a better world through creativity
Home
About Design Indaba
Design Indaba News
Projects
Press Room
Emerging Creatives
News & Features
Design News
Africa Now
Creative Work
Interviews
Next Generation
Design Frontiers
African Design
Design Activism
Videos
Conference Talks
Video Archive (2006 – present)
Designer Directory
Our database of African and international creatives and companies making waves in the design world.
Search
Watch
Stand by me
Design News
>
Product Design
A Segway-style ‘invisible’ wheelchair.
6 Feb 24
Watch
Ancestral threads
Design News
>
Graphic Design & Illustration
Hakopike’s new solo exhibition expresses the artist’s vivid visions of ancestry.
6 Feb 24
Watch
Reinventing the wheel
Design News
>
Design Thinking
The first spokeless Ferris wheel will also be the second-tallest in the world.
6 Feb 24
Watch
Gold standard
Design News
>
Architecture & Interiors
Ghanaian-Scottish architect Lesley Lokko has won architecture’s Royal Gold Medal.
29 Jan 24
Watch
Cool pool
Design News
>
Design Thinking
The +POOL offers a clean and safe way for the public to swim in New York’s waters.
29 Jan 24
Watch
No man is an island
Design News
>
Architecture & Interiors
The 23rd Serpentine Pavilion architect has been announced.
29 Jan 24
Watch
Tech trends
Design News
>
Product Design
The 2024 Consumer Electronics Show offers a glimpse into the future of technology.
23 Jan 24
Watch
2030 vision
Design News
>
Information Design
IKEA uses artificial intelligence to visualise how humans will be living in 2030.
23 Jan 24
Watch
Meet the makers
Design News
>
Fashion & Jewellery Design
Design Indaba Emerging Creative Jessie Zinn highlights South African fashion icons in a new video series.
22 Jan 24
Watch
Architectural anticipation
Design News
>
Architecture & Interiors
Take a look at five of the most-anticipated buildings set for completion in 2024.
15 Jan 24
Watch
Sight walks
Design News
>
Urban & Landscape Design
‘Sidewalks to See’ helps the visually impaired to navigate city streets.
15 Jan 24
Watch
Lights up
Design News
>
Interaction Design
Light installations play among natural vistas in Abu Dhabi.
15 Jan 24
Watch
The worm turns
Design News
>
Graphic Design & Illustration
Edel Rodriguez illustrates his own life for the first time.
9 Jan 24
Watch
Peachy keen
Design News
>
Graphic Design & Illustration
Peach Fuzz is the Pantone Colour of the Year for 2024.
9 Jan 24
Watch
Spiritual sanctuary
Design News
>
Architecture & Interiors
A modern mosque is inspired by traditional architecture
9 Jan 24
Watch
Great Yes, Great No
Design News
>
Graphic Design & Illustration
New William Kentridge drawings and sculptures on show in Cape Town
13 Dec 23
Watch
Design in motion
Design News
>
Product Design
A wearable sleeve helps those with neuromuscular diagnoses gain mobility.
13 Dec 23
Watch
Best of the best
Design News
>
Architecture & Interiors
The 2023 World Architecture Festival winners have been announced.
13 Dec 23
Watch
City in a city
Design News
>
Design Thinking
This redesigned Tokyo district is a modern urban village.
4 Dec 23
Watch
Not just another brick in the wall
Design News
>
Graphic Design & Illustration
Striking murals across Cape Town ask viewers to consider the ocean.
4 Dec 23
Watch
Lasting impressions
Design News
>
Fashion & Jewellery Design
Thando Ntuli of MUNKUS takes home the top prize at the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2023.
4 Dec 23
Watch
Outside the box
Design News
>
Architecture & Interiors
Tadao Ando’s first Australian structure, MP10, is topped with a giant aluminium disc.
28 Nov 23
Watch
Eye of the beholder
Design News
>
Art & Photography
Zeitz MOCAA ushers in the summer season with two new lens-based exhibitions.
28 Nov 23
Watch
Defining tomorrow
Design News
>
Design Thinking
The 2023 James Dyson Award winners have been announced.
28 Nov 23
Pages
« first
‹ previous
…
2
3
4
5
6
…
next ›
last »
From the Archives
Yinka Ilori’s New 20-Piece Homeware Collection Merges African and English Customs
Design News
•
26 Apr 21
Design Indaba Speaker Yinka Ilori’s bright and colourful new homeware incorporates his signature motifs.
>
Sweden’s Onmateria Imagines a Future for the Hotel Industry hat’s Lighter on the Planet
Design News
•
26 Apr 21
Green Box – an innovative biodegradable system of hotel amenities.
>
The Ideal City – A Crowd-Sourced Recipe for Building the Cities of the Future
Design News
•
26 Apr 21
SPACE10 and gestalten’s new book release asks experts how to create better cities.
>
Neri Oxman’s Silk Pavilion II Turns Metamorphosis into Art
Design News
•
26 Apr 21
Built by silkworms – a cross-species collaboration.
>
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
1999
1995
Sign up to our newsletter
Sign up to Design Indaba Weekly for the latest design news and inspiration. Sign up to Design Indaba News for updates on Design Indaba events and projects.
Email Address
Design Indaba (select one or both)
Weekly editorial newsletter
Festival and event updates
Submit work
Africa is Now
Take a look
Design News
·
22 Jul 24
Unforgettable interiors
Next Generation
·
16 Jul 24
Lands of time
Design News
·
10 Jul 24
Design Activism
Art of noise
Design News
·
16 May 24
Clean green
Design News
·
16 Apr 24
Trash to treasure
Design News
·
9 Apr 24
Twitter
Follow @designindaba
Tweets by @designindaba