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Come experience the magic! Here’s your 3-Day programme for the 2020 Design Indaba Conference. >

A cultural extravaganza second to none – performances, installations, design exhibitions, masterclasses and live music. >

How design will change our future: Design Indaba maps key social movements set to define the next decade >

Brought to you by Mercedes-Benz. >

The multidisciplinary studio will be speaking at Design Indaba 2020. >

The artist and author is famed for draping buildings in materials, like jute sacks, as a comment on our complicated colonial histories. >

Mpinga tells us how soap operas, dragonflies and sound waves all came together to create the Anyango Mpinga label. >

“We want to be where the future is...Innovation doesn’t happen in isolation, so we want to anchor our research and design process closer to the people." >

From wine, dance and even voice, designer Patrik Hübner chats us through how he uses creative algorithms to tell new stories. >

“I always try to engage with the concepts of the African identity, in relation to history, especially the ways the black body is being represented.” >

The designer and innovator believes in pushing the limits of science, textiles and the natural world. >

Chemical engineering student Leila Siljeur has won R50 000 for her “Eat Me Straws”, a collection of edible and environmentally-friendly straws. >

Using old-fashioned printing methods, Blassingame’s work focuses on historical and contemporary racism. >

“I wanted every aspect of the project to be Proudly South African, to invest in South African resources and simultaneously contribute to growing the economy.” >

The book, by founders Nikki Gonnissen and Thomas Widdershoven, is a celebration of the studio's 25 years in the industry. >

Two years ago, IKEA teamed up with a group of designers from five African countries curated by Design Indaba to create a one-of-a-kind collection. >