• Raincatch by Hyeona Yang.
    Focus On: Water
    The total usable freshwater supply for ecosystems and humans is less than 1% of all freshwater resources. We roundup designs that are water wise. >
  • Paula Scher on stage at Design Indaba Conference.
    Focus On: Women in design
    We look back at some of the phenomenal women who have graced the stage of Design Indaba Conference and who are making an indelible mark on the world. >
  • Take Five
    Take Five
    Art and architecture came out tops with readers this week. >
  • Rebel architecture
    The rebels of architecture
    A new six-part documentary series tracks architects operating at the fringes of the profession – and even the law. >
  • Francis Kéré won the Gold Holcim Award in 2012 for the Secondary School Gando in Burkina Faso.
    Focus on: Architects at UIA 2014
    Watch these interviews from our archives with four architects speaking at the International Union of Architects World Congress in Durban. >
  • Glass House by Phillip Johnson.
    Iconic Houses
    A two-minute animated tour of some of the 20th century’s most recognisable and well-loved buildings. >
  • Design Indaba Hot Topic: How to deal with failure.
    How do you deal with failure?
    Failure is built into the creative process. But how to face it? Nine designers tell us how they do it. >
  • Tube Toys by Oscar Diaz.
    Focus on: Designing for children
    We round up seven kid-conscious projects. >
  • Take Five
    Take Five
    African icons old and new abound in this week's top stories, from a graphic collage of Madiba to new designs for bubblegum brand Chappies. >
  • Luke Pearson's Design for Patient Dignity project.
    Focus on: Health care
    We often take it for granted but our health is one of our most important assets. Here we round up five designs that promote better health care. >
  • Take Five
    Take Five
    A love for letterpress, custom-made bicycles, a pint-sized 'braai', African graphics and Moroccan architecture all make it into our top five stories this week. >
  • 3D fabric by the Bouroullec brothers for Kvadrat.
    Focus on: Textile trends
    Technology is taking fabric into new directions. We round up five future-forward examples. >
  • Take Five
    Take Five
    Watch, listen to and read this week's most popular features on designindaba.com. >
  • Hot Topic
    How important is a sense of place?
    What role does locale play in shaping a design identity? We asked six producers to reflect on the role a sense of place can play in design. >
  • Paul Priestman.
    Focus on: Mobility for the future
    From breakthrough bicycle technology to transport in informal communities, these five designers reveal the power of transport design. >
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    Take Five
    Cities, ceramics and service design grabbed readers' interest this week. Here are the top five stories on designindaba.com. >
  • Hot Topic
    Is London the design capital of the world?
    We ask six designers who have made London their home why so many creatives flock to the Big Smoke. >
  • The Metro Cable by Urban-Think Tank. Image: Urban-Think Tank
    Focus On: Cities of the future
    In this video roundup we focus on four different aspects of city making and design in the urban context. >
  • Design Indaba Hot Topic.
    Can design also be art?
    As collectors take out their cheque books at Design Miami/Basel next week, we ask industry insiders what they think about one-off designs presented as art. >
  • Secondary School Gando by Francis Kéré.
    Focus on: Designing for education
    We dip into our archives to pull out our most interesting features showing how design can impact education. >
  • Banners by Masashi Kawamura and PARTY.
    World Wide Web
    Masashi Kawamura and his creative lab PARTY celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Web. >
  • Design Indaba video app presented by MTN
    Design Indaba video app: New version out now
    An updated version of the new Design Indaba App is now available, free for download, in the iTunes and Google Play app stores. >
  • A’ Design Award & Competition
    A’ Design Award winners
    The results are in! A’ Design Award & Competition announces its best designers and designs for 2013 to 2014. >
  • We're Overwhelmed - graphic by Design Indaba inspired by Dean Poole
    Take our survey and win
    Help us learn more about you and your perception of Design Indaba and stand to win one of 20 copies of Dean Poole’s book "This Over That". >

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