Creative Work | Design Indaba

A fresh perspective on the traditional practices of sustainability

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

How can a chair and a shoebox contribute to a more ecologically sustainable future? >

27 Oct 19
Shani Crowe turns hair into art

Design News > Art & Photography

These mesmerising braids celebrate the beauty of black femininity. >

25 Oct 19
Meet the artist behind America's only museum dedicated to African beads

Design News > Art & Photography

Olayami Dabls says he wanted to enable residents to better understand the immense power of their African heritage. >

25 Oct 19
This Swedish firm builds multiple-storey homes entirely from wood

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

Folkhem is leading the charge when it comes to this environmentally-minded mandate. >

24 Oct 19
This memorial honours the lives of victims of gun violence

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Design Activism

An average of 700 lives are lost each week due to gun violence in the United States. >

22 Oct 19
Bright Dimba on turning wire weaving into luxury products

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Product Design

The 2017 Design Indaba Emerging Creative collaborates with weavers from his hometown in KwaZulu-Natal to produce handwoven goods. >

21 Oct 19
Social housing project wins Britain's most prestigious architecture award

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

The purpose of the Goldsmith housing project was to present a new model of high-quality low-income houses. >

18 Oct 19
The future of food according to six antenna conference speakers

Design News > Food Design

These graduates are reimagining the future of food with their innovative projects. >

17 Oct 19
The women putting Nigerian creativity on the world map

Design Frontiers > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy

As the creativity season kicks off in Nigeria, we highlight the women making things happen in the art and design sector. >

16 Oct 19
Joana Choumali on identity, tradition and dealing with trauma

Design Frontiers > African Design / Art & Photography / Craft

“I always try to engage with the concepts of the African identity, in relation to history, especially the ways the black body is being represented.” >

16 Oct 19
How can designers address the UN Sustainable Development Goals?

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Food Design / Information Design / Product Design

#antenna2019 speakers have developed forward-thinking projects with this question in mind. >

15 Oct 19
Ditiro Mashigo on creating products that speak to her essence

Design Frontiers > African Design / Creative Economy / Fashion & Jewellery Design

The 2017 Design Indaba Emerging Creative talks to us about her textile and fashion design business that she started after being retrenched. >

15 Oct 19
The designers combating air pollution

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Industrial Design / Interaction Design / Product Design

From smog eating roof tiles to sweatshirts that react to different kinds of pollution and more. >

14 Oct 19
Redesigning cities based on the words of hip hop greats

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

The Hip Hop Architecture Camp introduces kids to architecture using a medium they love. >

14 Oct 19
Here is what to expect at the #antenna2019 exhibition

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Thinking / Film & Animation / Food Design / Product Design

Come see innovative projects including ones looking at redesigning hearing aids, photography and converting waste into ink. >

12 Oct 19
Sheltersuit is a wearable shelter for homeless people

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

"Homelessness is a global problem and Sheltersuit, as we see it, is a solution that fits in any country," says designer Bas Timmer. >

11 Oct 19
Lauren Bowker is making the world a little more colourful

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography / Craft / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Interaction Design / Product Design

The designer and innovator believes in pushing the limits of science, textiles and the natural world. >

10 Oct 19
Triggerfish launches new 10-second animation competion

Design Frontiers > Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration

“We’re looking for fresh animation shorts that celebrate Africa’s uniqueness and diversity,” says Triggerfish CEO. >

9 Oct 19
This women-led tech school has an innovative curriculum at its core

Design News > Design Activism

"I make it a priority to work with women and persons from under-represented communities in the tech world because times have changed..." >

9 Oct 19
Is algae the material of the future?

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Food Design

We take a look at how this ancient aquatic life may hold the secrets to a sustainable future. >

8 Oct 19
Indian studio develops zero-energy, terracotta air conditioner

Design News > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

New-Delhi-based Ant Studio’s clay cooling installation is both beautiful and functional. >

8 Oct 19
South African student tackles plastic waste with edible straws

Design Frontiers > African Design / Craft / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Food Design / Product Design

Chemical engineering student Leila Siljeur has won R50 000 for her “Eat Me Straws”, a collection of edible and environmentally-friendly straws. >

7 Oct 19
Tia Blassingame is using her craft to investigate racism in America

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography / Craft / Design Activism / Graphic Design & Illustration / Information Design / Interaction Design

Using old-fashioned printing methods, Blassingame’s work focuses on historical and contemporary racism. >

5 Oct 19
N’Golà Biennial highlights the impact creatives have on society

Design Frontiers > African Design / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Fashion & Jewellery Design

For three weeks, the island of São Tomé e Príncipe was taken over by artists from across the continent. >

4 Oct 19

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