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Gilda B by Jacopo Foggini

Product Spotlight • 15 Jan 15

Italian designer Jacopo Foggini sculpts an elegant chair using an unlikely material. >
21st-century brand builder

Focus On • 14 Jan 15

Former scientist and current creator of a "cultural universe" of fashion brands, Shubhankar Ray returns to speak at Design Indaba after an 11-year hiatus. >
Five South African designers of celestial (and earthly) bling

Lookbook • 14 Jan 15

Encompassing crowns, blades and naturally inspired textures, here's a look at some of the jewellery designers among the 40 talented Emerging Creatives of 2015. >
Meet Ghanaian rapper M.anifest

Track of the Week • 14 Jan 15

We chat with rap artist M.anifest, who performs at Design Indaba Music 2015, after his return from a tour with Damon Albarn in South America. >
Five South African illustrators making their mark

Lookbook • 13 Jan 15

From doodles to full-scale book projects, these young graphic designers bring their prodigious talents to Design Indaba Expo 2015 as Emerging Creatives. >
The next crop of South African creatives

Lookbook • 12 Jan 15

Forty up-and-coming design stars, selected for Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives programme, who will make their mark in 2015. >
The big reveal: Design Indaba 2015 Emerging Creatives

Festival News • 12 Jan 15

Forty young designers, five days of pure inspiration and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. >
Bees Beside Us by Amy Pliszka

Product Spotlight • 12 Jan 15

British designer Amy Pliszka creates ornate, textile hives for the urban environment. >
Take Five

Take Five • 10 Jan 15

Our coverage of various weaving projects around the globe captured the imagination of readers this week. >
From the African earth

Lookbook • 9 Jan 15

Bright and bold pieces from two new Klomp Ceramic ranges. >
Mille Collines goes down south

African Report • 9 Jan 15

The story of how two Spaniards created a fashion brand designed, produced and retailed entirely in Africa. >
Under the mango trees

Inside View • 8 Jan 15

Switzerland-based product designer Béatrice Durandard discovers on a trip to Africa that an inability to communicate can lead to taking more risks. >
"La La" by Tabi Bonney

Track of the Week • 8 Jan 15

The Togolese hip-hop artist explores new electronic ground in this futuristic and buoyant track. >
A typographic response to the "pornographic era"

Design News • 7 Jan 15

Oded Ezer’s latest exhibition uses font as a content-bearing tool to demonstrate the politicisation of pornography and the pornographication of politics. >
When the model becomes the medium

Inside View • 7 Jan 15

How do you collaborate with someone who speaks another language? Swiss designer Laurence Stoffel tells us how she overcame the culture barrier. >
Veggies in vogue

Next Generation • 6 Jan 15

South Africa design graduate Tarryn Chudleigh whips up a fresh new way to think about food and fashion. >
Four inspired talents from Ghana

Focus On • 5 Jan 15

The country that inspired Fela Kuti to create his Afrobeat sound is producing another wave of edgy creatives from fashion to furniture to music. >
Brass beauties

Focus On • 5 Jan 15

Five designs from 2014 that draw on the subtle glow of brass, from jewellery and interior accessories to furniture and lamps. >
Wise Words – Part 3

Hot Topic • 4 Jan 15

A selection of memorable quotes from some of the most acclaimed designers and creative thinkers featured in the "Design Indaba All Stars" book. >
Speculative design

Focus On • 3 Jan 15

How far will we go to alter our bodies, nature and the universe? These five design projects ask questions about our future. >
Of warp and weft

Focus On • 2 Jan 15

Six weaving projects from across the globe that exemplify what's possible when the ancient technique is combined with progressive design. >
Wise Words – Part 2

Hot Topic • 1 Jan 15

A selection of memorable quotes from some of the most acclaimed designers and creative thinkers featured in the "Design Indaba All Stars" book. >
US is frontrunner in global design awards

Design News • 1 Jan 15

2014 World Design Rankings rate 79 represented countries according to sector, industry, strengths and weaknesses. >
Five design breakthroughs in 2014

Focus On • 31 Dec 14

Here are the five standout solutions from our Design Frontiers series that are edging the industry forward in different ways. >
Top 10 stories of 2014

Lookbook • 30 Dec 14

Advice from the grand-dad of American graphic design tops the list of most popular reads on designindaba.com. >
Top 10 videos of 2014

Focus On • 29 Dec 14

Some unveiled major new designs, others recapped their careers in easy-to-digest lessons. Watch the designers featured in our 10 most popular videos from 2014. >
Six Kenyan names to watch

Focus On • 28 Dec 14

These diverse talents in art, music, architecture and technology are at the forefront of Kenya's creative explosion. >
Top 10 Product Spotlights of 2014

Focus On • 27 Dec 14

We've featured a wide array of products over the course of the year. Here are our 10 favourite designs whose ingenuity and craftsmanship stand out. >
Wise Words – Part 1

Hot Topic • 26 Dec 14

A selection of memorable quotes from some of the most acclaimed designers and creative thinkers featured in the "Design Indaba All Stars" book. >
#MakeChange: Switched on for change

Focus On • 25 Dec 14

You might be admiring the holiday lights this time of year but these five lighting projects remind us that not everyone is as fortunate. >

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