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David Droga on why he is still optimistic about advertising

Conference Talks • 4 Apr 19

“Linear and logical people make the world go round, but it’s the creative people who make it worth living in." >
Wanuri Kahiu on using film to talk about Africans as joyful and radiant

Conference Talks • 3 Apr 19

“I realised that there is more images and more stories of joy than there is of remorse,” Kahiu says of her search for African stories of joy. >
IKEA ÖVERALLT: In the designers' words

Conference Talks • 2 Apr 19

At Design Indaba Conference 2019, the group of African designers share the motivations behind the products they dreamed up and realised. >
Young designers are the future of the industry, but what are they saying?

Creative Work • 27 Feb 19

Some of these young designers, like urbanist Nicole Moyo, will take the stage at Day 1 of the 2019 Design Indaba Festival. >
Love for design and design for love

Creative Work • 11 Feb 19

Design and art direction duo Leta and Wade's work is a feast for the senses. >
Li Edelkoort returns to Design Indaba to present her vision of 2020

Design Indaba News • 30 Jan 19

The acclaimed speaker will be discussing key topics like cultural appropriation in fashion and how to cure "colourphobia" in our interiors. >
Danish designer Johannes Torpe on the power of design to create universes

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:29:28 • 21 Jan 19

“To create a universe around our products we actually have to take it out into the hands of the people who have to use it." >
The 2019 Design Indaba Emerging Creatives are here

Creative Work • 29 Nov 18

Each year we select 50 up and coming South African creatives and each year they surprise and beguile us. >
Lucas De Man uses art to help bring more social cohesion to our cities

Creative Work • 14 Nov 18

His latest project called EYE humanises the anonymous city by giving it eyes and offering visitors new perspectives. >
Hannah Barry has helped to revolutionise the art scene in Peckham, South London

Creative Work • 3 Oct 18

Now the gallerist and curator will be joining us on stage at next year’s Design Indaba Conference. >
Zach Lieberman on using human gestures to bring his work to life

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:29:40 • 27 Aug 18

The coder and artist speaks on his collaboration with Design Indaba and projects that have stayed close to him. >
Graphic designer Natasha Jen poses six questions for design thinkers

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:26:22 • 21 Aug 18

During her Design Indaba Conference talk she expands on her thinking since declaring: Design Thinking is Bullshit. >
Morag Myerscough on transforming spaces with colour and embracing the unknown

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:25:55 • 20 Aug 18

The London-based designer takes us through her work that’s added colour to hospitals, public spaces and more. >
Landscape architect Peter Veenstra on the importance of bringing nature into our cities

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:33:08 • 17 Aug 18

Veenstra, of LOLA Landscapes, talks us through three projects including the Dome of Plants, planned for the City of Cape Town. >
Graphic designer extraordinaire, Tony Brook, on his studio’s creative journey

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:00:00 • 13 Aug 18

The founder of Spin Studio shares his creative wisdom with the Design Indaba audience. >
Edel Rodriguez on childhood, nationalism and a nation on fire

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:40:21 • 6 Aug 18

The Cuban-born illustrator was dubbed "America’s Illustrator-In-Chief" by Fast Company. >
When a natural disaster occurred in Chile, Alejandro Aravena and his team set out to rebuild the city

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:53:50 • 9 Jul 18

The architect tackles the reconstruction of a city through public participation. >
The psychological effects of sound with Nicolás Kisic Aguirre

Creative Work • Duration: 00:11:42 • 27 Jun 18

The Peruvian designer’s open-source projects are a combination of sound, architecture, and the mind. >
What a cup of tea teaches us about the value of water

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:08:07 • 26 Jun 18

Shaakira Jassat's ThirTEA for One project highlights the hidden footprint in the lifecycle of the products we consume. >
The maker of Algiknit talks seaweed fashion and the next stage of biotech

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:06:54 • 20 Jun 18

Aleksandra Gosiewski's work touches on sustainable ways to fix the disconnect within the fashion industry. >
The designer of the Street Debater on fostering human connection through design

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:10:57 • 18 Jun 18

“I realised that Street Debating not only addresses the problem of begging but something much bigger. It’s addressing the problem of social segregation.” >
The fascinating way blind designer Simon Dogger is able to feel the emotions of others

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:09:18 • 13 Jun 18

The Design Indaba speaker began his 2018 Design Talk by giving the audience a listen into the life of a visually impaired designer. >
Renata Souza on designing an insulin kit specifically for children with diabetes

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:09:14 • 4 Jun 18

"Children with type 1 diabetes are insulin-dependent. The administration of it is crucial to their survival." >
How a small Kenyan start-up is disrupting the way the internet works

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:18:10 • 25 May 18

In his Design Indaba 2018 talk, Mark Kamau talks about how Brck plans to give Google and Facebook a run for their money. >

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