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Ane Crabtree’s labour of creative love
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Film & Animation
“What I do is act like a kind of connector or conduit of emotion. Emotion in words, in pace, in visuals across the screen.”
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25 Apr 19
Sierra Leonean artist explores identity and human expression
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Design Activism
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Design Thinking
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Film & Animation
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Ngadi Smart, a photographer from Sierra Leone, captures the diverse ways people express their identity.
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23 Apr 19
Kagiso Lediga on storytelling, failure and staying true to who you are
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Creative Economy
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Interaction Design
“You need to be honest when you’re telling your story…it has to be a truth from inside.”
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23 Apr 19
David Droga on why he is still optimistic about advertising
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Creative Economy
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Film & Animation
“Linear and logical people make the world go round, but it’s the creative people who make it worth living in."
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4 Apr 19
Wanuri Kahiu on using film to talk about Africans as joyful and radiant
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Film & Animation
“I realised that there is more images and more stories of joy than there is of remorse,” Kahiu says of her search for African stories of joy.
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3 Apr 19
On being a young creative dealing with mental health
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African Design
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We spoke to past Design Indaba Emerging Creatives to unpack the way creativity and mental health co-exist in their lives.
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25 Mar 19
Malawian artist Samson Kambalu on the non-Western ways of crafting a narrative
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African Design
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Film & Animation
The multimedia artist says there’s no such thing as a passive audience in Africa.
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15 Mar 19
Wanuri Kahiu talks Rafiki and being a reluctant activist
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Film & Animation
"I am truly a creative. I start from a creative space and not from an activist space. I am like the most reluctant activist you will ever meet."
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1 Mar 19
Patricia Kihoro
Patricia Kihoro is a singer, actress, radio presenter, improv comedian and digital content creator.
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22 Feb 19
Samuel's Streets documents a radio show in Kinshasa run by homeless young people
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African Design
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Film & Animation
#WorldRadioDay: Makhulu Productions' virtual reality film tells the story of how a homeless child found his voice on a Kinshasa radio show.
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13 Feb 19
Steph Foster
His work combines sound and music with visual media to tell stories of mass incarceration and reconciliation within urban communities.
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12 Feb 19
Come experience Nightscape, the Creative Village at Design Indaba
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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.
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12 Feb 19
Kordae Henry explores mineral trade in the Congo using a sci-fi film
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The filmmaker, architect and designer is set to speak at the 2019 Design Indaba Conference.
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7 Feb 19
South African design driving social change
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Meet the young creatives taking on the world through Design Indaba's Emerging Creatives programme in 2019.
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4 Feb 19
Design Indaba 2019 – design activism and creativity takes center stage
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Architecture & Interiors
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Craft
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Film & Animation
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Urban & Landscape Design
This year's speakers include David Droga, architects Dong Ping-Wong and Annabelle Selldorf. and filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu.
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1 Feb 19
Kordae Jatafa Henry
Creative Director and Artist Kordae Jatafa Henry lives and works in Los Angeles.
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30 Jan 19
Creatives that shape cultural narratives
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Film & Animation
These Design Indaba 2019 speakers are using their wells of creativity to define culture in a myriad of magical ways.
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19 Dec 18
Tandekile Mkize
Film and Photography
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29 Nov 18
The Indian woman behind some of Hollywood's blockbuster set designs
Design News
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Film & Animation
Aashrita Kamath turned her love of narrative into a career.
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19 Nov 18
Lucas De Man uses art to help bring more social cohesion to our cities
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Creative Economy
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Film & Animation
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Interaction Design
His latest project called EYE humanises the anonymous city by giving it eyes and offering visitors new perspectives.
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14 Nov 18
Lucas De Man
Artistic director of company: New Heroes
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13 Nov 18
Kagiso Lediga
Stand-up comedian, actor, writer and film director.
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31 Oct 18
Where would the South African comedy scene be without Kagiso Lediga?
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Creative Economy
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Film & Animation
The filmmaker, actor and comedian behind some of the country's most loved comedy shows and films will speak at Design Indaba Conference 2019.
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31 Oct 18
What can AI do for you?
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African Design
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Architecture & Interiors
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Art & Photography
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Craft
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Creative Economy
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Design Activism
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Information Design
Daniel Ting Chong uses creative coding to create collaborative artwork for Design Indaba 2019.
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26 Oct 18
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