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Gilda B by Jacopo Foggini

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Italian designer Jacopo Foggini sculpts an elegant chair using an unlikely material.

15 Jan 15
00:36:24

Margot Janse and David Higgs on their culinary trajectories

Talks > African Design

Kitchen cowboys and 'kapokbos': These rock star South African chefs tell their stories and talk about what fine dining can be.

15 Jan 15 / Design Indaba Conference 2014
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21st-century brand builder

Focus On > Design Thinking

Former scientist and current creator of a "cultural universe" of fashion brands, Shubhankar Ray returns to speak at Design Indaba after an 11-year hiatus.

14 Jan 15 / Design Indaba Conference 2015
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Five South African designers of celestial (and earthly) bling

Lookbook > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Encompassing crowns, blades and naturally inspired textures, here's a look at some of the jewellery designers among the 40 talented Emerging Creatives of 2015.

14 Jan 15
00:17:22

Issa Diabaté on designing the future of urban Africa

Talks > African Design

This Ivorian architect believes that designing with a broad vision makes all things possible.

14 Jan 15 / Design Indaba Conference 2014
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Meet Ghanaian rapper M.anifest

Track of the Week > African Design

We chat with rap artist M.anifest, who performs at Design Indaba Music 2015, after his return from a tour with Damon Albarn in South America.

14 Jan 15 / Design Indaba Music 2015
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Five South African illustrators making their mark

Lookbook > African Design

From doodles to full-scale book projects, these young graphic designers bring their prodigious talents to Design Indaba Expo 2015 as Emerging Creatives.

13 Jan 15
00:03:55

Jurgen Bey: Collaboration opens new design possibilities

Video Interviews > Craft

Dutch product designer Jurgen Bey tells us about the importance of collaboration and preserving traditional crafts.

13 Jan 15
00:07:44

Teshia Treuhaft on how a dancer helped her be a better designer

Talks > Product Design

This graduate of Rhode Island School of Design designed a series of inventive chairs that respond to the movement of the human body.

13 Jan 15 / Design Indaba Conference 2014
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The next crop of South African creatives

Lookbook > African Design

Forty up-and-coming design stars, selected for Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives programme, who will make their mark in 2015.

12 Jan 15

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