2019 Archive

Natsai Audrey Chieza is pioneering new models for design and technology that are driven by ecological thinking

Design Frontiers • 2 Dec 19

The biodesigner spoke at the 2020 Design Indaba Conference. >
Sunny Dolat is opening up the space for a more nuanced discussion on African fashion

Design Frontiers • 29 Nov 19

The creative director and cultural producer will be speaking at Design Indaba 2020. >
Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama will be speaking at Design Indaba 2020

Design Frontiers • 20 Nov 19

The artist and author is famed for draping buildings in materials, like jute sacks, as a comment on our complicated colonial histories. >
Kenyan fashion designer Anyango Mpinga on how she uses fashion to inspire change

Design Frontiers • 19 Nov 19

Mpinga tells us how soap operas, dragonflies and sound waves all came together to create the Anyango Mpinga label. >
Nassia Inglessis’ unique approach to interactive installations

Design Frontiers • 15 Nov 19

The designer is known for her innovative approach in transforming design as we know it. >
Could VR create space for people of colour in the film industry?

Design Frontiers • 12 Nov 19

Emerging technology may be the answer to the ongoing question of representation. >
Material World is a film that gives form to the sustainable fashion debate

Design Frontiers • 5 Nov 19

This short invites you to question the stories and ethics behind your clothing. >
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Design Frontiers • 5 Nov 19

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STEAM not STEM: Why scientists need arts training

Design Frontiers • 3 Nov 19

Associate Professor Richard Lachman explains the importance of including the arts into STEM >
Face This is fostering collaboration between kids and the world's street artists

Design Frontiers • 1 Nov 19

This initiative turns Indonesian kids' drawings into school funding through international collaboration. >
This new process could create emission-free cement

Design Frontiers • 31 Oct 19

This electrochemical process developed by MIT researchers could eliminate the current fossil-fuel-dependent system >
Generative design creates new ways to form a brand's identity

Design Frontiers • 30 Oct 19

From wine, dance and even voice, designer Patrik Hübner chats us through how he uses creative algorithms to tell new stories. >
3 projects that predict the future of food, travel and architecture

Design Frontiers • 30 Oct 19

These three young graduates formed part of the inaugural Antenna event organised by Design Indaba and Dutch Design Week. >
How data science in and for Africa can blaze new trails

Design Frontiers • 30 Oct 19

The new School for Data Science and Computational Thinking argues that locals should take the lead in developing data-driven solutions to local challenges. >
A fresh perspective on the traditional practices of sustainability

Design Frontiers • 27 Oct 19

How can a chair and a shoebox contribute to a more ecologically sustainable future? >
This Swedish firm builds multiple-storey homes entirely from wood

Design Frontiers • 24 Oct 19

Folkhem is leading the charge when it comes to this environmentally-minded mandate. >
This memorial honours the lives of victims of gun violence

Design Frontiers • 22 Oct 19

An average of 700 lives are lost each week due to gun violence in the United States. >
Social housing project wins Britain's most prestigious architecture award

Design Frontiers • 18 Oct 19

The purpose of the Goldsmith housing project was to present a new model of high-quality low-income houses. >
The women putting Nigerian creativity on the world map

Design Frontiers • 16 Oct 19

As the creativity season kicks off in Nigeria, we highlight the women making things happen in the art and design sector. >
Joana Choumali on identity, tradition and dealing with trauma

Design Frontiers • 16 Oct 19

“I always try to engage with the concepts of the African identity, in relation to history, especially the ways the black body is being represented.” >
Ditiro Mashigo on creating products that speak to her essence

Design Frontiers • 15 Oct 19

The 2017 Design Indaba Emerging Creative talks to us about her textile and fashion design business that she started after being retrenched. >
Lauren Bowker is making the world a little more colourful

Design Frontiers • 10 Oct 19

The designer and innovator believes in pushing the limits of science, textiles and the natural world. >
Triggerfish launches new 10-second animation competion

Design Frontiers • 9 Oct 19

“We’re looking for fresh animation shorts that celebrate Africa’s uniqueness and diversity,” says Triggerfish CEO. >
Is algae the material of the future?

Design Frontiers • 8 Oct 19

We take a look at how this ancient aquatic life may hold the secrets to a sustainable future. >

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