Creative Work | Design Indaba

Petite Noir on Bra Hugh's influence and the limitless nature of African creativity

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration / Music & Sound Design

“He said something – not a lot of artists say much, they’re just entertainers. Bra Hugh used his music as a weapon." >

12 Feb 18
“Philanderer” brooch: Jewellery that tells a different story

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Claudette Schreuders tells us why she nominated this handcrafted piece of jewellery for Most Beautiful Object In South Africa 2018. >

12 Feb 18
Hybrid burgers for the health and environmentally conscious

Design News > Food Design

Sonic launches hybrid burgers that could potentially be a game changer in the fast food chain industry. >

11 Feb 18
Exclusive pop-up restaurant and gourmet street food to be part of Design Indaba 2018

Design News > Food Design

We're planning a multi-sensory experience filled with sounds, sights, and tastes. >

10 Feb 18
The Obilab drumkit is ethical, portable and easy to assemble

Design News > Music & Sound Design / Product Design

The Obilab drumkit is an ethical instrument that solves the five problems of drumming. >

10 Feb 18
Vote now for The Most Beautiful Object In South Africa 2018

Design News > African Design / Craft

Our search for a South African object that challenges the very definition of beauty has begun – take a look at this year’s 10 contenders! >

9 Feb 18
#DIonenightonly: Here's what to expect at Design Indaba's free public opening

Design News > Craft / Graphic Design & Illustration / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

One of you could win double tickets to Nightscape at Design Indaba on 22-23 February! >

9 Feb 18
VRapeutic is pioneering virtual reality therapy in Egypt

Design News > African Design / Creative Economy / Design Thinking

The new tech is catching on in healthcare sectors all over the world. This startup is bringing it to North Africa. >

9 Feb 18
We delve into the good, the bad and the ugly of saltwater desalination

Design News > Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

Is reverse osmosis the best answer for Cape Town’s water scarcity crisis? >

9 Feb 18
Cape Town architect Ilze Wolff is up for emerging architect of the year award

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Wolff's work is as concerned with social transformation as it is with documenting Cape Town's architectural heritage. >

9 Feb 18
Self-taught Icelandic painter on expressing a new alphabet using colours

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy

Katrin Fridriks’ work will be featured as part of Pascal Janssen's gallery offering at the Cape Town Art Fair this month. >

8 Feb 18
The Urchins is taking the craft of crochet to a new level

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft

Where biomimicry, cultural weaving and lots of polyester strands meet. >

8 Feb 18
Niger-based architect Mariam Kamara to be mentored by Sir David Adjaye

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

The two architects will work together for two years as part of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. >

8 Feb 18
Nightscape at Design Indaba will be an urban night festival to remember

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation / Food Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

From pop-up galleries, exhibitions, exclusive music performances and food experiences, we have something for everyone! >

7 Feb 18
SurgiBox brings safe surgical spaces to harsh environments wherever and whenever

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

“The idea of SurgiBox is to take the operating room and shrink it down to just the patient’s size.” >

6 Feb 18
Meet the 9 Global Graduates that presented at Design Indaba Conference 2018

Next Generation > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking

These young graduates presented projects that speak to the water crisis, the power of sound, social entrepreneurship and so much more. >

6 Feb 18
A home designed to make water conservation a way of life

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

University students create a water-efficient and energy-efficient home to combat drought. >

6 Feb 18
Joias is a product line that merges Belgian and Brazilian craftsmanship

Design News > Craft / Product Design

This project merges crafts, social engagement, design and human contact. >

6 Feb 18
Design Indaba Conference will be simulcast across several South African cities

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Music & Sound Design

Joburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Potchefstroom will have venues that will be simulcasting the conference. >

5 Feb 18
Quicksee is making eye care accessible, affordable with low-cost tech

Design News > Design Activism

“We couldn’t train 100,000 new optometrists, but we could look at the technologies available and re-engineer them to be lower cost and easier to use.” >

5 Feb 18
Set designer Es Devlin will take to the stage at Design Indaba 2018

Design News > Interaction Design / Music & Sound Design

Her set designs lifted audiences into new ways of experiencing musicians like Adele, Beyonce, U2 and Kanye West on tour. >

2 Feb 18
Memory Shop gives a new twist to fine dining

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Food Design

The exhibition and dining experience is collaboration between fashion designers, graphic designers, interior designers and ceramicists. >

1 Feb 18
Designer Thebe Magugu explores escapism in his latest collection

Lookbook > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

"I started to imagine a woman taking to the great outdoors, to escape the burdens and noise of urban living." >

1 Feb 18
The value of place and heritage with Yassine Morabite

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Fashion & Jewellery Design

We caught up with the quirkily styled Moroccan artist to talk about his ever evolving career. >

30 Jan 18

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