Creative Economy | Design Indaba

Inside Out: Don Albert & Amanda Laird Cherry

Dialogues > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Two great South African creative exports – an architect and a fashion designer – discuss the challenges of flexing their creative muscles on the world stage. >

25 Jun 14
MBA Music & the Creative Industries scholarship

Design News > Creative Economy

Mia van Zyl is the recipient of a MBA Music and the Creative Industries scholarship at Henley Business School valued at R220 000. >

20 Jun 14
Is London the design capital of the world?

Hot Topic > Creative Economy

We ask six designers who have made London their home why so many creatives flock to the Big Smoke. >

18 Jun 14
Le Cap, World Design Capital 2014

Do Tank News > Creative Economy

Design Indaba and #Anotherlightup feature in IDEAT magazine's June 2014 edition. >

15 Jun 14
Inside View: The renegade insider

Inside View > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

Nicole Yershon applies the risk-taking energy of an entrepreneur to help Ogilvy's London office stay ahead of the creative curve. >

11 Jun 14
2014 Conference talks premiere on Design Indaba App

Digital News > Creative Economy / Interaction Design

Did you miss this year’s Conference? Do you want to revive the creative recharge you experienced? 2014 Conference Talks are being released today on our App! >

10 Jun 14
Nille Juul-Sørensen: Designing systems to solve social problems

Video Interviews > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking

The Danish designer implores his peers to step outside their comfort zone and design solutions for social ills. >

5 Jun 14
Rob Stokes: From bedroom to buyout – an entrepreneur’s story

Inside View > Creative Economy

The founder of digital agency Quirk gives advice to would-be entrepreneurs. >

28 May 14
A social agenda

Design News > Craft / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

The DMY International Design Festival in Berlin will be introducing a new annual section that focuses on social design. >

27 May 14
25 May: Africa is Now

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Thinking / African Design

In celebration of Africa Day designers define what African creativity means and how it can help shape a bright future for the continent. >

25 May 14
Focus On: The business of design

Focus On > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

Five renowned designers discuss design and business – its pros, cons and possibilities. >

24 May 14
Design for a better life

Q&A > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

With 12 more days till the deadline for the Better Living Challenge, Design Indaba chats to project manager Fran Cox about why you should enter. >

19 May 14
Designs on Zimbabwe

Q&A > Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design / African Design

The National Gallery of Zimbabwe is hosting its first design exhibition that surveys contemporary design across the country. Design Indaba chats to the curator. >

15 May 14
Heart beat

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Product Design / African Design

Freeplay Energy's fetal heart rate monitor provides a safe and accessible solution for healthcare workers in developing countries during childbirth. >

6 May 14
A’ Design Award winners

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

The results are in! A’ Design Award & Competition announces its best designers and designs for 2013 to 2014. >

5 May 14 / Advertorial
Focus On: Design for social impact

Focus On > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy / Design Thinking / Product Design

Can design help people? Can design build better communities? Can architecture be a force for social change? Four designers answer these questions. >

5 May 14
Designs on Aging

Design News > Creative Economy / Product Design

From innovative walkers and pit stop posts to the Instagran, here's IDEO's "Designs on Aging" collection. >

4 May 14
On the cover

Design News > Creative Economy

Karim Rashid's professional and personal life is exposed in the biography "Karim Rashid From the Beginning". >

27 Apr 14
Designers without Borders

Designers without Borders is a non-profit organisation that donates books, equipment and software to African countries. >

24 Apr 14
Designing for social good

Inside View > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

According to Tom Hulme, founder of OpenIDEO, the only way to produce relevant and meaningful work as a designer is to address a real human need. >

24 Apr 14
Smarter phones

Q&A > Creative Economy / Information Design / African Design

ICT entrepreneur and founder of ReKindle Learning Rapelang Rabana talks to Design Indaba about how mobile and internet access can shape the future of Africa. >

1 Apr 14
Your not so weekly creative moment of Zen: The Value of Design

FilmFestFriday > Creative Economy / Design Thinking / Film & Animation

Our new "not so weekly creative moment of Zen" features an animation by the UK Design Council, highlighting the importance of design thinking to small business. >

17 Mar 14
Launch of Maker Libraries

Festival News > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

The British Council's ConnectZA programme launched The Maker Library at Design Indaba Expo. >

11 Mar 14
The Better Living Challenge

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy / Interaction Design / Urban & Landscape Design

Calling all designers, innovators and thinkers... Submit an idea or concept for low-income housing improvement and help make South Africa a better place. >

11 Mar 14

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