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Lunar Fashion

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Prada and Axiom collaborate for the Artemiss III mission

18 Oct 24
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Vertical Meadows

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Transforming construction sites into biodiverse green spaces

11 Oct 24
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Regenerate Kakuma

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Sumayya Vally designs wellness center within the Kakuma refugee settlement

11 Oct 24
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Featured Series

Our featured series are collections of design stories and videos around particular themes, creative journeys and events.

Design Indaba Festival 2019

Known as the highlight of the creative calendar, Design Indaba's flagship event has evolved into so much more than a conference.
The creative women of Design Indaba Conference 2017 that are doing the most

We’ve rounded up the stellar design presentations of this year that happen to have been put together by women.
Through an African lens

African photographers are using striking imagery to tell the story of their Africa, both experienced and imagined.
AFRICA. NOW. West Africa

For the next instalment of Design Indaba’s Africa.Now. series our journalists investigate design and creativity in Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria and the Ivory Coast.
Our Chats With series lets you interview South Africa's top creatives

Take control of an interview with some of South Africa's top innovators.
Do The Green Thing: Creativity vs Climate Change

Do The Green Thing is an inspiration feed of creative ideas to turn green living from something you ought to do to something that people want to do.

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Watch talks from our design conference

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Teshia Treuhaft on how a dancer helped her be a better designer

Talks > Product Design

13 Jan 15 / Design Indaba Conference 2014
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Massimo and Lella Vignelli keep design simple, elegant and timeless

Talks > Product Design

4 Nov 10 / Design Indaba Conference 2007
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Richard Hart on the stuff of creativity

Talks > Graphic Design & Illustration

10 May 13 / Design Indaba Conference 2011
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Inga Sempé on articulated product design

Talks > Product Design

29 Jan 13 / Design Indaba Conference 2006
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Yogita Agrawal on design for impact in India

Talks > Product Design

22 Sep 16 /
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Ben Fry on data design

Talks > Information Design

2 Nov 12 / Design Indaba Conference 2011

From the Archives

Ghana’s national pavilion

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

How do you define freedom? Ghana’s flag provides a clue – as does its striking pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale >

8 May 22
Liberian centre celebrates women

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has partnered with leading African architects >

8 May 22
Smooth operator

Q&A > Music & Sound Design

Lundi Mlonyeni, aka Dave Monday, is a muso with a mission >

8 May 22
Changing the narrative

Design News > Art & Photography

Naba AboLova and actor Bonko Khoza bring hope to unemployed township youth >

8 May 22