Creative Work | Design Indaba

Studio Swine on making sustainable design desirable

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Activism

London-based duo is behind accessories made of human hair, furniture made from ocean waste, among other designs. >

18 Jun 18
Heartworks: Storytelling through crafts and embroidery

Design Frontiers > African Design / Craft

Helle Vibeke Jensen and Tina Ratzer’s Heartworks workshop inspires out-of-the-box thinking. >

15 Jun 18
This photo series examines the ways in which black women are forced to comply in society

Design News > Art & Photography

Emerging Creative 2018 participant Stephanie Kenyaa Mzee also talks about xenophobia and why her work centres black women. >

15 Jun 18
A sixth sense for visually impaired people with the Sunu wristband

Design News > Product Design

This device is designed to help blind people seamlessly navigate their surroundings with sonar. >

14 Jun 18
Uninvited Guests is an elderly man’s battle with smart technology

Design News > Design Thinking

Superflux’s short film Uninvited Guests looks at the frictions that can arise as technology evolves. >

14 Jun 18
Albus: The photo series challenging established standards of beauty

Design News > Art & Photography

On #AlbinismAwarenessDay, a look at Justin Dingwall's groundbreaking photo series exploring the aesthetics of albinism. >

13 Jun 18
Playful enterprise gives new life to old plastic

Design News > Product Design

ecoBirdy’s eco-friendly furniture is about play, function and sustainable design. >

13 Jun 18
Aso Oke fabric travels from head to toe

Design Frontiers > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

A Nigerian designer is translating his passion for traditional Nigerian fabric into an unusual design application. >

12 Jun 18
Monitor air pollution with these reactive sweatshirts

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Aerochromics drives air pollution awareness with smart textile garments. >

12 Jun 18
Pay-as-you-go energy provider delivers power to off-the-grid homes

Design News > African Design / Design Activism

M-KOPA is considered the world’s leading pay-per-use solar power provider in Africa. >

12 Jun 18
To teach graphic design is to learn to adapt with the field says Lucille Tenazas

Design Frontiers > Graphic Design & Illustration

“For us, as educators, we are constantly aware that our profession is sort of a moving target.” >

11 Jun 18
Photographer visually deconstructs the myth that being queer is un-African

Design News > Art & Photography

Celebratory, bright and vibrantly coloured, Limit(less) pictures what freedom can look like for the black queer body. >

11 Jun 18
Tropical themed, woven blankets by designer Lilian Martinez

Product Spotlight > Architecture & Interiors / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

“Craftsmanship is really important to me because it’s the only way that I can reconcile introducing more things and objects into the world.” >

9 Jun 18
Big blue: Three designs that tackle problems of the ocean

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Product Design

On #WorldOceansDay we take a look at three designs that address problems caused by pollution and fishing in our vulnerable oceans. >

8 Jun 18
Look Up is an app designed to stop New Yorkers staring at the mobile phones

Design News > African Design / Interaction Design

Socially-focussed artist, designer and 2017 Design Indaba speaker, Ekene Ijeoma, has found a way to humanise intangible data to trigger empathy and compassion. >

8 Jun 18
Cleansing the air with clever anti-pollutant roof tiles

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

It is now possible to reduce the effect of fossil fuel burning with this simple smog-busting building material. >

8 Jun 18
Could silk be used to weave your donor heart?

Design News > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

Researcher and designer, Veronica Ranner, takes on organ crafting while cautiously questioning its ethics. >

8 Jun 18
Leroy Mwasaru on renewable energy and creating solutions for African people

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Industrial Design

“If I don’t, then who will?” asks the social entrepreneur. >

6 Jun 18
Mosskin is a living textile for burn victims

Design News > Design Thinking / Product Design

Mosskin, a textile designed by Eindhoven graduate Tye Tze Yu, is a living textile designed to treat female burn victims. >

5 Jun 18
The Vietnamese community centre made of thatch and bamboo

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The structures were built using only bamboo pegs and rope and no metal joints. >

5 Jun 18
Making the music video great again

Design Frontiers > Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design

As musicians continue to push the boundaries visually, we examine the evolution of their relationship with film. >

5 Jun 18
Three smart, life-saving designs for kids

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

In observance of National Child Protection Week, we look at advancements in technology that are beefing up child rescue solutions. >

31 May 18
The Unusual Football Field challenges the boundaries of existing areas

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

As the world gears up for the 2018 Fifa World Cup, we take a look at this curious soccer pitch designed for space-starved urban areas. >

31 May 18
How architecture shapes national identity and helps us understand history

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

“We shape our buildings, and afterwards, our buildings shape us.” >

30 May 18

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