2014 Archive

John Stezaker: The collage of subtraction

FilmFestFriday • 25 Jul 14

In this interview by Gestalten.tv, British artist John Stezaker talks about the "universal amnesia" created by visual culture and how his art subverts it. >
Ineke Hans: We can't speak about 'Dutch design' anymore

Video Interviews • 23 Jul 14

The Dutch no longer have a sole mandate on their quintessentially experimental approach to design, says this product designer. >
The possibilities of bioprinting

Design Frontiers • Duration: 00:04:34 • 22 Jul 14

Now that 3D bioprinting is becoming a reality, speculative designer Agi Haines explores the possibilities of new and improved replacement organs. >
Garth Walker: Why Durban is a hotbed of creativity

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:29 • 21 Jul 14

The founder of 'ijusi' magazine credits the city’s unique cultural mix and location as the inspiration for his graphic work. >
Ordinary Love by U2

FilmFestFriday • 18 Jul 14

The video for U2's song, written for the movie "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom", uses animated type as an artful tribute to Madiba. >
Victoria Wigzell: Raising up the undercurrents

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:07 • 16 Jul 14

This up-and-coming South African artist tells us how her move from Johannesburg to Switzerland has impacted her work. >
Marcello Serpa: Believe in it to sell it

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:04 • 15 Jul 14

See why veteran Brazilian adman Marcello Serpa believes that using a product is crucial to create effective advertising for it. >
Mathieu Rivier: Light fantastic

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:09 • 14 Jul 14

Swiss interaction designer Mathieu Rivier's mesmerising work uses light and digital technology to delight. >
Garth Walker: What does 'being African' look like?

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:29 • 11 Jul 14

This is the question the acclaimed graphic designer asked himself in 1994 when he started "ijusi" magazine – and he is still asking it... >
Hello, I am Erik – The German Letterman

FilmFestFriday • 11 Jul 14

Gestalten.tv interviews German typographer Erik Spiekermann who is rediscovering his love for letterpress after 30 years of designing fonts. >
Bogosi Sekhukhuni: Taking back technology

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:36 • 9 Jul 14

This young South African artist uses digital technology to create positive icons of African humanity. >
Teshia Treuhaft: What a chair needs to be

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:33 • 7 Jul 14

The Rhode Island School of Design graduate collaborated with a dancer to map out the fundamentals of a chair. >
Dave Hakkens: The last phone you'll ever need

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:10 • 7 Jul 14

Meet the Design Academy Eindhoven graduate who could help revolutionise cellular technology. >
Ije Nwokorie: The changing currency of brands

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:04 • 4 Jul 14

The global CEO of Wolff Olins offers insights into changing approach to branding in an age where immediacy makes all the difference. >
Wawd Ahp

FilmFestFriday • 4 Jul 14

In the last of our SXSW 2014 Film Award winner series, the filmmaker takes us on a romp through his warped subconscious. DISTURBING CONTENT, PASSWORD BELOW. >
Michel Rojkind on a design strategy to cope with overstimulation (trailer)

Trailers • 3 Jul 14

The Mexican architect shares three ways he wades through our world of chaos and flux to create award-winning work. >
Haroon Gunn-Salie: History's vigilante

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:13 • 3 Jul 14

Listen to the Cape Town-based artist talk about how he uses the city as his canvas to raise the ghosts of South Africa's past. >
Michel Rojkind: Buildings that go beyond the brief

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:06:35 • 2 Jul 14

Find out how Mexican architect Michel Rojkind uses a nifty design tool to help clients imagine so much more for their buildings. >
Jake Barton: Where space and storytelling meet

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:48 • 30 Jun 14

The interaction designer and founder of Local Projects tells us how technology is changing the ancient art of storytelling. >
Belly

FilmFestFriday • 27 Jun 14

British illustrator Julia Pott tells a melancholic tale about a pair of sparring boys, a kindly monster and an undersea trip that goes awry. >
Discovering an 89plus generation

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:45 • 26 Jun 14

89plus founders Hans Ulrich Obrist and Simon Castets along with Missla Libsekal explore what one half of the world's population is speaking about. >
Jody Brand: A fierce independence

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:25 • 25 Jun 14

'Born-free' photographer Jody Brand uses her work to wrestle free from South Africa's past and create an informal history of contemporary everyday life. >
Experimental Jetset: A provocative spirit

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:35 • 24 Jun 14

The Dutch trio that make up the graphic design studio Experimental Jetset talk about the influence of various movements on their work. >
Ije Nwokorie on the messy business of branding (trailer)

Trailers • 23 Jun 14

Here's a short taster of brand guru Ije Nwokorie's talk at Design Indaba Conference 2014. Watch the full talk by downloading the Design Indaba App now. >

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