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