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Design Indaba Conference 2014

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Design Indaba Conference 2014

Design Indaba Conference 2014 takes place in Cape Town from 26 to 28 February 2014 and at five confirmed Simulcast venues around Southern Africa.

Your Street

Social Activism

Your Street Challenge is a competition to transform space through creativity, one street at a time.

Umtwalo Wooden Backpack by Inga Gubeka.

Design Snippets

Inga Gubeka's Umtwalo Wooden Backpack is an exploration of using unconventional materials when designing accessories.

Exhibitors

Inga Gubeka is an South African entrepreneur taking part in the 2014 "Africa is Now" exhibition.

Somerset West Soweto

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Stefan Scholten on colour Published 16 April 2014 Stefan Scholten of Scholten & Baijings talks about the role of colour in the Dutch design studio's work.	From billboard to sleeping bag Published 14 April 2014 Street Sleeper uses innovation to tackle some of the challenges facing homeless men and women.
My Heritage, My Inheritance Published 11 April 2014 This short film captures the deeper cultural meaning behind South African knitwear brand, MaXhosa by Laduma designed and founded by Laduma Ngxokolo.	Chris Gotz on accidental poetry and story making Published 09 April 2014 Chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather South Africa, Chris Gotz believes that it is essential for creatives to gather more "primary evidence".
Why Africa is Now Published 08 April 2014 What is African creativity? An architect, fashion designer, lighting designer, an inventor and a product designer share their insights.	Marc Ruwiel on the Most Creative Stand at Design Indaba Expo 2014 Published 08 April 2014 Creating a stand that stands out is easier said than done when you're exhibition alongside 500 other creatives. Ideso took this honour at Design Indaba Expo.
Container power Published 08 April 2014 Cape Town-based Cécile & Boyd might be renowned and awarded for their high-end lodges and hotels but it is their Foundation project that is the real winner.	Accessible technology Published 07 April 2014 3D printing has gone from sci-fi dream to everyday reality. At Design Indaba Expo 2014 Ignite 3D showcased the latest MakerBot desktop 3D printers.
Add your idea Published 07 April 2014 You can still contribute your ideas to the challenge running on OpenIDEO on how to make low-income urban areas safer and more empowering for women and girls.	Kick it Published 07 April 2014 Cape Town-based design studio SKOP gave reject soccer balls a second life with their unconventional design.
Meet the Makers: Ilze and Heinrich Wolff Published 04 April 2014 In the third edition of Creative Cape Town's Meet the Makers series you meet Ilze and Heinrich Wolff - wife-and-husband architects who practice in Cape Town.	#Anotherlightup – a time-lapse Published 03 April 2014 Layered realities: "The Harvest" by Faith47 and Thingking is an interactive street art piece that connects people across social, spatial and digital divides.
Victorian meets Zulu fashion Published 03 April 2014 Susan Didcott's Smock Collar resembles a traditional Victorian collar with a Zulu-inspired aesthetic.	Design Indaba 2014: Sagmeister, Obrist and Hulme among our audio bites Published 02 April 2014 It's Nice That features audio interviews in "Five Minutes With…" some of the speakers from Design Indaba 2014.
Susan Didcott Published 01 April 2014 Susan Didcott is a Cape Town-based designer best known for her handbag label Trip Handbags & Accessories.	Smarter phones Published 01 April 2014 ICT entrepreneur and founder of ReKindle Learning Rapelang Rabana talks to Design Indaba about how mobile and internet access can shape the future of Africa.
Four impactful Africa apps Published 31 March 2014 From addressing issues of gender violence, authenticating pharmaceuticals, enhancing antenatal care and empowering farmers, African apps solve real problems.	David Goldblatt: The ultimate portrait Published 28 March 2014 Driven by a relentless curiosity photographer David Goldblatt has been capturing the people, places and structures of South Africa for more than 50 years.
Nifty lighting Published 27 March 2014 The Colour Cup designed by Editions in Craft looks at a unique way to transform ordinary light bulbs into décor accessories.	Behind the scenes at Shonaquip Published 26 March 2014 A mother's love drove Shona McDonald to make all-terrain wheelchairs that haven't just provided her own daughter with freedom but more than 70 000 other users.

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