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Make sure you’re at the DI2012 Party

Design Indaba News • 27 Feb 12

The Design Indaba Party doors will be open to the public again this year. Make a note: 1 March will be a party that you don’t want to miss. >
&Union on focus, community, patience and loving what you do

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:20:33 • 23 Feb 12

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. >
Daddy’s World on their journey through creative accommodation design

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:25:59 • 23 Feb 12

Cape Town entrepreneurs Jody Aufrichtig and Nick Ferguson capture imaginations with their creative approach to accommodation design. >
Jen Bilik on her quirky stationery line

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:19:11 • 21 Feb 12

Jen Bilik, the founder of design company Knock Knock, unveils a line of products that puts the fun into functional. >
Cape Town Simulcast: Now open to all

Design Indaba News • 20 Feb 12

The Young Designers Simulcast in Cape Town is now open to delegates of all ages. >
DI2012 Simulcast tickets available

Design Indaba News • 20 Feb 12

Book now for the Young Designers Simulcast in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. >
Hat-trick on the art of mind tickling

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:37:12 • 16 Feb 12

Graphic designers Hat-trick talk about the art of mind-tricking, the tickling of minds and the exercising of minds. >
Dana Arnett on the difference between good and bad design

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:42:16 • 16 Feb 12

Dana Arnett talks about how designers emotionally and intellectually identify with the work they create. >
Deborah Szebeko on tackling social issues with creativity

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:16:24 • 8 Feb 12

Deborah Szebeko looks at some of the ways that creativity can be used to tackle social issues. >
Luke Pearson on innovation, big or small

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:16:07 • 8 Feb 12

Innovation can be big or small, but for Luke Pearson design is about simplifying the world around us. >
David Kester on how design can nudge social behaviour

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:17:14 • 8 Feb 12

David Kester talks about how design can be applied to positively nudge social behaviour, save time and lives, and boost the economy. >
Digital innovation with Chris Milk and Aaron Koblin at DI 2012

Creative Work • 8 Feb 12

Masterminds behind "The Wilderness Downtown", "The Johnny Cash Project" and "3 Dreams of Black", this American pair are pioneering a new path for digital media. >
DESIGN INDABA 2012 (Cape Town, South Africa)

Design Indaba News • 5 Feb 12

There's really no better way to energise, inspire and indulge yourself than taking in a week of pure creative talent. >
Michael Wolff on keeping ideas disposable

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:32:45 • 2 Feb 12

Exercise your idea-creating capacity by throwing away good ideas. Michael Wolff explains how this works. >
Carla Fernandez: how heritage translates into fashion

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:05:17 • 27 Jan 12

With her Taller Flora label, Mexican fashion designer Carla Fernandez incorporates elements of her country’s heritage into the garments she designs. >
Lowery Stokes Sims on the Global Africa Project

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:20:35 • 27 Jan 12

Lowery Stokes Sims tells of the Global Africa Project, which unpacks the notion of a "global Africa" and its meaning in terms of art, design and craft. >
Questioning the question

Point of View • 23 Jan 12

As the director of Design-Led Innovation at Philips Design, Clive van Heerden is working to bring designers into the process of technological development. >
Fibra: Design as a tool to change perspectives

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:16:49 • 19 Jan 12

Fibra are using design as a tool to change perceptions and ultimately change the world. >
Why Designer John Bielenberg Thinks Wrong

Interviews • 12 Jan 12

John Bielenberg thinks wrong. And he's changing the world, one design project at a time. Design Indaba chats to this mastermind about his creative progeny. >
Charlie Todd on Improv Everywhere

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:38:16 • 5 Jan 12

Founder of Improv Everywhere, Charlie Todd, talks about creating scenes of joy and chaos in public places to make people smile. >
Lindsay Kinkade on combining art, design and public policy

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:07:16 • 5 Jan 12

Lindsay Kinkade talks about using open-source methodology to make public policy, particularly the American healthcare system, more understandable. >
Early bird closes for DI2012

Design Indaba News • 7 Dec 11

Get ready for Design Indaba Conference and Young Designers Simulcast from 29 February to 2 March 2012. It’s the ultimate creative boost. >
Alberto Alessi: the godfather of Italian design

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:35:03 • 1 Dec 11

Poetry and art meet function in Alessi’s extensive range of consumer products. Alberto Alessi shares the story. >
Dirk van der Kooij on 3D printing and recycling

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:08:53 • 1 Dec 11

Dirk van der Kooij taught a robot to make comfortable chairs using 3D printing techniques and recycled plastic from discarded fridges. >

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