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Bobbi Jene

Design News > Film & Animation

A woman's fight for independence and the dilemma of its consequences. >

17 Jan 18
Big Time

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Film & Animation

Bjarke Ingels, founder of BIG and master of promotion, is the subject of a new documentary, titled BIG TIME. >

17 Jan 18
Nightscape at Design Indaba is set to be the immersive experience of the year

Design News > Music & Sound Design

The lineup includes Petite Noir, Zaki Ibrahim, Crystal Wings, DJ Steloo, Lady Venom, Alec Lomami, Guy Buttery, Shabaka and The Ancestors and more. >

17 Jan 18
Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

In the film he talks about his vision of design, and shows that architecture is about more than stone and concrete. >

17 Jan 18
Afrofuturist Osborne Macharia's Magadi takes a fantastical look at a pressing issue

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

At Design Indaba 2017, Osborne Macharia introduced the audience to Magadi, a new series which focusses on a group of former female circumcisers. >

16 Jan 18
11-year-old scientist Gitanjali Rao develops DIY test for lead-contaminated water

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

Tethys is named after the Greek goddess of water and is currently one of the fastest and cheapest. >

15 Jan 18
Two young designers tackle what it will mean to age in 2050

Next Generation > Information Design

Mar Ginot Blanco and Aaron Garlick aim to design for future challenges based on present and past movements in design. >

10 Jan 18
Mark Kamau wants to bring wifi access to more people who cannot afford it

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Information Design / Interaction Design / Product Design

“My interest is not my ego, my interest is to help with design." >

9 Jan 18
Astrid Stavro on making meaning and telling stories through design

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The award-winning designer will join a myriad of renowned creatives at the Design Indaba Conference 2018. >

8 Jan 18
On what the abandoned landmarks of Joburg tell us about the city

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography

A story of neglect, dereliction and emptiness in Johannesburg. >

6 Jan 18
Revolutionising food production with edible fungi made from plastic

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Product Design

LIVIN Studio and Utrecht University transform plastic waste into gourmet fungi food. >

5 Jan 18
Lagos’ Wooden Tower is an alternative to the city's reliance on concrete buildings

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The award-winning tower was designed and conceptualised by Cameroonian Architecture Firm, Hermann Kamte & Associates. >

4 Jan 18
How to build your own prosthetic using LEGO

Design News > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

Carlos Arturo Torres has designed a creative prosthetic system for children to explore and empower their creativity in a playful and social way —using LEGO. >

4 Jan 18
Chilean creatives develop the first social education tool for children

Design News > Product Design

SIMA plugs into smartphones and can answer questions on subjects young people are curious about like animals, colours and food. >

22 Dec 17
Yemi Kacoutie on immersing herself in the world of building design

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

"Architects don’t just design buildings, they also influence the impact these buildings have on the humans who occupy them." >

20 Dec 17
South Africa meets Japan while design meets culture

Design Frontiers > African Design / Craft

“Ultimately, we believe that our uniqueness does not come from specific elements of African or Asian cultures, it just stems from us." >

19 Dec 17
Forging closer ties between African creative minds

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

The Sweden@ workshop brought together young creatives from South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Colombia and Zambia. >

18 Dec 17
Matsidiso makes handmade shoes for modern customers

Product Spotlight > African Design / Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design

The Cape Town-based label makes one-of-a-kind shoes while also giving back to its workers >

15 Dec 17
The #ArchForArch adds more public art at Constitution Hill

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

On the 21st anniversary of our Constitution, an Arch for Arch is installed at Constitution Hill. >

15 Dec 17
The super lightweight Mars Chair by Thomas Missé

Next Generation > Product Design

ECAL student designs first piece of furniture optimised for Mars colonisation. >

15 Dec 17
This urban designer tracks down where the energy in our cities comes from

Next Generation > Design Thinking

Could her singing manhole covers advocate for energy systems and the humans who use them? >

12 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 6: Bringing the Arch for Arch to life

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

In our final episode, we learn what it took to pull off this momentous challenge. >

9 Dec 17
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | December 2017

Design News > Art & Photography / Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >

8 Dec 17
#ArchForArch 5: Bishop Margaret Vertue on Desmond Tutu and the true role of the church in South Africa

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

The anglican priest shares with us her thoughts on the Arch’s legacy in the 5th episode of our series on the Arch for Arch project. >

8 Dec 17

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