Creative Work | Design Indaba

Street artist Nardstar is painting women of colour in public spaces

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

Nardstar's murals can be found in New York, Paris and her hometown, Cape Town >

2 Aug 19
Designer Siyanda Mbele on fusing functionality, aesthetics and culture

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

By creating practical, locally made art and furniture, Mbele hopes to inspire younger South African designers to learn and teach. >

1 Aug 19
Could flies be used to treat rare diseases?

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

Experimental designer Frank Kolkman puts the treatment of rare conditions into the hands of those afflicted. >

1 Aug 19
Illustrating vernacular South African terms

Design Frontiers > Graphic Design & Illustration

Kobie Niewoudt explores “Tsotsitaal” (the slang language among Cape Town's youth) with her illustrations and quirky gifs. >

1 Aug 19
Tackling unemployment through a holistic approach to design

Design Frontiers > African Design / Design Activism / Design Thinking

Devised by service designer Hazel Scrimgeour, LINKUP is a platform set to make a difference to South Africa's unemployed youth. >

31 Jul 19
Meet the Queen of Cowries: Lafalaise Dion

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

For Ivorian designer Lafalaise Dion, the cowrie shell is representative of African legacy and spirituality. >

30 Jul 19
Rebuilding Somalia’s ruined cities

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

The civil war in Somalia has not only destroyed the lives of countless people – it also left behind many ruined cities. >

30 Jul 19
How digital technologies can help Africa’s smallholder farmers

Design Frontiers > Industrial Design

The various applications of digital tech in agriculture could produce unprecedented results on the continent. >

30 Jul 19
bioMason grows bricks without using any heat

Design Frontiers > Industrial Design

This method mimics a naturally occurring material called biological cement, much like the process that occurs when coral is formed. >

29 Jul 19
Primrose Chimhanda on nature as inspiration for her textile designs

Design News > Industrial Design / Product Design

“Each design is inspired by a form of nature which represents an expression of the most powerful lessons I’ve learnt.” >

29 Jul 19
London street gets the Yinka Ilori happy treatment

Design Frontiers > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

Happy Streets is the product designer's first public project. >

29 Jul 19
Biology is the new technology with Silvio Tinello’s grown objects

Design News > Industrial Design

“Designers are beginning to realise that they can grow a better future." >

29 Jul 19
Eleazer Radebe’s journey into the world of fashion

Next Generation > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Craft

From humble beginnings and several detours, Design Indaba Emerging Creative Eleazer Radebe is carving a wholesome fashion and lifestyle brand, By Ele. >

26 Jul 19
Michelle Mlati's afrofuturist approach to spatial planning

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

“It is about spatially rewriting the city to not only mitigate apartheid spatial legacies...but one that transforms with evolving black culture.” >

26 Jul 19
A robot-made habitat for Mars could bring sustainable building down to Earth

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

How a speculative project for another planet is uncovering solutions for better building practices. >

25 Jul 19
Combining fungi and willow to create functional furniture

Product Spotlight > Architecture & Interiors / Product Design

Sebastian Cox and Ninela Ivanova’s collaboration investigates the potential of mushrooms as a raw material. >

25 Jul 19
The Arctic Commons: creating a new network for future stability in the Arctic

Design News > Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

“This project looks to create composite maps which illuminate specific areas in the Arctic that offer opportunities for design intervention.” >

24 Jul 19
Friends forever – until the connection drops

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Information Design

Just how will artificial intelligence affect the world of design and the job of the designer? It could become a win-win situation. >

24 Jul 19
Journal Safar: A window into Beirut

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

How Journal Safar, an art and design magazine, connects Beirut’s art scene to the rest of the world. >

24 Jul 19
Travel the world through the eyes of the Agoraphobic Traveller

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography

This curator reveals the beauty that can be found in Google Street View. >

23 Jul 19
How this low-cost, modular machine is tackling malaria

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Industrial Design

Octopi is the latest tech that’s revolutionising malaria detection. >

23 Jul 19
Netflix product designer on bridging design gaps across borders

Design Frontiers > African Design / Design Thinking / Information Design

Mariam Braimah talks to us about how she is using her experience to facilitate skills exchanges between Silicon Valley and Nigeria. >

23 Jul 19
Zinhle Zulu’s graphic novel is the story of Nandipha, the protector of the Zulu Kingdom

Next Generation > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

“It deals with a girl who is kinda stuck between worlds like me. She is from the hood but also from suburbia.” >

22 Jul 19
These ‘Polluted Popsicles’ are drawing attention to Taiwan’s contaminated waters

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography

The fake frozen suckers emphasise the importance of clean water. >

21 Jul 19

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