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Design Indaba 2021

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Design Indaba’s Do Tank plans 2021 action, while its Think Tank takes a post-jubilee sabbatical >

7 Dec 20
Healthcare revolution | Mazbahul Islam’s Safewheel brings emergency medical care to rural areas

Festival News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Mazbahul Islam is one of the young global graduates who presented at the 2020 Design Indaba Conference. >

19 Jun 20
Sacha Buliard’s responsive mat lets users connect with their bodies

Festival News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Global graduate, Sacha Buliard spoke at the 2020 Design Indaba Conference. >

19 Jun 20
Rethinking rape kits with Antya Waegemann

Festival News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

The global graduate designs solutions for sexual assault survivors and will speaking at #DI2020. >

19 Jun 20
Designing for justice | Communication designer Ananya Khaitan tackles social issues in India

Festival News > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration

Communication designer Ananya Khaitan is driven to confront sociopolitical issues head-on in his native India. >

19 Jun 20
Building sustainably | Design Indaba 2020 speaker Vukheta Mukhari’s bio-bricks help save the planet

Festival News > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

Vukheta Mukhari and his team members created the world’s first bio-brick made from human urine. >

19 Jun 20
Nando’s Clout Fires Up The Ravi Naidoo Residency for Emerging Creatives, declaring Mmamotsatsi Masike its First-ever Recipient

Festival News > Product Design

The announcement of the new Ravi Naidoo Residency for Emerging Creatives was made at the recent Design Indaba Conference. >

18 Jun 20
Quarantine Playlists: Weekly dose of inspiration from past Design Indaba speakers

Festival News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation / Food Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Information Design / Interaction Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

Missed any of our earlier playlists? Catch up with our curated collections here. >

17 Apr 20
Here’s how Design Indaba super-creatives are changing the world, one creative act at a time

Festival News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation / Food Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Information Design / Interaction Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

A design response in the time of COVID-19. >

27 Mar 20
The Delicate Bracelet named Most Beautiful Object in South Africa

Festival News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation / Food Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Information Design / Interaction Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

The winner of the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa was announced at the 2020 Design Indaba Conference. >

5 Mar 20
Highlights from Day 3 of Design Indaba 2020

Festival News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation / Food Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Information Design / Interaction Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

The final day of the Design Indaba Conference concluded with speaker talks from Jeanne Gang, Rick Brim and Natsai Audrey Chieza. >

1 Mar 20
Highlights from Day 2 of Design Indaba 2020

Festival News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation / Food Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Information Design / Interaction Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

Design Indaba continued into Day 2 and here's what you might have missed! >

28 Feb 20
Highlights from Day 1 of Design Indaba 2020

Festival News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation / Food Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Information Design / Interaction Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

Here's what you might have missed from the annual Design Indaba Conference. >

26 Feb 20
Celebrate 25 years of Design Indaba with us

Festival News > African Design / Creative Economy / Design Thinking

Tickets are on sale now, here is everything you need to know. >

23 Feb 20
Afrofuturist and speaker alumnus Sunu Gonera returns to Design Indaba 2020 by way of Hollywood

Festival News > Design Thinking / Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Information Design

Sunu Gonera returns to Design Indaba to share his unique vision of Afrofuturism and bring the #DI2020 audience up to speed with his stellar career trajectory. >

22 Feb 20
Branding powerhouse| Design Indaba 2020 speaker and alumnus Jakob Trollbäck designs for sustainability

Festival News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Founder of both the branding and design studio Trollbäck returned to the Design Indaba 2020 stage. >

21 Feb 20
Food for thought| Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen to share culinary business advice with Nightschool attendees

Festival News > Food Design

Book your tickets now! >

20 Feb 20
Material difference | Design Indaba 2020 speaker Elissa Brunato’s bio-iridescent sequins dazzle sustainably

Festival News > Product Design

Leveraging the power of biotechnology, Elissa Brunato has created sequins that harness the power of cellulose. >

19 Feb 20
Greening architecture | Design Indaba 2020 Speaker Kathryn Larsen thatches with seaweed

Festival News > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

Bio-based designer and architectural technologist Kathryn Larsen is looking to the pass to create a greener future. >

17 Feb 20
Apocalyptic food| Alexandra Genis’s ‘Atoma’ brings 3-D printed ‘spice’ molecules into the kitchen

Festival News > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking

Global graduate, Alexandra Genis will be speaking at the 2020 Design Indaba Conference. >

12 Feb 20
Water course| Ratchu Vaan Surajaras’s climate-adaptive solution to Bangkok flooding

Festival News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Global graduate, Ratchu Vaan Surajaras spoke at the 2020 Design Indaba Conference. >

11 Feb 20
Breaking barriers | Enni-Kukka Tuomala’s designs channel radical empathy

Festival News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Global Graduate, Enni-Kukka Tuomala spoke at #DI2020. >

8 Feb 20
Designing disobedience| Led By Donkeys brings a satirical kick to #DI2020

Festival News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Led By Donkeys started as an anonymous night-time guerrilla poster campaign by four friends determined to expose the lies, lunacy and hypocrisy of Brexit. >

7 Feb 20
Synthetic biology | Catalina Lotero’s plan to generate electricity with trees

Festival News > Information Design / Interaction Design

Together with a multidisciplinary team, Catalina Lotero is tackling the global energy crisis with a simple, off-the-grid, plant-based solution. >

7 Feb 20

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