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Conference Talks

Watch the full talks from Design Indaba's world-renowned 24-year Conference in this archive of videos going back to 2006.

From our archives: Michael Bierut on how to think like a designer
Conference Talks • Design Indaba Conference 2015 • Duration 00:39:15
Michael Bierut runs us through some of his major projects and the thought processes behind them: a rare opportunity to get into his award-winning mind.
  • Urban-Think Tank on a curriculum for a new urban planet 00:29:38
    Urban-Think Tank on a curriculum for a new urban planet
    Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism / Urban & Landscape Design
    Alfredo Brillembourg (Urban-Think Tank) gives insight into accepting the unaccepted and aesthetic and ethical concerns in designing for informal settlements.
    Design Indaba Conference 2012
  • Carly Berger on sustainable housing solutions 00:06:41
    Carly Berger on sustainable housing solutions
    Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism
    Carly Berger investigates how green housing solutions can successfully be implemented in neighbourhoods.
    Design Indaba Conference 2012
  • Renée Rossouw on finding her own identity through design 00:07:42
    Renée Rossouw on finding her own identity through design
    Architecture & Interiors
    Renée Rossouw reveals how her inspiration from urban environments plays a fundamental role in her unique design process.
    Design Indaba Conference 2012
  • Y Tsai on how to use design to make a social impact 00:18:47
    Y Tsai on how to use design to make a social impact
    Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism / Product Design
    Y Tsai uses his past and current projects to demonstrate how designers can make a dent in the universe by means of social improvement.
    Design Indaba Conference 2012
  • Bjarke Ingels on the expanded role of the architect 00:41:22
    Bjarke Ingels on the expanded role of the architect
    Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design
    For Bjarke Ingels, architects are more than just designers of beautiful facades. He considers the expanded role of architects in contemporary society.
    Design Indaba Conference 2012
  • Heinrich Wolff on architecture as a force of social change 00:32:55
    Heinrich Wolff on architecture as a force of social change
    Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism
    Heinrich Wolff considers post-apartheid architecture in South Africa and the new role of the architect.
    Design Indaba Conference 2012
  • United Visual Artists on designing for emotional response 00:35:37
    United Visual Artists on designing for emotional response
    Interaction Design / Music & Sound Design
    Inspired by the relationship between technology and nature, United Visual Artists design for an emotional response.
    Design Indaba Conference 2012
  • Clive van Heerden Clive van Heerden on why design must ask more difficult questions of technology 00:37:39
    Clive van Heerden on why design must ask more difficult questions of technology
    Design Thinking / Interaction Design
    Clive van Heerden believes that by asking really stupid questions you can produce really interesting results.
    Design Indaba Conference 2012
  • Hans Ulrich Obrist on an expanded notion of curation 00:34:14
    Hans Ulrich Obrist on an expanded notion of curation
    Art & Photography
    Hans Ulrich Obrist looks to an expanded notion of curating, going beyond the boundaries of the discipline and new ideas on installing exhibitions.
    Design Indaba Conference 2012
  • Improv Everywhere 00:38:16
    Charlie Todd on Improv Everywhere
    Interaction Design
    Founder of Improv Everywhere, Charlie Todd, talks about creating scenes of joy and chaos in public places to make people smile.
    MP3 Experiment
  • 00:33:48
    Hugh Masekela in conversation with Stewart Levine
    Creative Economy / Music & Sound Design
    #DIarchives: In 2011 Hugh Masekela sat down with long-time collaborator American producer, Stewart Levine to discuss his career on the Design Indaba stage.
    Design Indaba Conference 2011
  • Richard Hart at Design Indaba 2011 00:31:08
    Richard Hart on the stuff of creativity
    Graphic Design & Illustration
    At Design Indaba Conference 2011, Richard Hart speaks about how the uselessness of a design can be poetic and beautiful.
    Design Indaba Conference 2011
  • David Butler on why design is critical to business 00:17:14
    David Butler on why design is critical to business
    Creative Economy / Design Thinking
    David Butler believes that design goes beyond making something pretty; it is about designing systems that start a movement.
    Design Indaba Conference 2011
  • Ben Fry on data design 00:36:51
    Ben Fry on data design
    Information Design
    Ben Fry applies design to complex data to make it more understandable and more visually appealing.
    Design Indaba Conference 2011
  • Christine Goudie on how design can help people 00:06:44
    Christine Goudie on how design can help people
    Industrial Design
    Christina Goudie looks at how medical product design can inspire different ways of thinking about design.
    Design Indaba Conference 2011
  • Oded Ezer on morphing typography with other organisms 00:29:43
    Oded Ezer on morphing typography with other organisms
    Graphic Design & Illustration / Information Design
    “My name is Oded Ezer and I am a typoholic” – says Oded Ezer. He talks about combining typography with other fields.
    Design Indaba Conference 2011
  • Bibliothèque on design and the creative process 00:41:36
    Bibliothèque on design and the creative process
    Graphic Design & Illustration
    OCD, lingerie, award ceremonies, design tools, Dieter Rams and classical orchestras – Bibliothèque talk about their creative endeavours.
    Design Indaba Conference 2011
  • Nelly Ben Hayoun 00:11:18
    Nelly Ben Hayoun on designing experiences
    Interaction Design
    Nelly Ben Hayoun, your astro-assistant for this presentation, designs experiences.
    Design Indaba Conference 2011
  • Joe Saavedra on robots, alcohol and citizen sensors 00:08:06
    Joe Saavedra on robots, alcohol and citizen sensors
    Information Design / Product Design
    The Creative Technologist from Parsons The New School for Design uses physical computing to empower people to learn about their environment on their own terms.
    Design Indaba Conference 2011
  • Renny Ramakers 00:37:54
    Renny Ramakers on Droog's different perspective on design
    Design Thinking / Product Design
    The co-founder and director of Amsterdam design studio Droog is a keen proponent of sensible innovation and creating a different perspective on design.
    Design Indaba Conference 2011
  • &Union 00:20:33
    &Union on focus, community, patience and loving what you do
    Creative Economy / Food Design / Product Design
    From espresso bars to artisan beers, Brad Armitage and Rui Esteves share their experiences of establishing a new culture on the streets of South Africa.
    Design Indaba Conference 2011
  • Daddy's world 00:25:59
    Daddy’s World on their journey through creative accommodation design
    Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design
    Cape Town entrepreneurs Jody Aufrichtig and Nick Ferguson capture imaginations with their creative approach to accommodation design.
    Design Indaba Conference 2011
  • Jen Bilik 00:19:11
    Jen Bilik on her quirky stationery line
    Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design
    Jen Bilik, the founder of design company Knock Knock, unveils a line of products that puts the fun into functional.
    Design Indaba Conference 2011
  • Hat-trick on the art of mind tickling 00:37:12
    Hat-trick on the art of mind tickling
    Graphic Design & Illustration
    Graphic designers Hat-trick talk about the art of mind-tricking, the tickling of minds and the exercising of minds.
    Design Indaba Conference 2011
  • Urban-Think Tank on a curriculum for a new urban planet 00:29:38
    Urban-Think Tank on a curriculum for a new urban planet
    Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism / Urban & Landscape Design
    Alfredo Brillembourg (Urban-Think Tank) gives insight into accepting the unaccepted and aesthetic and ethical concerns in designing for informal settlements.
    Design Indaba Conference 2012

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