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Airbnb is tapping into its network to help resettle refugees

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:33:20 • 1 Jun 17

Co-Founder & CPO Joe Gebbia announces that over 16,000 Airbnb hosts have already signed up to host refugees for free. >
Kyla Philander on using empathy as a design tool

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:05:42 • 26 Apr 17

This South African storyteller, musician and videographer looks to creativity as a positive outlet for violence, hurt and low self-esteem. >
Dutch designer Vera de Pont on making fashion sustainable and DIY

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:08:29 • 24 Apr 17

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

Interviews • Duration: 00:02:41 • 20 Apr 17

We talk to emerging South African fashion designer Rich Mnisi about the challenges of making a name for yourself in a young, local market. >
Christian Benimana on architecture that serves the community

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:24:23 • 19 Apr 17

In his talk, Benimana asks a series of questions about the capabilities of the built environment: can a building heal, can a neonatal ward celebrate childhood? >
Free language education for the world

Interviews • Duration: 00:01:40 • 12 Apr 17

Tech entrepreneur Luis von Ahn created an app that enables anyone, anywhere to learn a language for free. >
Arch for Arch celebrates Archbishop Tutu and the freedom of South Africa

Creative Work • 20 Mar 17

It will be launched on 7 October, 2017 to coincide with The Arch's 86th birthday. >
Arch For Arch: A coda for Design Indaba Festival Day 3

Design Indaba News • 6 Mar 17

One last thing, which deserves a piece of its own, the spectacular finale of the 2017 Conference and a tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu. >
The final Dispatch from Day 3 of Design Indaba 2017

Design Indaba News • 6 Mar 17

On the third and final day of Design Indaba, themes on stage recalled themes of the previous two days and introduced a new one that advocates for the unknown. >
Swahili launches on Duolingo

Creative Work • 3 Mar 17

At Design Indaba 2017, Luis Von Ahn launches the first African language course on Duolingo. >
Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s not there

Creative Work • 3 Mar 17

Poo. We’re talking about poo. >
Kamila Iżykowicz’s RITU range reflects the different stages in a woman’s cycle

Creative Work • 3 Mar 17

This global grad’s jewellery collection emits soothing scents when you engage with it. >
Koen Vanmechelen’s Cosmopolitan Chicken lands in South Africa

Creative Work • 3 Mar 17

The Belgian multidisciplinary artist brings his biocultural diversity project to Design Indaba 2017. >
Things we learnt from Kate Moross

Creative Work • 2 Mar 17

It’s better to have a hole in your team than an asshole. >
Liberty knowledge shrine at Design Indaba Festival 2017

Design Indaba News • Duration: 00:06:42 • 2 Mar 17

Liberty changing realities through knowledge at the Thirst & Know Bar at Design Indaba 2017. >
Day 1 Dispatch from DI: Elemental.Sense.Home.

Design Indaba News • 2 Mar 17

Here is our second official dispatch, as we look back on Day One of Design Indaba Festival 2017. >
Addressing inequality with what3words and Gateway Health Institute

Creative Work • 1 Mar 17

A collaboration between Gateway Health Institute and what3words to improve the lives of South Africans. >
Unwind: Design Indaba speaker sends everyone to sleep

Design Indaba News • 1 Mar 17

Founder of the music-as-medicine platform The Sync Project releases an app that will use music to help people relax before they go to sleep. >
Can beauty redeem us?

Design Indaba News • 1 Mar 17

Welcome to Design Indaba Festival 2017. Here is our first official dispatch, as we begin. >
New York’s School of Visual Arts brings its Underground Images exhibition to Design Indaba Festival 2017

Creative Work • 27 Feb 17

Underground Images is a collection of more than 50 posters created at SVA for display in the NY subway system. >
Design Indaba 2017 features a royal flush of Scandinavian speakers

Creative Work • 27 Feb 17

Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland are all accounted for at this year’s Design Indaba Conference. >
Architecture runs deeper than the built environment

Creative Work • 27 Feb 17

Architecture is the thread that binds these Design Indaba speakers in their creative pursuits. >
Practical tips from fellow delegates and speakers

Point of View • 27 Feb 17

Take notes, bring a jumper, and don't miss the up-and-coming guys – inspiration comes from the unexpected. >
The Fog Catcher: Collecting water from the air

Design Indaba News • 25 Feb 17

A model of an innovative water-collecting structure is premiering at Design Indaba Conference 2017. The Fog Catcher collects dew and condensation from the air. >

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