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Osborne Macharia breathes life into his fantastical, fictional imagery
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Art & Photography
The self-taught Kenyan photographer takes the Design Indaba audience on a mesmerising journey of fiction, fantasy and narrative.
27 Oct 17
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Sketchcase transforms your Laptop into a portable whiteboard
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Product Design
The perfect laptop skin for creatives.
26 Oct 17
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The smart bicycle dock by engineering student Mardu Swanepoel
Next Generation
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Product Design
The South African student designed a docking station to keep your bicycle safe in theft-prone areas.
26 Oct 17
00:32:56
Can we use our own data to become better human beings?
Talks
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Information Design
Data designer Giorgia Lupi talks us through her experience of painstakingly collected personal data.
26 Oct 17
00:02:33
Taking African animation and storytelling to the world
Video Interviews
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Film & Animation
In this interview, Triggerfish's Stuart Forrest shares his plans to educate budding creatives and take African stories to the international stage.
25 Oct 17
00:25:35
How Stuart Forrest built the award-winning Triggerfish
Talks
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Film & Animation
Triggerfish CEO talks Revolting Rhymes, endurance in the animation industry and inspiring empathy in young people.
25 Oct 17
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David Adjaye, Ron Arad to design new Holocaust Memorial in London
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
The National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre will honour victims and survivors of Nazi persecution.
24 Oct 17
00:03:47
Andile Dyalvane, gt2P on creating The Wishing Wall
Video Interviews
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Interaction Design
The Chilean design group and the South African ceramicist on their unlikely partnership.
23 Oct 17
00:26:32
Andile Dyalvane, gt2p in never-before-seen installation at Design Indaba 2017
Talks
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Craft
An unexpected link emerges between the Chilean design group and the South African ceramicist.
23 Oct 17
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Scientists say they’ve overcome one of the final barriers to making lifelike robots
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
“It’s the closest artificial material equivalent we have to a natural muscle.”
20 Oct 17
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Angolan visual artist on opening up the conversation about a new African identity
Design News
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Art & Photography
Kiluanji Kia Henda is the first African artist to receive the Frieze Artist Award.
20 Oct 17
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Urban trees as sustainability power tools for cities
Design News
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Design Thinking
If trees are providing so many benefits, why are cities letting this natural resource dwindle?
19 Oct 17
00:22:24
Multidisciplinary artist Robin Rhode brings his drawing process to life
Talks
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Art & Photography
The South African born artist and his “doppelgänger” light up the Design Indaba stage.
19 Oct 17
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Self-taught inventor powers a village in West Africa using hydro energy
Design News
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Industrial Design
He built a micro-hydroelectric dam for his village using his savings of about R78 000.
18 Oct 17
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Speak up, speak out, speak back: Africa Architecture Awards 2017
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
"What is African architecture? What makes architecture work on this continent?," asks Mark Olweny, a judge at this year’s Africa Architecture Awards.
17 Oct 17
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First stage of Dementia gets innovative home hub
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
With the push of a button, misplacing belongings in stage one Dementia might become less frustrating.
16 Oct 17
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Buitenkant takes a look at homelessness in Cape Town
Design News
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Film & Animation
This homeless woman discovers a set of keys in a muddy puddle of water.
16 Oct 17
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Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | October 2017
Take Five
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Product Design
We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look!
13 Oct 17
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The inaugural Antenna promises to be an unforgettable experience
Next Generation
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Design Thinking
Get your tickets and come see the future of design on stage during Dutch Design Week.
12 Oct 17
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Celebrating the legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Opinion
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Architecture & Interiors
Design Indaba captured the archbishop's character in the Arch for Arch, a wooden monument next to 14 lines from the South African Constitution’s preamble.
12 Oct 17
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Calling concrete artists: Entries for the 2018 PPC Imaginarium Awards are now open
Design News
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African Design
The PPC Imaginarium Awards is now accepting entries from both South Africa and Zimbabwe.
11 Oct 17
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This Cato Manor museum is a shining example of architectural confidence and authenticity
Design Frontiers
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Architecture & Interiors
Made up of connecting nodes, the museum space can change and adapt to suit the needs of the community.
10 Oct 17
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The Trashpresso transforms plastic bottles into stunning architectural tiles
Design News
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Industrial Design
This remarkable upcycling process turns discarded waste into something beautiful.
9 Oct 17
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Two weeks to go before the inaugural antenna event at Dutch Design Week
Next Generation
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Design Thinking
Come meet 21 of the young people shaping the future of design
6 Oct 17
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