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We're proud to announce the £5,000 winner of the Dundeed Challenge!
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Debalina Bera's project The Welcome Tent impressed the judges with its focus on food as a catalyst for communities to find a voice.
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1 Oct 19
IKEA & Design Indaba launched ÖVERALLT collection at Design Indaba Festival 2019
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Two years ago, IKEA teamed up with a group of designers from five African countries curated by Design Indaba to create a one-of-a-kind collection.
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1 Oct 19
These designers are merging tech and product design for more inclusive products
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We look at the work of designers who are trying to make products that tackle access for those with disabilities.
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30 Sep 19
3 Ways to save the planet with urine
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Researchers call it organic waste and we’re just trying to keep it off the streets.
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29 Sep 19
Behind antenna and its impact on future changemakers in design
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“Antenna gave us a platform to share a story and to be bold about it. I don’t know if other graduate programmes like this exist.”
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27 Sep 19
Mpho Vackier’s journey to international acclaim
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The former Design Indaba Emerging Creative recently exhibited her furniture brand, Urbanative, at Milan Design Week.
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27 Sep 19
Biodesign, tech and the future of sustainable fashion
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We look at some of the designers working at the intersection of technology, biology and fashion to make more sustainable garments.
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26 Sep 19
On why design cannot be divorced from economic development in Africa
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Architect Mariam Kamara, says she believes that design stands to open up new avenues for solving problems on the continent.
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25 Sep 19
On building African smart cities
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Sénamé Koffi Agbodjinou: "The problems we will face tomorrow in Africa are so big that we can’t count only on the politicians and experts to find solutions."
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25 Sep 19
On designing resilient African cities
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Award-winning Cameroonianian architect, Hermann Kamte, was recently named as one of Quartz' African Innovators for 2019.
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25 Sep 19
Architects design a crematorium situated in the middle of a lake
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Wrapped in a layer of rusty steel, this elongated crematorium is made of earth-coloured stone and also appears to be floating on water.
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25 Sep 19
This monument combines history, art and architecture
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The architects worked in collaboration with photographer Edward Burtynsky, Holocaust scholar Doris Bergen and landscape architect Claude Comier.
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23 Sep 19
Tiffany Chu on redesigning the way cities build their transport routes
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"If you’re trying to help a city, you need people who are from there and who are invested in the city over time."
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22 Sep 19
Pili is using bacteria to make a more sustainable dye
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Could this spell a more sustainable solution to using petrochemical dyes in the textile industry?
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21 Sep 19
Vietnamese designers create sneakers from coffee beans
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Rens Originals is the sneaker brand that is taking your ground coffee waste and turning it into some of the freshest sneakers out there.
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20 Sep 19
Three creatives on the importance of dabbling in different sectors
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Former Design Indaba Emerging Creatives reflect on their journeys since leaving the incubator programme.
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20 Sep 19
BioSolar Leaf is cleaning the air and putting food on the table
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Experimenting with alternative ways to grow food, Arborea is tackling climate change one BioSolar Leaf at a time.
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20 Sep 19
April Greiman: "If you have a good idea there aren't any boundaries."
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The transmedia artist talks about designing for visual communication in multiple mediums.
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18 Sep 19
Carlo Ratti's juice bar ensures that no drop goes to waste
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Italian innovation and design firm Carlo Ratti Associati’s ‘Feel the Peel’ juice bar creates bioplastic cups made from oranges.
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18 Sep 19
The DisOrdinary Architecture Project is creating inclusive urban spaces
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“People are only disabled when they are confronted with a barrier. If those barriers are removed, the disability ceases to exist.”
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17 Sep 19
How AeroDelft is saving the skies
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Student researchers from the Delft University of Technology are making aviation a little greener by trading in jet fuel for hydrogen-powered cells.
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16 Sep 19
Aida Mulokozi on her mission to salvage Dar es Salaam’s built heritage
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The CEO of the Dar es Salaam Centre for Architectural Heritage talks about the importance of architectural conservation.
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14 Sep 19
Here are the five shortlisted candidates for the DUNDEED competition
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One of these projects will walk away with £5,000 to further develop their project.
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13 Sep 19
Meet the speakers at this year's antenna conference
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#antenna2019, hosted by Design Indaba, Dutch Design Week and World Design Embassies, is taking place today in Eindhoven.
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13 Sep 19
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