• Erica Elk
    Erica Elk
    Curator
    Erica Elk is the executive director at the Cape Craft & Design Institute and an official curator for Design Indaba Expo. >
  • Apply now for Emerging Creatives 2014
    Are you on a creative runway but in need of a push to get you flying? Apply to Emerging Creatives at Design Indaba Expo 2014 and soon you'll be soaring. >
  • DryBath™ by Ludwick Marishane.
    Waterless bath
    South African entrepreneur Ludwick Marishane created the world's first germicidal bath-substituting skin lotion or gel. >
  • Marguerite Humeau at Design Indaba Conference 2013.
    Marguerite Humeau on reviving prehistoric creatures
    Marguerite Humeau explores, through design, the possibility of reconnecting and communicating with unreachable life forms. >
  • Michael Grigoriev on using collective intelligence to solve problems
    Design strategist Michael Grigoriev believes that collectively we’re more intelligent than any expert and need to draw on this intelligence to tackle problems. >
  • Africa. Now.
    Africa. Now.
    Exhibits & Awards
    Africa. Now. is a series of annual exhibitions and curated content by Design Indaba surveying creative work being produced across the continent right now. >
  • The Shining Girls by Lorenzo Nassimbeni.
    The Shining Girls
    The Shining Girls charity art show, inspired by Lauren Beukes's novel, features work by top SA creatives. Proceeds from sales will benefit Rape Crisis. >
  • Nicholas Hlobo at Design Indaba 2013.
    Nicholas Hlobo on understanding his own culture
    Nicholas Hlobo explores, through sound and images, the construction of his own sense of understanding about the self, one’s country, family, culture and more. >
  • Zesty 2014 Diary by Schwarzie™.
    Full colour
    The Schwarzie sisters have designed a 2014 diary, with the wish that people will live life in full colour every day of the year. >
  • Your Street Live Challenge runner-up Eduvator.
    Your Street Live Challenge runner-up Eduvator
    Eduvator is a crowdsourcing platform that encourages citizens to make a small contribution that will lead to a big change. >
  • Oscar Diaz at Design Indaba Conference 2013.
    Oscar Diaz on form and meaning
    For Oscar Diaz design happens at the intersection where culture and commerce meet. >
  • Yarn bombing in Cape Town by Isabeau Joubert.
    Mother City yarn bombing
    Cape Town texture designer and yarn bomber Isabeau Joubert shares her thoughts on handcraft in the urban space. >
  • Isabeau Joubert.
    Isabeau Joubert
    Isabeau Joubert is a Cape Town-based texture designer and yarn bomber. >
  • Mamelodi Pod by Architecture for a Change.
    Practical pod
    The Mamelodi Pod by Architecture for a Change is a prototype for a low-cost, off-the-grid housing solution for informal settlements. >
  • Encounter Mara brochure by K&i.
    Africa illustrated
    K&i design studio have designed a selection of brochures for the Tuli Wilderness Camp and Encounter Mara that highlights the beauty of Africa. >
  • Daan Roosegaarde at Design Indaba Conference 2013.
    Daan Roosegaarde on creating techno poetry
    “I’m a hippie with a business plan”, says artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde on his approach to design, making what he calls “techno poetry”. >
  • Your Street Live Barrack Lane
    Barrack Lane, the winning proposal in the Your Street Live challenge, is an idea to turn a forgotten lane in Cape Town into a dynamic space. >
  • Horse Marionette by Michaella Janse van Vuuren.
    Life in 3D
    There's much talk and excitement about 3D printing. Is it the "next big thing"? Michaella Janse van Vuuren tells us about the pros, cons and possibilities. >
  • "In Context" exhibition by Western Cape Furniture Initiative.
    Context & insight
    The Western Cape Furniture Initiative's exhibition and trade show consider the state of contemporary furniture and lighting design in South Africa. >
  • Leaf Ring by Ashley Heather.
    Beautiful waste
    Ashley Heather creates a range of jewellery drawing on sustainable and socially conscious principles. >
  • Splay salad servers by Snapp Design.
    Thinking & design
    The "Thinking Design" exhibition at the University of Johannesburg considers the concept of design thinking and how it leads to the solving of a design problem. >
  • Your Street Gauteng winner Twist Street
    A public seating concept proposes to bring the magic of theatre and dance to passers-by. >
  • Open Design
    Taking place from 21 to 31 August 2013, Open Design Cape Town is a multidisciplinary event aimed at making design and design thinking more accessible. >
  • Social Estate
    Community communication
    Smart and simple, Social Estate is a new online tool that streamlines the communication between the board of trustees and residents of housing complexes. >

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