Cape Town | Design Indaba

Design Indaba 2019 – design activism and creativity takes center stage

This year's speakers include David Droga, architects Dong Ping-Wong and Annabelle Selldorf. and filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu. >
IKEA launches ÖVERALLT collection during Design Indaba Festival

The limited-edition ÖVERALLT collection was launched on 27th February 2019 at the place where it all started – Design Indaba Festival. >
Li Edelkoort returns to Design Indaba to present her vision of 2020

The acclaimed speaker will be discussing key topics like cultural appropriation in fashion and how to cure "colourphobia" in our interiors. >
Photographer Thero Makepe brings childhood memories to life in new photo series

“I hope my artwork also provokes viewers to reminisce about their childhood adventures and troublesome filled stories.” >
Danish designer Johannes Torpe on the power of design to create universes

“To create a universe around our products we actually have to take it out into the hands of the people who have to use it." >
Creatives that shape cultural narratives

These Design Indaba 2019 speakers are using their wells of creativity to define culture in a myriad of magical ways. >
From scrap to robot: This unlikely creation is one man's livelihood

I’ve always been good with my hands, says South Africa's “Robot Man”. >
Chad Hanning

Illustrator

The illustrator colouring streets and founding zines. >
Nicole Du Toit

Graphic designer. >
Tandekile Mkize

Photographer • Stylist

Film and Photography >
Kelly Maughan

Jewellery Designer

Jewellery designer. >
Christine Goosen

Furniture Designer

Furniture and homeware designer >
Simphiwe Mangole

Illustrator

A 25-year-old illustrator inspired by cartoons like Dragon Ball Z, Felix the Cat and more. >
Zingisa Ntwana

Photographer

A budding photographer who uses her work to uplift women of colour. >
Asanda Mini

Fashion Designer

This young, multifaceted creative hopes to gain skills and then give back. >
Taz Watson

Jewellery Designer

Taz Watson designs jewellery that is gentle on the Earth >
Max-Gordon Stoffberg

Artist • Social Entrepreneur • Web Designer

The architecture graduate aims to change things up on the Cape Town creative scene >
Eleazer Radebe

Designer

This Durban-born, Cape Town based designer works in both fashion and interior design. >
What can AI do for you?

Daniel Ting Chong uses creative coding to create collaborative artwork for Design Indaba 2019. >
Tech innovations that make dealing with mental illness a little bit easier

We take a look at the interesting ways design can assist with some of the symptoms associated with mental illness. >
Graphic designer extraordinaire, Tony Brook, on his studio’s creative journey

The founder of Spin Studio shares his creative wisdom with the Design Indaba audience. >
Morag Myerscough's Design Indaba installation brings vibrant colour to two Cape Town schools

Design Indaba worked with stakeholders including SeeSawDo on two projects giving a second life to the Embrace the Unknown installation. >
Advice from past Design Indaba Emerging Creatives

Here's what illustrator Daniel Ting Chong, director Anthony Silverston, artist Paul Senyol and furniture designer Neil Grantham have to say. >
These five creative women are using fashion, food and more to challenge and inspire

This Women’s Month, we take a look back at some of the fiercely creative women who have graced the Design Indaba stage. >

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