Design Indaba Archive

Whatever happened to Watterson?

Profiling • 2 Feb 15

Notoriously media-shy cartoonist Bill Watterson features in the comic-strip documentary film “Stripped”, to be screened at Design Indaba FilmFest 2015. >
Urquiola’s universe

Lookbook • 1 Feb 15

Kartell dedicated its flagship store in Cologne to Patricia Urquiola with an exhibition rounding up all of her designs for the brand. >
Trailer: Scholten & Baijings on thinking in colour

Trailers • 1 Feb 15

Husband-and-wife team Scholten & Baijings tell us how they transform sterile mass-produced items into designs with a personal touch. >
Twenty years of jamming with design

Lookbook • 31 Jan 15

The first all-encompassing retrospective show of the work of Austrian design studio EOOS is on at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna. >
Take Five

Take Five • 31 Jan 15

The heartwarming story of two fathers using design to help underprivileged newborns in their country drew the attention of readers this week. >
Storytelling that moves people

Q&A • 30 Jan 15

Yoni Bloch is a triple threat for the technological age: a modern storyteller, a hit-making rock star/producer and a pretty funny interview. >
Naoto Fukusawa on why objects shouldn’t stand out too much (trailer)

Trailers • 30 Jan 15

Objects are merely interfaces, says the Japanese industrial designer. It's humans that are at the centre of the design process. >
Doodle for a difference at Design Indaba Expo

Festival News • 30 Jan 15

Unleash your creative juices and get doodling with Design Indaba and 1000 Drawings. >
Andrea Zittel: Wagon Station Encampment

FilmFestFriday • 30 Jan 15

Art21 releases the second of a two-part documentary on Andrea Zittel. In this installation she talks about wagons and “sci-fi pioneer aesthetics”. >
Tomorrow We Disappear

Festival News • 29 Jan 15

"Tomorrow We Disappear" is a film that follows the lives of a fading community of Indian puppeteers and performers. >
Stories of Our Lives

Festival News • 29 Jan 15

"Stories of Our Lives" is a brave African film about the experiences of the LGBTI communities of Kenya. >
The Salt of the Earth

Festival News • 29 Jan 15

This Oscar-nominee by New German Cinema's Wim Wenders chronicles the life and work of influential photographer Sebastião Salgado. >
The Newsroom – Off The Record

Festival News • 29 Jan 15

The struggle for print newspapers to stay solvent in the digital age rivetingly told from inside a Danish tabloid. >
Big Eyes

Festival News • 29 Jan 15

Director Tim Burton lets the viewer step inside the life and work of acclaimed American artist Margaret Keane in this brilliant, biographical comedy-drama. >
“Desabafo de um Qualquer Angolano” by Nástio Mosquito

Track of the Week • 29 Jan 15

An eerie near-monologue laid over a mellifluous soundtrack by the provocative performance artist who headlines the lineup for Design Indaba Music 2015. >
The entertainment designer

Lookbook • 29 Jan 15

Multidisciplinary designer Emily Oberman has a formidable portfolio of work. We have a look at some of the campaigns she championed. >
Regarding Susan Sontag

Festival News • 29 Jan 15

She famously said: I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list. “Regarding Susan Sontag” tells the story of the legendary writer, critic and traveller. >
Six launches in Cologne

Lookbook • 29 Jan 15

Patricia Urquiola unveils her first kitchen design at international furniture fair IMM Cologne and Passagen Interior Design Week. >
#MakeChange: The Zero Waste campaign

Q&A • 29 Jan 15

2015 Emerging Creative Camilla Kruger is dedicated to tackling tough environmental issues – first by designing her life around five principles. >
Stripped

Festival News • 29 Jan 15

“Stripped” is a love-letter to comic strips and an investigation into what happens to comics in a failing newspaper industry. >
Shake the Dust

Festival News • 29 Jan 15

“Shake the Dust” trails the influence of hip hop culture to the most unexpected corners of the globe. >
Art and Craft

Festival News • 29 Jan 15

This documentary follows the story of one of America’s most prolific art forgers, Mark Landis. >
Dior and I

Festival News • 28 Jan 15

Follow the journey of Dior's creative director Raf Simons as he produces his first haute couture collection for the fashion powerhouse. >
Hadedas in the home

Lookbook • 28 Jan 15

Take a look at what six new furniture and homeware exhibitors will bring to Design Indaba Expo 2015. >

Design Indaba Archive

Pages

Top Features

Regulars

TwitterFollow @designindaba