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Nightscape at Design Indaba is set to be the immersive experience of the year

Design News > Music & Sound Design

The lineup includes Petite Noir, Zaki Ibrahim, Crystal Wings, DJ Steloo, Lady Venom, Alec Lomami, Guy Buttery, Shabaka and The Ancestors and more. >

17 Jan 18
Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

In the film he talks about his vision of design, and shows that architecture is about more than stone and concrete. >

17 Jan 18
Afrofuturist Osborne Macharia's Magadi takes a fantastical look at a pressing issue

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

At Design Indaba 2017, Osborne Macharia introduced the audience to Magadi, a new series which focusses on a group of former female circumcisers. >

16 Jan 18
Astrid Stavro on making meaning and telling stories through design

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The award-winning designer will join a myriad of renowned creatives at the Design Indaba Conference 2018. >

8 Jan 18
On what the abandoned landmarks of Joburg tell us about the city

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography

A story of neglect, dereliction and emptiness in Johannesburg. >

6 Jan 18
Lagos’ Wooden Tower is an alternative to the city's reliance on concrete buildings

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The award-winning tower was designed and conceptualised by Cameroonian Architecture Firm, Hermann Kamte & Associates. >

4 Jan 18
How to build your own prosthetic using LEGO

Design News > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

Carlos Arturo Torres has designed a creative prosthetic system for children to explore and empower their creativity in a playful and social way —using LEGO. >

4 Jan 18
Chilean creatives develop the first social education tool for children

Design News > Product Design

SIMA plugs into smartphones and can answer questions on subjects young people are curious about like animals, colours and food. >

22 Dec 17
Forging closer ties between African creative minds

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

The Sweden@ workshop brought together young creatives from South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Colombia and Zambia. >

18 Dec 17
The #ArchForArch adds more public art at Constitution Hill

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

On the 21st anniversary of our Constitution, an Arch for Arch is installed at Constitution Hill. >

15 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 6: Bringing the Arch for Arch to life

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

In our final episode, we learn what it took to pull off this momentous challenge. >

9 Dec 17
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | December 2017

Design News > Art & Photography / Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >

8 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 5: Bishop Margaret Vertue on Desmond Tutu and the true role of the church in South Africa

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

The anglican priest shares with us her thoughts on the Arch’s legacy in the 5th episode of our series on the Arch for Arch project. >

8 Dec 17
Natasha Jen on the power of being a critical thinker in the design world

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The Design Indaba 2018 speaker has collaborated with Nike, the Guggenheim Museum, Google, Puma and MIT Architecture among many others. >

7 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 4: Albie Sachs on the remarkable legacy of Desmond Tutu

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

In the fourth episode of our video series, the former judge examines his relationship with the Arch. >

7 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 3: The value of our South African Constitution

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

The third episode takes us to Constitution Hill, the site of the highest court in South Africa. >

3 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 2: The Arch and his legacy

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

In the second episode of the Arch for Arch series, we talk to the people of South Africa. >

2 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 1: Is democracy a design project?

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism / Urban & Landscape Design

Design Indaba and Liberty partnered on the series to tell the story of the man behind the Arch For Arch monument in Cape Town. >

1 Dec 17
Cole Ndelu's arresting work tackles collective memory and the portrayal of black bodies

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism

The Durban-based artist and photographer challenges representation with her disruptive imagery. >

30 Nov 17
Ethiopian tech developers found a novel way to tackle waste management

Design News > African Design / Industrial Design

Their design relies on an ultrasonic sensor that is integrated on top of the dustbin to measure how close the waste is relative to the cover on top. >

30 Nov 17
A problem solving game console to educate the next generation of brainy nerds

Design News > African Design / Information Design

Seebox was uniquely designed with engineering education in mind. >

29 Nov 17
Used boxes designed to make toys for displaced children

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

Toys, fun and play are basic needs for children. One designer is making sure it reaches disaster-stricken areas. >

24 Nov 17
6 artists we loved at the AKAA 2017

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

The Also Known As Africa Art Fair (AKAA) brings together contemporary artists from Africa and the diaspora. >

23 Nov 17
Award-winning South African film shows that surfing is more than just a pastime

Design News > African Design / Film & Animation

It's a dramatic foray into the life of drug-plagued youth who find redemption and happiness in the sea. >

22 Nov 17

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