a better world through creativity
Home
About Design Indaba
Design Indaba News
Projects
Press Room
Emerging Creatives
News & Features
Design News
Africa Now
Creative Work
Interviews
Next Generation
Design Frontiers
African Design
Design Activism
Videos
Conference Talks
Video Archive (2006 – present)
Designer Directory
Our database of African and international creatives and companies making waves in the design world.
Search
Stereo Neuro
Brainwave monitoring headphones revealed at CES 2024
>
3D timber dome
The world’s first 3D Ply timber dome
>
Murmuring Minds
DRIFT explores movement, process, and human-machine interaction with new installation
>
Freedom is a verb
A vivid exploration of Edel Rodriguez’s journey from Cuba to U.S
>
Final Cut
Cape Town Film "Carissa" shines at the 80th Venice Film Festival
>
Waste not, want not
A café built from waste material to open at the V&A Waterfront this July.
>
Culture club
Thebe Magugu’s latest collection features 18 South African icons.
>
Animal architecture
Porky Hefer’s latest collection celebrates the intelligence and ingenuity of wild creatures.
>
Ebb and flow
The South African pavilion at the Venice Biennale explores intertwined histories of land and water.
>
Trash to treasure
Ananta Design Studio reimagines old office furniture into fantastical artwork.
>
Blanket statement
New exhibition in Cape Town explores 160 years’ of history.
>
Second act
Old saris get a new life in a powerhouse collaboration.
>
Snake charmer
Rich Mnisi explores the duality of nature in his latest exhibition of collectible design.
>
Parks and recreation
Urban parks bring nature to cities.
>
Africa is now
‘African design is reshaping the world’s cultural stage and sport shows us how.’
>
The shoulders of giants
A monumental retrospective tracks Esther Mahlangu’s lifelong pursuit of the arts.
>
Fabric of the future
Biofluff’s Savian is the ‘world’s first plant-based fur’.
>
Ancestral threads
Hakopike’s new solo exhibition expresses the artist’s vivid visions of ancestry.
>
Meet the makers
Design Indaba Emerging Creative Jessie Zinn highlights South African fashion icons in a new video series.
>
Peachy keen
Peach Fuzz is the Pantone Colour of the Year for 2024.
>
Spiritual sanctuary
A modern mosque is inspired by traditional architecture
>
Great Yes, Great No
New William Kentridge drawings and sculptures on show in Cape Town
>
Best of the best
The 2023 World Architecture Festival winners have been announced.
>
Not just another brick in the wall
Striking murals across Cape Town ask viewers to consider the ocean.
>
Pages
1
2
3
4
5
…
next ›
last »
Sign up to our newsletter
Sign up to Design Indaba Weekly for the latest design news and inspiration. Sign up to Design Indaba News for updates on Design Indaba events and projects.
Email Address
Design Indaba (select one or both)
Weekly editorial newsletter
Festival and event updates
Regulars
Take Five
6 clever design solutions for pressing healthcare issues
28 Nov 19
Focus On
Five examples of great design from Singapore
17 Sep 18
Lookbook
A look into the work of Luke Rudman
3 Feb 22
FilmFestFriday
This short film is a meditation on the joys girlhood
12 Feb 16
Twitter
Follow @designindaba
Tweets by @designindaba