Design Indaba Archive

  • African Creative Economy Conference.
    Creativity on the continent
    Design News • 1 Oct 13
    The African Creative Economy Conference, taking place in Cape Town from 3 to 6 October, will look to ways of unlocking the continent's creative potential. >
  • Traffic by Konstantin Grcic.
    New direction
    Design News • 1 Oct 13
    "Traffic", designed by Konstantin Grcic, is the first Magis furniture collection that uses upholstery. >
  • AGI Open London 2013.
    Collaboration at AGI Open 2013
    Design News • 30 Sep 13
    The best graphic design congress in the world, AGI Open, celebrated collaboration at its 2013 conference in London. >
  • Pelt by Benjamin Hubert.
    Geometric precision
    Design News • 30 Sep 13
    Benjamin Hubert unveiled his Pelt chair at this year's London Design Festival after 12 months of prototyping. >
  • Garden of Russolo by Yuri Suzuki.
    Sound distortion
    Design News • 30 Sep 13
    Yuri Suzuki's Garden of Russolo makes use of sound machines that transform and distort the voices of visitors. >
  • "Ume-Play" collection by Nendo.
    Ceramic flowers
    Design News • 29 Sep 13
    Nendo's new range of ceramic kitchenware is an unorthodox re-edit of the famous patterns issued by Gen-emon, a 260-year-old porcelain kiln in Japan. >
  • UN Lounge Chair by Hella Jongerius.
    Wheeling around
    Design News • 29 Sep 13
    Hella Jongerius's UN Lounge Chair is light and mobile catering for the demand of changeability. >
  • Spring/Summer 2014 women's collection by Paul Smith. Image: © 2013 Paul Smith.
    Bright summer
    Lookbook • 28 Sep 13
    Paul Smith's Spring/Summer 2014 women's collection is vibrant in colour and feminine in fluidity. >
  • Fionda by Jasper Morrison. Image: Miro Zagnoli.
    Sling furniture
    Design News • 28 Sep 13
    Jasper Morrison's Fionda chair highlights the possibility of lightweight, versatile and comfortable furniture. >
  • New Music City by Ben Strebel.
    New Music City
    FilmFestFriday • 27 Sep 13
    #FilmFestFridays presents "New Music City", a short film about Nashville's music scene, one of America's music heartlands. >
  • Disarm by Pedro Reyes. Image: Ken Adlard and Dave Morgan.
    Instrumental change
    Design News • 27 Sep 13
    Pedro Reyes transformed discarded weapons into musical instruments for the digital age. >
  • Designed by David Benqué, Graphic Designer
    Outer space
    Design News • 26 Sep 13
    Nelly Ben Hayoun's project, Disaster Playground will investigate outer space catastrophes and the design procedures needed to manage these risks. >
  • Digital Artefacts by Bart Hess.
    Future couture
    Design News • 26 Sep 13
    Bart Hess's project "Digital Artefacts" explores the future of cyborg couture. >
  • Wael Morcos at Design Indaba Conference 2013.
    Wael Morcos on using typography to preserve language
    Talks • Duration: 00:08:20 • 25 Sep 13
    Wael Morcos explains how typography can be used to give a new meaning to something that might otherwise be generic. >
  • Shinnyo Floating Lanterns.
    Light for peace
    Design News • 25 Sep 13
    Ayse Birsel and Hiroko Sakomura organised the Shinnyo Lantern Floating for Peace event in New York recently, spreading a message about peace and harmony. >
  • "Oigen Palma" kitchenware by Jasper Morrison. Image: Japan Creative – Nacása&Partners inc.
    Kitchen addition
    Design News • 25 Sep 13
    Jasper Morrison's "Oigen Palma" kitchenware collection draws on traditional Japanese craftsmanship, with a refined twist. >
  • Windham Campbell Prizes identity by Michael Bierut.
    In brackets
    Design News • 24 Sep 13
    Michael Bierut designed the identity for Yale University's first Windham Campbell Prizes, which celebrates excellence in literature. >
  • Nendo 10/10. Published by Gestalten.
    Ten out of ten
    Design News • 24 Sep 13
    Ten projects. Ten years. Ten out of ten for Nendo and their new monograph "Nendo 10/10". >
  • Cloud Sofa by Marcel Wanders.
    Cloudy dreams
    Design News • 23 Sep 13
    Marcel Wanders's Cloud Sofa carries the comforting sensation of falling into a fluffy cloud on a bright sunny day. >
  • "Paul Cocksedge: CAPTURE" by Paul Cocksedge.
    Capturing light
    Design News • 23 Sep 13
    Paul Cocksedge's solo exhibition explores the mediums of light and structure, creating though-provoking and unexpected works. >
  • Pebble bowls by Nendo.
    Pebble purpose
    Design News • 22 Sep 13
    Nendo's new set of Pebble bowls, available in different colours and sizes, are versatile and hard working, with the smooth silhouette of a river pebble. >
  • Formwork by Industrial Facility for Herman Miller.
    Neatly stacked
    Design News • 22 Sep 13
    Industrial Facility has designed a collection of storage containers, ideal for neatening up the modern work desk. >
  • Ripple Table by Benjamin Hubert.
    Wrinkled wood
    Design News • 21 Sep 13
    Benjamin Hubert's Ripple Table is said to be the lightest timber-made table in the world. >
  • Wind from America in the "Not There" exhibition by PARTY.
    Between space and time
    Design News • 21 Sep 13
    The tangibility of human presence in a networked society is what Masa Kawamura and his creative lab PARTY explore in their "Not There" exhibition in Tokyo. >

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