September 2014 Archive

Henrik Vibskov: Chaos in systems

Q&A • 1 Sep 14

We asked the Danish fashion designer how he works and plays. His answers are typically Vibskovesque – honest, profound and a little puzzling. >
Tomà Berlanda: Building for education in Rwanda

Video Interviews • 1 Sep 14

This Italian architect is helping to pioneer a new model for early childhood development centres being built in Rwanda. >
Adventures in Venture Land

Opinion • 1 Sep 14

Steven Heller and Lita Talarico, co-founders and co-chairs of SVA's MFA Design programme, tell us why today's designers need to also think like entrepreneurs. >
Camera Obscura

Lookbook • 2 Sep 14

The upcoming LagosPhoto Festival highlights photography that imagines alternative African realities and obscures the medium's role as truth-teller. >
A multilingual typeface

Lookbook • 2 Sep 14

Azer, co-designed by Wael Morcos, is a family of fonts that can be used in Arabic script, English and Latin variations. >
Cork bar stool by Wiid Design

Product Spotlight • 2 Sep 14

Wiid Design's new bar stool brings together two unlikely materials – cork and concrete. >
Cool cat

Design News • 2 Sep 14

Okmalumkoolkat's new music video for "All Black, Black Kat", directed by Chris Saunders, is a dreamlike mash-up of tradition and modernity. >
Are you obsessive over typography?

Hot Topic • 2 Sep 14

Four great graphic designers weigh in on the demands of working with type. >
David Goldblatt on life through the lens

Talks • Duration: 00:43:51 • 3 Sep 14

The veteran photographer selects 20 career-defining photos that open a window onto South Africa's conflicted history. >
Touch wood

Lookbook • 3 Sep 14

The finalists for the first "Wood Excellence Prize" at the World Architecture Festival take the creative application of wood to new heights. >
Call for entries: Africa is Now 2015

Festival News • 3 Sep 14

Design Indaba is unearthing the next wave of design talent from across Africa in its second installment of Africa Is Now. >
"Faya di Burn" by Gasha, featuring Magasco

Track of the Week • 4 Sep 14

This Track of the Week is a melancholic but melodic reflection on the social conditions in Cameroon. >
Fluid forms

Profiling • 4 Sep 14

Nigerian-born Ifeanyi Oganwu is a rising design talent who creates highly engineered, sculptural furniture. >
State of the Art (trailer)

Trailers • 4 Sep 14

Three renowned South African artists let us into their intensely personal vision. >
Yellow Sticky Notes

FilmFestFriday • 5 Sep 14

A charming animation by a group of Canadian illustrators inspired by their to-do lists scribbled on Post-it notes. >
Liselore Frowijn

Next Generation • 5 Sep 14

This rising star of the Dutch fashion world creates complex garments that play off the clash of sportswear and luxury. >
Take Five

Take Five • 5 Sep 14

A compelling piece arguing that designers need to think like entrepreneurs tops this week's list of most popular stories. >
Paradigm city

African Report • 5 Sep 14

For architecture agency Beyond Entropy Africa, Luanda is a kind of muse inspiring bold, creative solutions to regional urban problems. >
Creative humour

Q&A • 6 Sep 14

We ask five renowned international designers what tickles their funnybone. >
Sleeping easy

Focus On • 7 Sep 14

Snooze, doze, nap, 40 winks or slumber – sleep by any other name is just as sweet. >
A million ways to be an architect

Opinion • 8 Sep 14

Ilze Wolff questions her place in a profession that celebrates the achievements of the single, "star" – and invariably male – architect. >
Common Methods: Part 2

Video Interviews • 8 Sep 14

In our second video covering the Common Methods project, we chat to Natalie du Toit, Phil Procter and Charles Haupt about their power of collaboration. >
Marti Guixé: Creativity without culture and knowledge is just spam

Q&A • 8 Sep 14

The playful Catalonian designer gets serious about culture and creativity. >
Reintroducing Ourselves

Digital News • 9 Sep 14

What’s behind our new look? Design Indaba is charting a new course as a fully fledged online media platform. >

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