July 2019 Archive

This museum preserves Brazil's cultural and craft memory

Design Frontiers • 1 Jul 19

The A CASA Museum of the Brazilian Object has dedicated 21 years to preserving the rich cultural history of the Brazilian people. >
Six designers tackle sustainability from food, waste and even death

Design Frontiers • 2 Jul 19

These Design Indaba 2019 speakers are working to design more sustainable methods and products. >
Photographer Cole Ndelu explores the dissonance of masculine femininity

Design News • 2 Jul 19

“Seeing masculinity and femininity outside of the norm must become the norm.” >
Ndumiso Nyoni uses striking geometric illustrations to celebrate women

Design News • 4 Jul 19

The graphic designer and illustrator talks to us about the inspiration behind the African Sisters project. >
Chad Hanning on the importance of street art

Next Generation • 4 Jul 19

“I believe in how powerful street art is and use it to give a place life or a feeling.” >
Colourful totems in Poland carry strong message about climate change

Design Frontiers • 5 Jul 19

Totemy by Alicja Biała and former Design Indaba speaker, Iwo Borkowicz, symbolises the relationship between people and the forces of nature. >
Max-Gordon Stoffberg on community empowerment and creativity

Next Generation • 5 Jul 19

“I have a willingness to reach out to the marginalised in society. I believe everyone has equal potential power and everyone has unique gifts & talents.” >
Gourmet Grubb makes the world’s first insect-derived dairy alternative

Design News • 8 Jul 19

Leah Bessa takes us behind the scenes at her new pop-up restaurant in Woodstock, The Insect Experience by Gourmet Grubb. >
How floating homes will help people in flood-prone countries

Design Frontiers • 8 Jul 19

Dream Homes is a project by Dundee University in which they co-designed with local Bangladeshis to create resilient floating homes. >
This lightweight, flexible shoe is made from ‘algae foam’

Design Frontiers • 8 Jul 19

VIVOBAREFOOT and Bloom team up on the world’s first shoe made with the material. >
Using unconventional materials to create wearable art

Design News • 9 Jul 19

Shaline Naicker uses photochromic lenses within her work as she focuses on merging technology and fashion. >
Atolye on creating a space where community and strategic design meet

Design Frontiers • 9 Jul 19

"There are many untapped markets as well as industries that need radical interventions" says architect Nesile Yalcin. >
Grow edible algae in your home

Design Frontiers • 9 Jul 19

The Coral is an indoor micro-algae farm designed to welcome algae into our everyday lives. >
Mapitso Thaisi talks culture, fashion and recognising Africa's impact

Design News • 10 Jul 19

The law graduate-cum-designer chats to us about her Basotho inspired swimwear range, Shweshwekini. >
Les Chaises Koubeyni is an artistic response to the concept of hospitality

Design Frontiers • 10 Jul 19

In Niger's capital city, Niamey, artists from the city as well as those from Madrid got together to build an amulet to reflect on hospitality. >
Celeste Arendse on sustainable and ethical fashion

Design News • 10 Jul 19

The Cape Town fashion designer has gone from being inspired by Picasso and rock art to more neutral tones with classic silhouettes. >
Design Indaba Emerging Creatives: Where are they now?

Design News • 11 Jul 19

We talk to some of the South African creatives who used the programme as a career launchpad. >
Skip the trip to the fertility clinic with Yo Home Sperm

Design Frontiers • 11 Jul 19

In just a few minutes, this app offers men valuable reproductive information. >
Hafeez Floris captures the other side of South Africa's townships

Design Frontiers • 12 Jul 19

His photography shows the more childlike and creative side to people in areas like Manenberg and Soweto. >
Why Mexican squares may be the best public spaces in the world

Design Frontiers • 12 Jul 19

Plaza Ciudadela won’t win any design awards, but it accomplishes something far more important: it draws a crowd of all ages. >
Could this convenient bug harvesting design make insect-based diets popular?

Design Frontiers • 12 Jul 19

Living Farms is being spearheaded by Austrian multidisciplinary designer, Katharina Unger. >
A revival of stone architecture in Palestine

Design News • 12 Jul 19

This sculptural project brings together ancient stonework and cutting-edge design methods. >
City residents are helping design public space with Minecraft

Design News • 12 Jul 19

The popular video game has proven a useful tool for community engagement. >
The whimsical illusions of Moography

Design News • 13 Jul 19

This visual artist turns the common smartphone into an eccentric, interactive toy. >

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