Creative Economy | Design Indaba

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
TrendWatching

Understanding the new consumer. >

5 Feb 18
WGSN

The World's Trend Authority >

5 Feb 18
Hugh Masekela in conversation with Stewart Levine

Talks > Creative Economy / Music & Sound Design

#DIarchives: In 2011 Hugh Masekela sat down with long-time collaborator American producer, Stewart Levine to discuss his career on the Design Indaba stage. >

24 Jan 18
GetSmarter

Get to know the entrepreneurs and business partners behind popular learning platform, GetSmarter. >

23 Jan 18
Business Insider South Africa

Business Insider is a fast-growing business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals. >

19 Jan 18
Thato Kgatlhanye

Hailed as a “new breed of a businesswoman in Africa" by Forbes, Thato is an award-winning entrepreneur, author and public speaker. >

17 Jan 18
Johannes Torpe

CEO and Creative Director behind Johannes Torpe Studios. >

16 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
Thomy is an insulin kit designed with the needs of diabetic children in mind

Next Generation > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

Product designer Renata Souza talks about the inspiration and process behind her award-winning insulin kit. >

4 Dec 17
Imagine a future where your car window is a way for you to control your driving experience

Next Generation > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking

Sebastien Gier talks us through his project where your car window lets you manipulate what you see outside, take pictures, bookmark and more. >

4 Dec 17
This MIT sound artist is exploring the power of sound in public spaces

Next Generation > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Music & Sound Design

Nicolas Kisic Aguirre developed the Modular Rhythm Machine, an algorithmically controlled machine inspired by the Peruvian Cajon. >

4 Dec 17
Providing accommodation for tourists does not have to come at the expense of locals

Next Generation > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy

Using one of Cuba's oldest and rapidly gentrifying neighbourhoods as a lens, architect Iwo Borkowicz explores tourism and social housing. >

4 Dec 17
Creating local employment in Mexico with a new sustainable material

Next Generation > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Product Design

Designer Fernando Laposse is reviving an embattled farming process to offer Mexico an alternative livelihood. >

1 Dec 17
Thandiwe Msebenzi on fairness, the power of fragility and collaboration

Video Interviews > Art & Photography / Creative Economy / Design Activism

"Designers are constantly collaborating with other people to create things and they're constantly pushing towards reaching a broader audience." >

27 Nov 17
Cape Town is the first city in Africa to be named a UNESCO City of Design

Design News > African Design / Creative Economy

The Cape joins 180 cities in 72 countries committed to the promotion and development of innovation and creativity. >

14 Nov 17
Founder of Duolingo at the Design Indaba Conference 2017

Talks > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

Luis von Ahn launched the first African language course on Duolingo as part of his Design Talk. >

13 Nov 17
What should South African creative directors do to make a change beyond advertising?

Design News > African Design / Creative Economy / Design Activism

Net#work BBDO’s Mike Schalit and Emma Strydom gathered insights from 30 creative directors to answer this question. >

9 Nov 17
Dubai Design Week highlights the best in student innovation

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

Those from the top university design programmes worldwide will be gathered together in a single space. >

9 Nov 17
Yami-Ichi disrupts how the price of art is valued

Design News > Art & Photography / Creative Economy

Here, money is powerless and instead the public is invited to barter skills, services and objects for a piece of art. >

31 Oct 17
Fernando Laposse wins at the Future Food Design Awards

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Product Design

The awards, which were held during Dutch Design Week, had a total of 73 projects from 24 different countries. >

28 Oct 17
Design Commons

A deconstructed conference created by Design Indaba CEO Ravi Naidoo and Design Weeks' Kari Korkman. >

6 Oct 17
Antenna is a new global scan of the world's best design graduates

Next Generation > Creative Economy / Design Activism

Here is a taste of what to expect at the inaugural Antenna conference taking place in October in Eindhoven. >

22 Sep 17
This Belgian-Zimbabwean concept uses mushrooms as a bridge when crossbreeding chicken and camelids

Video Interviews > Creative Economy / Design Activism

What do you get when you combine a mushroom, chicken and a camel? We talk to Koen Vanmechelen and Chido Govera about their planetary community chicken project. >

21 Sep 17

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