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Design News > Design Thinking

Thirteen design startups were chosen for their innovative strategies for building a more circular society.

8 May 23
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Rock of ages

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

This combined research and exhibition space invites exploration and discovery.

8 May 23
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Re-threading

Q&A > Art & Photography

Fashion designer Khumo Mohloli Morojele finds inspiration in the traces of memory in thrifted clothes.

8 May 23
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The New Medium

Design News > Art & Photography

The first fine-art physical NFT gallery in South Africa opens in Johannesburg.

8 May 23
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Main character

Q&A > Graphic Design & Illustration

This Design Indaba Emerging Creative captures a spark of hope in his artworks.

2 May 23
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Tomorrow's designs today

Design News > Design Thinking

Four up-and-coming designers have made their ambitious designs a reality.

2 May 23
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Inside out

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

Artist and photographer Roger Ballen’s non-profit arts centre has opened in Johannesburg.

2 May 23
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For stories

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

This spiral building serves as a public exhibition and reading area.

2 May 23
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Common lens

Q&A > Art & Photography

Analogue photographer Sandra Leigh Nagel’s work has a clear style, cutting-edge aesthetic and unequivocal direction.

25 Apr 23
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Limited edition

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Former Design Indaba Emerging Creatives showcased their collections at South African Fashion Week 2023.

24 Apr 23
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Heads up

Design News > Film & Animation

William Kentridge's The Head & The Load comes to the African continent for the first time.

24 Apr 23
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Cabin fever

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

This wooden cabin can be opened up to let in nature.

24 Apr 23
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The plot thickens

Design News > Design Thinking

Studio Other Spaces has been developing this massive park in Ethiopia since 2013.

17 Apr 23
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Light work

Design News > Craft

This wind-up flashlight kit was designed in collaboration with its intended users.

17 Apr 23
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She shoots

Q&A > Film & Animation

SAFTA-nominated director Jessie Zinn is a Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2023.

17 Apr 23
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Illumination station

Design News > Design Thinking

Light takes centre stage in six Milan Design Week exhibitions.

17 Apr 23
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Laying the foundations

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

This school in Tanzania is designed to respond to site-specific climatic conditions.

11 Apr 23
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Naturally synthetic

Design News > Product Design

This low-carbon biomaterial created from plant waste and microbes is an alternative to traditional clothing fabrics.

11 Apr 23
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Making sense

Design News > Craft

Design Indaba alum Ai Weiwei’s new exhibition includes a piece made from 650 000 Legos.

11 Apr 23
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Face value

Q&A > Art & Photography

Cape Town-based 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Naledi Modupi is obsessed with faces.

11 Apr 23
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Body of work

Q&A > Art & Photography

2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Thembi Mthembu uses the body as a site for her artistic exploration.

4 Apr 23
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Raise the roof

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The People Tree House in India incorporates sustainable water and power features.

4 Apr 23
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Fast food, slow packaging

Design News > Food Design

Elium Studio has redesigned McDonald’s iconic red packaging to be reusable.

4 Apr 23
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The curious desert

Design News > Art & Photography

The National Museum of Qatar presents a dual-site exhibition by Icelandic–Danish artist Olafur Eliasson.

4 Apr 23

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