December 2014 Archive

  • Casey Neistat.
    Casey Neistat to speak at Design Indaba Conference 2015
    Focus On • 1 Dec 14
    Announcing our first presenter for Design Indaba Conference 2015: Maverick filmmaker Casey Neistat, who is changing the way we watch movies. >
  • Fonts for the Future.
    The creative engine inside Joe Public United
    Focus On • 5 Dec 14
    Pepe Marais and Xolisa Dyeshana to present Joe Public United's award-winning work at Design Indaba Conference 2015. >
  • Take Five
    Take Five • 5 Dec 14
    The 12 nominations for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2015 stole the virtual spotlight on designindaba.com this week. >
  • Screen Shot from SEVENTHIRTY Films' "His To Keep".
    Lights, camera, Africa
    Focus On • 7 Dec 14
    Film is a powerful medium for storytelling. Here we round up four authentic African voices in filmmaking. >
  • Take Five
    Take Five
    Take Five • 13 Dec 14
    This week readers loved our Hot Topic feature canvassing designers' thought on whether creativity can save the world. >
  • Selly Raby Kane's 2014 Fall/Winter collection.
    The clothes that maketh the continent
    Focus On • 14 Dec 14
    A new generation of African fashion designers is proving that the continent’s couture is about more than just bright colours, tribal patterns and leopard print. >
  • Take Five
    Take Five
    Take Five • 20 Dec 14
    The question of what design thinking can do for Africa piqued readers' interest this week. >
  • Focus on: All Angles
    All angles
    Focus On • 21 Dec 14
    This year geometric designs reached new heights as these five projects illustrate. We'll be looking to see whether this trend continues in 2015. >
  • Children reading by Evans Wadongo's Mwangabora light.
    #MakeChange: Switched on for change
    Focus On • 25 Dec 14
    You might be admiring the holiday lights this time of year but these five lighting projects remind us that not everyone is as fortunate. >
  • Top 10 Product Spotlights of 2014
    Focus On • 27 Dec 14
    We've featured a wide array of products over the course of the year. Here are our 10 favourite designs whose ingenuity and craftsmanship stand out. >
  • Screen Shot from Wagechi Mutu's "The end of eating everything".
    Six Kenyan names to watch
    Focus On • 28 Dec 14
    These diverse talents in art, music, architecture and technology are at the forefront of Kenya's creative explosion. >
  • Havaianas campaign by Marcello Serpa.
    Top 10 videos of 2014
    Focus On • 29 Dec 14
    Some unveiled major new designs, others recapped their careers in easy-to-digest lessons. Watch the designers featured in our 10 most popular videos from 2014. >
  • Borre Akkersdijk
    Five design breakthroughs in 2014
    Focus On • 31 Dec 14
    Here are the five standout solutions from our Design Frontiers series that are edging the industry forward in different ways. >