London | Design Indaba

Playful sonic sculptures that reverberate across the design world

Pentagram London’s newly appointed partner, Yuri Suzuki, will be speaking at Design Indaba Conference 2019. >
Rodrigo Garcia Gonzales wants to make packaging disappear

The Design Indaba 2019 speaker is the co-founder of Skipping Rocks Lab – the company behind the biodegradable water-filled bead to replace plastic bottles. >
Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez

Architect • Designer • Inventor

Inventor, designer, architect and engineer. >
Hannah Barry

Curator • Director

Curator and founder of Bold Tendencies and Hannah Barry Gallery. >
Hannah Barry has helped to revolutionise the art scene in Peckham, South London

Now the gallerist and curator will be joining us on stage at next year’s Design Indaba Conference. >
Indian graphic design studios reviving their heritage

We look at a few artists who represent their Indian Heritage through their designs. >
Harnessing the power of urine

Researchers designed a cheaper, more efficient way to generate power from organic waste. >
Cultivating mini farms aboard cargo ships

This student-designed collapsible farm could help utilise the massive amounts of wasted space created by shipping containers. >
Two must-see projects by Design Indaba 2019 speaker Gordon Reid

The graphic designer is among several speakers announced for our upcoming festival of creativity. >
Underwater couture for an uncertain future by biomimicry designer Jun Kamei

The Royal College of Art grad’s 3D-printed garments are for a world submerged in water. >
The Connected Supper Club on dinner tables as spaces for positive change

“London is a big city and I don’t find it surprising that people are attracted to small events centred around dinner tables." >
Studio Swine on making sustainable design desirable

London-based duo is behind accessories made of human hair, furniture made from ocean waste, among other designs. >
Uninvited Guests is an elderly man’s battle with smart technology

Superflux’s short film Uninvited Guests looks at the frictions that can arise as technology evolves. >
This British Nigerian artist's films celebrate the full spectrum of blackness

Seye Isikalu’s work thoughtfully captures black bodies on screen. >
An ostomy bag for health, beauty and function

We look back at some impactful design from a UK graduate who sought to combat stigma in health care. >
FrailTea analyses kettle grip data to monitor the health of the elderly

Callum Smith’s project FrailTea uses grip data from a kettle to monitor the health of elderly people and the state of their of frailty. >
Could building with wood be the answer to high-density cities and the housing crisis?

Timber Rising predicts a future in which wood will supersede concrete and steel. >
Industrial design student introduces a refillable, more sustainable mascara

The refillable mascara that can be applied using a 3D printed fingertip, saving an estimated 25 mascara bottles from landfill per person over ten years. >
The People’s Fridge is an effort to reduce food waste and combat hunger

The city’s first community fridge is where the needy can help themselves to fresh food at zero cost. >
Tony Brook on his recent collaboration with BBC Creative

“At its best, graphic design can be thought provoking, beautiful, memorable and leave a lasting impression." >
The Unmasked Women project tackles mental health among black women

The creative project is prioritising the work of young black women artists. >
Spaces designed not for cars, but for people

Is an underground, automated road tunnel the answer to the nightmare that is traffic congestion? >
An industrial design graduate has created an Emotional First Aid Kit

Rui Sun tackles the question, “Why do so many products ease physical pain and so few treat emotional stress?” >
Campbell Addy is disrupting the homogeneity of stock photography

The photographer’s partnership with Getty Images is diversifying their imagery. >

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