Product Design | Design Indaba

Folding, bending, manipulating matter

Design News > Industrial Design / Product Design

Industrial designer Stefan Diez investigates radical new ways of making, informed by both technology and craft. He is speaking at Design Indaba 2017. >

8 Feb 17
Improving sanitation with the waterless toilet

Design News > Design Thinking / Product Design

An international group of engineers turn their attention to a basic need. >

7 Feb 17
How deeply should an artist’s identity be tied to their work?

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

Emerging Creatives alumna Kobie Nieuwoudt tells us about her artistic impetus – and it’s something we all have access to within ourselves. >

7 Feb 17
Stefan Diez

German designer Stefan Diez creates beautiful, simple furniture with a combination of craftsmanship and innovative industrial design. >

6 Feb 17
40 rising stars join the creative constellation

Next Generation > African Design / Design Thinking / Product Design

Meet the 2017 Emerging Creatives, the next wave of South Africa’s buzzing design scene. >

6 Feb 17
Siphesihle Lwazi Mshibe

This student has innovative ideas about home and office design. >

6 Feb 17
Carien Momsen

This designer enjoys exploring duality in her interior and furniture designs. >

6 Feb 17
Monique Vee

Monique Vee is the founder of a contemporary interior and spatial design studio based in Johannesburg, South Africa. >

6 Feb 17
Karabo Masombuka

Karabo Masombuka is a creative who proves that an unorthodox background is no hindrance to an aspiring innovative designer. >

6 Feb 17
What if we can recreate and control lava?

Design News > Industrial Design / Product Design

gt2P, a Chilean studio investigates the material properties of volcanic lava. >

6 Feb 17
Suzanne Naudé

This artist combines modern illustrations with the ancient craft of ceramics. >

6 Feb 17
Ashlee Lloyd

A textile and lighting designer based in Cape Town, South Africa. >

6 Feb 17
Ivan Brown

Ivan Brown is an agriculture-minded industrial designer with a penchant for the bee. >

6 Feb 17
Entries for the A' Design Awards are open

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

Featuring over 100 categories, the A' Design Awards is one of the world’s largest design accolades. >

6 Feb 17 / Advertorial
Chris Sheldrick

Chris Sheldrick is the founder of what3words, an addressing app that assigns a sequence of three simple words to any location in the world. >

1 Feb 17
Functionality is key to the notion of beauty

Video Interviews > African Design / Product Design

South African celebrity chef Siba Mtongana tells us why she nominated a unique wooden backpack for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >

1 Feb 17
Bielle Bellingham

Bielle Bellingham is a stylist, feature writer and creative strategist. >

31 Jan 17
Tinker Friday: Meet Cairo-based tinkerer Dina Amin

Next Generation > African Design / Film & Animation / Product Design

Egyptian designer Dina Amin takes apart everyday objects to create stop-motion shorts for her project Tinker Friday. >

27 Jan 17
Musicon: the one-man band inspiring kids’ creativity

Design News > Music & Sound Design / Product Design

“It’s time for a revolution in children’s education.” >

27 Jan 17
The Gali System by Ana Arana is a standalone kitchen that can fit in a box

Design News > Product Design

No kitchen space? No problem! >

26 Jan 17
Dokter and Misses to create a "Weird Dream" at Design Indaba 2017

Design News > African Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

Dokter and Misses are planning to bring their work to life at Design Indaba Conference 2017 in a multi-sensory, multi-disciplinary performance piece. >

20 Jan 17
Footprintless: Making a shoe out of thin air

Design News > Design Thinking / Product Design

These engineers captured CO2 gas and transformed it into a usable fashion item. >

20 Jan 17
Your dead body in a dinner set and other ceramics

Design News > Product Design

Chronicle Cremation Designs combines human remains and ceramic art. >

18 Jan 17
Nomad Life: A kit for the modern wanderer

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Mexican designer Geraldo Osio tapped into Japanese craft to create a kit for the millennial who can’t be tied down. >

18 Jan 17

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