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Design Indabar in Durban

Posted on November 24th 2011

In the lead-up to COP17, Design Indabar - presented by Dube TradePort - will look at how a (sustainable) world is possible through creativity.

Speaking about sustainable design tonight at Design Indabar in Durban: Christien Meindertsma, ThingKing, Tsai, Andries Botha and Heath Nash.

Very limited space left so RSVP now to attend. RSVP to Meagan at 021 465 9966 or admin [at] interactiveafrica [dot] com.

Leading up to 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) in Durban from 28 November to 9 December 2011, a spectacular series of evenings will highlight how a better world is possible through creativity.

Design Indabar presented by Dube TradePort is a traveling capsule version of the prestigious Design Indaba Conference, which celebrates creativity, innovation and design.

Over the course of three evenings, a superstar cast of speakers will entertain you with short presentations focusing on creative work under the following themes:

Built Environment, Sustainable Transport and Sustainable Design.

Guests will be inspired by the likes of South Africans Heath Nash and Andrew Makin, and visitors Assaf Biderman from MIT and Christien Meindertsma from The Netherlands.

THEMES AND SPEAKERS FOR THE EVENING:

BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Featuring: Andrew Makin, Strijdom van der Merwe, Heinrich Wolff, Mokena Makeka and more.

Guests can also come early to attend the opening of Ugqozi Lwentambende, spirit of the song rope from iSimangaliso at 17h30.

SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT

Thursday 24 November 2011

Featuring: Assaf Biderman, Mattias Goldmann, Per Egstam, Kobus Meiring and more.

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

Friday 25 November 2011

Featuring: Christien Meindertsma, ThingKing, Tsai, Andries Botha and Heath Nash.

Christien Meindertsma

Christien Meindertsma graduated from the Eindhoven Design Academy in 2003. Exploring products and raw materials in unusually thoughtful ways, her work aims to regain an understanding of processes that have become so distant in industrialisation.

Heath Nash

Heath Nash holds a BA in Fine Art (sculpture) from the University of Cape Town. He was the Elle Decoration SA designer and lighting designer of the year in 2005/6, and also won the title of British Council South African Creative Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006.

Mokena Makeka

Mokena Makeka is principal and founder of Makeka Design Lab. His highlight was being selected among 100 architects globally by Hertzog and de Meuron to be a part of the Ordos 100. He is a two-time recipient of the CIA Award of Merit and a 2010 nominee for the Johnnie Walker Celebrating Strides Awards in Design.