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Bibi Seck

  • IKEA & Design Indaba launched ÖVERALLT collection at Design Indaba Festival 2019
    Design News > African Design / Craft
    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. >
    1 Oct 19
  • Jomo Tariku on changing perceptions around what constitutes modern furniture
    Design Frontiers > African Design / Craft / Creative Economy
    “The modern furniture industry treats African furniture as something of a novelty,” says the Ethiopian-American furniture designer. >
    20 May 19
  • IKEA ÖVERALLT: In the designers' words
    Talks > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Product Design
    At Design Indaba Conference 2019, the group of African designers share the motivations behind the products they dreamed up and realised. >
    2 Apr 19
  • ikea overallt
    The coveted items that make up the IKEA Överallt collection
    Design Frontiers > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Product Design
    “This is how design makes the world smaller and brings people from different cultures closer together,” Bibi Seck. >
    13 Mar 19
  • Dezeen Awards 2019 are encouraging African designers to enter
    Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy
    Dezeen Awards is the benchmark for international design excellence and the ultimate accolade for architects and designers everywhere. >
    11 Mar 19
  • Bibi Seck
    Bibi Seck is the co-founder of the award-winning design and innovation studio, Birsel+Seck. >
    18 Feb 19
  • These designers will present the IKEA x Design Indaba ÖVERALLT collection on the Conference stage
    Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy
    Two years after the project started, the designers return to the Design Indaba stage to showcase their final project. >
    13 Feb 19
  • IKEA launches ÖVERALLT collection during Design Indaba Festival
    Festival News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Craft / Creative Economy / Industrial Design / Product Design
    The limited-edition ÖVERALLT collection was launched on 27th February 2019 at the place where it all started – Design Indaba Festival. >
    1 Feb 19
  • Ayse Birsel
    Designer Ayse Birsel on the importance of making time for creativity
    Video Interviews > Design Thinking
    “Design the life you love, then go and live it!” >
    24 Jul 17
  • Design Indaba and Ikea
    African aesthetic and Scandinavian sensibilities
    Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Product Design
    We chat to Marcus Engman, head of design at IKEA Sweden, about the new Afrikea collaboration between Design Indaba and IKEA. >
    4 Apr 17
  • Brynjar Sigurŏarson.
    Focus On: More than just products
    Focus On > Product Design
    Four designers share their insights into creating products that have an emotional connection to people and tell stories. >
    3 May 14
  • Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck on the different stages of product design
    Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck on the different stages of product design
    Talks > Product Design
    Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck believe that products have a particular purpose and it is the designer’s responsibility to make it adaptable to varying environments. >
    31 Jan 13
  • Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck
    Birsel + Seck
    Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck are product designers who solve problems and bring innovative solutions to market. >
    12 Feb 09
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