Interviews | Design Indaba

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
Watch: South Africa's Spinach King talks healthy living

Video Interviews > African Design / Food Design

South African social entrepreneur Lufefe Nomjana, known as the Spinach King, opened the first health food cafe in Khayelitsha township. >

17 Jan 17
Antoine Tempé: Documenting West African culture

Video Interviews > African Design / Art & Photography

French photographer Antoine Tempé has been living in Dakar, Senegal and works on portraits and documenting contemporary West African culture. >

13 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
Molly Keogh: West African textiles, contemporary style

Video Interviews > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

We talk to the designer behind the Accra-based fashion brand Osei-Duro. >

6 Jan 17
Hattie Newman: Creator of paper worlds

Video Interviews > Art & Photography

London-based set designer and paper artist Hattie Newman is in love with tactile things. >

30 Dec 16
Gemma O'Brien: The art of lettering

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

Letter artist Gemma O'Brien talks about the appeal of the handmade and the way that the shape of words can capture the character of a place. >

22 Dec 16
South African jewellery designer Stacy Beukes on the value of community

Profiling > Fashion & Jewellery Design

We talk to the South African jewellery designer behind the brand A Ring To It. >

16 Dec 16
Ibaaku: Creating unique African beats

Video Interviews > Music & Sound Design

While in Dakar, we talked to Senegalese music producer Ibaaku about his hypnotic afro-beats. >

14 Dec 16
Chat with Lauren Beukes

Video Interviews > Art & Photography

Ever wanted to pick the brain of South Africa’s most acclaimed young writer? Here’s your chance. >

14 Dec 16
Naresh Ramchandani: The power and grace of words

Video Interviews > Design Activism / Graphic Design & Illustration

Naresh Ramchandani is a master wordsmith. Here, we talk to him about some of the creative campaigns he has been involved with over the years. >

13 Dec 16
Somto Ajuluchukwu: African comic culture

Video Interviews > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

Vortex Inc is a Nigerian comics company that is aiming to change the perception of Nigeria through cartoons that reflect the local culture. >

9 Dec 16
Biografica: Don't fear failure

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

Spanish design studio Biografica create motion graphics and editorial design using paper cutouts, clay, play doh and other real objects. >

7 Dec 16
Nifemi Marcus-Bello: Affordable furniture for urban Nigerians

Video Interviews > African Design / Product Design

Product designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello works with local processes and artisans in Lagos to make affordable, lightweight furniture for aspiring, urban Nigerians. >

6 Dec 16
Assemble: The DIY architecture collective

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

London-based collective Assemble have members with diverse skills and take on practical projects from furniture to civic spaces and public theatre. >

5 Dec 16
Clara Mar Hernández López talks adapting architecture to better suit society’s needs

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors

We need to look at all the possibilities, says the Spanish architect. >

2 Dec 16
Michael Elegbedé: The taste of Nigeria

Video Interviews > African Design / Food Design

Nigerian chef Michael Elegbedé is opening a restaurant in Lagos that tells the stories of Nigeria through unique flavours and local ingredients. >

1 Dec 16
Francis Kokoroko: Documenting life as it goes

Video Interviews > African Design / Art & Photography

Ghanaian photographer Francis Kokoroko creates images that reflect his understanding of the world. >

30 Nov 16
Van Eijk & Van Der Lubbe are changing space with influential design

Video Interviews > Interaction Design / Product Design

Dutch design duo Miriam van der Lubbe and Niels van Eijk talk us through some of their most influential projects. >

29 Nov 16
Chat with Kent Lingeveldt

Video Interviews > African Design / Product Design

What do you want to know about Cape Town-based longboard skater and shaper Kent Lingeveldt? >

29 Nov 16
Boa Mistura: Murals that inspire change

Video Interviews > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration

Madrid-based arts collective Boa Mistura create large-scale murals that aim to inspire the communities who live around them. >

24 Nov 16
Jaime Hayón: Curiosity is the designer's greatest tool

Video Interviews > Product Design

Curiosity is the designer's third eye, says quirky Spanish product designer Jaime Hayón. Without it there is no creativity. >

18 Nov 16
Relajaelcoco: Data-driven graphics

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration / Information Design

Spanish graphic design studio Relajaelcoco believe that good vibes and a relaxed mind are the key to the creative process. >

17 Nov 16

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