Katie de Klee | Design Indaba

The afro comb is used by a Nigerian artist to celebrate African consciousness

Nigerian artist Fred Martins uses the symbol of the afro comb to celebrate significant African activists, who were jailed fighting for freedom and fairness. >
Dominic Wilcox on thinking your way out of the normal

Here's a taster from the whimsical, stirring talk from British product designer Dominic Wilcox on how to hunt for new ideas in the everyday. >
New mural by Faith47 in Manchester urges for LGBT rights

New work by Faith47 in Manchester, UK pays homage to human intimacy as well as asserting support for the LGBT rights. >
Benjamin Hubert: Design with meaning

Industrial designer Benjamin Hubert talks about how designers have a responsibility to solve the right kind of problems. >
How to use consumerism to raise awareness for climate change

London-based design studio Something & Son ran a pop-up shop selling elegant jewellery made of coal to question mindless consumption at the cost of the earth. >
Studio [D] Tale: Design for social impact in emerging economies

We talk to cross-continental architecture and design studio Studio [D] Tale about innovation in the everyday, especially in emerging economies. >
Christian Benimana: Architects don’t have to be local to think local

Rwandan architect Christian Benimana believes that the built environment should catalyse positive systemic change. >
Studio [D] Tale on design activism and innovation within existing systems

Social impact designers Studio [D] Tale talk about innovating within informal economies and interventions in existing, sometimes backward, systems. >
When world-famous chef Elena Arzak visits South African forager Kobus van der Merwe

While award-winning chef Elena Arzak was in SA to present at the Design Indaba Conference, she visited the Paternoster-based forager chef Kobus van de Merwe. >
Tony Gum on nourishing and celebrating your personal art

Still an undergraduate, Tony Gum calls herself an “artist in learning” and talks about how she is still learning to celebrate and understand her art. >
Edible insects: Won’t you pass the bugs?

NB Studio reimagines major food brands and chains with insects as their main ingredients. >
Pia Nyakairu on products that help form connections

Ugandan industrial designer Pia Nyakairu shares her work on products that aid connection as part of Design Indaba’s Global Graduates programme. >
Open Eyes: The social ad campaign with a vision

Following the moving advertising campaign #OpenEyes, we talk to FoxP2 at about why a brand needs to make people feel something in order to be relevant. >
Jeanne Gang: The architecture of policing in America

Founder of Studio Gang, Jeanne Gang talks about how architecture can help address police brutality in America. >
Tony Gum: Young, carefree, made in Africa

Labelled the coolest girl in Cape Town, “Artist in learning” Tony Gum tells us about her creative philosophy and why she is often her own muse. >
Illustrator Ishaarah Arnold on experimentation, creativity and elusive inspiration

"Inspiration is an elusive bastard..." South African illustrator Ishaarah Arnold talks about being creative in art and graphic design. >
Counterspace: Investigating the strange in Johannesburg’s built environment

Counterspace Studio's recent investigation into the reappropriation of Johannesburg’s mine dumps led the group to discover how abandoned spaces are being used. >
Pedro&Juana: Architecture is a social service

Mexico City-based architecture and design practice Pedro&Juana create interactive and customisable spaces. >
Stevo Dirnberger & Chanel Cartell: Find inspiration in the unfamiliar

Inspired by DI speaker Stefan Sagmeister to quit their advertising jobs and take a sabbatical, Stevo and Chanel tell us about what they’ve learnt on the road. >
Jean Paul Uzabakiriho: Inspiring a new generation of Rwandan architects

Working in the Rwandan office of MASS Design Group, JP Uzabakiriho explains how the MASS philosophy is to encourage people to think differently about buildings. >
Green Product: From PET bottles to this range of chairs

The LJ series by Dutch studio De Vorm is a range of chairs and stools that feature a strong, soft felt material that is made of recycled PET bottles. >
Green Product: The Su first aid tool helps prevent choking

The simple Su first aid tool can help prevent a person who has fainted or had a fit from choking on their tongue. >
Green Product: Concept Planiture is a miniature urban farm

Concept Planiture by Berlin-based designer Marlen Häselbarth encourages interactions between the user and nature in the urban environment. >
Green Product: The Ragbag is made of old tea bags and recycled plastic

Ragbag accessories and bags are sustainably and ethically made by women in India from old tea bags and recycled plastic bags. >

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