Creative Economy | Design Indaba

The designers combating air pollution

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Industrial Design / Interaction Design / Product Design

From Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde’s Smog Free Tower to Aerochromics' colour-changing sweatshirts that monitor air pollution levels. >

28 Mar 19
Lemn Sissay on the importance of daily acts of creativity

Video Interviews > Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy / Design Thinking

Sissay talks to us about taking creative risks and where he finds inspiration to write a new poem every morning. >

20 Mar 19
Jalila Essaïdi’s project turns cow dung into textiles

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Designer and entrepreneur Jalila Essaïdi says we have an untapped natural resource in manure. >

14 Mar 19
Nelly Ben Hayoun on the impossible pursuit of the origins of knowledge

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Film & Animation

Her new documentary, informed by the philosophy of Hannah Arendt, explores what are the origins of knowledge. >

14 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
Keenan Wyrobek presents his revolutionary drone system at Design Indaba Festival 2019

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy

The world's only drone delivery service gets life-saving medical supplies and blood to the most remote and difficult to reach places on Earth. >

27 Feb 19
A vote for ‘beauty’: What does it mean to you?

Design News > African Design / Craft / Creative Economy

As Design Indaba 2019 kicks off, voting for the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa is still open! Make your choice now. >

27 Feb 19
A' Design Awards & Competition - Last Call for Entries

Design News > Craft / Creative Economy / Industrial Design

Entries for the A' Design Awards close on February 28 >

20 Feb 19
GoGirlsICT is preparing the next generation of coders in South Sudan

Design Frontiers > African Design / Creative Economy / Information Design

The initiative was founded to help fight stereotypes among the youth, especially girls and women using ICT. >

20 Feb 19
Reform Studio

Reform is an award-winning design studio based in Cairo, Egypt. >

18 Feb 19
designboom

Founded in Milan in 1999, designboom is the world's first and most popular digital architecture and design magazine. >

14 Feb 19
Omenka

Omenka is Africa’s premium art, business and luxury-lifestyle magazine. >

14 Feb 19
Culture Trip

Culture Trip is a global hyper-growth startup operating in travel, media and entertainment. >

14 Feb 19
AIGA

Eye on Design publishes stories about the world's most exciting designers—and the issues they care about. >

13 Feb 19
Domus

Domus. Empowering inspirational thinkers. Since 1928. >

13 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
Design that is curious, brave and leaves a profound impact

Next Generation > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy / Design Activism

These design graduates will join design veterans on stage at Design Indaba Conference 2019. >

12 Feb 19
Come experience Nightscape, the Creative Village at Design Indaba

Festival News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

There is no need to book, and entry to Nightscape is absolutely free – come enjoy the design exhibitions, film, installations, curated retail and live music. >

12 Feb 19
South African design driving social change

Festival News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design

Meet the young creatives taking on the world through Design Indaba's Emerging Creatives programme in 2019. >

4 Feb 19
It’s election time: Vote for the country’s fittest design

Festival News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Craft / Creative Economy / Information Design / Product Design

This February, the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa will be decided by public vote. >

4 Feb 19
Wearables that extend the function of the human body

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Interaction Design

Machina creates wearable tech in the garments that can make music and enhance your safety at the touch of a button. >

4 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
Li Edelkoort returns to Design Indaba to present her vision of 2020

Festival News > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy

The acclaimed speaker will be discussing key topics like cultural appropriation in fashion and how to cure "colourphobia" in our interiors. >

30 Jan 19
Danish designer Johannes Torpe on the power of design to create universes

Talks > Architecture & Interiors / Craft / Creative Economy / Industrial Design

“To create a universe around our products we actually have to take it out into the hands of the people who have to use it." >

21 Jan 19

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