Canada | Design Indaba

Skyfall

Frank Gehry reveals a striking addition to the skyline of his home city, Toronto >
Masked Crusader

Kim Ha-neul’s sustainable stools are made from discarded masks. >
Exploring the connection between aromas and our memory

“It’s really important for us to make emotion that could differentiate smell in how something makes you feel when you smell it.” >
West Africa through the lens of photographer Sierra Nallo

“I want people to really see the human connection and that's the most important aspect of my photography.” >
This monument combines history, art and architecture

The architects worked in collaboration with photographer Edward Burtynsky, Holocaust scholar Doris Bergen and landscape architect Claude Comier. >
Alia Youssef’s The Sisters Project disrupts tired perceptions of Muslim women

The photographer explores the diverse narratives of the Canadian Muslim community. >
How 3D printing is helping to make music more accessible

By printing 3D instruments, designers are able to custom-fit the instrument to each musician, foregoing the usual barriers. >
Caroline Smeenk makes it easier for rural women to independently monitor their health

"Antenna helps you broaden your horizons and scope of what you see as design." >
Using empathic design to save the lives of pregnant women

How Caroline Smeenk and Dahabo Adi Galgallo are saving the lives of mothers and their unborn children, on opposite sides of the world. >
Lucia Bakulumpagi-Wamala on new ways to tackle electricity shortage in Uganda

The CEO of Bakulu Power takes us through their work in Buvuma, one of the only districts without electricity in the country. >
Ify Ojo tells the stories we never hear through textile design

The Nigerian, Canada-based designer pays tribute to the women of Africa with Stèlà Textile. >
Nicole Nomsa Moyo

Designer

Nicole Nomsa Moyo is a Zimbabwean born, South African citizen, living and working as an Urban Designer in the city of Toronto. >
Rajni Perera’s embellished photography explores identity alongside surreal dreamworlds

“After all, immigrants are the first travellers in time and space.” >
Caroline Smeenk on designing products to help pregnant women who can't access hospitals

"17% of rural Canadians live over 2 hours away from their nearest hospital." >
Ukubutha: A waste-to-energy solution to mobilise residents in informal settlements

Architecture graduate Nicole Moyo shares her idea on how informal communities can create their own water, energy and waste systems. >
Designer Ying Gao uses fingerprint recognition to identify strangers

These ‘smart’ garments form part of her Possible Tomorrows project. >
Stone Wool is an eco-friendly way to control the temperature in our homes

Engineers have identified this material as a better way to build and protect our homes and spaces. >
Yannis Davy Guibinga interrogates the colour black and its relation to death

The artist’s new photo series unpacks the colour black as a symbol of darkness, mourning and death. >
Zaki Ibrahim on her new album, family and her approach to music

"We wanted to deliver an uncompromised album and build it from osmosis of our emotional and spiritual experience..." >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | January 2018

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >
Researchers develop EDCC, a new earthquake-resistant concrete

The malleability of this eco-friendly concrete aims to withstand earthquake pressure. >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | September 2017

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >
Wacom Creatives: Benjamin Von Wong on his brand of visual engineering

"If social media didn't exist I probably wouldn't be doing photography," says the photographer. >
Desktop bioengineering by Amino Labs

The small-scale kits empower the scientists and innovators of tomorrow. >

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