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Stripped
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Information Design
“Stripped” is a love-letter to comic strips and an investigation into what happens to comics in a failing newspaper industry.
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29 Jan 15
Shake the Dust
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Music & Sound Design
“Shake the Dust” trails the influence of hip hop culture to the most unexpected corners of the globe.
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29 Jan 15
Art and Craft
Festival News
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Art & Photography
This documentary follows the story of one of America’s most prolific art forgers, Mark Landis.
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29 Jan 15
Dior and I
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Follow the journey of Dior's creative director Raf Simons as he produces his first haute couture collection for the fashion powerhouse.
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28 Jan 15
Hear the artists who are redefining African music at Design Indaba Festival 2015
Festival News
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Music & Sound Design
Nástio Mosquito, multimedia artist from Angola, headlines the lineup of African acts for Design Indaba’s annual music event.
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28 Jan 15
CREATe.CHANGE
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Design Activism
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Join Design Indaba, Leg Studios and local artists and help convert Carry Tables into cash for the Kannemeyer Primary School library.
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28 Jan 15
A note on conference ticket pricing
Festival News
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Creative Economy
Design Indaba on every budget.
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27 Jan 15
Take 2: Second Life of Objects
Festival News
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Activism
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Product Design
A Design Indaba project that celebrates and showcases the potential of upcycling.
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27 Jan 15
Paper Planes
Festival News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Design Indaba and Alexander’s Band have collaborated on this exciting exhibition by local illustrators at Expo 2015.
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27 Jan 15
The Design Indaba BOOK.exCHANGE
Festival News
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Design Activism
Donate a book or buy a second-hand one at the Expo's BOOK.exCHANGE stand, which is raising money to help grow the Kannemeyer Primary School library.
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26 Jan 15
The big reveal: Design Indaba 2015 Emerging Creatives
Festival News
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Creative Economy
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Design Thinking
Forty young designers, five days of pure inspiration and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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12 Jan 15
A mile in her shoes
Festival News
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
How Caryn Wilensky built her handmade shoe design brand, Coast & Koi, one step at a time.
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22 Dec 14
A contemporary craftswoman
Festival News
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Industrial Design
Hella Jongerius, who will speak at Design Indaba Conference 2015, creates a flora- and fauna-inspired paradise of new textile designs for Maharam.
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12 Dec 14
Last chance to book Early Bird tickets for Design Indaba Conference 2015
Festival News
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Design Thinking
There is only one week left to save 10% on your ticket to the creative rush of the year.
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3 Dec 14
MBOISA 2015: 12 ways to define beauty
Festival News
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Architecture & Interiors
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Art & Photography
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Craft
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Industrial Design
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Interaction Design
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Product Design
Here are the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2015 nominations, from the personal to the practical to the political.
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1 Dec 14
Official Design Indaba Festival 2015 app out now
Festival News
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Creative Economy
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Interaction Design
Download our mobile app to be the first to receive Design Indaba Festival updates and keep programme information at your fingertips.
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20 Nov 14
Design Indaba — from event to institution
Festival News
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Creative Economy
Design Indaba is at an interesting stage of its development as it develops from an event to a design institution, with activities through-out the year.
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28 Oct 14
Emerging Creatives: 5 reasons to apply
Festival News
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Art & Photography
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Craft
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Industrial Design
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Information Design
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Product Design
Five rising stars from the Emerging Creatives programme at Design Indaba Expo 2014 tell us what the exposure did for their careers.
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23 Oct 14
Reaping the benefits of Design Indaba initiatives
Festival News
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Creative Economy
Entrepreneurial expo exhibitors create direct and indirect jobs and income from business orders and sales to the public adds to GDP.
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23 Oct 14
Buyers Day at Design Indaba Expo 2014
Festival News
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Creative Economy
Business was swift and crowds aplenty at Buyers Day for Design Indaba Expo 2014. We spoke to buyers and exhibitors about their experience.
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23 Oct 14
Competition: Win a copy of "In the City" by Greyworld
Digital News
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Art & Photography
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Urban & Landscape Design
We want to see photos of the tweaks and hacks that improve life in your city. Post them to Instagram to enter our competition! #makechange
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24 Sep 14
Call for submissions: "Take Two" at Design Indaba Expo 2015
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Architecture & Interiors
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Craft
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
We're planning an exciting new exhibition on the second life of objects – and we want your work to be part of it. Apply before 31 October!
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19 Sep 14
Your Street: Welcome to Bergen, Norway
Do Tank News
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Design Activism
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Urban & Landscape Design
A new Your Street Challenge has just been launched! The city of Bergen in Norway is now also taking part in this urban upgrade initiative.
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14 Sep 14
Reintroducing Ourselves
Digital News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Interaction Design
What’s behind our new look? Design Indaba is charting a new course as a fully fledged online media platform.
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9 Sep 14
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