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Design Indaba 2019: Where business and design meet

From advertising legend David Droga to 3M's Eric Quint, the next Design Indaba Conference is set to tackle various topics across business and design. >
William Kentridge: the barbarity of the 'Great War' told through an African lens

Kentridge underlines the lunacy of the project in every part of the production – from ruined landscapes to caricatural imagery to ironic captions >
Design Indaba 2019 presents: Architecture driven by social responsibility

From Mariam Kamara to Dong Ping-Wong, the 2019 Design Indaba Conference will host a list of renowned architects. >
John Pawson

Architect • Interior Designer

Architect and Interior designer >
Converting historical sites into modern architecture with John Pawson

Set to speak at Design Indaba 2019, architect and interior designer, John Pawson is known for his minimalist approach. >
Demystifying design with the critically acclaimed Alice Rawsthorn

The author, columnist and world-renowned design critic will speak at Design Indaba Conference 2019. >
Alice Rawsthorn

Author • Design Critic

Design critic and the author of the critically acclaimed books Design as an Attitude and Hello World: Where Design Meets Life. >
Nigerian writer Ziki Nelson on his upcoming comic book featuring 15 African artists

"From our perspective, there's no point publishing a Spiderman-esque superhero story. The DCs and the Marvels of this world already do that so well.” >
A non-invasive tool for spinal correction

Correcting a spinal deformity early is key to avoiding a more severe form of scoliosis in adulthood . >
Playful sonic sculptures that reverberate across the design world

Pentagram London’s newly appointed partner, Yuri Suzuki, will be speaking at Design Indaba Conference 2019. >
Yuri Suzuki

Sound designer

Sound artist, designer and electronic musician. >
Low-cost medical device detects pneumonia quickly and effectively

This device, called Kulinda, could counteract the devastating effects of pneumonia in developing countries. >
Filtration system gives you clean water wherever you are

Over 800 million people in the world don't have access to clean drinking water, but this new filtration system could solve that. >
Rodrigo Garcia Gonzales wants to make packaging disappear

The Design Indaba 2019 speaker is the co-founder of Skipping Rocks Lab – the company behind the biodegradable water-filled bead to replace plastic bottles. >
Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez

Architect • Designer • Inventor

Inventor, designer, architect and engineer. >
Hannah Barry

Curator • Director

Curator and founder of Bold Tendencies and Hannah Barry Gallery. >
Hannah Barry has helped to revolutionise the art scene in Peckham, South London

Now the gallerist and curator will be joining us on stage at next year’s Design Indaba Conference. >
International Coffee Day: Imagine cities powered by coffee waste

Bio-bean is an award-winning clean technology company that recycles waste coffee grounds into advanced biofuels that could replace fossil fuels in cities. >
Five past Design Indaba speakers on how they perceive product design

Watch Design Indaba Alumni give their take on what it means to make quality functional products. >
Award-winning artist and designer Es Devlin to design UK Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai

The stage design pioneer to stars like Kanye West & Adele is about to design her first building. >
Indian graphic design studios reviving their heritage

We look at a few artists who represent their Indian Heritage through their designs. >
Harnessing the power of urine

Researchers designed a cheaper, more efficient way to generate power from organic waste. >
Cultivating mini farms aboard cargo ships

This student-designed collapsible farm could help utilise the massive amounts of wasted space created by shipping containers. >
Two must-see projects by Design Indaba 2019 speaker Gordon Reid

The graphic designer is among several speakers announced for our upcoming festival of creativity. >

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