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Best Moments of Day 1 of Design Indaba Conference 2018

Take Five > Design Thinking

Take a look at our speakers' most poignant messages delivered on stage at this year's Conference line-up. >

21 Feb 18
Leroy Mwasaru

Design Thinking >

20 Feb 18
From our archives: Dr William Mapham says designers are important to the future of healthcare

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Design Thinking

During his 2018 Design Indaba talk he called on designers to get involved in making a change. >

19 Feb 18
Ethnographer extraordinaire Martha Cotton will speak at Design Indaba 2018

Design News > Design Thinking

The Chicago-based design researcher is one of this year’s star speakers. >

16 Feb 18
Dutch designer Lonny van Ryswyck is drawing attention to the need to conserve sand

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Product Design

The Design Indaba 2018 speaker will introduce her A Grain of Sand project, which you can also be a part of. >

15 Feb 18
Researchers in Zurich have created fibre from slaughterhouse waste

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design

The yarn is made of gelatine and it has a similar quality to merino wool fibres. >

15 Feb 18
VRapeutic is pioneering virtual reality therapy in Egypt

Design News > African Design / Creative Economy / Design Thinking

The new tech is catching on in healthcare sectors all over the world. This startup is bringing it to North Africa. >

9 Feb 18
We delve into the good, the bad and the ugly of saltwater desalination

Design News > Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

Is reverse osmosis the best answer for Cape Town’s water scarcity crisis? >

9 Feb 18
SurgiBox brings safe surgical spaces to harsh environments wherever and whenever

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

“The idea of SurgiBox is to take the operating room and shrink it down to just the patient’s size.” >

6 Feb 18
Meet the 9 Global Graduates that presented at Design Indaba Conference 2018

Next Generation > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking

These young graduates presented projects that speak to the water crisis, the power of sound, social entrepreneurship and so much more. >

6 Feb 18
WGSN

The World's Trend Authority >

5 Feb 18
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | February 2018

Focus On > Craft / Design Thinking / Product Design

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >

5 Feb 18
Martha Cotton

Design Researcher. >

2 Feb 18
Memory Shop gives a new twist to fine dining

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Food Design

The exhibition and dining experience is collaboration between fashion designers, graphic designers, interior designers and ceramicists. >

1 Feb 18
Digi Lab Africa aims to train aspirant digital creatives for free

Design News > African Design / Design Thinking / Film & Animation / Product Design

The programme is looking for creatives who want to work in the digital music, animation, virtual reality and film world. >

26 Jan 18
Icelandic designers tackle food waste through a project called Cargo

Video Interviews > Design Thinking

The #Antenna2017 speakers were alarmed by the amount of food waste in their city and found a novel way to raise awareness. >

18 Jan 18
11-year-old scientist Gitanjali Rao develops DIY test for lead-contaminated water

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

Tethys is named after the Greek goddess of water and is currently one of the fastest and cheapest. >

15 Jan 18
Mark Kamau

Afro-centric UX Designer. >

10 Jan 18
Mark Kamau wants to bring wifi access to more people who cannot afford it

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Information Design / Interaction Design / Product Design

“My interest is not my ego, my interest is to help with design." >

9 Jan 18
Revolutionising food production with edible fungi made from plastic

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Product Design

LIVIN Studio and Utrecht University transform plastic waste into gourmet fungi food. >

5 Jan 18
How to build your own prosthetic using LEGO

Design News > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

Carlos Arturo Torres has designed a creative prosthetic system for children to explore and empower their creativity in a playful and social way —using LEGO. >

4 Jan 18
Forging closer ties between African creative minds

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

The Sweden@ workshop brought together young creatives from South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Colombia and Zambia. >

18 Dec 17
This urban designer tracks down where the energy in our cities comes from

Next Generation > Design Thinking

Could her singing manhole covers advocate for energy systems and the humans who use them? >

12 Dec 17
Marie Caye on SAM and bridging the gap between tech and design

Video Interviews > Design Thinking

The #antenna2017 speaker talks SAM, what to do in Eindhoven and producing robots that do not require human intervention. >

7 Dec 17

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