Sissel Tolaas | Design Indaba

Scientists and artists are reviving lost scents

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Interaction Design / Music & Sound Design

In a collaborative effort between artists and scientists, smell molecules from extinct flowers were extracted and their aromas recreated. >

19 Jul 19
Focus On: Women in design

Focus On > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration

We look back at some of the phenomenal women who have graced the stage of Design Indaba Conference and who are making an indelible mark on the world. >

9 Aug 14
Sissel Tolaas on discovering the world from the perspective of the nose

Talks > Information Design / Interaction Design

“I collected smells instead of writing a diary”, says Sissel Tolaas. Find out how this helped her discover her surroundings through smell. >

6 Feb 13
Scent expert Sissel Tolaas visits Cape Town

Video Interviews > Interaction Design

Scent expert Sissel Tolaas captures the smell of Cape Town and shows how the nose can be used to dig into the micro-level of a city. >

1 Feb 12
Daisy Ginsberg: Synthetic Biology

Video Interviews > Design Thinking / Food Design / Information Design / Interaction Design

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg explores how synthetic biology and design can be utilised to do useful things, engineering a better future. >

17 Jan 12