April 2013 Archive

Leanie van der Vyver: Not many people get the opportunity to design in gold

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:57 • 26 Apr 13

Leanie van der Vyver explains her design process behind the Design Indaba gold medallion. >
We're trying to get design out of the way – Ben Terrett

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:00:00 • 25 Apr 13

Ben Terrett explains the design principles behind the new Gov.uk website, which combines all the UK Government's websites into a single site. >
We've been designing biology for 10 000 years – Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:00:00 • 24 Apr 13

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg discusses synthetic biology – a new field of science that could see designers creating artificial lifeforms. >
Digital technology will continue to disappear – Alex Chen

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:00:00 • 23 Apr 13

Google Creative Lab creative director Alexander Chen explains to Dezeen how he created a digital string you can pluck like a viola. >
We were the first in history to motion-capture our own sperm – Masashi Kawamura

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:00:00 • 22 Apr 13

Masashi Kawamura explains the process behind a television commercial he made featuring dancing sperm in an interview with Dezeen at Design Indaba 2013. >
Emerging Creatives 2013

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:07:29 • 19 Apr 13

The 2013 Emerging Creatives programme was a huge success on the Expo floor. Here's what the designers had to say. >
Christoph Niemann: Combining the expected and the unexpected in illustration

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:07:07 • 18 Apr 13

“The idea is very simple: you can just touch things, and things will happen.” Christoph Niemann interacts with and discusses the Petting Zoo app. >
We wanted to bring the family portrait into the next century – Masashi Kawamura

Video Interviews • 18 Apr 13

Masashi Kawamura talks to Dezeen about the pop-up 3D photo booth he ran in Tokyo last year. >
Marcel Botha: I want to design products that can be used by everyone

Video Interviews • 17 Apr 13

In this interview Marcel Botha explains how he made his “Spuni” baby spoon, which aims to eliminate the mess babies make when they eat. >
I wanted to see where sexy ends and grotesque begins – Leanie van der Vyver

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:00:00 • 17 Apr 13

Leanie van der Vyver speaks to Dezeen about her project "Scary Beautiful", a pair of extreme, back-to-front high heels. >
We're working on a suit that becomes transparent when you lie – Daan Roosegaarde

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:00:00 • 16 Apr 13

Daan Roosegaarde spoke to Dezeen at DI Conference 2013 about his designs for glow-in-the-dark roads and clothing that will literally expose dishonest bankers. >
Steven Heller: Graphic design to the average person is that thing that they pass every day

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:42 • 15 Apr 13

Steven Heller tells how he believes a multidisciplinary approach is essential to avoid becoming insulated and repetitive while designing. >
Africa is an extraordinary opportunity – David Adjaye

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:00:00 • 14 Apr 13

Dezeen spoke to architect David Adjaye at Design Indaba about his relationship with Africa and why the continent provides a great opportunity for architects. >
John Maeda: Creative people have to become more empowered leaders

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:09 • 11 Apr 13

John Maeda is continually trying to figure out how design, technology and the arts can intersect in meaningful ways. >
Segregation was a design exercise during Apartheid

Video Interviews • 11 Apr 13

Richard Perez tells Dezeen about how the title of World Design Capital 2014 can help Cape Town overcome problems inherited from the Apartheid regime. >
"South Africa has always had an upcycling culture"

Video Interviews • 10 Apr 13

Ravi Naidoo shows Dezeen the former industrial suburb of Woodstock and explains the importance of upcycling in South African design. >
Africa today is a place of "renewal, regeneration & growth".

Video Interviews • 9 Apr 13

In the first instalment of the MINI World Tour, Ravi Naidoo takes Dezeen on a tour of Cape Town and explains why he founded the Design Indaba conference. >
David Adjaye: Architecture makes sense when it connects with culture, society and climate

Video Interviews • 4 Apr 13

David Adjaye tells Design Indaba how architecture binds people. Find out how. >
Oscar Diaz: Designing products with emotion

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:27 • 4 Apr 13

Oscar Diaz designs products that go beyond functionality to form an emotional connection with people. >
Stop waiting, start making: Lessons in liveability from Jeanne van Heeswijk

Q&A • 4 Apr 13

Based in Rotterdam, Jeanne van Heeswijk is a visual artist who creates situations in public places to provoke interactions between members of the public. >

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