaba Conference 2018 speakers, Rob and Sam Paddock. >
Design Indaba Conference will be simulcast across several South African cities

Creative Work • 5 Feb 18

Joburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Potchefstroom will have venues that will be simulcasting the conference. >
"We have to hold our heritage up as a mirror to the world." - Hugh Masekela

Interviews • 23 Jan 18

#DIarchives: In 2011 Hugh Masekela gave a surprise performance at Design Indaba. This is his interview following the performance. >
Neri Oxman on designing the new material ecology

Creative Work • 17 Jan 18

Experience Oxman and her Mediated Matter Group's pioneering bio-engineered work on the Design Indaba Conference 2018 stage. >
Afrofuturist Osborne Macharia's Magadi takes a fantastical look at a pressing issue

Creative Work • 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. >
Ekene Ijeoma combines data and design to tackle pressing global issues

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:17:57 • 15 Dec 17

From diversity in design to the refugee crisis, this data designer's projects are breaking the news cycle. >
Natasha Jen on the power of being a critical thinker in the design world

Creative Work • 7 Dec 17

The Design Indaba 2018 speaker has collaborated with Nike, the Guggenheim Museum, Google, Puma and MIT Architecture among many others. >
Founder of Duolingo at the Design Indaba Conference 2017

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:21:13 • 13 Nov 17

Luis von Ahn launched the first African language course on Duolingo as part of his Design Talk. >
Olafur Eliasson talks design that has real-world significance

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:34:17 • 28 Oct 17

Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson gives us his take on what functional design means and the newest member of the Little Sun family. >
Osborne Macharia breathes life into his fantastical, fictional imagery

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:12:16 • 27 Oct 17

The self-taught Kenyan photographer takes the Design Indaba audience on a mesmerising journey of fiction, fantasy and narrative. >
Can we use our own data to become better human beings?

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:32:56 • 26 Oct 17

Data designer Giorgia Lupi talks us through her experience of painstakingly collected personal data. >
How Stuart Forrest built the award-winning Triggerfish

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:25:35 • 25 Oct 17

Triggerfish CEO talks Revolting Rhymes, endurance in the animation industry and inspiring empathy in young people. >
Andile Dyalvane, gt2P on creating The Wishing Wall

Interviews • Duration: 00:03:47 • 23 Oct 17

The Chilean design group and the South African ceramicist on their unlikely partnership. >
Andile Dyalvane, gt2p in never-before-seen installation at Design Indaba 2017

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:26:32 • 23 Oct 17

An unexpected link emerges between the Chilean design group and the South African ceramicist. >
Multidisciplinary artist Robin Rhode brings his drawing process to life

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:22:24 • 19 Oct 17

The South African born artist and his “doppelgänger” light up the Design Indaba stage. >
Learn to approach design with empathy, says co-founder of Snøhetta

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:51:55 • 22 Sep 17

"Just look at people...," says Craig Dykers. "Getting to know their faces helps you understand who you're making things for." >
#RightsNotGames makes protesting accessible for disabled people

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:09:23 • 12 Sep 17

Arjun Harrison-Mann talks ethical design at the Design Indaba Festival 2017. >
How Isis Schiffer made the foldable bike helmet

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:07:19 • 1 Sep 17

The EcoHelmet made international headlines and won numerous awards. >
Carina Bonse on developing the Swimming In It campaign to new heights

Interviews • Duration: 00:02:14 • 30 Aug 17

The Global Grad chatted with us about the challenges of educating the masses about Cape Town’s less than pristine beaches. >
Exposing the fecal danger in our picturesque beaches with Carina Bonse

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:06:37 • 30 Aug 17

“People are concerned about what they put in their bodies, yet don’t know the effect that wastewater can have on their health.” >
Blinky Bill brings African musical expression to the Design Indaba stage

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:18:42 • 23 Aug 17

The Kenyan musician, producer and DJ doesn’t care what African music is ‘supposed’ to sound like. >

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