Design Indaba Archive

Flexible, organic and biodegradable: A new wave of electronics

Design Frontiers • 4 May 17

A new semiconductor developed by Stanford researchers is as flexible as skin and easily degradable. >
Redefining golf with visual artist Imraan Christian and friends

Design News • 4 May 17

This short film follows a crew of South African creatives exploring their connection to their city. >
A solution to childbirth related deaths in Nigeria

Product Spotlight • 4 May 17

The death of a friend inspired Adepeju Jaiyeoba’s to invent life-saving kits for pregnant women in Nigeria. >
KwaDukuza: A music video that addresses taxi violence in South Africa

Design News • 3 May 17

The town of KwaDukuza in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa grabbed headlines last year for a number of fatal taxi shootings. The video for this hit song address this. >
A tribute to the gourd

Design News • 3 May 17

This designer reimagines the traditional calabash for the contemporary home. >
A photographer and a chef collaborate on this series of deconstructed dishes

Design News • 3 May 17

“A good menu is a story, with its own narrative arc. Tension is built and released, emotions are evoked and questions are raised.” >
Giorgia Lupi and Kaki King on the value of beauty in design

Design News • 3 May 17

Beauty or functionality? We ask the designers who helped us feel data and see music. >
This short film from Kenzo is a celebration of Nigeria’s youth

Design News • 3 May 17

Akinola Davies Jr captures the spirit of a community in this beautiful video. >
International graphic design campaign combats malaria

Design News • 2 May 17

This cross-continental project advocates for malaria prevention with colourful designs. >
African innovation improves treatment of gunshot wounds

Design Frontiers • 2 May 17

This new device is revolutionising the way trauma is treated. >
A ‘super’ key that cannot be copied by the masses

Design Frontiers • 2 May 17

The Stealth Key is 3D printed and nearly impossible to replicate. >
Bug poop apparel

Design News • 2 May 17

The Clean Colour Collection is the latest trend in eco-friendly fashion. >
Click Play: 3 Masters of product

Design Frontiers • 1 May 17

Product designers shape how we live and these graduates are at the forefront of exactly that. >
Interactive robot helps disabled children develop

Design News • 27 Apr 17

Leka, the robot that changes the way children with developmental disorders learn, play and interact. >
Tapping into the limitless creativity of children

Design News • 27 Apr 17

IKEA turns strange & colourful kids’ drawings into real toys. >
Wacom Creatives: Illustrator Caroline Vos talks creativity, inspiration and artistic expression

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:13 • 26 Apr 17

How do digital artists bring their creativity to life? We ask some seasoned illustrators. >
An ode to making mixtapes

Design News • 26 Apr 17

PHFAT x Mac Motel have teamed up with Cape Town director Rob Smith to launch a nostalgic new track. >
Inarchi: Lights that float against the wall

Design News • 26 Apr 17

Light design firm Inarchi create elaborate chandelier light installations for projects all around the world. >
Kyla Philander on using empathy as a design tool

Talks • Duration: 00:05:42 • 26 Apr 17

This South African storyteller, musician and videographer looks to creativity as a positive outlet for violence, hurt and low self-esteem. >
Making sneakers sustainable with the ‘Shoetopia’ project

Design Frontiers • 26 Apr 17

Two Polish students are challenging traditional methods of shoe production with their 3D-printed sneaker. >
The science of water sustainability by TechKnow

Design News • 26 Apr 17

TechKnow is series exploring how the latest scientific and technological discoveries are changing our lives. >
Synthetic skin could return touch to amputees

Design Frontiers • 25 Apr 17

Researchers have combined solar power and electronic skin for the first time. >
Bobby Rogers’ portrait series addresses anti-Black racism and Islamophobia in the United States

Design News • 25 Apr 17

Inspired by the viral twitter hashtag: #BeingBlackAndMuslim. >
Check out this year's A’ Design Award winners

Design News • 25 Apr 17

The global platform announces its best designers and designs for 2016 to 2017. >

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