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INSPIRE / Stephen Burks at DI2009

Stephen Burks discusses his recent work with African artisans and craftsmen, addressing issues such as the immediacy of design, models of distribution and progress and development through collaboration.

Stephen Burks

With his New York studio, Readymade Projects, Stephen Burks has been responsible for creative design direction on projects ranging from retail interiors and events to packaging, lighting, furniture and home accessories.

Alberto Alessi

Poetry and art meet function in Alessi’s extensive range of consumer products. Alberto Alessi shares the story.
Frank Tjepkema

Frank Tjepkema jokes that every designer’s portfolio includes a vase, but he believes design should also facilitate positive social change.
Keith Rose

Keith Rose talks about the “golden years” of advertising in South Africa.
Karin Fong

Designing title sequences is about making transitions from the everyday to the fantastical.
Michael Bierut

In graphic design it is essential to consider the needs of the people that are going to be living with the design, says Michael Bierut.
Jens Martin Skibsted

Jens Martin Skibsted, founding partner of Skibsted Ideation, KiBiSi and Biomega, is one of most inspiring and creative Danish designers.
Manabu Mizuno

Manabu Mizuno likes to refer to himself as a design samurai, in a very positive sense.
Chris Blackwell

Described by some as, "the definitive creative entrepreneur", Chris Blackwell pioneered the emergence of reggae into popular culture.
Pray, Demetrios, Hustwit

Filmmakers Gary Hustwit, Doug Pray and Eames Demetrios talk about making movies that engage with design and its possibilities.
Dunne & Raby

Design is what helps make science accessible, giving it cultural value and aesthetic appeal.
Piyush Pandey

In his hilarious presentation, Piyush Pandey pays tribute to the greatest design of all – the heart – and talks about using humour and emotion.
Mirko Ilić

Graphic design can be used as an effective means of communication to comment on various social issues, Mirko Ilić illustrates.
William Drenttel

Promoting social entrepreneurship and applying design innovation to impact the world is what creativity is about for William Drenttel.
Jo Noero

Architecture in post-apartheid South Africa has a very important role to play, Jo Noero shares his thoughts on this.
Shigeru Uchida

Weakness is part of design as much as it is part of human nature.

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