Design Indaba Archive

Papa Shabani: The healing power of photography

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:11 • 12 Feb 16

Ugandan photographer Papa Shabani’s project looks at the royal essence of Nubian women. >
Young Norwegian illustrator explores the darkness inside

Q&A • 12 Feb 16

Illustrator and artist Kjersti Johanne Barli tells stories of Norwegian folk philosophies in her illustrations. >
Adding taste and smell to the digital experience

Design Frontiers • 12 Feb 16

Sending scents via the internet is a future reality thanks to research from Mixed Reality Lab in London. >
This short film is a meditation on the joys girlhood

FilmFestFriday • 12 Feb 16

Directed by Amirah Tajdin, "Minerva's Lillie's" is a personal portrait of femininity, sisterhood, magic and mothers. >
DIY-surgical robot challenges the high cost of healthcare machines

Design Frontiers • 12 Feb 16

Inexpensive healthcare devices are within reach says Frank Kolkman, the creator of a DIY-surgical robot. >
Feeling without touching is the latest technology from UltraHaptics

Product Spotlight • 12 Feb 16

Ultrahaptics have developed a sound wave-based mid-air haptic feedback system that emulates touch. >
Pharrell with Woolies – Are you still with us?

Design News • 12 Feb 16

Early last year Woolworths’ collaboration with Pharral Williams and subsequent #AreYouWithUs campaign made headlines. So what have been the big results? >
Christian Benimana: Architecture with a mission

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:06:10 • 11 Feb 16

According to Benimana, before starting any project a designer must decide what his mission is and an architect must learn to think beyond the building. >
Sarah Rosado: Cereal artist, constant creator

Design News • 11 Feb 16

Amongst other things, New York-based artist Sarah Rosado creates celebrity portraits out of crushed cereal flakes. >
Issey Miyake collaborates with Finnish brand Iittala to design homeware collection

Product Spotlight • 11 Feb 16

In a collaboration that marks new territory for both brands, Japanese fashion house Issey Miyake and Iittala have released a homeware collection >
Q&A with Naresh Ramchandani

Inside View • 11 Feb 16

The Pentagram partner shares his thoughts on jargon, the power of words and writing as a form of design. >
Origami lantern provides off-grid solar power

Design News • 11 Feb 16

Solarpuff is an eco-friendly solar lantern made for disaster situations and developing countries. >
This feathered jacket flutters when you face north

Design News • 11 Feb 16

This augmented feathered jacket by Birce Ozkan is a smart fashion piece that mimics the innate navigational senses of a bird. >
Design Indaba welcomes Dutch design thinkers

Design News • 11 Feb 16

Five Dutch design thinkers and innovators will be speaking on the Design Indaba Conference stage this year. >
Echosight: Changing the way we retell global stories

Design News • 11 Feb 16

Echosight uses multiple exposure to compare and contrast visual stories from around the world. >
Photographer lends his lens to capturing the daily aesthetics of Lagos

Lookbook • 11 Feb 16

Logor Adeyemi captures the ordinary moments in Lagos, the extraordinary African metropolis known for wall-to-wall people and bumper-to-bumper cars. >
Enter your best designs to the A' Design Awards & Competition

Design News • 11 Feb 16

There’s still time for you to enter your best designs into the prestigious A' Design Awards & Competition 2016. >
Al Hamra is an earth brick farmhouse located away from the buzzing capital of Senegal

Design News • 10 Feb 16

The architects were faced with the challenge of building a livable home in a seemingly hostile environment. >
Wearable determines health status from your sweat

Product Spotlight • 10 Feb 16

Professors from the University of Berkley, California have developed groundbreaking wearable technology that analyses your sweat for up to date health results. >
Bompas & Parr to launch breathable aphrodisiac

Design News • 10 Feb 16

Mixology, meteorology, and romance collide in Bompas & Parr’s Atmospheric Aphrodisiacs. >
A sustainable container school designed for isolated areas

Design News • 10 Feb 16

Boxchool uses modular design to create innovative educational facilities for children in rural regions >
Artist creates sculptural furniture from discarded tyres

Product Spotlight • 10 Feb 16

This Senegalese artist finds scrap tyres to turn into functional pieces of furniture. >
Fashion designer tackles European perceptions of African men

Design News • 10 Feb 16

Ikiré Jones’ new menswear collection, After Migration frames African immigrants in Italy. >
Haute Baso: Collaborating with Rwandan artisans

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:14 • 10 Feb 16

Haute Baso, a boutique brand founded by Candy Basomingera and Linda Mukangoga, is committed to collaboration with Rwandan artisans. >

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