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The design squadron of the future
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25 Jun 20
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Meet the bright young creatives who have surfaced through our three longstanding youth programmes: Emerging Creatives, Global Graduates and antenna.
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The drum machine by Nicolás Kisic Aguirre
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12 Jun 20
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The Peruvian designer’s open-source projects are a combination of sound, architecture and the mind.
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Taking online learning into the physical realm
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12 Jun 20
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China’s most successful online learning platform, Qkids is taking learning into the physical realm with newly designed space.
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This luxury sustainable micro unit utilizes solar and wind energy
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11 Jun 20
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“Ecocapsule is your design way to independent living. It can become a pop-up hotel, caravan, mobile office, research station or anything you want it to."
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MIT Media Lab presents Cyborg Botany
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11 Jun 20
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“Our goal is to merge and power our electronic functionalities with existing biological functions of living plants.”
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Expressing solidarity through design
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9 Jun 20
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In the wake of #blackouttuesday we look to the everyday work needed to right the social wrongs.
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Design hacks for the new normal
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2 Jun 20
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Taking a leaf out of hack’s own book, we’re finding ways to thrive by seeking out design solutions from around the world.
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Africa Day 2020
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24 May 20
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We look to a wealth of African thinkers who are improving the world through creativity.
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Are you socially acceptable?
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19 May 20
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New distancing norms in life after lockdown demand that we reinvent the way we socialize, especially as this mode may remain in place indefinitely.
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Why we should recalibrate the future
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12 May 20
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With the pandemic throwing wasteful ways into sharp relief, we’ve all had to step back and recalibrate.
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Hope heroes from across the globe
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5 May 20
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DON'T WORRY (TOO MUCH), BE HAPPY.
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Can design solve for a pandemic?
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28 Apr 20
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The design community has rallied behind the cause, delivering a volley of rapid-fire solutions to help combat COVID-19.
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The future may be virtual, but will it be good?
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21 Apr 20
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Join us as we highlight innovation and impact driven by virtuality and digital tech.
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The Department of Audacious Projects
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10 Mar 20
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A Design Indaba initiative for South African Tourism.
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It's HERE! #DI2020 speaker programme announced
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21 Feb 20
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Come experience the magic! Here’s your 3-Day programme for the 2020 Design Indaba Conference.
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Measurable impact | Robert Wong explores humanity’s possible futures at Google
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4 Feb 20
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Chief creative officer of Google Creative Lab, Robert Wong spoke at Design Indaba 2020.
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The Most Beautiful Object in South Africa
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3 Feb 20
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Brought to you by Mercedes-Benz.
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Exploring the connection between aromas and our memory
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6 Dec 19
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“It’s really important for us to make emotion that could differentiate smell in how something makes you feel when you smell it.”
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Interdisciplinary architectural design practice Neri&Hu use research as a design tool
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2 Dec 19
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The Shanghai-based Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu spoke at Design Indaba 2020.
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Using art activism to fight gender-based violence
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2 Dec 19
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Artists and creatives came together for the 'Rise' exhibition to raise awareness about gender-based violence in South Africa.
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The Coral Farm allows you to grow algae at home
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29 Nov 19
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Hyun Seok An's project was inspired by a UN World Food Conference that named algae ‘the most ideal food for mankind.’
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P Bank is a public toilet facility that offers a solution to the phosphorus scarcity
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28 Nov 19
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P Bank allows visitors to make a donation of Phosphorus, which is currently endangered due to high consumption levels.
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Re:flex is a material that can be reprogrammed using heat
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28 Nov 19
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Dutch product designer Karlijn Sibbel says she and her team wanted to create a material that adapts to changes the way nature does.
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Jack Newbury has designed an inclusive sexual education kit
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25 Nov 19
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The design student says this new kit and curriculum, a first for the UK, is inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community and other types of sexual practices.
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24 Apr 23
Former Design Indaba Emerging Creatives showcased their collections at South African Fashion Week 2023.
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Heads up
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24 Apr 23
William Kentridge's The Head & The Load comes to the African continent for the first time.
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Cabin fever
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24 Apr 23
This wooden cabin can be opened up to let in nature.
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