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Vote now for The Most Beautiful Object In South Africa 2018
Design News
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9 Feb 18
Our search for a South African object that challenges the very definition of beauty has begun – take a look at this year’s 10 contenders!
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#DIonenightonly: Here's what to expect at Design Indaba's free public opening
Design News
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9 Feb 18
One of you could win double tickets to Nightscape at Design Indaba on 22-23 February!
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VRapeutic is pioneering virtual reality therapy in Egypt
Design News
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9 Feb 18
The new tech is catching on in healthcare sectors all over the world. This startup is bringing it to North Africa.
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We delve into the good, the bad and the ugly of saltwater desalination
Design News
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9 Feb 18
Is reverse osmosis the best answer for Cape Town’s water scarcity crisis?
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Cape Town architect Ilze Wolff is up for emerging architect of the year award
Design News
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9 Feb 18
Wolff's work is as concerned with social transformation as it is with documenting Cape Town's architectural heritage.
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Self-taught Icelandic painter on expressing a new alphabet using colours
Design Frontiers
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8 Feb 18
Katrin Fridriks’ work will be featured as part of Pascal Janssen's gallery offering at the Cape Town Art Fair this month.
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Niger-based architect Mariam Kamara to be mentored by Sir David Adjaye
Design News
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8 Feb 18
The two architects will work together for two years as part of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative.
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The Urchins is taking the craft of crochet to a new level
Design News
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8 Feb 18
Where biomimicry, cultural weaving and lots of polyester strands meet.
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Nightscape at Design Indaba will be an urban night festival to remember
Design News
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7 Feb 18
From pop-up galleries, exhibitions, exclusive music performances and food experiences, we have something for everyone!
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SurgiBox brings safe surgical spaces to harsh environments wherever and whenever
Design News
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6 Feb 18
“The idea of SurgiBox is to take the operating room and shrink it down to just the patient’s size.”
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Meet the 9 Global Graduates that presented at Design Indaba Conference 2018
Next Generation
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6 Feb 18
These young graduates presented projects that speak to the water crisis, the power of sound, social entrepreneurship and so much more.
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A home designed to make water conservation a way of life
Design News
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6 Feb 18
University students create a water-efficient and energy-efficient home to combat drought.
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Joias is a product line that merges Belgian and Brazilian craftsmanship
Design News
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6 Feb 18
This project merges crafts, social engagement, design and human contact.
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Design Indaba Conference will be simulcast across several South African cities
Design News
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5 Feb 18
Joburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Potchefstroom will have venues that will be simulcasting the conference.
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Quicksee is making eye care accessible, affordable with low-cost tech
Design News
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5 Feb 18
“We couldn’t train 100,000 new optometrists, but we could look at the technologies available and re-engineer them to be lower cost and easier to use.”
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Set designer Es Devlin will take to the stage at Design Indaba 2018
Design News
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2 Feb 18
Her set designs lifted audiences into new ways of experiencing musicians like Adele, Beyonce, U2 and Kanye West on tour.
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Memory Shop gives a new twist to fine dining
Design Frontiers
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1 Feb 18
The exhibition and dining experience is collaboration between fashion designers, graphic designers, interior designers and ceramicists.
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Designer Thebe Magugu explores escapism in his latest collection
Lookbook
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1 Feb 18
"I started to imagine a woman taking to the great outdoors, to escape the burdens and noise of urban living."
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The value of place and heritage with Yassine Morabite
Design News
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30 Jan 18
We caught up with the quirkily styled Moroccan artist to talk about his ever evolving career.
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Dyslexia: The typeface that replicates the effect of reading disorders
Design News
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29 Jan 18
“Like in any case, only once a problem is fully understood can it be solved,” says the designer.
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Digi Lab Africa aims to train aspirant digital creatives for free
Design News
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26 Jan 18
The programme is looking for creatives who want to work in the digital music, animation, virtual reality and film world.
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40 South African creatives to watch
Design News
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23 Jan 18
Curious as to what Cape Town’s creative scene might look like in years to come? Look no further.
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American architect Josh Greene on why he chose to work in Rwanda
Design Frontiers
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22 Jan 18
"It’s not just simply design, it’s a whole process that has really been enlightening for me.”
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Johannes Torpe talks us through his process
Design News
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19 Jan 18
The self-taught designer works within the fields of interior design, product design, industrial design and architecture.
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Films to watch at the Design Indaba Festival 2018
Design News
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19 Jan 18
An inner-city festival, Nightscape is partner to the annual Design Indaba Conference 2018.
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Brenda Livoi on leading Kenya’s largest innovation hub
Design Frontiers
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19 Jan 18
The Gearbox mechanical lead chats to us about creating more space for women in the African tech sector.
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My Tova, the children's backpack that unfolds into a school desk
Design Frontiers
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18 Jan 18
Durban-based designer Nicki van den Aardweg says she wanted to make it easier for children who don't have access to a school desk.
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Nightscape at Design Indaba is set to be the immersive experience of the year
Design News
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17 Jan 18
The lineup includes Petite Noir, Zaki Ibrahim, Crystal Wings, DJ Steloo, Lady Venom, Alec Lomami, Guy Buttery, Shabaka and The Ancestors and more.
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Afrofuturist Osborne Macharia's Magadi takes a fantastical look at a pressing issue
Design News
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16 Jan 18
At Design Indaba 2017, Osborne Macharia introduced the audience to Magadi, a new series which focusses on a group of former female circumcisers.
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11-year-old scientist Gitanjali Rao develops DIY test for lead-contaminated water
Design Frontiers
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15 Jan 18
Tethys is named after the Greek goddess of water and is currently one of the fastest and cheapest.
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