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Tiffany Chu on redesigning the way cities build their transport routes

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

"If you’re trying to help a city, you need people who are from there and who are invested in the city over time." >

22 Sep 19
Pili is using bacteria to make a more sustainable dye

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Industrial Design

Could this spell a more sustainable solution to using petrochemical dyes in the textile industry? >

21 Sep 19
Vietnamese designers create sneakers from coffee beans

Design Frontiers > Craft / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

Rens Originals is the sneaker brand that is taking your ground coffee waste and turning it into some of the freshest sneakers out there. >

20 Sep 19
Three creatives on the importance of dabbling in different sectors

Design News > African Design / Craft / Creative Economy

Former Design Indaba Emerging Creatives reflect on their journeys since leaving the incubator programme. >

20 Sep 19
BioSolar Leaf is cleaning the air and putting food on the table

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Industrial Design / Urban & Landscape Design

Experimenting with alternative ways to grow food, Arborea is tackling climate change one BioSolar Leaf at a time. >

20 Sep 19
April Greiman: "If you have a good idea there aren't any boundaries."

Design Frontiers > Graphic Design & Illustration

The transmedia artist talks about designing for visual communication in multiple mediums. >

18 Sep 19
Carlo Ratti's juice bar ensures that no drop goes to waste

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Design Thinking / Interaction Design / Product Design

Italian innovation and design firm Carlo Ratti Associati’s ‘Feel the Peel’ juice bar creates bioplastic cups made from oranges. >

18 Sep 19
The DisOrdinary Architecture Project is creating inclusive urban spaces

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

“People are only disabled when they are confronted with a barrier. If those barriers are removed, the disability ceases to exist.” >

17 Sep 19
How AeroDelft is saving the skies

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

Student researchers from the Delft University of Technology are making aviation a little greener by trading in jet fuel for hydrogen-powered cells. >

16 Sep 19
Aida Mulokozi on her mission to salvage Dar es Salaam’s built heritage

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

The CEO of the Dar es Salaam Centre for Architectural Heritage talks about the importance of architectural conservation. >

14 Sep 19
Here are the five shortlisted candidates for the DUNDEED competition

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Design Activism

One of these projects will walk away with £5,000 to further develop their project. >

13 Sep 19
Meet the speakers at this year's antenna conference

Next Generation > Craft / Creative Economy / Design Thinking / Food Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Information Design / Product Design

#antenna2019, hosted by Design Indaba, Dutch Design Week and World Design Embassies, is taking place today in Eindhoven. >

13 Sep 19
CityTree is an oxygen-producing forest in miniature

Design News > Product Design

This compact green wall cleanses the air of pollutants and acts as a sound barrier for congested urban areas. >

13 Sep 19
Talking African art repatriation with curator and anthropologist Meskerem Assegued

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

“The work needs to be returned without any kind of conditions." >

13 Sep 19
Under the Same Sun

Design News > Art & Photography

Award-winning photographer Marinka Masséus uses her craft to raise awareness about albinism. >

13 Sep 19
NEKO animation to help people to take better care of their pets

Design News > Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration

The only animation project to earn a Design Mark at Taiwan’s International Golden Pin Concept Design Award. >

13 Sep 19
This glue seals wounds in 60 seconds

Design Frontiers > Product Design

MeTro is a super adhesive, elastic glue that works faster than common staples or sutures. >

12 Sep 19
Thebe Magugu takes a seat at the fashion table

Next Generation > African Design / Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design

The 25-year-old former Design Indaba Emerging Creative recently won the 2019 LVMH Prize for his womenswear which often carry subtle political messages. >

11 Sep 19
Graphic designer Thulisizwe Mamba on running a creative business

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

“Most of the time I’m reaching out to new clients, updating my work, doing invoices and reaching out to new suppliers.” >

11 Sep 19
Paloma Strelitz on collective agency

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Industrial Design / Urban & Landscape Design

The Design Indaba Future Cities Residency talked to UCT architecture students about the power of creativity and collective action. >

11 Sep 19
The vibrant visual language of Na Kim

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The South Korean graphic designer's work walks the line between design and fine art. >

11 Sep 19
Alia Youssef’s The Sisters Project disrupts tired perceptions of Muslim women

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography

The photographer explores the diverse narratives of the Canadian Muslim community. >

11 Sep 19
First ever global scientific eating plan forgets the world’s poor

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Food Design

A team of 37 world-leading scientists from 16 countries have just released the world’s first ever scientific eating plan, but how inclusive is it? >

11 Sep 19
Typeface as a tool for empowerment, with Bruno Maag

Design Frontiers > Graphic Design & Illustration

“We, as graphic designers, should strive to make sure that information processing can be done easily for everyone.” >

10 Sep 19

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