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SeaPods, the latest innovation from Ocean Builders, imagines a living space that floats in the middle of the ocean.
26 Sep 22
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Sitting pretty
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Craft
The creative director of furniture brand Bōpa Mmuso, Lindiwe Gugushe is a young creative in pursuit of design in all its forms.
26 Sep 22
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Memento Mori
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Artist and activist Ai Weiwei unveiled his first glass sculpture exhibition at Venice’s Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore.
26 Sep 22
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On the dot
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Postgraduate students at the Royal College of Art created Dotplot – a handheld device that helps monitor at-home breast checks.
26 Sep 22
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Living Space
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Architect and computational designer Manas Bhatia used AI to imagine a utopian future with symbiotic buildings.
19 Sep 22
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Veni, vidi, vici
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Design Indaba alumnus Morag Myerscough built a striking fort to celebrate 1900 years of Hadrian’s Wall
18 Sep 22
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Steel Works
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Johannesburg-based interior architect Daniella Kilpatrick designs steel furniture that marries form and function
18 Sep 22
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The language of plants
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The 23rd Triennale Milano features a futuristic greenhouse where visitors can experience plants' reactions to their surroundings
18 Sep 22
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Golden touch
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Mishaal Gangaram is a conceptual photographer, visual storyteller and one of Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives for 2022
9 Sep 22
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Dokter’s orders
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Johannesburg-based multidisciplinary product-design company Dokter and Misses’ latest collection is functional art.
9 Sep 22
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The anatomy of art
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New York-based artist Michael Mapes creates fragmented portraits out of collected items
9 Sep 22
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‘A’ Okay
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Swedish architecture firm Naturvillan designed an A-framed ‘greenhouse’ that is entirely self-sufficient.
9 Sep 22
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The search for South Africa’s next generation of creative sensations is back!
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Applications to participate in the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives Class of 2023 are now open!
7 Sep 22
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Less is more
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Johannesburg-based illustrator and one of Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives for 2022, Naomi Zwane believes that portraits have power.
6 Sep 22
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Food is medicine
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Craft
New York-based artist Chiizii’s ‘Nni Bu Ogwu’ archival collection examines pre- and post-colonial Igbo dietary practices.
5 Sep 22
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Play ball
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Architecture & Interiors
The eye-catching Taipei Performing Arts Center was designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)
5 Sep 22
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Contemporary commute
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Layer Design’s latest creation is a commuter bike designed to make personal transport a more effortless and convenient task
28 Aug 22
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Raise your glass
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Berlin-based design studio Studio Other Spaces unveiled their kaleidoscopic wine-tasting pavilion in early August
28 Aug 22
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Most Valuable Player
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Adidas collaborated with South African luxury fashion designer and LVMH prize winner Thebe Magugu to create a multi-use sports collection
28 Aug 22
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Ready-to-wear
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The style of South African women in the 80s and 90s is what influences this Design Indaba Emerging Creative’s fashion designs
28 Aug 22
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Dripping with hope
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A Tunisian startup has designed a machine that can create drinkable water from thin air
23 Aug 22
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Pen to paper
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African Design
Literature is one of the best ways to connect to each other and ourselves, says this Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022
23 Aug 22
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Groundwork
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Madikwe-based lodge Molori Safari collaborated with South African artists to turn their masterpieces into designer rugs
23 Aug 22
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Awarding the future
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The ANNA Award announced Lerato Nkosi as their inaugural prizewinner on 10 August 2022
23 Aug 22
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Exploring the connection between aromas and our memory
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Antya Waegemann redesigns the rape kit
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The 'When No One Believes You' rape kit includes six different design interventions for use by victims, nurses and the police.
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Ignis uses household materials to create a safe, reliable source of energy
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2 Dec 19
Antenna 2019 speaker Tobias Trubenbacher created Ignis to help provide clean and affordable energy to those without access to electricity.
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Camila Chiriboga on fashion that brings dignity to differently-abled people
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