2018 Archive

The world is changing and green material is at the forefront

Design News • 21 Dec 18

We look a little deeper at the materials trend that led to tangible design solutions we found this year. >
Five killer Design Indaba Conference talks you should watch

Design News • 20 Dec 18

From graphic designer Natasha Jen to architect Francis Kéré, here are our top 5 Design Indaba Conference talks. >
Creatives that shape cultural narratives

Design News • 19 Dec 18

These Design Indaba 2019 speakers are using their wells of creativity to define culture in a myriad of magical ways. >
Should we engineer the climate? A social scientist and natural scientist discuss

Design News • 19 Dec 18

This is an article from Head to Head, a series in which academics from different disciplines chew over current debates. >
Our top five trending stories of 2018

Design News • 17 Dec 18

As 2018 comes to an end, we're highlighting stories that grabbed our readers' attention this year. >
Design Indaba 2019: Where business and design meet

Design News • 13 Dec 18

The next Design Indaba Conference is set to tackle various topics across business and design. >
The 5 most searched designers in 2018

Design News • 12 Dec 18

Spanning across diverse ages, nationalities and disciplines, these were the most searched Design Indaba speakers in 2018 >
From scrap to robot: This unlikely creation is one man's livelihood

Design News • 12 Dec 18

I’ve always been good with my hands, says South Africa's “Robot Man”. >
William Kentridge: the barbarity of the 'Great War' told through an African lens

Design News • 10 Dec 18

Kentridge underlines the lunacy of the project in every part of the production – from ruined landscapes to caricatural imagery to ironic captions >
Smart Havens Africa uses human-centered business models to help the poor build homes

Design News • 6 Dec 18

The company looks at developing green houses by promoting sustainable building and also tackling housing poverty. >
Mapping the complexity of access and ethics in Johannesburg

Design News • 4 Dec 18

We fail to think of residents, particularly if they happen to be poor, as full and complex human beings whose passions and needs morph over time >
The way we build homes is wrong, says Joe Gebbia, and here's how he wants to fix it

Design News • 30 Nov 18

"In order to meet the demands of the future, whether it be climate displacement or rural-urban migration, the home needs to evolve, to think forward.” >
Putting service delivery in the hands of the people

Design News • 30 Nov 18

Graduate designer Nicole Nomsa Moyo envisions a way to empower people to build for themselves. >
People, design and the identity of Maseru

Design News • 30 Nov 18

“In addition to the identity of the citizens, cities are shaped by their historical, climatic and sociopolitical conditions.” >
The 2019 Design Indaba Emerging Creatives are here

Design News • 29 Nov 18

Each year we select 50 up and coming South African creatives and each year they surprise and beguile us. >
Converting historical sites into modern architecture with John Pawson

Design News • 29 Nov 18

Set to speak at Design Indaba 2019, architect and interior designer, John Pawson is known for his minimalist approach. >
Dave Hakkens on his mission to help people fight plastic waste worldwide

Design News • 20 Nov 18

The designer behind the award-winning project, Precious Plastic will be back at Design Indaba to talk about his latest work. >
Demystifying design with the critically acclaimed Alice Rawsthorn

Design News • 19 Nov 18

The author, columnist and world-renowned design critic will speak at Design Indaba Conference 2019. >
The Indian woman behind some of Hollywood's blockbuster set designs

Design News • 19 Nov 18

Aashrita Kamath turned her love of narrative into a career. >
Drivelines is a building that does not conceal its true self

Design News • 16 Nov 18

LOT-EK architect Ada Tolla says they wanted to design a building as honest as Joburg itself. >
Nigerian writer Ziki Nelson on his upcoming comic book featuring 15 African artists

Design News • 13 Nov 18

"From our perspective, there's no point publishing a Spiderman-esque superhero story. The DCs and the Marvels of this world already do that so well.” >
How urban planning can help us cope with climate change

Design News • 13 Nov 18

The results of this recent research could help city planners build our future cities better. >
A non-invasive tool for spinal correction

Design News • 8 Nov 18

Correcting a spinal deformity early is key to avoiding a more severe form of scoliosis in adulthood . >
Playful sonic sculptures that reverberate across the design world

Design News • 5 Nov 18

Pentagram London’s newly appointed partner, Yuri Suzuki, will be speaking at Design Indaba Conference 2019. >

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