Q&A | Design Indaba

Doors of Cape Town

Q&A > Art & Photography

An intrepid Capetonian is photographing good-looking doors around the city; and an Instagram account set up to document his findings is developing a following. >

26 May 18
New film "Mixed Space" takes on flawed racial categories in South Africa

Q&A > African Design / Film & Animation

The colonial project mangled the way we see race, changing the way we see ourselves. >

22 May 17
Out on the town with young, South African creatives

Q&A > African Design / Creative Economy / Film & Animation

19 minutes in total, this documentary is all about collabs in SA’s burgeoning creative scene. >

16 May 17
We chat to awe-inspiring artist Olafur Eliasson

Q&A > Art & Photography / Design Activism

We held a live Twitter Q&A with artist Olafur Eliasson ahead of his Design Indaba Conference talk. Here are his forceful and beautiful thoughts. >

23 Feb 17
Women in design: Five questions with three interior designers from Emerging Creatives 2017

Q&A > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

A QnA with three female interior designers about their designs and the industry. >

16 Feb 17
Brand this: Coca Cola, Spotify and Miss Piggy

Q&A > Creative Economy / Graphic Design & Illustration

Fuelled by Oreos, coffee and talent – co-founder of brand consultancy Collins, Brian Collins talks a little more about life, work and inspiration in New York. >

15 Feb 17
An interview with visual artist Robin Rhode

Q&A > African Design / Art & Photography

The Cape Town-born, Berlin-based expat gives us a tour of his new exhibition ahead of his appearance at Design Indaba 2017. >

3 Feb 17
Design is not decoration: Advice from Pentagram partner Marina Willer

Q&A > Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration

Marina Willer tells us about how film can be cathartic, why you shouldn't give up hope and shares some wise words from Dame Margaret Calvert. >

31 Jan 17
Meet the duo behind Original Swimming Party

Q&A > Music & Sound Design

We sit down with musicians Jeremy De Tolly and Thomas Glendinning. >

26 Jan 17
A new look at gangsterism in South African townships

Q&A > Creative Economy / Design Activism

A creative alternative to fighting gangsterism in South Africa. >

20 Jan 17
South African filmmakers reimagine an apartheid identity

Q&A > Design Activism / Film & Animation

Filmmakers Kelly-Eve Koopman and Sarah Summers on their new webseries Coloured Mentality >

12 Jan 17
Contemporary ceramics capture the African heritage

Q&A > African Design / Product Design

Senegalese ceramicist Fatimata Ly creates contemporary products with a strong sense of African heritage. >

14 Nov 16
We talk to South African ceramicist Andile Dyalvane

Q&A > African Design / Craft / Creative Economy

Andile Dyalvane’s first solo exhibition is set to open in New York’s Friedman Benda gallery this month. >

20 Jun 16
Pop culture and people inspire Monde Mabaso’s illustrations

Q&A > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

Design Indaba 2016 Emerging Creative, Monde Mabaso is a Johannesburg-based illustrator who finds inspiration through this thriving city. >

13 May 16
Illustrator Ishaarah Arnold on experimentation, creativity and elusive inspiration

Q&A > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

"Inspiration is an elusive bastard..." South African illustrator Ishaarah Arnold talks about being creative in art and graphic design. >

9 May 16
Counterspace: Investigating the strange in Johannesburg’s built environment

Q&A > Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography

Counterspace Studio's recent investigation into the reappropriation of Johannesburg’s mine dumps led the group to discover how abandoned spaces are being used. >

6 May 16
Sorry to the other metropoles, but London is the design capital of the world

Q&A > Design Thinking

Future London Academy bring together design enthusiasts, students and professionals from everywhere in the world to learn from their design-immersive courses. >

15 Apr 16
Jua Kali interprets the ingenuity of Nairobi's informal sector

Q&A > Art & Photography

Kenyan artist Tahir Carl Karmali's photomontage series deconstructs hacker culture in Kenya. >

7 Mar 16
The best font to use to write (almost) anything

Q&A > Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration

Michael Bierut, legendary US graphic designer, design critic and educator shares some font recommendations and reveals how he really feels about emojis. >

25 Feb 16
Rich Mnisi on his latest collection and what informs his design process

Q&A > Fashion & Jewellery Design

We talk to fresh-faced South African fashion designer, Rich Mnisi about his bold new menswear pieces. >

17 Feb 16
Young Norwegian illustrator explores the darkness inside

Q&A > Graphic Design & Illustration

Illustrator and artist Kjersti Johanne Barli tells stories of Norwegian folk philosophies in her illustrations. >

12 Feb 16
Lava Lab believes we are all in for a surprise from the tech-savvy Millennials

Q&A > Interaction Design

Lava Lab is made up of interdisciplinary designers who are working to develop technological interactions. >

4 Feb 16
Local jazz musician Kyle Shepherd is inspired by the local music legacy

Q&A > Music & Sound Design

At age 29, Kyle Shepherd has released five acclaimed albums, performed globally and collaborated with local and international jazz masters. >

26 Jan 16
Beatenberg: The three freshest faces of South African pop

Q&A > Music & Sound Design

We talk to South African pop band Beatenberg about playing with Mumford and Sons, girls they date and the aesthetics of Cape Town suburbia. >

25 Jan 16

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