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Playful sonic sculptures that reverberate across the design world
Design News
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5 Nov 18
Pentagram London’s newly appointed partner, Yuri Suzuki, will be speaking at Design Indaba Conference 2019.
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Low-cost medical device detects pneumonia quickly and effectively
Design News
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5 Nov 18
This device, called Kulinda, could counteract the devastating effects of pneumonia in developing countries.
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Filtration system gives you clean water wherever you are
Design News
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2 Nov 18
Over 800 million people in the world don't have access to clean drinking water, but this new filtration system could solve that.
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Where would the South African comedy scene be without Kagiso Lediga?
Design News
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31 Oct 18
The filmmaker, actor and comedian behind some of the country's most loved comedy shows and films will speak at Design Indaba Conference 2019.
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Iran's hidden history now told by postage stamps
Design News
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29 Oct 18
Iran had a history before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and a design student is using stamps to highlight this.
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Futurist Alexa Clay on why Silicon Valley should focus on goodness and humanity
Design News
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25 Oct 18
She says there needs to be more to tech than just building another app to get rich.
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Night Loo offers refugee women a safer toilet option
Design News
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24 Oct 18
Going to the toilet becomes a serious problem for refugee women when they face attack on their way to the bathroom.
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Tik-Tik helps make freedom of movement easier for the visually impaired
Design News
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23 Oct 18
The blind designer Simon Dogger who spoke at this year's Design Indaba tells us about his latest project.
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Award-winning Brazilian designer to speak on his 30-year journey
Design News
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22 Oct 18
The award-winning designer, Kiko Farkas will speak at the Design Indaba Conference 2019 on his remarkable career.
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Entries for the 2019 PPC Imaginarium Awards are open!
Design News
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17 Oct 18
The awards are open to artists, designers and architecture students living in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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Low-cost artificial leg for amputees in developing countries
Design News
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16 Oct 18
A prosthetic leg made from recycled plastic is about to change the lives of amputees in developing countries.
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Indian artist of artefacts Sneha Suresh uses visual communication to transcend text
Design News
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13 Oct 18
The visual artist and printmaker will be exhibiting at the first ever antenna exhibition. Here's what she had to say about her work.
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A menstrual toolkit developed for refugee women
Design News
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13 Oct 18
This toolkit caters to every aspect of the menstrual cycle and it's reusable.
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Three ways designers are preparing for disaster
Design News
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12 Oct 18
These innovations are not only responsive but empathetic, taking a human-centred approach to solutions-based design.
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Tech innovations that make dealing with mental illness a little bit easier
Design News
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11 Oct 18
We take a look at the interesting ways design can assist with some of the symptoms associated with mental illness.
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Five things to know about Ane Crabtree, the latest Design Indaba 2019 speaker
Design News
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10 Oct 18
She’s known as the designer of all of our favourite apocalyptic TV shows like Westworld and The Handmaid’s Tale.
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Art collective tells painful stories of the displaced
Design News
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8 Oct 18
Foundland Collective uses research, art and design to track the traumatic stories of people affected by forced migration.
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Empathy: a quality that binds design across disciplines
Design News
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5 Oct 18
Here are five more antenna 2018 speakers and a little bit about why we chose them.
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Unpacking graphic design with Milton Glaser, Paula Scher, Seymour Chwast & more
Design News
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4 Oct 18
These industry elites drop some priceless gems after illustrious careers in graphic design.
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Senegal’s taxi industry set to gain an eco-conscious option with the Ping! app
Design News
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2 Oct 18
Could the natural evolution of public transport include a fleet of hybrid cars for every city?
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Play Mat connects parents to autistic kids
Design News
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2 Oct 18
The Electronic Play Mat is designed to promote interactive play between autistic children and their parents or caregivers to build communication.
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International Coffee Day: Imagine cities powered by coffee waste
Design News
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1 Oct 18
Bio-bean is an award-winning clean technology company that recycles waste coffee grounds into advanced biofuels that could replace fossil fuels in cities.
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Five past Design Indaba speakers on how they perceive product design
Design News
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27 Sep 18
Watch Design Indaba Alumni give their take on what it means to make quality functional products.
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Eric Quint on 3M's design-centered mission
Design News
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27 Sep 18
“We are part of an ecosystem, uniting purpose with partnership, that creates meaningful innovations.”
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