Design Indaba Archive

Tokyo Totem unpacks the cultural playground that is Tokyo

Design News • 25 Nov 15

A multimedia guidebook helps visitors see Tokyo in different ways, through the eyes of its 46 contributors. >
Milkweed creates unisex garmets from thick-knit textiles

Product Spotlight • 24 Nov 15

Brighton design brand Milkweed creates biodegradable, sustainable, unisex knitwear from local, organic yarn. >
A frozen palace all year round

Design News • 24 Nov 15

Sweden's ICEHOTEL group announces plans to build a sustainable frozen hotel, preserved in summer by solar energy. >
This Sao Paulo house is a playpen for adults and children alike

Design News • 24 Nov 15

Designed by Brazilian architecture firm Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos, Toy MM01 was built purely to house toys and entertain guests. >
Electronic plants breakthrough could lead to more innovations

Design Frontiers • 24 Nov 15

A Swedish research team have created analog and digital electronic systems inside a living rose. >
An eco-friendly buoy turns seawater into drinking water

Design News • 24 Nov 15

SAROS is a simple and environmentally friendly alternative to costly, energy-wasting desalination plants. >
Richard van der Laken: Creating Gorilla and the designer's "do" mentality

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:32 • 24 Nov 15

The Amsterdam-based graphic designer tells us why designers are wired to be solution-finders and conversation-starters. >
Artist creates tiny galaxies with glass

Design News • 24 Nov 15

Japanese glass artist Satoshi Tamizu places a tiny universe in each piece he creates. >
Traditional Oriental rugs meet bold digital graphics

Design News • 24 Nov 15

Faig Ahmed weaves digital patterns and optical illusions into traditional Azerbaijani rugs. >
An inventive way to enjoy popcorn

Product Spotlight • 23 Nov 15

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Jolene Carlier adds a bit of fun and colour to popcorn making with her Willy Wonka-inspired invention. >
Bone conduction mp3 player plays music underwater

Design News • 23 Nov 15

A team of designers have come up with a lightweight, amphibious mp3 player using bone conduction. >
Story Pod is a moveable reading nook for the community

Design News • 23 Nov 15

Story Pod is a reading nook and book exchange by day and a community lantern by night. >
King Debs raises a fist against injustice with his latest murals

Video Interviews • 23 Nov 15

Multimedia designer and Emerging Creative, King Debs responds to social unrest with his larger-than-life street art. >
Rob Hadrill: Bringing ideas to life through book design

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:36 • 23 Nov 15

Book Works co-founder Rob Hadrill invites us into his world of visual artistry and bookmaking. >
Modern and sustainable housing for healthcare workers in Burundi

Design News • 23 Nov 15

Architect Louise Braverman designed solar-powered housing for healthcare workers in the remote Burundian village of Kigutu. >
Ng’endo Mukii: Challenging the ideals of beauty

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:52 • 20 Nov 15

Kenyan filmmaker breaks the mould of African stereotypes using animation, storytelling, and movement. >
Décor series made out of salmon skin encourages sustainable fishing practices

Design News • 20 Nov 15

Designer Nienke Hoogvliet is calling attention to the global overfishing crisis by reusing salmon skin in her Re-sea Me décor range. >
Psychedelic drugs, paranoia and insecurity are key in this animation

FilmFestFriday • 20 Nov 15

This Unknown Mortal Orchestra music video is an animation following two lovers embroiled in the nasty side effects of dating. >
20 tuk-tuks transformed into moving artworks

Design News • 20 Nov 15

Rickshaws made over by a collection of prominent designers in the name of India’s elephants. >
Tactum: Design 3D creations using light projection directly on the body

Design Frontiers • 20 Nov 15

Light projected onto the body becomes a straight-to-print design tool with Tactum. >
The Plumage cape is lauded the first of its kind in fashion

Product Spotlight • 20 Nov 15

3D printing technology opens up new avenues for fashion design and textile construction. >
An office building supported by fibres was recently unveiled in Japan

Design News • 20 Nov 15

Japanese architects have created a curtain of carbon fibres to support their newly designed building during an earthquake. >
Salt and a car battery can provide clean water with this community device

Design News • 20 Nov 15

Portable chlorine maker provides easy access to clean, drinkable water in low resource communities. >
Local Studio is leading urban transformation in Johannesburg’s inner city

Inside View • 19 Nov 15

Founded by Thomas Chapman, Local Studio is dedicated to urban transformation through design schemes that involve state, community and private business. >

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