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Multidisciplinary artist Robin Rhode brings his drawing process to life
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African Design
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Art & Photography
The South African born artist and his “doppelgänger” light up the Design Indaba stage.
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19 Oct 17
Learn to approach design with empathy, says co-founder of Snøhetta
Talks
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Thinking
"Just look at people...," says Craig Dykers. "Getting to know their faces helps you understand who you're making things for."
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22 Sep 17
#RightsNotGames makes protesting accessible for disabled people
Talks
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Design Activism
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Information Design
Arjun Harrison-Mann talks ethical design at the Design Indaba Festival 2017.
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12 Sep 17
How Isis Schiffer made the foldable bike helmet
Talks
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Product Design
The EcoHelmet made international headlines and won numerous awards.
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1 Sep 17
Exposing the fecal danger in our picturesque beaches with Carina Bonse
Talks
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Information Design
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Product Design
“People are concerned about what they put in their bodies, yet don’t know the effect that wastewater can have on their health.”
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30 Aug 17
Blinky Bill brings African musical expression to the Design Indaba stage
Talks
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Music & Sound Design
The Kenyan musician, producer and DJ doesn’t care what African music is ‘supposed’ to sound like.
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23 Aug 17
Furniture designer Stefan Diez on the value of designing process
Talks
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Architecture & Interiors
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Industrial Design
The renowned German designer does not shy away from age-old materials and techniques.
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22 Aug 17
Isabel Mager on identifying the human body behind the making of high-tech gadgets
Talks
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
What human narrative exists beneath our shiny 21st-century products?
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18 Aug 17
Tea Uglow on the creative unknown and dispelling misplaced confidence in reality
Talks
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Design Thinking
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Information Design
Tea Uglow, the director of Google’s Creative Lab in Sydney on her work at the intersection of tech and creativity.
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16 Aug 17
Jesper Brodin & Marcus Engman on the start of IKEA’s new African collaboration
Talks
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African Design
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Craft
“We like to work in an open way, because we believe in that way of co-creating things.”
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14 Aug 17
Bo-Won Keum on using design to help elevate the voices of prison inmates
Talks
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Design Activism
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Design Thinking
The graphic designer worked on a monochromatic book that had handwritten book requests and thank you notes from US prison inmates.
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11 Aug 17
Marina Willer on why designers should be creating frameworks for accepting political change
Talks
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Design Activism
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The partner at Pentagram on Brexit, family, history and the power of design during these changing political times.
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10 Aug 17
Shoko Tamura on designing garments that amplify personal expression
Talks
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Information Design
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Product Design
The Keio University student says wearable technology could redefine the way people play in urban landscapes.
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7 Aug 17
Pauline Saglio makes digital design tangible
Talks
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Interaction Design
The media and interaction designer’s work challenges perceptions of interactive and digital projects.
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4 Aug 17
Kaja Dahl on exploring the natural essence of Cape Town in scent form
Talks
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Product Design
She collected samples of soil, dried fynbos, wood, stone and seaweed to distil an accurate fragrance of the city’s landscape.
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2 Aug 17
Design duo Dokter and Misses about the importance of the aesthetic function of products they create
Talks
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African Design
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Architecture & Interiors
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Product Design
“Aesthetic fuction is more important. How we designed what you don’t see,” on their wildly popular LALA Surma drinks cabinet.
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31 Jul 17
Designing for an inclusive & considered future with Grace Jun
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Design Thinking
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
“Less about perfection, but rather a desire to have more options.”
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28 Jul 17
Experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun on colonising Mars with the worms from hell
Talks
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Design Thinking
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Interaction Design
In her Design Indaba Conference talk she introduces us to her project called The Life, the Sea and the Space Viking.
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26 Jul 17
Ayse Birsel on designing a meaningful future for yourself
Talks
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Design Thinking
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Industrial Design
The award-winning designer talks about applying design processes to our daily lives.
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24 Jul 17
Filmmakers Lernert & Sander address piracy in the creative industry
Talks
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Art & Photography
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Film & Animation
Their approach to their talk at the Design Indaba Conference 2017 was no different to their stunningly cheeky designs.
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21 Jul 17
Chris Sheldrick’s what3words is redefining the global address system
Talks
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Design Activism
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Design Thinking
Making the world a less frustrating, more efficient and safer place.
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19 Jul 17
Unwind: Music as an alternative to traditional medicine
Talks
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Creative Economy
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Design Activism
Marko Ahtisaari presents Unwind, a global experiment in drug-free ways to treat physical and mental health.
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17 Jul 17
Punk designer Kate Moross on breaking the rules and rebelling against polarities
Talks
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Graphic Design & Illustration
On the Design Indaba Conference stage, the multi-tasking creative discusses her unconventional approach to design.
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14 Jul 17
Jabu Nadia Newman talks about the importance of womxn in film
Talks
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Film & Animation
“My design method is film, specifically telling stories through images.”
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13 Jul 17
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