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A rubber history

While many buy condoms and only see them for the function they serve, this fraction of rubber has a great deal of history behind it. >
Double the fun

The Form 2 vibrator by Yves Béhar is the first in Jimmyjane’s “Pleasure to the People” series. >
The other 90%

Maciek Dubla talks to Stefan G Bucher about being responsible to your ideas, and the need to control your greed. >
Ferran Adrià to teach at Harvard

Culinary genius and past Design Indaba speaker, Ferran Adrià will soon swop his apron for a lab coat. >
Step into an art director’s shoes

Renowned creatives were asked to customise a pair of Toms Shoes as part of the Art Directors Club’s Designism 4.0 annual forum. >
Gary Hustwit answers all at DI2010

Director of Objectified and Helvetica, Gary Hustwit makes the films that he wants to see but haven't yet been made. >
What is a hybrid?

Inspired by cultural mash-ups and globalisation, Stephen Burks collaborates on a series that explores hybridity in colourful assemblages. >
Wooster Collective answers all at DI2010

“Why would an artist risk arrest in order to create?” asked Mark and Sara Schiller of the Wooster Collective. >
Play DJ with Spooky iPhone app

In conjunction with the launch of his latest album, The Secret Song, DJ Spooky has launched a DJ-mixing iPhone app of the same name. >
William Drenttel answers all at DI2010

“What does it mean to be a designer?” asked William Drenttel throughout his reflexive, socially conscious presentation. >
Michael Bierut answers all at DI2010

Maverick design writer, graphic designer and snappy conference MC, Michael Bierut answers DI2010 audience questions. >
Stefan G Bucher answers all at DI2010

Stefan G Bucher – monster god, kerning extraordinaire and sometime designer – answers SMS questions from the DI2010 audience. >
Martha Stewart at Design Indaba Expo

Design Indaba and Woolworths present domestic diva Martha Stewart on Saturday 27 February 2010. Book at Computicket. >
Str.smarts

Wooster Collective founders Marc and Sara Schiller discuss the coming-of-age of street art and its significance to the cities it populates. >
Gary Hustwit

Filmmaker

Gary Hustwit is an independent filmmaker, famed for this design trilogy Helvetica, Objectified and Urbanized. >
Michael Edwards

Educator • Technology Designer

His contributions to design have addressed issues including malnutrition, sustainable architecture, malaria, science education and the history of New York. >
Boback Firoozbakht

Design Consultant

Responsible and sustainable design tactics >
William Drenttel

Graphic Designer • Editor

William Drenttel (1953-2013) was a graphic designer, publisher and design leader. He worked in partnership with Jessica Helfand at Winterhouse. >
Bruce Nussbaum

Journalist • Educator

A leading advocate for design thinking, as assistant managing-editor at BusinessWeek, Nussbaum founded the award-winning “Design & Innovation” online channel. >
Martha Stewart

Author • Entrepreneur • Publisher • Stylist

Martha Stewart shares the creative principles and practical ideas that have made her America's most trusted guide to stylish living. >
The education tablet

The third-generation One Laptop Per Child has launched providing education and easier access to information to children around the world. >
Think design with Bruce Nussbaum at DI2010

Globalisation, technology, recession… Business sure has gotten complicated in the 21st-century. The solution lies in design. >
Wooster Collective

Curator

The Wooster Collective are husband-and-wife team Marc and Sara Schiller. >
Stefan G Bucher

Graphic Designer • Illustrator

Stefan G Bucher is the man behind 344 Design and the Daily Monster – an online drawing and storytelling experiment. >

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