Design Indaba Conference 2011

Design Indaba Conference 2011

For the seventh year in a row Design Indaba Conference is sold out, with some two weeks to go until the event.

Design Indaba 2011 takes place at the at the Cape Town Convention Centre and includes the Design Indaba Conference and Young Designers Simulcast from 23 to 25 February, and Design Indaba Expo from 25 to 27 February. For the seventh year in a row Design Indaba Conference is sold out, with some two weeks to go until the event. In response to the ongoing demand for tickets, anybody (both under and over the age of 25) is now able to book for the Simulcast in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Design Indaba Conference

Since 1995, the Design Indaba Conference has invited the world’s top creative minds to address professionals from the creative, corporate and educational sectors alike. Championing creativity that enhances every aspect of the world around us, Design Indaba recognises graphic design, advertising, film, music, fashion design, industrial design, architecture, craft, visual art, new media, publishing, broadcasting and performing arts shoulder-to-shoulder.

Young Designers Simulcast

The Young Designers Simulcast is a live broadcast from the main plenary session to a second auditorium. Students and designers under 25 get discounted access. Due to the conference being sold out, professionals and designers over 25 can also buy tickets at a small premium.

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Wednesday, 23 February, 2011 -
09:00 to 17:00

Thursday, 24 February, 2011 -
09:00 to 17:00

Friday, 25 February, 2011 -
09:00 to 17:00

Venue:
Cape Town International Convention Centre

Programme Click > to expand

Mystery speaker and performance

Hugh Masekela

Musician • South Africa

Born in 1939, South African trumpeter, bandleader, composer and lyricist, Hugh Masekela, is loved by jazz, bebop, funk and Afrobeat fans the world over. >
Stewart Levine

Music Producer • USA

Stewart Levine is an American record producer who has worked with the likes of BB King, Jamie Cullum, Lionel Ritchie, Simply Red and Hugh Masekela. >

Speakers

&Union

Entrepreneur • South Africa

Concept developers and brand custodians, Brad Armitage and Rui Esteves have been crafting retail experiences together for over 11 years. >
Alberto Alessi

Product Designer • Italy

Alberto Alessi is widely regarded as the godfather of Italian design. He believes that design and beauty can help save the world. >
Ben Fry

Information Designer • USA

Ben Fry takes complex data and visualises it in an aesthetically pleasing and easily understandable way. >
Bibliothèque

Graphic Designer • United Kingdom

Bibliothèque is a design consultancy that produces captivating design solutions, underpinned by conceptual thinking, detail and innovative production. >
Camille Blin

Product Designer • Switzerland

Camille Blin is a furniture designer and graduate of the ECAL/University of Art and Design in Lausanne. >
Carla Fernandez

Fashion Designer • Mexico

Carla Fernandez is the founder of Taller Flora, a fashion label and mobile design laboratory that travels throughout Mexico. >
Charlie Todd

Performance Artist • USA

As founder of Improv Everywhere, Charlie Todd creates scenes of joy and chaos in public spaces. >
Christine Goudie

Industrial Designer • Art Director • Canada

Graphic designer turned industrial designer, Christine Goudie believes in involving the end user in the early stages of the design process. >
Daddy's World

Entrepreneur • South Africa

The marketing visionaries behind Daddy’s World, Jody Aufrichtig and Nick Ferguson, work on bringing their wildest imaginings to life. >
Dana Arnett

Graphic Designer • USA

Dana Arnett has created brand marketing solutions for the likes of Harley-Davidson, IBM, General Electric, Coca-Cola, Thomas Reuters and Nike. >
David Butler

Brand Specialist • USA

David Butler is responsible for leading the global design vision and strategy for the Coca-Cola Company. >
David Kester

Design Director • United Kingdom

David Kester is the chief executive of the Design Council in the UK. He leads programmes and policies for industry, education and the public sector. >
Deborah Szebeko

Social Entrepreneur • United Kingdom

Deborah Szebeko is the founder of thinkpublic. She combines design and social entrepreneurship to seek solutions to many social challenges. >
Dirk Vander Kooij

Product Designer • Netherlands

Dirk Vander Kooij is a product designer, best known for using recycled plastic from old refrigerators to create a range of chairs. >
Dror Benshetrit

Product Designer • USA

Dror Benshetrit has developed an interdisciplinary practice specialising in innovative design projects, spanning architecture, interiors and art direction. >
Fibra Design Studio

Product Designer • Brazil

Fibra is a Brazilian sustainable design studio comprising four university peers: Bernardo Ferracioli, Pedro Themoteo, Bruno Temer and Thiago Maia. >
Francis Kéré

Architect • Burkina Faso

Diébédo Francis Kéré is an architect from Burkina Faso. The focus of Kéré’s drafts are climatic adaptation, low building costs and self building. >
Hat-trick

Creative Agency • United Kingdom

Hat-trick is led by Jim Sutherland and Gareth Howat. Their enduring enthusiasm for design sees them over-deliver of every project that goes through tthe studio. >
Jen Bilik

Entrepreneur • USA

Jen Bilik is the founder and owner of Knock Knock, a company that creates smart, well-designed gift and stationery products. >
Jens Martin Skibsted

Product Designer • Denmark

Jens Martin Skibsted is a philosopher, entrepreneur, brand expert, poet and revolutionary. He is also a cutting-edge bicycle designer >
Joseph Saavedra

Interaction Designer • USA

Joseph Saavedra is product designer interested in exploring the relationship between the human body and environment. >
Karin Fong

Director • Filmmaker • Motion Graphics Designer • USA

Karin Fong directs and designs for film, television, and environments. She is a founding member of production and design company Imaginary Forces. >
Kiran Bir Sethi

Education Activist • India

Kiran Bir Sethi is the founder and director of The Riverside School in Ahmedabad, India, and founder of Design for Change, and aProCh. >
Laduma Ngxokolo

Fashion Designer • Textile Designer • South Africa

Laduma Ngxokolo is a South African textile and knitwear designer, best known for his men's knitwear range inspired by traditional Xhosa beadwork. >
Lindsay Kinkade

Graphic Designer • USA

Lindsay Kinkade is a teacher, designer, artist and interested in public engagement, public policy design collaborations and data visualisation. >
Lowery Sims

Curator • USA

Lowery Stokes Sims is a curator at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. She also conceived and co-curated The Global Africa Project (2011). >
Luke Pearson

Industrial Designer • United Kingdom

Luke Pearson is an industrial designer that believes innovative product design can help to solve many healthcare issues. >
Maarten Baas

Product Designer • Netherlands

Maarten Baas is the youngest designer ever to be recognised as Designer of the Year during Design Miami. >
Mark Shuttleworth

Developer • Entrepreneur • United Kingdom

Mark Shuttleworth is an entrepreneur who is passionate about cadence, design and quality in open source. He was also the world's First African in Space. >
Michael Wolff

Design Consultant • United Kingdom

Michael Wolff is a co-founder of one of the world’s most iconic design companies – Wolff Olins – and is recognised today as a leader in thinking on brands. >
Nelly Ben Hayoun

Interaction Designer • United Kingdom

Known as the Willy Wonka of design and science, experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun is a director and creator of the impossible. >
Oded Ezer

Graphic Designer • Typographer • Israel

“My name is Oded Ezer and I am a typoholic”, is how typographer, type designer, artist and teacher Oded Ezer introduces himself. >
Pedro Reyes

Artist • Mexico

Pedro Reyes is a Mexican artist who crosses the boundaries of the worlds of design, film, architecture and pedagogy. >
Renny Ramakers

Creative Director • Netherlands

Co-founder and director of Droog, Renny Ramakers curates exhibitions, is a judging panelist on various boards, and leads lectures and workshops worldwide. >
Richard Hart

Graphic Designer • South Africa

Richard Hart is a designer, illustrator, type nut and – most recently – a weekend artists who is happiest when he is making. >
Robert Wong

Creative Director • USA

Creative director of Google Creative Lab Robert Wong believes that technology should be about positive interactions, humanity, surprise and creativity. >

More About Design Indaba Conference 2011

Hugh Masekela in conversation with Stewart Levine

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:33:48 • 24 Jan 18

#DIarchives: In 2011 Hugh Masekela sat down with long-time collaborator American producer, Stewart Levine to discuss his career on the Design Indaba stage. >
"We have to hold our heritage up as a mirror to the world." - Hugh Masekela

Interviews • 23 Jan 18

#DIarchives: In 2011 Hugh Masekela gave a surprise performance at Design Indaba. This is his interview following the performance. >
Richard Hart on the stuff of creativity

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:31:08 • 10 May 13

At Design Indaba Conference 2011, Richard Hart speaks about how the uselessness of a design can be poetic and beautiful. >
David Butler on why design is critical to business

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:17:14 • 11 Jan 13

David Butler believes that design goes beyond making something pretty; it is about designing systems that start a movement. >
Ben Fry on data design

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:36:51 • 2 Nov 12

Ben Fry applies design to complex data to make it more understandable and more visually appealing. >
Christine Goudie on how design can help people

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:06:44 • 15 Aug 12

Christina Goudie looks at how medical product design can inspire different ways of thinking about design. >