Cape Town | Design Indaba

Intimate Strangers: When the madam is away, the help will slay

Puleng Mongale's photo series Intimate Strangers will be released in instalments. The first part is a social commentary on labour relationships in South Africa. >
Sistaaz of the Castle: Colourful transgender fashion in Cape Town

Dutch artists Jan Hoek and Duran Lantink depict transgender sex workers in bouyant fashions. >
Fred Gelli on designing an Olympic identity that connects anyone and everyone

Co-founder of Tátil Design Fred Gelli talks about the award-winning firm’s ten design principles and what inspired the Olympic and Paralympic logo. >
Christophe Guberan: Active materials research

ECAL graduate Christophe Guberant talks about his investigations into the properties of active materials in our exclusive video interview. >
Prize-winning African author questions accessibility in South Africa

Writer, filmmaker and photographer Lidudumalingani Mqombothi says his work is about the little people. >
Christophe Guberan on textiles that transform

Swiss product designer Christophe Guberan presents as one of Design Indaba's Global Graduates on active textiles. >
A taste of Dakar with a touch of nostalgia

This recent winter campaign was shot by South African photographer Rudi Geyser against the backdrop of Dakar's old train station. >
Lava Lab: Innovation at the intersection

We talk to the ladies of Lava Lab about the rise of the hybrid designer and the age of Millenial thinking. >
Basia Dzaman: The future of 3D printing and robotics

Global graduate Basia Dzaman harnesses new technologies to explore traditional embroidery patterns. >
Basia Dzaman on the intersection of robotics and creativity

A Polish student from the School of Form in Poznań, Poland has designed a robotic arm that reimagines the lost art of snutki. >
Image Merchants: W&N Studio and James Lavelle

We talk to DJ and artist James Lavelle and photographers Warren Du Preez and Nick Thorton Jones about the resurgence of craft and their various collaborations. >
Photographer chronicles the people of Cape Town’s bustling public transport system

Photographer Mads Norgaard spent seven years photographing the people that make up the fringes of Cape Town. >
Francois Knoetze on representations of waste and consumer culture

Performance artist Francois Knoetze's trash monsters are a bleak and beautiful reflection of our consumer culture and the waste it creates. >
How is virtual reality changing the architecture industry?

We talk to the VR specialist at South African architecture and design practice SAOTA about how virtual reality and technology is changing design. >
A new channel for the vicarious traveller

How Far From Home, speakers from our 2016 Conference, have just launched a video blog for those of us that are seeing the world vicariously through their eyes. >
Welcome to Wes Africa: A new fashion campaign with a touch of nostalgia

Online fashion store Superbalist presents a Wes Anderson-inspired cinematic winter campaign shot in Dakar, Senegal. We'd like to share it with you. >
Sou Fujimoto on multi-layered and conceptual architecture

Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto’s philosophical body of work explores architecture that doesn’t dictate any particular behaviour to its users. >
SA designer develops a lifesaving drone

Mikhail Aymés is no stranger to industrial design. His latest project uses tech to save people from drowning. >
Kazuya Kawasaki on biohacking the fashion industry

Speculative designer and Keio University student Kazuya Kawasaki grows new materials for the fashion industry. >
CROSS.CULTURES is an exploration into heritage, personal influences and culture

Despite their highly different cultures, Cebisa Mafukuzela and Georgina Campbell found a way to celebrate their heritage through their project CROSS.CULTURE. >
Benjamin Hubert on how to redesign the way you work to make a bigger, better impact

Design by numbers. British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert shares a bit of data about his journey through the design industry. >
For the love of GIFs

Collective exhibit.gif puts out a call for a creative distillation of real life into the humble form of a GIF. >
Margaret Calvert on work and play over 60 years in graphic design

South African-born graphic designer Margaret Calvert, OBE is best known for the signs she helped design for Britain's roads. You can now watch her full talk. >
Sou Fujimoto: The infinite possibilities of open field architecture

Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto talks about how architecture should create spaces for people to behave as they would like to. >

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