Talks | Design Indaba

Furniture designer Stefan Diez on the value of designing process

Talks > Architecture & Interiors / Industrial Design

The renowned German designer does not shy away from age-old materials and techniques. >

22 Aug 17
Isabel Mager on identifying the human body behind the making of high-tech gadgets

Talks > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

What human narrative exists beneath our shiny 21st-century products? >

18 Aug 17
Tea Uglow on the creative unknown and dispelling misplaced confidence in reality

Talks > Design Thinking / Information Design

Tea Uglow, the director of Google’s Creative Lab in Sydney on her work at the intersection of tech and creativity. >

16 Aug 17
Jesper Brodin & Marcus Engman on the start of IKEA’s new African collaboration

Talks > African Design / Craft

“We like to work in an open way, because we believe in that way of co-creating things.” >

14 Aug 17
Bo-Won Keum on using design to help elevate the voices of prison inmates

Talks > Design Activism / Design Thinking

The graphic designer worked on a monochromatic book that had handwritten book requests and thank you notes from US prison inmates. >

11 Aug 17
Marina Willer on why designers should be creating frameworks for accepting political change

Talks > Design Activism / Graphic Design & Illustration

The partner at Pentagram on Brexit, family, history and the power of design during these changing political times. >

10 Aug 17
Shoko Tamura on designing garments that amplify personal expression

Talks > Information Design / Product Design

The Keio University student says wearable technology could redefine the way people play in urban landscapes. >

7 Aug 17
Pauline Saglio makes digital design tangible

Talks > Interaction Design

The media and interaction designer’s work challenges perceptions of interactive and digital projects. >

4 Aug 17
Kaja Dahl on exploring the natural essence of Cape Town in scent form

Talks > Product Design

She collected samples of soil, dried fynbos, wood, stone and seaweed to distil an accurate fragrance of the city’s landscape. >

2 Aug 17
Design duo Dokter and Misses about the importance of the aesthetic function of products they create

Talks > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Product Design

“Aesthetic fuction is more important. How we designed what you don’t see,” on their wildly popular LALA Surma drinks cabinet. >

31 Jul 17
Designing for an inclusive & considered future with Grace Jun

Talks > Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design

“Less about perfection, but rather a desire to have more options.” >

28 Jul 17
Experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun on colonising Mars with the worms from hell

Talks > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

In her Design Indaba Conference talk she introduces us to her project called The Life, the Sea and the Space Viking. >

26 Jul 17
Ayse Birsel on designing a meaningful future for yourself

Talks > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

The award-winning designer talks about applying design processes to our daily lives. >

24 Jul 17
Filmmakers Lernert & Sander address piracy in the creative industry

Talks > Art & Photography / Film & Animation

Their approach to their talk at the Design Indaba Conference 2017 was no different to their stunningly cheeky designs. >

21 Jul 17
Chris Sheldrick’s what3words is redefining the global address system

Talks > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Making the world a less frustrating, more efficient and safer place. >

19 Jul 17
Unwind: Music as an alternative to traditional medicine

Talks > Creative Economy / Design Activism

Marko Ahtisaari presents Unwind, a global experiment in drug-free ways to treat physical and mental health. >

17 Jul 17
Punk designer Kate Moross on breaking the rules and rebelling against polarities

Talks > Graphic Design & Illustration

On the Design Indaba Conference stage, the multi-tasking creative discusses her unconventional approach to design. >

14 Jul 17
Jabu Nadia Newman talks about the importance of womxn in film

Talks > Film & Animation

“My design method is film, specifically telling stories through images.” >

13 Jul 17
Growing mushrooms in camel dung to raise planetary chickens

Talks > African Design / Food Design

Belgian chicken artist Koen Vanmechelen and Zimbabwean activist Chido Govera talk about the Planetary Community Chicken Project at Design Indaba 2017. >

12 Jul 17
Yinka Ilori on telling stories through furniture design

Talks > African Design / Product Design

“If the chair you are sitting on could tell your story, would it be a dangerous or good thing?” >

10 Jul 17
Winy Maas on innovating into the future of architecture

Talks > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

The Dutch architect chats about how he is unlocking the potential of buildings in overcrowded cities. >

5 Jul 17
Airbnb is tapping into its network to help resettle refugees

Talks > Design Thinking

Co-Founder & CPO Joe Gebbia announces that over 16,000 Airbnb hosts have already signed up to host refugees for free. >

1 Jun 17
Kyla Philander on using empathy as a design tool

Talks > Art & Photography / Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design

This South African storyteller, musician and videographer looks to creativity as a positive outlet for violence, hurt and low self-esteem. >

26 Apr 17
Dutch designer Vera de Pont on making fashion sustainable and DIY

Talks > Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design

She believes fashion could be downloadable and open source where designers become facilitators that guide the customer instead of being in control. >

24 Apr 17

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