South Africa | Design Indaba

The world’s most awarded “Adman” to headline at Design Indaba Conference 2019

Global advertising superstar David Droga will take centre stage at the renowned Design Indaba Conference. >
Emerging Creative alumna Thabo Makhetha launches crowdfunder

Design Indaba Emerging Creatives alumna Thabo Makhetha is now crowdfunding to produce her own textile designs. >
Visi favourites: Design Indaba 2018

Here is a selection of just some of the inspiring things we saw and heard about during the three-day festival of creativity in Cape Town. >
From Design Indaba to a youthful population: Africa is on (creative) fire!

At WGSN last week, we held intense seminars and workshops sharing trends from our global editors, and, from these, one thing became certain: >
5 key trends from Design Indaba

And what brands can learn from Africa's most creative conference. >
Design Indaba 2018: A festival of optimism in the face of ecological turmoil

Design Indaba 2018 once again lured a roster of international designers, filmmakers, musicians and other artists to Cape Town. >
Design Indaba Conference 2019

Conference

The highlight of the creative calendar, the Design Indaba Conference brings together the people using design and innovation to create a better world. >
5 things to know about GetSmarter as e-learning firm turns 10

Here's what you need to know about online education company GetSmarter. >
Design Indaba 2018's celebration of creativity

Design Indaba 2018 welcomed creative minds from around the world to a colourful celebration of creativity >
Décor trends say we'll be buying less and spending more time making our homes our sanctuaries

Our nesting instincts are strong. >
Before Beyoncé there was Saartjie Baartman

Spoken word artist, performer & poet Lebo Mashile speaks with Charl Blignaut about Saartjie vs Venus, a stage production that rewrites the Sarah Baartman story. >
Braille clothing is making it easier for the visually impaired to get dressed

Getting dressed when you’re blind presents challenges that those of us privileged enough to have sight don’t understand. >
The untold history behind William Kentridge’s most ambitious project to date

“The colonial logic toward the black participants could be summed up by: ‘Lest their actions merit recognition, their deeds must not be recorded’.” >
Leading local fashion designer Thabo Makhetha takes her blanket approach to the next level

Design Indaba Emerging Creatives alumna Thabo Makhetha is now crowdfunding to produce her own textile designs. >
How can we adjust our world to accommodate an ever-expanding global population?

These interventions could help relieve the enormous pressures felt by cities in a crowded world. >
Advertising maverick David Droga to speak at Design Indaba 2019

“As a creative person you can’t bullshit yourself that you’re happy, no matter the perks. If you’re not having an impact on the work, it’s not worth it.” >
Design Indaba Conference 2019: Tickets on sale now

From dates to discounts to speakers, here’s what you need to know about the world’s best creative conference. >
Design Indaba Festival 2019

Festival

Every year the Design Indaba Festival curates a pioneering programme of speakers, music artists, film and design exhibitions, showcasing the best of the global and African creative industries. >
Durban-based artist adds vibrant artwork to a local taxi rank

This mural is meant to give the newly rebuilt Cartwright Taxi Rank a vivid and welcoming exterior. >
Zambian fashion entrepreneur on prints, nostalgia and the importance of finding synergy

Lucy Mulima started Aya Goods after years spent working in fashion, PR and media. >
Developed by a Cape Town lecturer, this self-sustaining toilet turns waste into material of value

The innovative Sanihive took home two major prizes at the recently held UNLEASH event. >
Photo series takes a non-binary look at vulnerability

Photographer Zara Julius explores vulnerability in the lives of gender non-conforming people of colour. >
Wikipedia's upcoming Cape Town conference will tackle the issue of diversity

Its goal is to make accessible the sum of ALL human knowledge. Here’s how the online encyclopedia plans to achieve it. >
Emerging Creatives: Where are they now?

We talk to some of the South African creatives who used the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives Programme as a career launchpad. >

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