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If the Moon made music, how would it sound?

Design Frontiers > Music & Sound Design

University of Iceland graduate Halldór Eldjárn uses images and algorithms to create otherworldly tracks at a click of a button.

5 Dec 18
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Mapping the complexity of access and ethics in Johannesburg

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

We fail to think of residents, particularly if they happen to be poor, as full and complex human beings whose passions and needs morph over time

4 Dec 18
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The way we build homes is wrong, says Joe Gebbia, and here's how he wants to fix it

Design News > Design Activism

"In order to meet the demands of the future, whether it be climate displacement or rural-urban migration, the home needs to evolve, to think forward.”

30 Nov 18
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Putting service delivery in the hands of the people

Design News > Design Activism

Graduate designer Nicole Nomsa Moyo envisions a way to empower people to build for themselves.

30 Nov 18
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People, design and the identity of Maseru

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

“In addition to the identity of the citizens, cities are shaped by their historical, climatic and sociopolitical conditions.”

30 Nov 18
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Converting historical sites into modern architecture with John Pawson

Design News > Product Design

Set to speak at Design Indaba 2019, architect and interior designer, John Pawson is known for his minimalist approach.

29 Nov 18
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The 2019 Design Indaba Emerging Creatives are here

Design News > Design Activism

Each year we select 50 up and coming South African creatives and each year they surprise and beguile us.

29 Nov 18
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Fight against malaria needs combination of innovative science and communities

Design Frontiers > Design Activism

One promising solution includes reducing the population of malaria mosquitoes through genetic modification to help reach the target of ending transmission.

28 Nov 18
00:08:58

Meet the design graduate who created her own coffin

Next Generation > Product Design

Confronted with the mortality of not only her body but the world, Shaina Garfield found healing in the subject of death.

26 Nov 18
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Frame Lab aims to catalyse the future of interior design

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy

The event will takes place over two days and explore innovation in retail, hospitality, shows, institutions, work and residences.

21 Nov 18
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Dave Hakkens on his mission to help people fight plastic waste worldwide

Design News > Design Thinking

The designer behind the award-winning project, Precious Plastic will be back at Design Indaba to talk about his latest work.

20 Nov 18
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Demystifying design with the critically acclaimed Alice Rawsthorn

Design News > Design Thinking

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

19 Nov 18
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The Indian woman behind some of Hollywood's blockbuster set designs

Design News > Film & Animation

Aashrita Kamath turned her love of narrative into a career.

19 Nov 18
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Making sense of Ghana’s built environment with architect Alice Asafu-Adjaye

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

Design needs to be driven more by people’s needs and less by ego, says the architect.

16 Nov 18
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Drivelines is a building that does not conceal its true self

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

LOT-EK architect Ada Tolla says they wanted to design a building as honest as Joburg itself.

16 Nov 18
00:08:45

Basic Income Cafe uses coffee as a metaphor for the flow of money

Design News > Creative Economy

“Visitors are provoked to experience the underlying economic models first hand."

15 Nov 18
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0.9 grams of brass: A brass paper clip that symbolises a cow’s life

Next Generation > Design Thinking

See how graduate student Adelaide Lala Tam uses this project as a metaphor for the life cycle of a cow.

14 Nov 18
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Lucas De Man uses art to help bring more social cohesion to our cities

Design Frontiers > Interaction Design

His latest project called EYE humanises the anonymous city by giving it eyes and offering visitors new perspectives.

14 Nov 18
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How urban planning can help us cope with climate change

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The results of this recent research could help city planners build our future cities better.

13 Nov 18
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Nigerian writer Ziki Nelson on his upcoming comic book featuring 15 African artists

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

"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.”

13 Nov 18
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A non-invasive tool for spinal correction

Design News > Product Design

Correcting a spinal deformity early is key to avoiding a more severe form of scoliosis in adulthood .

8 Nov 18
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Design is what combines technology and biology in Markus Kayser's work

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

The 16 robots, including the design system to control them, were developed by researchers who work at the intersection of biotechnology and design.

7 Nov 18
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Scribble is a touch-activated joystick for semi-autonomous driving

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

Currently there is no middle ground between the car taking the wheel or its driver, this is where Scribble comes in.

6 Nov 18
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Playful sonic sculptures that reverberate across the design world

Design News > Music & Sound Design

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

5 Nov 18

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